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Artist: The Tiny
Country: Sweden
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.thetiny.net/
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Reviews: Kind of like you (mp3)
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http://www.thetiny.net/
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Reviews: Kind of like you (mp3)
The Tiny's sophomore album "Starring: someone like you" is now officially confirmed for a US release on January 23 via Eyeball Records.
Updated tourdates for Musika 77:
11/17 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
11/18 - Pauluskirche, Dortmund (GER) w/Home Of The Lame
11/19 - Wolweze, Leeuwarden (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/20 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/22 - ACU, Utrecht (NL)
11/24 - Het Kasteel, Alphen aan de Rijn (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/25 - Medienhaus Hannover, Hannover (GER)
11/26 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
11/27 - Falkendom, Bielefeld (GER)
11/28 - Cafe Nun, Karlsruhe (GER) w/The Tiny
11/29 - Sunny Red, München (GER) w/The Tiny
11/30 - NBI, Berlin (GER) w/Victory At Sea, Metal Hearts
12/01 - Projekt, Magdeburg (GER) w/Victory At Sea, Metal Hearts
12/02 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER) w/The Tiny
12/03 - Filmclub Mittendrin, Chemnitz (GER)
Asha Ali
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Ashi Ali is another promising, beguiling talent for pop panache and at time captivating compositions built on piano. Judge Miss Ali on one song: "To bed" and she will own you. It could have been written by Damian Rice but, while the musical base is not a million miles away from The Tiny, it might be the crescendos? Indeed, Ali has a similarity in tone to Asa of Hell on Wheels and "Fire, fire" is surely the long lost First Floor Power epitaph? "These months" offers darting and swirling epic psyche. "Are you here soon" is a delicate little waltz meets country number, "Warm fronts" comes out of Portishead territory, "Somewhere else" could've been a Cardigans album classic. All impressive comparisons - it is a bit fraught at times, but musically deft - so when Ali decides her fuller path, she will be [even more] genius, because here are 11 smoldering teasers, and not a jot to hamper the Ali's credibility.
- Jason Christie
The tracklist for Razzia's "Oh no, it's Christmas" compilation has been finalized:
01. Konie - "Oh yeah, it's Christmas"
02. Hello Saferide - "iPod X-mas"
03. Kristofer Åström - "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus"
04. Laakso - "Merry Christmas"
05. The Thousand Dollar Playboys - "A very sepcial Christmas"
06. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Jingle Hell (stuck in the chimney)"
07. Dreamboy - "Christmas kisses"
08. South Ambulance - "Hangin' in a tie"
09. Firefox AK & Tiger Lou - "Christmas eve"
10. Friska Viljor - "Oh no, this is what I feared all along"
11. Maia Hirasawa - "You were all there"
12. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Jullåten 2004"
13. The Tiny - "No money (for X-mas)"
14. Grande Roses - "To bring back Christmas this year"
15. The Perishers - "Blue Christmas"
16. They Live By Night - "Lucia (I deserve some candles in my hair)"
17. Dogday - "Santa will never get here"
18. The Consequences - "Some kind of magic"
19. Indiekören - "Last Christmas"
The Tiny will have their most recent album "Starring: someone like you" Russian label Bad Taste in January, just about the same time as it is released in the US via Eyeball Records. Look for supporting tourdates in Russia to follow. In other Tiny news, "Kind of like you" will be the next European single and it will be released next week with the b-side "Last week end", a song by Tiny frontwoman Ellekari solo.
Y'know that upcoming Christmas comp that Razzia is putting together? I've got a preview of the tracklist:
Firefox AK & Tiger Lou - Christmas Eve
Friska Viljor - Oh no! This is what I feared all along
Hello Saferide - iPod X-mas
South Ambulance - Hangin' in a tie
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Jullåten 2004
Laakso - Merry Christmas
The Tiny - No money (for X-mas)
Maia Hirasawa - You were all there
The Perishers - Blue Christmas
The Soundtrack of our lives - Jingle Hell (stuck in the chimney)
Consequences - Some kind of magic
Grande Roses - To bring X-mas back this year
Konie - Oh, yeah...it's christmas!
Dogday - Santa will never get there
Indiekören - Last Christmas
They Live By Night - Lucia (I deserve candles in my hair)
Dreamboy - Christmas kisses
Kristofer Åström - I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus
As you can see, some of these tracks are old and previously released (TSOOL for instance), but most are new and exclusive to this release. The exact order is still TBD and a few more tracks are due for submission, but I'll definitely be carrying it in the webstore when it's released on November 15.
El Perro Del Mar was supposed to open for Camera Obscura on their upcoming UK tour, but I believe she got sick and had to cancel. Have no fear though - The Tiny will fill in with their own particular brand of melancholy Swedish goodness:
10/16 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
10/17 - Jabezz Clegg, Manchester
10/18 - The Scala, London
10/19 - Thekla, Bristol
10/20 - The Social, Nottingham
Under the Stars, Me! has started booking The Tiny in Europe and here's the first of some new tourdates for the end of the year:
11/25 - tbc, Hamburg (GER)
11/27 - Cultureel Podium Roepaen, Ottersum (NL)
11/29 - Sunny Red, München (GER) w/Musika 77
12/01 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
12/02 - UT Connewitz, Lepzig (GER) w/Musika 77
12/03 - ISC, Bern (CH)
12/06 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
The Tiny's most recent album "Starring: someone like you" will finally get a US release in February. Maybe a tour, too. Look for them to tour Europe this fall.
Check out Lazy Spinning Sparrow, a new Danish act that just opened their website: http://www.lazyspinningsparrow.dk/
If you like bands like Lampshade and Under Byen who fit somewhere between the realm of post-rock and dreampop, you'll definitely dig this. There's also a bit of the chamber-pop sound of The Tiny thrown in as well. The songs they have for streaming sound great, so check it out.
Tack! Tack! Tack! checks in after returning home from Emmaboda:
T!T!T! at Emmaboda had a strong red threat of Sweden through the line-up. From Brighton (home of Sweden Made Me) came Bobby McGees. The UK-Sweden link was further bolstered by Monster Bobby's membership in 2/7 Swedish band The Pipettes.
Nevertheless, this was T!T!T! at Emmaboda with IAT jocks.
Festival faves The Bobby McGees gave up seven songs to 150 people crowded in the D&tC tent with Monster Bobby following on with a further six songs, increasing the crowd to 250 - this in competition against Hello Saferide performing on the main stage. Not too shabby we say.
Bands to catch the eye of T!T!T! included Familjen, Hemstad, I'm From Barcelona, Vapnet, SMK, Hello Saferide and D&tC, to name just a few. We missed them, but The Tiny were said to be immense. Old timers like Billie the Vision and the Dancers gave a memorable show, and trumpetplayer Lisa promised to marry T!T!T! Even more lovely was when The Pipettes dedicated "Pull shapes" to T!T!T!
T!T!T! dedicated it to all the other would-be proponents of music on the scene for Scandi music. From Spain, Italy, Scotland, England, Ireland, USA and elsewhere; everyone was there. You know who, Tack!
Updated dates for Musika 77:
11/17 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
11/18 - Pauluskirche, Dortmund (GER) w/Home of the Lame
11/19 - Wolweze, Leeuwarden (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/20 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/22 - ACU, Utrecht (NL)
11/23 - Perron55, Venlo (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/24 - Het Kasteel, Alphen aan de Rijn (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/25 - Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover (GER)
11/26 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
11/29 - tba, München (GER)
11/30 - NBI, Berlin (GER) w/Victory at Sea, Metal Hearts
12/01 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER) w/Victory at Sea, Metal Hearts
12/02 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER) w/The Tiny
12/03 - tba (DK)
Upcoming international dates for Swedish singer/songwriter Christian Kjellvander:
06/08 - Chalk Farm @ Barfly, London (UK)
06/21 - Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris (FRA) w/Anna Ternheim, Ane Brun, The Tiny, Wendy McNeill
06/29 - Cultural Center in Palma/Waiting for Waits festival, Palma, Mallorca (ESP)
For a full list of dates including his Swedish tour supporting Lars Winnerbäck, go here: http://www.christiankjellvander.com/