Just a few more hours until June's 'Famous for 15mb' launches: http://www.famousfor15mb.com/
This month features acts such as Thomas Denver Jonsson, Nikolaj Munk, We Were Dancing and IAT.MP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda.

A couple songs from the upcoming Gene Clark tribute on Groover Recordings are now streaming on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/geneandcover
The compilation, entitled "Cover & Gene AKA the world turns all around him - a tribute to Gene Clark", will be out in September and features contributions from artists such as Hello Saferide, Thomas Denver Jonsson, EP's Trailer Park, Shade Tree, Hopewell and more.

Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson will be collaborating with Bobby Baby aka Ella Glockenspiel on a new project called Liepãja and plan to record something this summer. Bobby Baby just released her debut EP "Loves to dance" on UK label Red Letter Day Records and will also be doing a two-song 7" with Thomas' own label Going Places in the future.

The Thomas Denver Jonsson/Pacta Sunt Servanda folktronica collaboration A Perfect Friend not only recorded for the first time this weekend, but they also already posted some tracks on myspace! Check it: http://www.myspace.com/aperfectfriend
UPDATE: You can also download full-length, better quality mp3s here: http://www.pactasuntservanda.se/apf.htm

Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson and IAT.MP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda are collaborating together as a folktronica duo under the name A Perfect Friend and will be going into the studio this weekend for their first recording session. In other Thomas Denver news, he'll be contributing a track to the forthcoming compilation "Cover & Gene AKA The World Turns All Around Him - a tribute to Gene Clark" being put out by Groover Recordings in September.

Swedish alt.country singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson has launched a new label called Going Places that will specialize in 7" releases. First up is a split with Swedish act Bobby Baby and US artist Daniel Smith. More details: http://www.goingplacesrecords.com/

My full-length review of Thomas Denver Jonsson's latest album is now up at Indieworkshop: http://indieworkshop.com/music/2217/

Thomas Denver Jonsson
Barely touching it
Kite Recordings

Sometimes it feels as if I haven't listening to anything but male Scandinavian singer-songwriters this year, and now with the UK radio playing José González every two seconds, I'm not even left alone in the office from these boys with guitars and broken hearts. Thomas Denver Jonsson has fortunately done a solid album that is very similar to the work of über singer-songwriter Will Oldham (whose brother features on the album). There are a lot of great melodies on "Barely touching it" and one of my personal favourites is "Dance floor borders" because of its heavy Neil Young vibe. It would be cool if José González, Christian Kjellvander and Thomas Denver Jonsson all could go out on tour together – what a showcase for mellow Swedish music that would be!
- Simon Tagestam

New mp3 and a top ten list today from Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson. Now that's synchronicity! Thomas' new album "Barely touching it" came out not too long ago on Kite Records and should appeal to folks who dig Will Oldham, Magnolia Electric Co./Songs:Ohia and the like. I actually like Thomas' record better than any recent release from those two artists. The song I've posted is the opening number and is a bit more lowkey than the rest of the album, but it's still a good introduction to his laidback country style. Good stuff. And don't forget to check him out live - he's got a bunch of dates lined up in the next month:

12/15 - DJ set, K6, Karlstad (SWE) w/The Mellowmen
12/17 - Kåren, Karlstad (SWE)
12/25 - tba, Årjäng (SWE)
12/25 - Kvarnen, Töcksfors (SWE)
01/11 - Harmonie, Edam (NL)
01/12 - Eurosonic 2006, Groningen (NL) (Grand Theatre 8:45pm)
01/13 - Muziekcafé Backstage, Deventer (NL)
01/14 - tba (NL)

MP3: Thomas Denver Jonsson - I'm with you all the way

New mp3 and a top ten list today from Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson. Now that's synchronicity! Thomas' new album "Barely touching it" came out not too long ago on Kite Records and should appeal to folks who dig Will Oldham, Magnolia Electric Co./Songs:Ohia and the like. I actually like Thomas' record better than any recent release from those two artists. The song I've posted is the opening number and is a bit more lowkey than the rest of the album, but it's still a good introduction to his laidback country style. Good stuff. And don't forget to check him out live - he's got a bunch of dates lined up in the next month:

12/15 - DJ set, K6, Karlstad (SWE) w/The Mellowmen
12/17 - Kåren, Karlstad (SWE)
12/25 - tba, Årjäng (SWE)
12/25 - Kvarnen, Töcksfors (SWE)
01/11 - Harmonie, Edam (NL)
01/12 - Eurosonic 2006, Groningen (NL) (Grand Theatre 8:45pm)
01/13 - Muziekcafé Backstage, Deventer (NL)
01/14 - tba (NL)

Thomas Denver Jonsson - I'm with you all the way

If you look to the right you'll see that there's a new EP for download on the IAT netlabel from Pacta Sunt Servanda. It's funny the way these things come together sometimes. Just two weeks ago I got an email from singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson with links to some of his new songs and a postscript about a local electronic artist he enjoys. I followed the link, downloaded some songs and was immediately impressed so I sent off an email inquring about possibly working together in the near future. We corresponded a bit and barely another week goes by before I suddenly find five brand new tracks waiting for me in my inbox. How amazing is that? PSS (aka C-J Larsgården) creates his ambient drones from a variety of sources: keyboards, guitars, tape-loops, field recordings, computers, whatever. But I prefer not to dwell too much on the mechanics of creation, but rather just sit back and enjoy the evocative nature of the music.

Download some new tracks from Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson:

01. Dreams at the film club (ft. Nina Kinert)
02. Silverboy (ft. Ned Oldham)

Thomas' new album "Barely touching it" has been delayed slightly, but will be officially released on October 28. Good stuff.

Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson on tour in Latvia with Goran Gora:

10/07 - I Love You, Riga (LAT)
10/08 - Fontaine Palace, Liepaja (LAT)
10/09 - JRT (the new theatre of Riga), Riga (LAT)

The new Thomas Denver Jonsson album "Barely touching it" has been confirmed for a September 30 release via Kite Recordings.

Swedish alt.country singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson has posted an extended update concerning his current recording session and other future activities: http://www.thomasdenver.com/index2.html