Check out live video footage of Winter Took His Life performing at Pelikanteatern: http://www.gothenstudios.se/wthl.html

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Figurines - The wonder
02. TALK 1
03. CS Nielsen - Happy
04. Superfamily - Teens of the 70s
05. Winter Took His Life - Oh
06. TALK 2
07. Frivolvol - Out come the knives
08. Bogus Blimp - Untitled jazz no. 1
09. Firefox AK - Pushing
10. TALK 3
11. Disfear - Get it off
12. Biker Boy - March song (Kalle J remix)
13. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
14. TALK 4
15. Dogday - New romance
16. Mew - Am I wry? No
17. Det Är Jag Som Är Döden - Hello!
18. TALK 5
19. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
20. Darkthrone - Skald av Satans sol
21. Caesars Palace - (I'm gonna) Kick you out
22. TALK 6
23. Lack - Behead
24. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake your beauty
25. Hebosagil - Old prophet
26. TIAC - OTW
27. TALK 7
28. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
29. Strip Music - Never die
30. The Social Services - Electric brae
31. TALK 8
32. At the Gates - All life ends (live)
33. Fireside - Jupiter
34. Ulver - Funebre
35. Paper - They're gonna keep me
36. TALK 9
37. Convoj - Cultural legacy
38. Maia Hirasawa - Still June
39. Silverbullit - Run
40. TALK 10
41. Massgrav - Vuxenliv

Winter Took His Life CDs are back in stock: [click here]
Also note that I've reinstated the store widget in the side-column and have added a new bar showing the top sellers for the past 30 days.

IAT.MP3 artist Winter Took His Life has made a couple tracks on myspace available for free download: http://www.myspace.com/wintertookhislife

Winter Took His Life has a new track up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wintertookhislife

Top 10s for 2007: Winter Took His Life

January tourdates for the upcoming Björn Kleinhenz/Winter Took His Life/Cedarwell (US) tour have been posted in the side column. There will be a new split mini-album with three songs each on Take One More Take (TOMT) Recordings to go with said tour as well.

Dates for the upcoming Björn Kleinhenz + Winter Took His Life winter tour are now posted in the sidebar.

IAT.MP3 artists Björn Kleinhenz and Winter Took His Life will be touring Europe in January together with US act Cedarwell. Dates soon!

Rasmus Kellerman from Tiger Lou was my guest on this week's radio show and this is what we played:

01. TALK 1
02. Tiger Lou - The loyal
03. Sara Berg - Call me from below
04. Thomas Dybdahl - Maury the Pawn
05. Torpedo - Hospital
06. TALK 2
07. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Heroica
08. Paris - When I laid my eyes on you
09. Isolation Years - Nurse hands
10. Jennie Abrahamson - Songs we sing
11. TALK 3
12. Firefox AK + Tellevika - Eric
13. Winter Took His Life - Lucky star
14. Knugen Faller - Jag vill inte vara med
15. Favorita - Seven comforts
16. TALK 4
17. Mikael Jonasson - Can you dig this?
18. Lindeberg & Can - Forbidden romance
19. John Dahlbäck - Gas
20. TALK 5
21. Ozgur Can - Changed
22. Aril Brikha - Winter
23. TALK 6
24. Rupesh Cartel - Hide like this
25. Madrugada - Hard to come back
26. Mob - Wait for me
27. TALK 7
28. Tiger Lou - Functions

MP3: Winter Took His Life - I'm done trying

Welcome to November! The days are getting shorter and the trees have a tenuous grip on their last few leaves. My soundtrack for this month: Winter Took His Life. An ominous moniker, to be sure, but it's not as if the music would suggest otherwise. Or the cover art for that matter. These are sounds for cold, grey days. For quiet and solitude, though said solitude might not be by choice. "I'm done trying" is actually not as pessimistic as you might expect - it doesn't dwell on the sickness as much as it looks forward to something better. Come with me, it says. "I'd make room for you, we'd be better off being two." Somewhere (London?), anywhere. "This town is holding us back." It takes a little while to get going, but the payoff is worth it. The resignation has turned to resolve.

Hopefully you've already investigated the recent split netrelease with Björn Kleinhenz, but if not, please do so! Otherwise, subscribe to the Record Club for a copy of the new album or purchase it ala carte right here.

Winter Took His Life - I'm done trying

New CDs arrived today from Bless the Press and are now posted for sale in the webshop:

Winter Took His Life - You know what it's like to be alone and shut down
Hospital - When I spoke of love, then I spoke of you

'Tis the season for melancholy pop! Check it out.

In case you missed the announcement on Friday, I've got a brand new netrelease from Björn Kleinhenz and Winter Took His Life posted for free download. Check it out!
Side note: Check out Björn's website for a TON of pics from their recent tour: http://www.kleinhenz.se/

MP3: Björn Kleinhenz - We will burn

Our usual Friday programming is being preempted yet again because I've got a brand new netrelease from my good friend Björn Kleinhenz! Even better, it's a split release with fellow Swedish singer/songwriter (and tour partner) Winter Took His Life! Eight songs, four each - originally released on cassette by Froggi Records for their German tour last month. Go here or here to download or, if you're skeptical, keep reading. Huge thanks to the artists and the label for making this happen!

Picking a track to highlight a new netrelease is hard, especially when I feel like they are all required listening, but pick a song I must. If you downloaded my recent podcast, you've already heard "China blue", a song I find to be achingly beautiful in a quiet, sombre way. Perfect for a fall mix, but not necessarily the "hot" single. My temptation is to go with an upbeat, poppy number like "The best days of my life", however I think it's best to split the difference, so I've decided showcase "We will burn". It reminds me of sitting on Björn's deck in Göteborg and listening to him sing. He's got such a great natural presence that there's no need for extra accoutrements. I'd even say that Therése Kjellvander excellent backing vocals could be considered superfluous. I also like songs that tell a story and the way it captures such a specific moment in time is absolutely superb.

I've expressed it before, but it really can't be said enough: the biggest highlight of my trip to Göteborg in August was meeting face-to-face with all the various people I've been in contact with over the years of running this site and chief among them is Mr. Björn Kleinhenz. Not only is he a fantastic artist, he is also an incredibly kind and generous person. Thanks again for your hospitality - I am forever in debt to you!

Björn Kleinhenz - We will burn

Björn Kleinhenz and Winter Took His Life put together a split cassette for their upcoming tour together. If any are left over, I'll see what I can about scoring a few copies for the webstore, but otherwise check the sidebar or Björn's site for dates and details.