Norwegian avant-metallers Solefald have been busy posting tab for many songs to their myspace blog: https://blog.myspace.com/solefaldofficial
Dick Tiger will be releasing their first single "The fool" from their debut album as a free download on Christmas Eve via their website.
Check out the Chronic Heist video for "Gather little tricks": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzU65aSy9bU
The band's new album "Fake this dream" is out now.
Christopher Porter talks to Maja Ratkje for the Washington Post Express: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2006/12/northern_lights.php
No big surprise: both The Knife and Peter Bjorn and John make the top 10 of Pitchfork's top singles list: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40070/Staff_List_The_Top_100_Tracks_of_2006/page_10
Too bad they got it wrong about "Writers block" - it's the band's third album.
MP3: The Alpine - Mondays look the same
Had I not been so rudely preempted by a blackout, I would've continued my week of great songs with a track from The Alpine on Friday. Just like Sir Eric's "Democracy", I first heard "Monday's look the same" as a single and totally divorced from the rest of the album. Not that it really matters much though, it's an obvious standout track: a simple, universally accepted lyrical sentiment anchored by a call-and-response vocals, an insistent piano line, pounding drums and hand-claps. This is pop music big enough to fill an arena. I would not be the least bit surprised to see The Alpine swept up for international success in 2007. I know of at least three people who I played them for who now consider them as one of their 2006 favorites. The only reason it didn't make my own list is because I mistakenly overplayed the damn thing and burnt myself out. Take my advice: The Alpine may prove addictive, but keep your doses small. The high will last longer that way.
The Alpine - Mondays look the same
Hi, it's 5pm Pacific time on Friday evening and my power's been out for at least 12 hours now. So here I am, at the local tavern downtown, checking email and leaving you this note. Hopefully I'll be back online before too long, but I've been told I could be waiting at least 72hrs so no promises. In the meantime, I did manage to get my top 10 posted, so check it out and I'll be back as soon as I'm able.
UPDATE: The blackout is over and I'm working hard to get caught up. New top 10s are now online and an abbreviated version of the newsletter has been sent. As for mailorder, well... the local post office still has no power and my home scale coincidentally ran out of batteries this week. I'm working hard to try and get everyone's stuff out as fast as I can. I appreciate your patience.
Thomas Denver Jonsson recorded a cover of "Silent night" and posted it on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thomasdenverjonsson
Finnish rockers The Flaming Sideburns have three new songs up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theflamingsideburns