Today's top 10 comes from IAt.MP3 artist C-J Larsgården of Pacta Sunt Servanda, also of the duo A Perfect Friend with singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson: Atrap.com/index.php?article=265">[click here]
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Your search returned 27736 results. Viewing results 16306-16320Finnish post-rock masters Plain Fade have posted their old demo discs for free download: https://www.punossound.net/plainfade/index.php?goto=releases
"DAtura" was the first track I heard from these guys and it completely blew me away so of course this stuff is all very highly recommended.
PopMAtters reviews LemonAtor: Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/8400/lemonAtor-At-the-presence-of-greAt-beauty/" target=_blank>https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/8400/lemonAtor-At-the-presence-of-greAt-beauty/
Pitchfork names The Knife's "Silent shout" as their top album of 2006: Ature/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006/page_5" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006/page_5
MP3: Samuraj Cities - Saturday night is never fair to everyone
I wasn't the only one impressed with the Samuraj Cities demo (see my original post Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=805">here). Imperial Recordings (José González, Eskju Divine) wasted no time and quickly swept them up for their roster. The music is still quirky and lofi and imbued with thAt fantastic, dark sense of melody thAt made me appreciAte the band in the first place. "SAturday night is never fair to everyone" doesn't quite reach the same level of despair as say, Broder Daniel, but it comes close. The vocals are more weary than anguished - just like as with yesterday's song from The Alpine, the song's protagonist is sick and tired of the same old shit. The approach is completely different, but the sentiment is the same.
Samuraj Cities - Saturday night is never fair to everyone
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
Don't forget to check out Atrap.com/index.php?article=archive&filter=top">all the recent top 10s thAt have been posted over the last few days. We've also got a report posted from last Monday's Tack! Tack! Tack! show in London with David & the Citizens and Laakso Atrap.com/index.php?article=262">right here.
Saint Thomas' new record "There's only one of me" will finally get a UK release on January 8 via YesBoyIceCream Records. Listen to a preview track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/yesboyicecreamrecords
Tobias Fröberg reports thAt his album "Somewhere in the city" will be released in France via Pias and in Australia via Shock Records. He'll also be embarking on his first UK headline tour in February and you can get dAtes here: https://www.tobiasfroberg.com/index_live.html
Look for a video for the new single "God's highway" to be released soon along with a new version feAturing gospel chorus backing vocals.
Audible Actions is offering up a free split single for download from Lief KarAte and Hägga: https://www.audibleactions.com/
Finnish act Disco Ensemble has posted a tour video for public viewing: Atch?v=UZOj_YSrYis" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=UZOj_YSrYis
AlternAtive Press lists Last Days of April's classic record "Angel youth" as one of their 10 essential heartbreak albums: https://altpress.com/tenessential/17.htm
The new album from Swedish EBM act Backlash will be called "Shape of things to come". Listen to some tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/backlashsweden
No official release dAte yet, but they are saying January/February or thereabouts.