Profile: Miss Li

MP3: Mikko Singh - Rauha

I do love me some dreamy pop music. It should be obvious by now, but I'm gonna throw thAt declarAtion out there again just in case. Much of the best music I've heard this year has been of the dreampop variety and singer/songwriter Mikko Singh is another fine addition to the canon. From gentle fingerpicking accompanied by whispery vocals to drawn out Atmospheric instrumentals with electronic beAts, Mikko does it all, exceptionally well I might add. WhAt's even more impressive is thAt his debut album "Näin elämän suuruuden" is a strictly DIY affair. The recording, the graphics, everything. Imagine if he actually had a budget to work with and you know the result would be amazing. Download the song I've posted today and listen to a few more At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mikkosingh

Mikko Singh - Rauha

Got a new profile for you today with the fabulous Miss Li: Atrap.com/index.php?article=240">[click here]
Her debut single "Oh boy" is out this week.

The new CAt5 video for "Drop the bomb" is now online: At5.mov" target=_blank>https://www.dach.se/cAt5.mov

Diapazam has announced thAt Le Muhr's self-titled debut album will now be out on January 31.

Finland's I Walk the Line on tour in Japan:

01/18 - Crowbar, Tokusima (JAP)
01/19 - Hoshizora Jet, MAtsuyama (JAP)
01/20 - Artin, Fukuoka/RopponmAtsu (JAP)
01/21 - Megahertz, Fukuoka/Kokura (JAP)
01/22 - Free People, Osaka (JAP)
01/26 - Bar, Yokohama (JAP)
01/27 - Jam, Tokyo/Shinjuku (JAP)
01/28 - East, Kyoto (JAP)

The Kissaway Trail (nee-Isles) has signed with Bella Union, the UK-based label run by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. The band's new album "Bleeding hearts of the world, unite!" comes out in Scandinavia on January 8 via Playground Music and internAtionally on April 1 via Bella Union.

The Finnish Music InformAtion Centre reports on the internAtional acclaim afforded to Finnish folk music: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/news/0F5CD078FAC7F6DDC2257226003FB82F!opendocument

The Knife is nominAted for a couple different cAtegories At this year's PLUG awards: https://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php

A huge bAtch of new reviews are now online: Atrap.com/index.php?article=239">[click here]

Swedish singer/songwriter Adam Heldrig on tour in New England:

11/14 - Room 212, Oneonta, NY
11/15 - King's Tavern, SarAtoga Springs, NY
11/16 - Downtown ManhAttan's, Syracuse, NY
11/26 - Sal's Philadelphia, PA
11/30 - Knitting Factory New York, NY
12/01 - R&, New York, NY
12/03 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA

MSNBC says thAt Denmark's Under Byen is a band to wAtch: https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15641398
Look for them to do a few major-market dAtes around North America next March.

Check out Swedish indiepop choir The Sweptaways performing Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" as backup to Señor Coconut: Atch?v=6anW1yP6AaQ" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=6anW1yP6AaQ

Check out IAt.MP3 artist The Grand Opening playing live in Erlangen: https://muj.edisk.cz/soubor/stahni/36442/TGO_video.wmv_12.44MB.html

Funzalo has also signed female-fronted Danish act Green Pitch. Look for their album "Ace of hearts" to be released StAteside in early 2007 as well.