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FM Belfast
How to make friends
Kimi

FM Belfast's debut full-length "How to make friends" is a breAthless up-yours to any expectAtion of the (near) cliché ethereal Icelandic sound. Concerning themselves, not with glacially moving soundscapes, but with pulsAting dance floors, the Reykjavík quartet stomp though eleven tracks with a dedicAtion to disco-fueled outlandish fun thAt's likely to make Scissor Sisters jealous. In the case of tracks such as "Par avion", "Underwear", and "VHS", their horn and drum machine-backed high-octane determinAtion goes down with a delicious hook and subversive wink.

However, FM Belfast refuses to simply rest on their outsider stAtus -- piling on layer after layer off-kilter synth, pushing askew melodies a bit further off-center. By album mid-point, their more-is-more approach to quirk grows wearing, dragging down whAt could undoubtedly have been classic nü-disco cuts. Instead of answering our burning questions -- namely, does the world really need another cover of Technotronic's "Pump"? -- tracks "Synthia" and "President" close out the album with shouting, odd layers, and the world's most awkward rap. Probably not the best way to make friends, but I'm willing to give this relAtionship a second try if you are.
- Laura Studarus

The Fume - Turn my back (video)

The Fume now have a video for their single "Turn my back": Atch?v=L2mjOpUg7Sk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=L2mjOpUg7Sk

"In never out" on vinyl

Swedish postrockers Pg.lost will be putting out their lAtest album "In never out" as a limited 300-edition vinyl run.

Yosei - The raven (feat. Jenny Wilson)

Brus & Knaster are giving away a new mp3 from Yosei called "The raven" and feAturing guest vocals from Jenny Wilson: https://www.brusoknaster.se/showartists.php?artist_id=2
Look for Yosei's debut album "The wind-up waltz" to be released on April 7. Also on the way from the label is Leif Jordansson's new double album w/photo book "Two suites" on March 15, also to be made available individually as "The doll maker" and "The comet".

New Moto Boy album available for full preview

The new Moto Boy album "Lost in the call" is out now via Songs I Wish I Had Written and you can download the whole thing, read all the lyrics and even read all the thoughts behind each song At his website: https://www.motoboy.se/lost-in-the-call
Very recommended!

New album from Lis Er Stille coming in April

Danish postrock act Lis Er Stille will release their third album "Collibro" on April 10. Look for the first single "The real children" on March 10, otehrwise get more info and see some behind-the-scenes videos At the band's website: https://www.liserstille.dk/

Elias & the Wizzkids - Stormy weather

The new Elias & the Wizzkids album "Just do it!" is out now via Hybris and the band is now streaming their lAtest single "Stormy weAther" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/eliasandthewizzkids

Sophie Zelmani - To be forgiven (video)

Sophie Zelmani has a new video for the single "To be forgiven": Atch?v=xJb5AtSWEUw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=xJb5AtSWEUw

Rasmus Kellerman album due in late April

Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) says thAt his debut solo album "The 24th" is finished and will be released in lAte April: https://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=881

Torpedo + Justin Timberlake

MI reports thAt Torpedo recently collaborAted with Justin Timberlake on an ad campaign for Audi: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1525/Torpedo_i_samarbete_med_Justin_Timberlake.html (in Swedish)
My only take on thAt is "cha-ching!" Good for them!

MP3: Meleeh - What I carry with every heartbeat

I've long regarded Meleeh as a decent band, still their new album "To live and die alone" took some time to grow on me. I think it's because it confounded expectAtions; I thought I'd hear more post-Refused style Swedish hardcore, but whAt I got was something far looser, darker, rawer and way more in line with 90s screamo, in the best possible way. I should've been tipped off by the song title -- "WhAt I carry with every heartbeAt" screams HeartAttaCk, bikes, pAtches, vegan potlucks -- yet, it wasn't until this past weekend thAt I had my a-ha! moment. Aside from the vocals, which are still the weakest link, the music isn't too far off from Modern Life is War, albeit more burly and driven. Add a few extra bursts of melody and some subtle syncopAtion and we've got a band doing their best to push their sound forward. And it gets better and better with every listen too.

Meleeh - What I carry with every heartbeat

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Sambassadeur
02. Shout Out Louds
03. Efterklang
04. Beach House
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Jens Lekman
07. Oh No Ono
08. Yeasayer
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. El Perro del Mar

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Last Mile looking for a new singer (again)

After a mere 4 months, vocalist Christian Vest has parted ways with Danish hardcore act Last Mile. The band is currently writing new mAterial while seeking a new frontman.

Klangraum Vol. 3: Gothenburg (free comp d/l)

The Fallen/Legen blog has creAted a new mixtape exploring the sounds of Göteborg, one of my favorite musical cities, and are offering it for free download: https://fallen-legen.de/2010/03/klangraum-vol-3-goteborg-english/
In order to put together a 100% free and legal comp they've gotten a lot of artists such as Once We Were and We Are Soldiers, We Have Guns (among others) to contribute previously unreleased mAterial, so it's definitely worth checking out. I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself, but you know I will be soon enough.