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New adds to playlist 2012-04-26

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Alpine
Hands
One of few Aussie bands taking part in this year's SXSW in Austin. They're on Sydney's Ivy League Records and they've been around since 2009. Six Melbourne-based members.
Father Sculptor
Ember
There's not much to find online about this constellation yet. They are based in Glasgow and currently support Spector on their Scotland mini tour. Keep an eye on this rising act!
Clock Opera
Man Made
Kitsuné darlings who've just sold out Scala in London as part of the release of their highly anticipated debut album this week. The hype in UK seems well deserved, gaining BBC Radio 1 attention too.
Hannah Cohen
Shadows
Hannah's debut record "Child Bride" was produced by Thomas Bartlett known for his keyboard work with artists like The National. It's out now on Bella Union and it's worth some time from you. 
Dinosaur Feather
Young Bucks
As described over at their Facebook page "Solo bedroom pop project, dance party karaoke machine, and - most recently -rock band". Yet another fine Brooklyn band.
Hhappiness
All Kinds Of Trouble
Here's a nice sounding singe from four "multi-instrumentalist existentialists" based in Stockholm releasing this as their first official 7" on French label Almost Musique. Find out more on Bandcamp!
Gauntlet Hair
Keep Time
Andy R. and Craig Nice from Denver make loud music. The pair’s shifting, epic avant pop sounds amazing and they quite recently went on to sign with Dead Oceans.
LCTRISC
Please Wait On Yourself
Second act on Swedish label Despotz this time, also the second time we air them. You really have to find out more about them on Vimeo, they have some cool videos out.
Half Moon Run
Full Circle

You have to check out the full album (out on Indica) from these guys, it's one of the better ones we've heard so far this year. This folky young trio hails from Montreal, Canada.
Reina Republicana
La Ciudad Ardiendo

Pamplona based indie band for fans of The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and the "Sarah Records roster of the mid 80s". Check out their full length on Limbo Starr, partly available through Bandcamp.
Lotus Plaza
Strangers
Lotus Plaza is the solo project of American musician Lockett Pundt, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of Atlanta-based ambient group Deerhunter. Kranky Records is his label. Worth checking out!
Reptar
Orifice Origami
Athens based "disco dust" indie pop band which took us by storm by the end of last year when we first aired their song Rainbounce. Worth spending some time on, you will like it a lot!.
Lower Dens
Lamb
We already adore the sound of Beach House and here's another fine Baltimore act to keep an ear on. Taken from their full length LP Nootropics, out on April 30 via Ribbon.
Snailhouse
I Never Woke Up
Snailhouse was the lo-fi solo project of Wooden Stars singer/guitarist Mike Feuerstack. He began recording as early as 1990. Now he's back with a new LP called Sentimental Gentleman, produced by Jeremy Gara (of Arcade Fire).
Princeton
Andre
We've aired them before and we will air them again! New stuff from Santa Monica group Princeton consisting of twin brothers Jesse and Matt Kivel plus two friends. Timeless indie pop!
The Yellow Dogs
Molly
Post punk rockers The Yellow Dogs will be releasing the EP "Upper Class Complexity" on May 8th. After they appeared in a 2009 documentary about Tehran’s underground music scene, they faced potential arrest, and now live in Brooklyn.
Boarding Surface
Nightlife
Here's a great new act on Sweden-based label Despotz. For fans of Interpol and Joy Division. They had an EP out a year ago and this new one-off single is produced by Christer Björklund (Di Leva, Robyn). 
Üni Foreman
Cooper
Swedish label No Method has released quite an amount of good singles over recent time. Here's a new band from Kågedalen (don't ask us for directions) who've promised to "re-issue the Bitches, bitches, bitches EP on tape". Like!
Ramona Falls
Sqworn
OMG! There's a full length coming up and we really think you should hear this song taken from it. The project started out in 2009 and is a solo vehicle for Menomena multi-instrumentalist Brent Knopf. 
Tanlines
Rain Delay
Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm are Tanlines and their debut album "Mixed Emotions" is out now on True Panther Sounds / Matador. It's dancy and beautiful! We aired their first single "Real Time" about a year and a half ago. 

New adds to playlist 2012-04-03

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A Place To Bury Strangers
You Are The One
The Brooklyn-based shoegaze/indie rock group are back with a new album via Dead Ocean on June 26. This is the first single and it's a little less noisy than previous material. We like it!
Best Coast
The Only Place
Best Coast are back with "more Cali love than ever"! This is the first single from the forthcoming album out May 15 on Mexican Summer. Here's our live recording of the band's gig at Emmaboda two years ago.
Bear In Heaven
The Reflection Of You
Their new album "I Love You, It's Cool" hit the shelves this week, go grab it, it sounds brilliant. Bear In Heaven has been around for almost a decade, though initially as a solo project by Jon Philpot.
Ewert And The Two Dragons
Good Man Down
Second single of the second album from the good-sounding Estonian band that recently was announced for Hultsfred, one of the major festivals in Sweden. Out now on Gothenburg label Adore. 
Eric & Magill
All Those I Know
Friendly Fire Recordings decided to release Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman's nice-sounding project and we should all be very thankful about that. Find your way to their Bandcamp for more goodies!
Happy Hands Club
Gardem Of Eden
Lots of Gothenburg related tracks this time, here's another fine act on local label Luxury. Recently signed to the new booking agency Hybris together with acts such as Jonathan Johansson, Familjen and Lucas Nord.
Kishi Bashi
Bright Whites
Regina Spektor's touring violinst and of Montreal member has some amazing solo stuff out on Joyful Noise Recordings this Spring. His live show is a solo performance based on live violin and vocal looping and beat boxing.
Japandroids
The House That Heaven Built
Canadian rock duo from Vancouver releasing on Polyvinyl. They are known for their intensive live performances and the track is one of the most explosive this time.
Lost In The Trees
Golden Eyelids

Anti Records' Chapel Hill quintet started out in 2010. They say "growing old and fear of death" is a major influence. New album out now, preceeded by impressive shows at SXSW. Check them out!
Linda Guilala
Un Millón De Zombies Más

Taken from the Paranormal EP out now on Spanish label Elefant Records. For fans of shoegaze acts such as Lush and Ride. Check out the video too!
Lucy Dreams
VHS
Thanks to a friend's friend's Twitter account this shoegaze act from Georgia came to our knowledge last weekj. Their album "Vivian" was released last year and it's definitely worth listening to, it's on Spotify!
Lissy Trullie
It's Only You, Isn't It
Born in Washington DC, now based in New York. In late 2009, Lissy signed to Downtown Records and Wichita Recordings. Her debut, self-titled album will be released on April 10th, 2012.
Pinkunoizu
Parabolic Delusions
Danish experimentalist formed recently from the eight people strong Le Fiasko. Recorded in the band's own rehearsal space in Copenhagen and Berlin and released by the Full Time Hobby imprint last week.
Monde Idéal
Future Waits
There's really not much written about this Stockholm act. Described by themselves to be "moving sounds". We don't really care for biographies too long to ready anyway, just listen and enjoy!
Seeker Lover Keeper
Even Though I'm A Woman
The trio each have separate solo careers as singer-songwriters. Their debut album hit Australian's top chart on third spot last year. This is most probably the strongest track from that record, now out in Europe!
Terrible Feelings
Intruders
Yet another band to see the daylight on Adrian Recording's new sub-label Double Sun. Perhaps the most punk-sounding track this time, hope you like it, we do!
Soko
First Love Never Die
French actor and artist Stéphanie Sokolinski has been around for a while but now she seems to gain the well-deserved hype needed for a breakthrough. Warner Records will help her accomplish that mission! 
The Culture In Memoriam
Jimmie
Swedish right-wing politician Jimmie Åkesson seems to be a huge influence for many bands around Sweden nowadays, of course. Luckliy most songs are no tributes!
Swim Deep
King City
All over UK last week after some major radio and magazine buzz. We think this Birmingham band are here to stay, they do sound very nice! They describe themselves as grunge pop if it helps? 
First Love, Last Rites
Walk You Home
From the No Method label based in Umeå, northen Sweden, comes this fine indie rock act. This is the first single from their second album, rumoured to be more melodic than previous releases.
The Slow Readers Club
Feet On Fire
We came across these fine Mancunians last week when bumping in to the video for this song. The seem to have quite a strong local support, about time for them to reach overseas!
Bondage Fairies
Devil
"Spawn from the carcass of a chewing gum!" as described by Finkus Lahoya. "Bondage Fairies is probably the only nintendo-death-punk band that the cold country of Sweden has squeezed out from its fleshy womb"
Wild At Heart
Darling
Stockholm-based electro-pop phenomenon, formely known as Cleast Eatwood, has just released this amazing track. We rarely use the term floorfiller, but quite honestly, it's hard to describe it without.
We Were Born Canaries
Go Cold Turkey
The two danes Stine Grøn & Jakob Steen releasing their debut album on April 23 2012 on A:Larm Music.

New adds to playlist 2012-03-16

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Beach House
Myth
There's no need to explain the beauty of this band's sound. One of our personal favourites are back with a new track and we can't be happier!.
Disappears
Replicate
We haven't aired many Chicago bands, don't know why, but here's one! "We probably wouldn't exist without him, so Happy Birthday Mark E. Smith." Signed to Kranky.
Blood Orange
Forget It
Lightspeed Champion's Devonte Hynes' other project besides being a brilliant songwriter/producer for Florence & the Machine and Chemical Brothers.
Father John Misty
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sing
Ex-Fleet Foxes member Josh Tillman is just about to release a full-length album on Bella Union. Here's the third track and the rest will be out by the end of April.
Cate Le Bon
Puts Me To Work
A duo of New Yorker-turned-Berliner JJ Weihl and Berlin-born Jonathan Jarzyna recording. This Morr act has seven (!) gigs planned for this year's SXSW in Austin in three weeks.
Husky
The Woods
Not to be mixed up by the Mexcian band Husky that we added last month. This band hails from Melbourne, Australia and recently got signed to Sub Pop for their debut LP "Forever So" which is out now.
Delta Spirit
California
Sweet new stuff from San Diego's indie rockers.Third (self-titled) album out now on Rounder Records and the band does several performances at the SXSW showcase festival in Austin as we speak.
Kirsten & Marie
Na Na Nana Nana Nana
Danish label Tambourhinoceros has presented loads of great stuff over the years and here's another fine piece of art. The 20-year old twins Kirsten & Marie, with the first single from the forthcoming album "Newspeak", out on on April 23rd.
Fanzine
Dream Of You

One of the first signings to the newly announced Best Fit Recordings (founded by Richard Thale of The Line of Best Fit). Fanzine are a nice-sounding four-piece from Stoke Newington, UK.
Lightships
Sweetness In Her Spark

Teenage Fanclub's bassist Gerard Love who lives in Glasgow has recorded an album "with the help of some friends". We thought that you should hear some stuff from it, enjoy!
Hospitality
Friends Of Friends
Brooklyn three-piece on Merge (Arcade Fire, Destroyer and M Ward). As described by their label "Friends of Friends" could break the Hot 100 with its heavy intro, swingin' breakdown, and horn riffs".
Moonface vs Siinai
Teary Eyes And Bloody Lips
Canada's Moonface teams up with Finland's kraut-rock heroes for an LP. Moonface is Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake)
Kindness
Gee Up
Adam Bainbridge says "Ninety-five per cent of everything you should want to know about a new artist should be in the record,”. Enough said, just listen to it!
Regina Spektor
All The Rowboats
Russian born pop sensation, based in New York since many years,needs no further presentation. She's back with a new album on May 30, it's called “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats”.
Love Antell
Stjärna där
Singer and creative mind of one of Sweden's most political bands, Florence Valentin. He's back with a great solo track, sounding like East 17's Stay Another Day according to a fan post on Facebook.
Skansros
Minnet av dig
Swedish pop band releasing on Luxury, a fine Gothenburg based label run with a lot of love. They've been around for a while and it's time for a new album on March 21.
Sailor & I
Tough Love
Wooho! What an amazing song from a band we first played about two years ago. I think we no longer will have to be reminded about them, they are here to stay. Brilliant songwriting from the Swedes!
The Drums
Days
You love them already, don't you? Here's the third single from the band's second album Portamento which was released last year. Find your way to our live recording in the archive too.
Spoek Mathambo
Let Them Talk feat. Yolanda
Sub Pop certainly has a new hype on-board in this Johannesburg born act (now living in Sweden). Produced by Denmark's CHALLNGR and co-written by his wife Ana Rab aka Gnucci Bananaa.
The School
Never Thought I'd SeeThe Day
Spanish label Elefant released this single today! We aired their huge hit Valentine in 2010 and so it's a happy reunion to have them onboard again. Cardiff's finest pop band!
The Cast of Cheers
Family
Here's another unsigned Irish act we play this year. Instant love! This four-piece describe their sound as "robot rock" and it sounds very promising.They seem to get quite a lot of attention on the BBC at the moment so keep an eye open for them!
This Vision
20th Century
One of few unsigned acts this time, but that will probably not be a long-term situation. They hail from Helsingborg in South Sweden and they do sound great!
The Mynabirds
Generals
Saddle Creek's music collective are a bunch of musicians based around singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn in Omaha, Nebraska. As with most other interesting US bands they play SXSW in Austin..
Xiu Xiu
Hi
Polyvinyl/Bella Union's post punk experimentalists celebrates ten years as a band and this song is from their tenth album "Always". Catchy!

New adds to playlist 2012-02-25

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Crocodiles
Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)
First single from the San Diego noise-punk outfit's upcoming album "Endless Flowers". We dare to say it sounds very promising. Out on Frenchkiss/Souterrain Transmissions on June 5th.
Caged Animals
This Summer I'll Make It Up To You
Their song Teflon Heart was charted as number two of our top songs of 2011. This is another single taken from their sophomore debut Eat Their Own out last year on Lucky Number.
Ethan Gold
Are We Recording?
Taken from the self-released album "Songs From A Toxic Apartment". San Francisco born, LA-based Gold recorded it in his own apartment and it sounds just great!
Conduits
Top Of The Hill
Conduits, an Omaha band consisting of members of The Good Life, Eagle Seagull, Son Ambulance, Neva Dinova, Cursive, and The Golden Age, was formed in late 2009. Enjoy!
Fenster
Fantasy II
A duo of New Yorker-turned-Berliner JJ Weihl and Berlin-born Jonathan Jarzyna recording. This Morr act has seven (!) gigs planned for this year's SXSW in Austin in three weeks.
Field Music
Who'll Pay The Bills?
Indie/art rock trio Field Music hails from Sunderland, England and they just released their third LP on the Memphies Industries imprint. You will like their energic sound!
Frida Hyvönen
Terribly Dark
Sweden's queen of piano pop is back with a new song! This time a bit more electronic. As with her two earlier LPs, this one's produced by studio stalwart Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet..
Frankie Rose
Know Me
Ex-Vivian Girls / Crystal Stilts / Dum Dum Girls drummer decided to work on her own material inspired by My Bloody Valentine releasing on the fine Slumberland label.
Long Long Showers
I'm All Ears Van Gogh

From Sweden's "most dangerous" city, Malmoe, comes this not so dangerous indie pop act. Song is taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut EP out on April 26.
Husky
Miami

Yet another Mexican band that came across our inbox. No to be mixed up by Australia's Husky. This is pure pop happiness and they do have a funny video for this one, check it out..
M Ward
Primitive Girl
Perhaps the most established artists of this bunch of new tracks. We know him from Monsters of Folk, She & Him and foremost as the genius of himself as a solo artist.
Joel Alme
A Tender Trap
Sweden's Joel Alme is just about to release his third solo album. Long time friend Martin Elisson (Hästpojken) and TSOOL drummer Fredrik Sandsten contributes on that record.
Napoleon IIIrd
The Unknown Unknown
Another fine piece of art from the taste makers over at London's Brainlove Records. This is a solo project by James Mabbett from the Leeds/Wakefield music scene..
Markus Krunegård
Askan Är Den Bästa Jorden
One of Sweden's most popular indie solo artists are back with another song taken from his forthcoming album "Mänsklig värme". Premiered live on Grammis the other week.
Posse
Sarah
Seattle-based trio describing themselves as "the musical equivalent of a condor dying in mid-air and falling to the ground, its wings still flapping and the wind forcing its beak away from the impact".
Of Montreal
Spiteful Intervention
Indie stalwarts emerging from the Elephant 6 music collective in Georgia in the mid 90s. This is a song taken from their fifteen-something LP, out now on Polyvinyl.
The Ghosts
Enough Time
Electronic pop quintet from London releasing on Pocket Records. An up-tempo song that immediately caught our attention upon hearing one of our friends play it loud at the office last week.
Oh My!
Fifteen Minutes
Yet another fine pop gem from our new favourite band of northern Sweden. Sometimes they sound like The Strokes, this song could have been a B-side for Last Night.
The Proper Ornaments
Drop Off
Another London-based group we found surfing Bandcamp the other month. James Hoare of Veronica Falls and Argentinian Max Clapps formed this band in 2010..
Perfume Genius
Dark Parts
Did you see the video for Hood from the same album? Genius! One of Matador's better signings in recent time, Seattle's Mike Hadreas make music so beautiful it will make you cry.
We Are Augustines
Headlong Into The Abyss
Main support for The Boxer Rebellinon and Kaiser Chiefs and favourites of UK's The Sun. This Brooklyn indie rock group played David Letterman the same night we added this song.
Sennen
Vultures
Known to a wider audience for their brilliant cover of New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle a couple of years ago. This song is a promising taste of what's to come.
Wonder Coast
New Hope
A garage rock band from Southern Sweden that does not sound garage, that is a great configuration. We like the production and the intense riffs of this new song out since January.
Svedberg & the Hillside Stranglers
Only Place I Know
Mmm, sweetness! The pulse of this song is amazing and the voice of Niklas Svedberg adds a laid-back touch to it, still sounding epic with some nice orchestration.

New adds to playlist 2012-02-08

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Alex Winston
Choice Notes
Born in Detroit, this classically trained opera singer moved to New York to perform and release her own material. Her third LP "King Con" is out on V2/Cooperative March 6.
Alpaca Sports
Just For Fun
Gothenburg based label Luxury has so many lovely acts to answer for, here's a new one. Andreas Jonsson and friends won't let you sit still and don't try not to sing along!
Andrew Bird
Eyeoneye
Singer/songwriter/violinist releasing albums since the mid-90s. You won't stay untouched, try his forthcoming album on Mom & Pop (Sleigh Bells, Metric and Tired Pony).
Bellman
I Suppose
"Larviks finest exponents of epically glacial indie rock", Arne-Johan Rauan, had this song out on Lazy Acre Records already in early 2011 but it took a while for us to find it!
Bears
Eleven A.M.
Instant love! This song is available as a free download from the band's label, Misra Records. They are from Cleveland and released their debut in 2006. Current album is Kickstarter funded!
Cadillac
High For Me
West Australian dream pop for fans of "guitar solos, slow mo piano jams and the sounds of balearic, disco, pop and rock". Signed to Future Classics.
Bleeding Knees Club
Nothing To Do
One of The Drums' favourite bands playing "Thrash Pash Gash Rash" according to their own Facebook presentation. Songs less than two minutes always deserves your attention!
Caotico
Sunrise Confessions
One of few Swedish additions this round, signed to Sony Music's sublabel Baseline (Syket, Dante). The debut album from this Umeå act is out on February 22.
Boy & Bear
Feedling Line

Aussie indie folk act originally a solo project for Dave Hosking. Their debut "Moonfire" was released in August last year and reached #2 in Australian Top 50 Albums Chart.
Electric Guest
This Head I Hold

Founded in Mexico in 2008 by Teri Gender Bender. Signed to Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez own label in 2010 where the released their debut LP in 2011.
Fair Ohs
Eden Rock
This 7" single is taken from their fullength debut LP "Everything Is Dancing". A record for you Vampire Weekend fans enjoying joyful African-inspired sounds.
Grimes
Genesis
The musical and visual project of Grimes' is weaved together by Canadien born Claire Boucher who moved to Montreal in 2006 to become part of the emerging DIY scene.
Heart-Sick Groans
If The Canary Stops Singing
An "indie pop folk electro hymn straight out of the legends of mining Medelpad" as described by this young Swedish band. They surely have an appealing approach to music!
Jonquil
It's My Part
Oxford band Jonquil came together in the mid 00s releasing their third LP on local artist community / label Blessing Force in 2012. We've aired them before, it's just a lovely band!
Kristoffer & the Harbour Heads
We Are All Different
It's about time for some wide recognition for Kristoffer and the boys. This is the first song of their forthcoming LP "Little Goes A Long Way" produced by Ryan Kelly (Lou Reed, John Legend)..
Owlmother
You Can Not Be Touched
Sweden's Lina Wedin makes dark but catchy and melodic electro-pop that reminds us of Kate Bush and Fever Ray. Her second album "Räddhare" will be out this Spring. 
Of Monsters And Men
Little Talks
Iceland's next pop sensation! The new Arcade Fire according to Rolling Stone. We love this song and so will you. Epic folk pop with melodic choruses released by Universal Republic Records.
Peter Broderick
It Starts Hear
What an amazing song! The first ever we believe to actually prounounce "h t t p : / /" in a good (not the Top 40) way. Seriously, good stuff! Thank you Erased Tapes!
The Shins
Simple Song
There's hardly no need to introduce this band. Front man James Mercer has been busy recording and touring with his Broken Bells project. New album out on March 21.
Philco Fiction
Finally
Norwegian trio based in Oslo releasing on Brilliance. This is a wonderful piano/voice driven song that grows and accelerates in pace, listen patiently to retrieve its maximum!
We Have Band
Where Are Your People
We've aired them before and you probably heard about them, right? This "disco-rock-trio" consists of former EMI employees and formed in Manchester in 2008. Check them out!
The Mary Onettes
Love's Taking Strange Ways
The first extract of the band's new Dan Lissvik sound. He's the producer of the forthcoming 4-track EP out on Labrador on February 28. Exciting!
Wise Blood
Darlin' You're Sweet
Pittsburgh's Christopher Laufman has begun to make a name for himself on the scene. Seven songs are out and an album ready to be mixed/mastered was confirmed a week ago on Facebook.
Those Darlins
Screw Get Loose
Soon-to-play Stockholm, we thought you might need another song from this hillbilly punk/pop girl group formed in Tennessee, releasing on Oh Wow Dang.
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