quarta-feira, maio 30, 2012
terça-feira, maio 29, 2012
THE CRIBS - "GLITTERS LIKE GOLD" (NOVO VÍDEO interactivo)
Do seu mais recente álbum, "In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull", os Cribs têm um novo e divertido vídeo interactivo (ao longo do filme aparecem balões que possibilitam entrarmos noutro vídeo) para o single "Glitters Like Gold". A realização do vídeo foi de Andy Knowles e Stephen Agnew.
THE IRREPRESSIBLES - "ARROW" (NOVO VÍDEO)
The Irrepressibles são um projecto do londrino Jamie McDermott que quis voltar a colocar o sal no pop/rock. Ele acha que todo o make up e a teatralidade não deviam ter morrido nos dias de glória do glam e da androgenia na música pop/rock. Por essa razão, desde 2002, com sede ou fome, com ou sem casa, McDermott tenta fazer dos Irrepressibles um projecto que fique na história. A banda é ele e mais uma orquestra de nove músicos devidamente aprumados com muita teatralidade e um som entre a pop e o lírico.
Em 2009 foram responsáveis pela banda sonora do filme "The Forgotten Circus", de Shelly Love. Depois "Mirror Mirror", álbum de 2010, estão de regresso com "NUDE" que, como seria de esperar, não se fica só pela música, tem um dvd a acompanhá-lo.
Em 2009 foram responsáveis pela banda sonora do filme "The Forgotten Circus", de Shelly Love. Depois "Mirror Mirror", álbum de 2010, estão de regresso com "NUDE" que, como seria de esperar, não se fica só pela música, tem um dvd a acompanhá-lo.
No seu currículo contam com um memorável (para quem os viu) conjunto de espectáculos, como "The Human Music Box" apresentado no Latitude Festival, em 2008.
"Arrow" é um single retirado de "NUDE" e o vídeo foi realizado pelo próprio Jamie McDermott.
"Arrow" é um single retirado de "NUDE" e o vídeo foi realizado pelo próprio Jamie McDermott.
COVES - "NO LADDER" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os Coves, de Leamington Spa, na Grã-Bretanha, são Rebekah Wood (voz) e John Ridgard (multi-instrumentista) e formaram-se há um ano.
Editaram, ontem, o seu EP "Cast A Shadow", trabalho todo financiado e produzido pela banda, e que já tinha estado disponível como download gratuito em Agosto de 2011.
Apesar da sua tenra idade como banda, eles já fizeram primeiras partes de bandas como os Echo and the Bunnymen.
"No Ladder" não é um tema recente mas fará parte deste Ep e tem agora direito a ser acompanhado por um vídeo.
Editaram, ontem, o seu EP "Cast A Shadow", trabalho todo financiado e produzido pela banda, e que já tinha estado disponível como download gratuito em Agosto de 2011.
Apesar da sua tenra idade como banda, eles já fizeram primeiras partes de bandas como os Echo and the Bunnymen.
"No Ladder" não é um tema recente mas fará parte deste Ep e tem agora direito a ser acompanhado por um vídeo.
segunda-feira, maio 28, 2012
SOKO - "WE MIGHT BE DEAD BY TOMORROW" (NOVO VÍDEO)
SoKo (Stepahnie Sokolinski), é uma actriz, activista, ambientalista, francesa a viver em Los Angeles, que o seu maior sucesso muscial foi, em 2007, o single "I´ll Kill Her" que chegou aos tops de vendas na Austrália, Bélgica, Dinamarca e Holanda.
Colaborou com Marina Ribastki (ex-Bonde do Role) e criaram, em 2009, o single "Mum" que soava a um pouco de tudo: Bonde do Role, Yelle, etc.
O seu novo vídeo, realizado pela própria Soko, que também actua ao lado de Meghan Edwards, é "We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow", um single retirado do novo álbum "I Thought I Was an Alien" (capa na foto).
Atenção: o vídeo apresenta cenas de nudez.
Colaborou com Marina Ribastki (ex-Bonde do Role) e criaram, em 2009, o single "Mum" que soava a um pouco de tudo: Bonde do Role, Yelle, etc.
O seu novo vídeo, realizado pela própria Soko, que também actua ao lado de Meghan Edwards, é "We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow", um single retirado do novo álbum "I Thought I Was an Alien" (capa na foto).
Atenção: o vídeo apresenta cenas de nudez.
ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS - "RISE" (NOVO VIDEO / TEMA)
“Coral Rekindling Venus" é um trabalho de Lynette Wallworth, para serem projectados em planetários, sobre uma espectacular vida marinha em rescifes que estamos menos habituados a ver, que se encontra ameaçada pelas mudanças climáticas e precisa de ser salvo. O filme está integrado numa campanha da Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies para ajudar comunidades nas Filipinas, Indonésia, Papua Nova Guiné, Malasia, Ilhas Salomão e Timor Leste a gerirem e a cuidarem dos seus recifes. Com esse intuito, Antony And The Johnsons criaram o tema "Rise" para este projecto e assim incentivar os seus fãs a doarem através do download do tema, apesar de haver a possibiidade de fazer o download gratuitamente. Está tudo aqui.
PS I LOVE YOU - "PRINCESS TOWERS" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Para assinalar a edição hoje do segundo álbum, "Death Dreams" (capa na foto), dos PS I Love You, banda que temos acompanhado, há um vídeo para o single 'Princess Towers'.
quinta-feira, maio 24, 2012
LITTLE COMETS - "JENNIFER" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os Little Comets, de Newcastle, que já há muitos meses não nos visitavam, apresentaram agora um vídeo para o novo single "Jennifer" que será editado a 11 de Junho, retirado do EP "Jennifer and Other Short Stories" que estará disponível no dia 28 deste mês.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - "ROCKY GROUND" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Depois da muito agradável surpresa que foi o seu novo álbum, "Wrecking Ball", Sprinsgteen continua a sua digressão pela Europa e apresenta agora um novo single, "Rocky Ground", e o respectivo vídeo.
Bruce Springsteen é um dos grandes motivos para visitar o Rock in Rio Lisboa deste ano, onde ele actuará a 3 de Junho.
REPTAR - "SEBASTIAN" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Se não quiserem só o single, encontrarão este tema no disco de esteria da banda, "Body Faucet", que espera-se editado no dia 25 de Junho.
quarta-feira, maio 23, 2012
LIANNE LA HAVAS - " IS YOUR LOVE BIG ENOUGH?" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Lianne La Havas tem um novo single, "Is Your Love Big Enough?" , que será editado a 9 de Julho, no mesmo dia que o álbum de estreia.
A última vez que Liane passou aqui, em Março, foi com "Lost & Found".
GOSSIP - "MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Do álbum "A Joyful Noise", eles dizem que é um "Move In The Right Direction". Nós perguntamos: "O que é que vos passou pela cabeça?"
terça-feira, maio 22, 2012
IAMAMIWHOAMI - "KILL" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Já o tinhamos dito. Com a aproximação da edição do álbum, iamamiwhoami está a tornar-se acessível e a deixar a "esquisitez" cinematográfica e musical no passado. "Kill" é o novo single.
Aqui, para a última vez que iamamiwhoami nos visitou.
WOODKID - "RUN BOY RUN" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Apesar de já estar disponível, via download, o EP de "Run Boy Run", que é o tema e três misturas, o álbum de estreia de Woodkid, "The Golden Age", ainda não tem data concreta para lançamento. No entanto, temos um espectacular vídeo de "Run Boy Run", realizado por Yoann Lemoine / Iconoclast.
SLEIGH BELLS - "DEMONS" (NOVO VÍDEO E MISTURA)
Do álbum "Reign of Terror" há um novo single, "Demons". O vídeo, que utiliza filmagens dos recentes concertos da banda, nos EUA, tem a realização do próprio Derek Miller com Gregory Kohn. Há ainda uma nova mistura para este mesmo tema, da responsabilidade de Diplo, que tem actuado, nesta recente digressão, depois dos Sleigh Bells. Podem ouvir e fazer o download aqui abaixo.
segunda-feira, maio 21, 2012
XX - AS 5 NOVAS CANÇÕES / THE FIVE NEW SONGS
Os xx estão nas fases de misturas do seu novo disco. Entretanto, vão tocando ao vivo aluns dos novos temas. Cinco desses temas foram capturados por fãs, ao vivo, e estão agora disponíveis no Youtube. Eles continuam a saber que a simplicidade é a sua melhor companheira. Pela amostra, o novo álbum promete.
XX - "CLOSER"
XX - "DEVOTION"
XX - "FRICTION"
XX - "LEAVE"
XX - "STRANGERS"
XX - "CLOSER"
XX - "DEVOTION"
XX - "FRICTION"
XX - "LEAVE"
XX - "STRANGERS"
ANTONY & THE JONHSONS - "CUT THE WORLD" (NOVO LP ao VIVO)
A 6 de Agosto de 2012 será editado "Cut The World" , um LP de Antony & The Johnsons ao vivo.
O álbum terá temas gravados em Copenhaga, em 2011, com a Orquestra de Câmara Nacional da Dinamarca.
Para já, deste novo álbum, foi dado a conhecer uma espécie de "lecture" de Hegarty.
Os temas no LP têm este alinhamento:
Cut The World
Future Feminism
Cripple and the Starfish
You Are My Sister
Swanlights
Epilepsy Is Dancing
Another World
Kiss My Name
I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy
The Rapture
The Crying Light
Twilight
O álbum terá temas gravados em Copenhaga, em 2011, com a Orquestra de Câmara Nacional da Dinamarca.
Para já, deste novo álbum, foi dado a conhecer uma espécie de "lecture" de Hegarty.
Os temas no LP têm este alinhamento:
Cut The World
Future Feminism
Cripple and the Starfish
You Are My Sister
Swanlights
Epilepsy Is Dancing
Another World
Kiss My Name
I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy
The Rapture
The Crying Light
Twilight
SIGUR ROS - "EG ANDA" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os Sigur Ros apresentam o novo vídeo de um tema do seu novo álbum, "Valtari", produzido por Jónsi. O álbum estará disponível a 28 de Maio.
A realização do vídeo de "Eg Anda" foi de Ragnar Kjartansson e este é o primeiro de 12 filmes, que virão a ser publicados, um bi-semanalmente, a partir da data de lançamento do disco.
Os temas do álbum são:
1. Ég Anda
2. Ekki Múkk
3. Varúð
4. Rembihnútur
5. Dauðalogn
6. Varðeldur
7. Valtari
8. Fjögur Pianó
A realização do vídeo de "Eg Anda" foi de Ragnar Kjartansson e este é o primeiro de 12 filmes, que virão a ser publicados, um bi-semanalmente, a partir da data de lançamento do disco.
Os temas do álbum são:
1. Ég Anda
2. Ekki Múkk
3. Varúð
4. Rembihnútur
5. Dauðalogn
6. Varðeldur
7. Valtari
8. Fjögur Pianó
sexta-feira, maio 18, 2012
TINY VICTORIES - "MR. BONES" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os Tiny Victories, Cason Kelly e Greg Walters, com sede em Brooklyn, não serão a banda mais excitante para ver ao vivo, tendo em conta que a maioria dos seus sons são pré-gravados/programados, e, para além da voz e da percurssão/bateria, pouco mais é ao vivo.
A grande força da banda é a voz de Greg Walters e, é claro, um pop electrónico que puxa qualquer um para a pista de dança. Veremos se terão muito mais para oferecer ou se serão fogo de pouca chama.
O seu EP de estreia, editado nos EUA em Fevereiro, chama-se "Those Of Us Still Alive", do qual foi retirado, de entre cinco temas, "Mr. Bones", o qual há agora tem um vídeo realizado por Brian Bowman.
A grande força da banda é a voz de Greg Walters e, é claro, um pop electrónico que puxa qualquer um para a pista de dança. Veremos se terão muito mais para oferecer ou se serão fogo de pouca chama.
O seu EP de estreia, editado nos EUA em Fevereiro, chama-se "Those Of Us Still Alive", do qual foi retirado, de entre cinco temas, "Mr. Bones", o qual há agora tem um vídeo realizado por Brian Bowman.
YOUNG LIARS - "COLOURS" (NOVO VÍDEO)
É inevitável ouvirmos o novo single "Colours", retirado do EP Homesick Future, dos canadianos Young Liars (nome baseado numa banda desenhada de David Lapham), e não pensar em Phoenix e em "Liztomania". Além da versão original, o single terá uma mistura por Teen Daze.
Os Young Liars existem desde 2008 mas assinaram, em 2011, pela canadiana Nettwerk Records, e espera-se um álbum ainda este ano.
Os Young Liars existem desde 2008 mas assinaram, em 2011, pela canadiana Nettwerk Records, e espera-se um álbum ainda este ano.
quinta-feira, maio 17, 2012
ALPINES - "EMPIRE" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Depois da sua última paragem por aqui, a 28 de Março, os Alpines apresentam um novo single, acompanhado pelo vídeo realizado por Luke Losey.
O single, que sucede o EP "Night Drive", será editado a 11 de Junho e terá, para além da versão original, misturas por Maribou State, Tessela e CREEP.
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - "PAREIDOLIA" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Depois de ainda há três dias disponibilizarem, para audição, todos os temas do novo disco, "Unpatterns", os Simian Mobile Disco apresentam outro vídeo, "Pareidolia".
realizado por Hans Lo & Kate Moross.
quarta-feira, maio 16, 2012
BEAR IN HEAVEN - "SINFUL NATURE" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os Bear in Heaven, que acompanhamos desde 2009 , e que tiveram aqui, nesse ano, um álbum do ano, passaram, nesta casa aberta ao público, a 1 de Março com "Reflection of You", e agora regressam com um vídeo para "Sinful Nature", o single mais recente do seu último álbum, "I Love You It´s Cool".
MOGWAI MUSICAM "Knock For Knock"
A pedido do realizador Anthony Crook, os Mogwai musicaram a curta-metragem "Knock For Knock", com a participação, no argumento, do ciclista de longa distância James Bowthorpe.
KOTKI DWA - "POISON" / "DEEP DEEP TROUBLE" (NOVOS VÍDEOS)
Com edições iniciadas em 2005, já se contam no seu curriculum dois EPs, seis singles, e dois álbuns, deste trio britânico que tem um nome em entendido na Polónia, Kotki Dwa (Um Dois), talvez por dois dos membros, os manos Alex e Tristan Ostrowski, terem sangue polaco.
Recentemente receberam o apoio da National Trust (Grã Bretanha) que permitiu que gravassem partes do seu novo álbum, "Staycations", a ser editado no final de Junho, em algumas das propriedades (históricas) nas mãos daquela organização, tomando partido de certas características acústicas de alguns dos edifícios, ou mesmo jardins e estufas, e até utilizar instrumentos que iam encontrando em algumas das propriedades, mas sempre supervisionados de um funcionário especializado da National Trust.
"Poison" e "Deep Deep Trouble " são os vídeos mais recentes dos Kotki Dwa.
A JIGSAW - "EVEN YOU" (NOVO VÍDEO)
Os A Jigsaw, que foram a banda que representou Portugal no Music Alliance Pact de Março, depois uma digressão pela Bélgica, Suiça, Holanda, França e Alemanha, voltam a Portugal e marcam o seu regresso com a apresentação de um novo vídeo, "Even You", realizado por Nuno Dias, de um tema que podem encontrar no seu recente álbum "Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates".
Para já, os concertos agendados dos A Jigsaw em Portugal são:
MAIO
18 Mosteiro Santa Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra
19 Festival Tonalidades, Espinho
24 Espaço SOU, Lisboa
26 Lugar do Capitão, Viseu
JUNHO
2 Centro Artes do Tejo, Vila Velha de Ródão
9 Beilão Bar, Ponte da Barca
28 Pax Júlia, Braga
Realização: Nuno Dias
terça-feira, maio 15, 2012
MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: MAIO 2012
O projecto T(h)ree, uma iniciativa tomada a cabo por David Valentim de colocar bandas/artistas lusos a colaborar com bandas asiáticas, mesmo que nunca partilhem um estúdio, e que tinha já passado pelo Music Alliance Pact em Fevereiro de 2011 com o "Volume 1", regressa a este espaço de partilha global com um tema incluído no "Volume 2". Nesta edição as bandas portuguesas colaboram com artistas das Filipinas e Singapura. No Volume 1, os projectos nacionais tinham trabalhado com músicos de Macau e Hong Kong.
No "Volume 2" participam, do lado português: Pop Dell’ Arte , Os Golpes, os Stealing Orchestra , Maze, Micro Audio Waves, Lula Pena, Eduardo Raon, Carlos Zingaro, Blasted Mechanism, Gnu, Melo D, Dreams e Rita Braga.
O tema escolhido, "Starlight", para figurar no MAP foi uma colaboração dos Stealing Orchestra , Maze e The Analog Girl, artista de Singapura.
As vendas deste disco revertem, na sua totalidade, para a fundação Make A Wish (Portugal) o que é mais uma razão para o comprarem, apesar de hoje oferecermos aqui um dos temas.
Para além dos T(h)ree, não se esqueçam que temos mais trinta e três bandas, de todo o mundo, e com estilos que agradarão a todos (ou a quase todos).
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ARGENTINA: Zonaindie Prietto Viaja Al Cosmos Con Mariano - Ey, Esa No Es Forma De Decir Adiós PVACCM is a psychedelic rock duo (Mariano, drums and vocals; Prietto, guitar and vocals) from Buenos Aires. Their first recordings were kind of lo-fi experiments but in the past couple of years they've developed a unique sound with melodies and lyrics that grow on you in a melancholic way. This track is their rendition of Leonard Cohen's classic tune Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye and features on their last album, a 28-song double record that you can purchase from Bandcamp.
AUSTRIA: Walzerkönig Mile Me Deaf - Wild At Heart Mile Me Deaf is one of the other bands Killed By 9V Batteries' Wolfgang Möstl plays in. And although side-projects - such an unfair name for a 500+ songs oeuvre - are usually a space for weird shit your band mates didn't agree to, their first album Eat Skull, and especially the first single Wild At Heart, is surprisingly free of noise and distortion. Instead, it creates the last-day-of-summer-holidays feeling you know from Girls and Beach House.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado Leonardo Marques - Linha Do Trem Nostalgic melodies are the hallmark of Dia e Noite No Mesmo Céu, the debut album of Leonardo Marques. His songs recall a bucolic scenery, romantic and lonely, as we can hear on Linha Do Trem. Leonardo recorded all instruments on his solo work (except drums) in a homely, intimate setting. His music is likely to appeal to fans of Elliott Smith, Clube Da Esquina and Jon Brion.
CANADA: Quick Before It Melts The Rest - Always On My Mind The story of The Rest's new album, SEESAW, will be one of legend. First, their dear friend and producer Dan Achen passed away suddenly just as they started recording. Then, a month away from finishing the record, a hard-drive glitch deleted everything they'd done so far. It took a black box recovery team six months to retrieve it. Now, more than a year later, it's here. And it's stunning. The beautifully hazy Always On My Mind just hints at SEESAW's orchestral brilliance.
CHILE: Super 45 Daniel Klauser - Simply Swag If we had to put all our money on one name from the Chilean dance scene, it would definitively be Daniel Klauser. The young producer skillfully brings together elements from 90s house, ghetto-style hip hop and tribal music, and has so far gathered a considerable amount of positive reviews from local and international media. This track open his Simply Swag EP, which you can download for free from Diamante Records.
CHINA: Wooozy Snapline - Sustaining Beijing-based trio Snapline just released their second album Phenomena through Maybe Mars Records. Their music puts a contemporary Beijing spin on the sounds and ideas produced by the noise and minimalist musicians of the 70s and 80s, especially focusing on the New York scene of that period. They also explore the dark, industrial music coming out of England during that period, especially from bands such as Joy Division and The Cure.
COLOMBIA: El Parlante Amarillo Like Some Cat From Japan - Johnny Ramone Like Some Cat From Japan (LSCFJ) take their name from a line in one of David Bowie's masterpieces, Ziggy Stardust. This electro group from Bogotá have a dance-punk sound that is perfect for the sweaty throng of a nightclub and dancing from dark until dawn.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian SLOWOLF - See U In My Dreams This summer Andreas Asingh, one third of lauded electro-pop outfit SMALL, will release his debut as SLOWOLF. Not much is known about the project but he says that black metal, hip hop and dream pop will unite, perhaps for the first time, on the album which will also feature a chorus written by a seven-year-old boy and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan. Here's the excellent first single See U In My Dreams, a Music Alliance Pact exclusive download.
ENGLAND: The Guardian Music Blog Sarah Young - Ajambo Si Sarah Young, noted the Guardian's New Band of the Day writer, is the queen of moombahton, the genre that fuses Dutch house and reggaeton, soca and dancehall. If anyone is going to cross over and "do a Katy B", as such a manoeuvre is becoming known, it's this 22-year-old graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music turned DJ, producer and all-round moom-bassador. Ajambo Si, the opening track on her new EP, features Lioness and Slick Don and is based on a kuduro rhythm, but to the NBotD writer it sounded "like dubstep meets dancehall or Caribbean grime, like Dizzee if he went to St Lucia on holiday and never came back".
FINLAND: Glue All Will Be Quiet - The First Day Pt. 2 Post-rock band All Will Be Quiet releases its debut album On The First Day this month. It is a concept record about the collapse and rebirth of society with an optimistic view on the how the future will be for mankind. Equally ambitious is The First Day Pt. 2, a grandiose and cinematic instrumental song that opens the second part of the album.
FRANCE: Yet You're Fired Birkii - Holy War Birkii brought us the joyful pop song Shade Of Doubt last year on the great Kitsuné Parisien compilation, and then appeared in many mixes and playlists, including Edwin van Cleef's April mixtape. Now she's back with Holy War, a catchy synth-pop song from Kitsuné Parisien II that will also be on her debut EP out on June 4, with remixes from Equateur, Pol Rax, Pegase (last month's MAP artist) and Zemaria.
GERMANY: Blogpartei Christian Loeffler - Eleven (feat. Mohna) There are many subtle things in Christian Loeffler's debut A Forest which make his music very contemporary - there is swishing, there is rustling, there is clacking, there is tinging. In the pleasantly moody track Eleven, Mohna, singer of former MAP band Me Succeeds, adds another level to Loeffler's calm but vivid opus.
ICELAND: Rjóminn The Lovely Lion - Into The Forest Representing the new wave of Icelandic folk-pop revival, The Lovely Lion are ones to watch for the future. Though this young and extremely talented band have only recorded a handful of songs and are still unsigned, their unique approach to songwriting and polished sound is sure to grab the attention of music lovers everywhere.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar AAS - Bonaparte Raw, lo-fi, angry dark punk from Medan with added passion about world history which leads us to a song about Napoleon Bonaparte.
IRELAND: Nialler9 Not Squares - Fall Far Northern Irish electro punks Not Squares have ditched the ultra high-energy in favour of a more restrained dancefloor synth-pop sound for their new single. While Fall Far's new direction can be compared to the kind of stuff coming out on the Kitsuné label, it must be said that this is a very good look and a surprising one for the band. The best Irish song released in April bar none.
ITALY: Polaroid The Mojomatics - You Are The Reason For My Trouble You Are The Reason For My Trouble is the fourth album by The Mojomatics, one the best and coolest garage rock bands around Italy and Europe. The duo from Venice brings into their sound echoes of Rolling Stones, Kinks and Dylan, but what I deeply love about their songs and concerts is their tireless energy.
JAPAN: Make Believe Melodies Wallflower - Cure Your Heart Indie-pop music never left Japan, as bands trying to sound twee have been popping up since the C86 tape dropped. Yet this year has seen a boom in jangly rock groups, with Osaka outfit Wallflower being one of the catchiest. They take cues from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and even opened for that American band when they came to Japan earlier this year. This song shows they learned well from The Pains, as they nail dreamy indie-pop yearning in just over three minutes.
MALTA: Stagedive Malta Stolen Creep - Throw Your Heart To The Sea Stolen Creep is the brainchild of childhood friends Marie Borg Alden (guitars, vocals) and Rebecca Theuma (drums). The band has had many different members, recently settling into the current line-up of Marie, Rebecca and Katryna Storace (guitars, vocals). Following a busy year of writing, rewriting and rehearsals, they chose their favourite songs and retreated to record their first EP, Throw Your Heart To The Sea.
MEXICO: Red Bull Panamérika Andy Mountains - Hoy Me Gusta Mi Peinado The title of this song, translated into English, is "Today, I Like My Hair". With the naive viewpoint of early college students, this Mexico City quintet portrait everyday existential nuances with an optimism only an iPod advertisement would reach. But don't classify Andy Mountains as cheap, feelgood jingle-makers. Their sound thrives in high-brow references that go from Animal Collective to the minimalism of La Monte Young. Give this tune a try and have a good hair day!
PERU: SoTB Audioley - Same Old Audioley is a new project by Francois Peglau and Jules Drade, two Peruvian musicians based in London. Audioley started as an experiment, with the duo meeting one night every week to make a song a day. First single Same Old is feelgood electronic pop and comes with a curious and funny video.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco? T(h)ree - Starlight T(h)ree was featured in MAP in February 2011. T(h)ree is not a band but a project which brings together musicians/bands from Portugal and, for this second volume, Philippines and Singapore. In the featured track, we have Stealing Orchestra (Portugal), Maze (Portugal) and The Analog Girl (Singapore) playing together.
PUERTO RICO: Puerto Rico Indie Harry Rag - Tiny Painting Harry Rag is the solo project of Kristian Prieto (Coleco, Alegría Rampante), who wanted to figure out just how many sounds and moods he could generate with his acoustic guitar. Prieto has released seven 'web albums' under the Harry Rag name, all recorded in his bedroom straight to a four-track, each one expanding on his guitar experiments and polishing up his sound. Tiny Painting is a great recent example of his prowess as a young musician and is taken from his latest album, The Ghastly Adventures Of Ghost Goat.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise Jazzadezz - Fairy Jazzadezz is a dream pop/new wave band formed by Alin Zabrauteanu (synths, guitar, production) and Dezdemona Mihaescu (vocals). For their 2010 debut album Inimani Mal, Calin Torsan (Domnisoara Pogany and NU & Apa Neagră) joined the band playing clarinet, recorder and caval. In 2012, another two members were added, Alex Stanciu on guitar (also in Domnisoara Pogany) and drummer Eduard Gabia, a renowned choreographer and contemporary artist. The second album, Panta Rhei, was released last month and experiments in new areas such as ambient, post-rock and trip-hop.
RUSSIA: Big Echo 2muchachos - Striwi Kri4at Striwi Kri4at is a beautiful instrumental piece from romantic dream pop band 2muchachos, who released their Vesnywki!! EP last month, a perfect soundtrack for spring.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop Julia And The Doogans - Down The Line Julia Doogan has everything you'd want from a pop singer - a genuinely distinguishable voice, a breakable heart, just the right amount of melancholy, and lyrics that are honest but not mushy. MAP exclusive free download Down The Line is taken from Julia And The Doogans' achingly graceful new five-track Diamonds EP (buy on Bandcamp), and shows off the talents of Julia and her lush band to near perfection.
SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To... Sze Kiat - Once In A While No man is an island, yet one gets the sense that the musical ideas that transpire in Sze Kiat's mind were born from the stillness of time. There's an unhurried approach to his songwriting and an intimacy that evokes a strain that could only come from a sort of crying out from some terrifying or forsaken place. Featuring traditional Chinese stringed instruments such as the erhu and the zhongruan, the sparse instrumentation serves as the background to Sze Kiat's simple yet emotive lyrics.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker! Nate Maingard - The Open Space Nate Maingard is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Cape Town whose music often brings the likes of Damien Rice, Coldplay and Jack Johnson to mind. His voice has been compared to Thom Yorke and Ben Gibbard, and his easy style and sense of melody shine through on The Open Space with a passionate undertone throughout.
SOUTH KOREA: Korean Indie E9 - My Little Flutter E9, short for Edward Nine, wish to combine the pureness of Edward Scissorhands with the rampage of Nine Inch Nails. Their sound is influenced by groups like Placebo and Muse, while their lyrics tell fairy tales. The band has been around for several years and are preparing to release their first EP. My Little Flutter is a perfect sample of E9's mixture of grunge, punk and Britpop with electronic sounds.
SPAIN: Musikorner Boreals - Luciérnagas Boreals are probably younger than any of you beloved MAP readers but that doesn't mean they don't know what they're doing. And what they do is deliver a fine mixture of cosmic post-rock (clearly influenced by Explosions In The Sky) embellished with clouds of synths that makes their sound epic and heart-touching, just as post-rock should. Luciérnagas, one of their most atmospheric tracks, is taken from their second EP, Grecia, released through Barcelona-based label Irregular, home of former MAP acts Lasers and The Suicide Of Western Culture.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease Skatan - Control The new record from Skatan is out on May 23 and is called Seven Trees. The first single, Control, features a little more eclectic instrumentation than in the past and Simone Andersson Wingfors' voice is less processed and more immediate, resulting in a song that hits all the right chords.
SWITZERLAND: 78s Baba Shrimps - Angel This five-piece from Zurich play impulsive pop music with a blend of country and rock. Baba Shrimps will release a new record at the end of 2012, but to shorten the waiting time they have dropped a live version of a new, unreleased song called Angel.
TURKEY: WEARTBEAT Solardip - Leap Of Faith With their French electro/indie-influenced sound, Solardip is one of the few live acts of their genre in the country. In a short time, these three Istanbul youngsters have attracted a big audience. Debut album Future Now came out in March through Remoov Records after the release of the spectacular single and sexy video of Dance Like Wolves.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating Nicole Miglis - Stay Small There's no hiding my affection for Gainesville's Hundred Waters, one of 2012's best new bands. Just as bewilderingly complete, elegant and worth exploring is the solo work of their frontwoman, Nicole Miglis. Stay Small is from her debut self-titled EP, which you can download for free here.
VENEZUELA: Música y Más Ulises Hadjis - Donde Va Ulises Hadjis is a young artist from Maracaibo. Despite his fledgling career, he already has two albums and a Latin Grammy as a music producer to his name. His second record, Cosas Perdidas, was released last month. In his own words, it is "an honest collection of songs" and shows more maturity in his lyrics and compositions than its predecessor, Presente.
No "Volume 2" participam, do lado português: Pop Dell’ Arte , Os Golpes, os Stealing Orchestra , Maze, Micro Audio Waves, Lula Pena, Eduardo Raon, Carlos Zingaro, Blasted Mechanism, Gnu, Melo D, Dreams e Rita Braga.
O tema escolhido, "Starlight", para figurar no MAP foi uma colaboração dos Stealing Orchestra , Maze e The Analog Girl, artista de Singapura.
As vendas deste disco revertem, na sua totalidade, para a fundação Make A Wish (Portugal) o que é mais uma razão para o comprarem, apesar de hoje oferecermos aqui um dos temas.
Para além dos T(h)ree, não se esqueçam que temos mais trinta e três bandas, de todo o mundo, e com estilos que agradarão a todos (ou a quase todos).
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ARGENTINA: Zonaindie Prietto Viaja Al Cosmos Con Mariano - Ey, Esa No Es Forma De Decir Adiós PVACCM is a psychedelic rock duo (Mariano, drums and vocals; Prietto, guitar and vocals) from Buenos Aires. Their first recordings were kind of lo-fi experiments but in the past couple of years they've developed a unique sound with melodies and lyrics that grow on you in a melancholic way. This track is their rendition of Leonard Cohen's classic tune Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye and features on their last album, a 28-song double record that you can purchase from Bandcamp.
AUSTRIA: Walzerkönig Mile Me Deaf - Wild At Heart Mile Me Deaf is one of the other bands Killed By 9V Batteries' Wolfgang Möstl plays in. And although side-projects - such an unfair name for a 500+ songs oeuvre - are usually a space for weird shit your band mates didn't agree to, their first album Eat Skull, and especially the first single Wild At Heart, is surprisingly free of noise and distortion. Instead, it creates the last-day-of-summer-holidays feeling you know from Girls and Beach House.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado Leonardo Marques - Linha Do Trem Nostalgic melodies are the hallmark of Dia e Noite No Mesmo Céu, the debut album of Leonardo Marques. His songs recall a bucolic scenery, romantic and lonely, as we can hear on Linha Do Trem. Leonardo recorded all instruments on his solo work (except drums) in a homely, intimate setting. His music is likely to appeal to fans of Elliott Smith, Clube Da Esquina and Jon Brion.
CANADA: Quick Before It Melts The Rest - Always On My Mind The story of The Rest's new album, SEESAW, will be one of legend. First, their dear friend and producer Dan Achen passed away suddenly just as they started recording. Then, a month away from finishing the record, a hard-drive glitch deleted everything they'd done so far. It took a black box recovery team six months to retrieve it. Now, more than a year later, it's here. And it's stunning. The beautifully hazy Always On My Mind just hints at SEESAW's orchestral brilliance.
CHILE: Super 45 Daniel Klauser - Simply Swag If we had to put all our money on one name from the Chilean dance scene, it would definitively be Daniel Klauser. The young producer skillfully brings together elements from 90s house, ghetto-style hip hop and tribal music, and has so far gathered a considerable amount of positive reviews from local and international media. This track open his Simply Swag EP, which you can download for free from Diamante Records.
CHINA: Wooozy Snapline - Sustaining Beijing-based trio Snapline just released their second album Phenomena through Maybe Mars Records. Their music puts a contemporary Beijing spin on the sounds and ideas produced by the noise and minimalist musicians of the 70s and 80s, especially focusing on the New York scene of that period. They also explore the dark, industrial music coming out of England during that period, especially from bands such as Joy Division and The Cure.
COLOMBIA: El Parlante Amarillo Like Some Cat From Japan - Johnny Ramone Like Some Cat From Japan (LSCFJ) take their name from a line in one of David Bowie's masterpieces, Ziggy Stardust. This electro group from Bogotá have a dance-punk sound that is perfect for the sweaty throng of a nightclub and dancing from dark until dawn.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian SLOWOLF - See U In My Dreams This summer Andreas Asingh, one third of lauded electro-pop outfit SMALL, will release his debut as SLOWOLF. Not much is known about the project but he says that black metal, hip hop and dream pop will unite, perhaps for the first time, on the album which will also feature a chorus written by a seven-year-old boy and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan. Here's the excellent first single See U In My Dreams, a Music Alliance Pact exclusive download.
ENGLAND: The Guardian Music Blog Sarah Young - Ajambo Si Sarah Young, noted the Guardian's New Band of the Day writer, is the queen of moombahton, the genre that fuses Dutch house and reggaeton, soca and dancehall. If anyone is going to cross over and "do a Katy B", as such a manoeuvre is becoming known, it's this 22-year-old graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music turned DJ, producer and all-round moom-bassador. Ajambo Si, the opening track on her new EP, features Lioness and Slick Don and is based on a kuduro rhythm, but to the NBotD writer it sounded "like dubstep meets dancehall or Caribbean grime, like Dizzee if he went to St Lucia on holiday and never came back".
FINLAND: Glue All Will Be Quiet - The First Day Pt. 2 Post-rock band All Will Be Quiet releases its debut album On The First Day this month. It is a concept record about the collapse and rebirth of society with an optimistic view on the how the future will be for mankind. Equally ambitious is The First Day Pt. 2, a grandiose and cinematic instrumental song that opens the second part of the album.
FRANCE: Yet You're Fired Birkii - Holy War Birkii brought us the joyful pop song Shade Of Doubt last year on the great Kitsuné Parisien compilation, and then appeared in many mixes and playlists, including Edwin van Cleef's April mixtape. Now she's back with Holy War, a catchy synth-pop song from Kitsuné Parisien II that will also be on her debut EP out on June 4, with remixes from Equateur, Pol Rax, Pegase (last month's MAP artist) and Zemaria.
GERMANY: Blogpartei Christian Loeffler - Eleven (feat. Mohna) There are many subtle things in Christian Loeffler's debut A Forest which make his music very contemporary - there is swishing, there is rustling, there is clacking, there is tinging. In the pleasantly moody track Eleven, Mohna, singer of former MAP band Me Succeeds, adds another level to Loeffler's calm but vivid opus.
ICELAND: Rjóminn The Lovely Lion - Into The Forest Representing the new wave of Icelandic folk-pop revival, The Lovely Lion are ones to watch for the future. Though this young and extremely talented band have only recorded a handful of songs and are still unsigned, their unique approach to songwriting and polished sound is sure to grab the attention of music lovers everywhere.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar AAS - Bonaparte Raw, lo-fi, angry dark punk from Medan with added passion about world history which leads us to a song about Napoleon Bonaparte.
IRELAND: Nialler9 Not Squares - Fall Far Northern Irish electro punks Not Squares have ditched the ultra high-energy in favour of a more restrained dancefloor synth-pop sound for their new single. While Fall Far's new direction can be compared to the kind of stuff coming out on the Kitsuné label, it must be said that this is a very good look and a surprising one for the band. The best Irish song released in April bar none.
ITALY: Polaroid The Mojomatics - You Are The Reason For My Trouble You Are The Reason For My Trouble is the fourth album by The Mojomatics, one the best and coolest garage rock bands around Italy and Europe. The duo from Venice brings into their sound echoes of Rolling Stones, Kinks and Dylan, but what I deeply love about their songs and concerts is their tireless energy.
JAPAN: Make Believe Melodies Wallflower - Cure Your Heart Indie-pop music never left Japan, as bands trying to sound twee have been popping up since the C86 tape dropped. Yet this year has seen a boom in jangly rock groups, with Osaka outfit Wallflower being one of the catchiest. They take cues from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and even opened for that American band when they came to Japan earlier this year. This song shows they learned well from The Pains, as they nail dreamy indie-pop yearning in just over three minutes.
MALTA: Stagedive Malta Stolen Creep - Throw Your Heart To The Sea Stolen Creep is the brainchild of childhood friends Marie Borg Alden (guitars, vocals) and Rebecca Theuma (drums). The band has had many different members, recently settling into the current line-up of Marie, Rebecca and Katryna Storace (guitars, vocals). Following a busy year of writing, rewriting and rehearsals, they chose their favourite songs and retreated to record their first EP, Throw Your Heart To The Sea.
MEXICO: Red Bull Panamérika Andy Mountains - Hoy Me Gusta Mi Peinado The title of this song, translated into English, is "Today, I Like My Hair". With the naive viewpoint of early college students, this Mexico City quintet portrait everyday existential nuances with an optimism only an iPod advertisement would reach. But don't classify Andy Mountains as cheap, feelgood jingle-makers. Their sound thrives in high-brow references that go from Animal Collective to the minimalism of La Monte Young. Give this tune a try and have a good hair day!
PERU: SoTB Audioley - Same Old Audioley is a new project by Francois Peglau and Jules Drade, two Peruvian musicians based in London. Audioley started as an experiment, with the duo meeting one night every week to make a song a day. First single Same Old is feelgood electronic pop and comes with a curious and funny video.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco? T(h)ree - Starlight T(h)ree was featured in MAP in February 2011. T(h)ree is not a band but a project which brings together musicians/bands from Portugal and, for this second volume, Philippines and Singapore. In the featured track, we have Stealing Orchestra (Portugal), Maze (Portugal) and The Analog Girl (Singapore) playing together.
PUERTO RICO: Puerto Rico Indie Harry Rag - Tiny Painting Harry Rag is the solo project of Kristian Prieto (Coleco, Alegría Rampante), who wanted to figure out just how many sounds and moods he could generate with his acoustic guitar. Prieto has released seven 'web albums' under the Harry Rag name, all recorded in his bedroom straight to a four-track, each one expanding on his guitar experiments and polishing up his sound. Tiny Painting is a great recent example of his prowess as a young musician and is taken from his latest album, The Ghastly Adventures Of Ghost Goat.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise Jazzadezz - Fairy Jazzadezz is a dream pop/new wave band formed by Alin Zabrauteanu (synths, guitar, production) and Dezdemona Mihaescu (vocals). For their 2010 debut album Inimani Mal, Calin Torsan (Domnisoara Pogany and NU & Apa Neagră) joined the band playing clarinet, recorder and caval. In 2012, another two members were added, Alex Stanciu on guitar (also in Domnisoara Pogany) and drummer Eduard Gabia, a renowned choreographer and contemporary artist. The second album, Panta Rhei, was released last month and experiments in new areas such as ambient, post-rock and trip-hop.
RUSSIA: Big Echo 2muchachos - Striwi Kri4at Striwi Kri4at is a beautiful instrumental piece from romantic dream pop band 2muchachos, who released their Vesnywki!! EP last month, a perfect soundtrack for spring.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop Julia And The Doogans - Down The Line Julia Doogan has everything you'd want from a pop singer - a genuinely distinguishable voice, a breakable heart, just the right amount of melancholy, and lyrics that are honest but not mushy. MAP exclusive free download Down The Line is taken from Julia And The Doogans' achingly graceful new five-track Diamonds EP (buy on Bandcamp), and shows off the talents of Julia and her lush band to near perfection.
SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To... Sze Kiat - Once In A While No man is an island, yet one gets the sense that the musical ideas that transpire in Sze Kiat's mind were born from the stillness of time. There's an unhurried approach to his songwriting and an intimacy that evokes a strain that could only come from a sort of crying out from some terrifying or forsaken place. Featuring traditional Chinese stringed instruments such as the erhu and the zhongruan, the sparse instrumentation serves as the background to Sze Kiat's simple yet emotive lyrics.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker! Nate Maingard - The Open Space Nate Maingard is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Cape Town whose music often brings the likes of Damien Rice, Coldplay and Jack Johnson to mind. His voice has been compared to Thom Yorke and Ben Gibbard, and his easy style and sense of melody shine through on The Open Space with a passionate undertone throughout.
SOUTH KOREA: Korean Indie E9 - My Little Flutter E9, short for Edward Nine, wish to combine the pureness of Edward Scissorhands with the rampage of Nine Inch Nails. Their sound is influenced by groups like Placebo and Muse, while their lyrics tell fairy tales. The band has been around for several years and are preparing to release their first EP. My Little Flutter is a perfect sample of E9's mixture of grunge, punk and Britpop with electronic sounds.
SPAIN: Musikorner Boreals - Luciérnagas Boreals are probably younger than any of you beloved MAP readers but that doesn't mean they don't know what they're doing. And what they do is deliver a fine mixture of cosmic post-rock (clearly influenced by Explosions In The Sky) embellished with clouds of synths that makes their sound epic and heart-touching, just as post-rock should. Luciérnagas, one of their most atmospheric tracks, is taken from their second EP, Grecia, released through Barcelona-based label Irregular, home of former MAP acts Lasers and The Suicide Of Western Culture.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease Skatan - Control The new record from Skatan is out on May 23 and is called Seven Trees. The first single, Control, features a little more eclectic instrumentation than in the past and Simone Andersson Wingfors' voice is less processed and more immediate, resulting in a song that hits all the right chords.
SWITZERLAND: 78s Baba Shrimps - Angel This five-piece from Zurich play impulsive pop music with a blend of country and rock. Baba Shrimps will release a new record at the end of 2012, but to shorten the waiting time they have dropped a live version of a new, unreleased song called Angel.
TURKEY: WEARTBEAT Solardip - Leap Of Faith With their French electro/indie-influenced sound, Solardip is one of the few live acts of their genre in the country. In a short time, these three Istanbul youngsters have attracted a big audience. Debut album Future Now came out in March through Remoov Records after the release of the spectacular single and sexy video of Dance Like Wolves.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating Nicole Miglis - Stay Small There's no hiding my affection for Gainesville's Hundred Waters, one of 2012's best new bands. Just as bewilderingly complete, elegant and worth exploring is the solo work of their frontwoman, Nicole Miglis. Stay Small is from her debut self-titled EP, which you can download for free here.
VENEZUELA: Música y Más Ulises Hadjis - Donde Va Ulises Hadjis is a young artist from Maracaibo. Despite his fledgling career, he already has two albums and a Latin Grammy as a music producer to his name. His second record, Cosas Perdidas, was released last month. In his own words, it is "an honest collection of songs" and shows more maturity in his lyrics and compositions than its predecessor, Presente.