| Shorties (longer version)... | | 2008-07-21 02:41:00 | | As it was played on the radio this morning, I wanted to post the video for Zookeeper’s Boy by Mew, but all I got was the “embedding disabled by request” message! I’m tempted to post multiple question marks here, because what exactly is the motivation behind this decision? I’m truly sorry that I wanted to promote one of your songs. Sorry, sorry, sorry and I promise that I’ll never do it again! My big problem is that I absolutely adore Mew, so hopefully it’s just some label jerk showing his complete lack of judgment.The lovely Someone You Replaced by Kind of girl was played on the radio as well. The debut album Lonely in a modern way will (finally) be digitally released August 11. What a long, long journey this has been.Also on the radio this morning was the annoying Don’t Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders (video) and I seriously believe it must be one of the worst songs ever written.Swedish male/female duo New Found Land has just finished recording their first release (?) a | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| More shorties (evening edition)... | | 2008-03-18 16:29:00 | | Indie MP3 "discovers" Tellus about the Moon.+ WwwmFrom March 24 the new single Seventh Heaven by Scottsmen AirSpiel will be available as a free download from the band's webpage. And a mighty fine new one it is.One of the sad stories of last year was the split up of the talented trio Port Largo. Now Caspar of the band has created his own solo project called A Graceless Phrase and already has 3 fine tunes to offer as free downloads.+ Everything is All We NeedThe Sound of Arrows has just been signed by Labrador, and you really need to look no further than the new track Danger! to understand why!+ Danger! | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Evening shorties... | | 2008-03-14 16:10:00 | | The Google Page Rank of the blog has improved from 4 to 5. Very nice me thinks.Want to listen to some yummy indie pop? Then stream the new track dan semua kan berubah by Indonesians Sunny Summer Day. You probably won't understand a word, but the melody is absolutely gorgeous.For some reason I couldn't access blogger.com this afternoon. Still haven't figured out why, but everything seems to be working fine now.Just received a message from NY shoegazer's Elika that they'll be sending me a promo copy of their new album Trying Got Us Nowhere. Perhaps mentioning Soundpool earlier today helped?Listen to the first single from the forthcoming album by racingpaperplanes. The band is from Gothenburg and that's all you really need to know, to understand what we're dealing with!+ In and out of comaSeems like Suburbia will the second single from the Spleen United sophomore album Neanderthal. This is the video... | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Midweek shorties... | | 2008-03-05 05:16:00 | | The Band of Horses concert last night was just brilliant (though at least this reviewer begs to differ) and I can only recommend that you check them out the next time they visit a venue near you. Someday soon I hope! Oh – and having a couple of beers and pizza with three of the Frekvens boys was pretty cool as well.+ The Great Salt LakeThe new single Someone you replaced by Kind of girl is now streaming at Myspace. And a mighty lovely one it is! Hopes are that the debut album will be out in August...According to the band's Myspace blog, Rich Costey, who produced Frengers, will also produce the next/new/forthcoming Mew album. So it's time for all of you who didn't like And The Glass Handed Kites, to start hoping that this means a return to the "old sound". Recordings are scheduled to take place somewhere in NY in May...Excellent Italian trio A Classic Education informs us in a Myspace bulletin, that new songs have been mixed and should be up in a few days (hopefully). Will the new one | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Swedish shorties.. | | 2008-02-28 01:38:00 | | A few ones from the inbox.Minneapolis-based quartet Love In October isn't really Swedish, but two of the band members are Swedish natives, so I believe it's OK to consider the band being at least half-Swedish. The album Pontus, The Devil and Me, was out last month and judging from the two promo tracks below, it could very well be an indie/alternative rock album worth checking out.+ Circa 1969+ I Dream Of Marie AntoinetteJimahl's nearly 8 minutes long remix of Jesus, walk with me by Club 8 is simply superb. Close your eyes, chill-out and make the world stop. 8 minutes later I bet you'll be rejuvenated.+ Jesus, walk with me (Remix by Jimahl)The fine Moto Boy single Young Love (released on Songs I wish I has written) has been remixed by Chris Price, whose album Post Pop Parade I embarrassingly forgot to write about last year, despite all my promises and good intentions. As a small consolation I've re-posted the haunting and somewhat New Order inspired And She Was.+ Young Love (Chris Pric | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Friday shorties... | | 2008-02-08 04:10:00 | | My post from yesterday is still valid. Not much has changed, but your comments and suggestions were much appreciated. The "coffee in the computer" trick is still pending though ;-)The (by some) highly anticipated debut album Where The Storm Meets The Ground by the ever-so pretentious The Storm will be released on Monday. The first couple of reviews indicate that the projected storm has turned into a somewhat short-lived breeze or more sardonically a "storm in a tea cup". Neither Soundvenue (2 out of 6 stars) nor Ekstra Bladet (3 out of 6) were able to hide their disappointment. It's still my plan to buy the album, so I can listen to it and judge it myself.The "Richard Hawley til Danmark" Facebook group now has a staggering 48 members. However more supporters are still needed, so please join and support this noble cause!Finally a new "Støj på Frekvensen" post is up. It's a remix edition, so check it out!It's Friday and time for another Flashback Friday. Check back for the music files | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Danish shorties... | | 2008-02-05 06:23:00 | | The One Weekly Gun project continues.+ We've Got OursThe Raveonettes clones Death Valley Sleepers has uploaded a new demo track. Now there's a band that I'd really love to see playing at Vesterbro Festival.+ Death Valleyepo-555 band member Hans Emil remixes the track Centipede under his alias Evil Death Machine.+ Centipede (Evil Death Machine Remix)Mew has started working on a new album according to Gaffa. | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Thursday evening shorties... | | 2008-01-31 14:41:00 | | Today was my last day at the old job and needless to say I'm really excited about what tomorrow will bring. Expect to hear more (good or bad) in a not so distant future.Rasmus, who is a member of the "Richard Hawley til Danmark" Facebook group, reviews the Richard Hawley concert at Midem. He ends the review by stating the obvious that he hopes Mr. Hawley will soon cross "The Ocean" to play a concert in Denmark!Swedish pop band Swedish For Beginners has released a promo video for the track Magical Machines. More info on the lovely video can be found at the YouTube page.+ Magical Machines (It's been confirmed that this is an older version of the song. The song in the video is a re-recorded version produced by Ollie Olson)Despotz Records are about to release the self-titled debut album by Swedish artist Kaka (not THAT footballer/soccer player). First single/promo track The Hotspurs (the less we know the faster we go) was to begin with a bit confusing and perhaps even somewhat irritating ( | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Friday whining (should have been Friday shorties)... | | 2008-01-25 08:02:00 | | These are frustrating days. Physically I’m still here at my old job, but my brain hasn’t really been part of this since my resignation. Unfortunately I have plenty of work to do and expectations are that I should get lots of stuff completed before leaving, which certainly is quite a task, when you’re not motivated at all.Perhaps more frustratingly is that my blog writing is suffering as well. No blog post yesterday and no Støj På Frekvensen post today.At the same time my mailbox is getting completely cluttered (627 mails in the inbox) and the to-do list is constantly growing.Now some of you will probably say that while I was writing the above, I could instead have posted a couple of shorties and my only comment is… you’re absolutely right!Swedish psychedelic indie rock act Du Pacque covers The Soundtrack Of Our Lives track Sister Surround.+ Sister SurroundThe new album Nous Sommes the Tremolo Beer Gut. Qui Le Fuck Êtes-Vous? by The Tremolo Beer Gut will be out on Monday (J | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Monday shorties... | | 2008-01-21 03:20:00 | | I certainly hope that the new Spleen United album Neanderthal is a grower, because after one listen I’m somewhat disappointed. But if I remember correctly I wasn’t really overwhelmed by the debut to begin with either.Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet gives the album 3 out of 6 stars, but in the very same review they also talk about the album View From A Highwire by debuting Danish act The Romanian Empire, which gets 4 stars. First single Criminal is surprisingly cool and according to the band itself the music sounds like a hybrid of Flaming lips, Radiohead, Deus and Beck, but check them out and decide that for yourself.+ Criminal+ Now Becomes NowThe Papertiger Sound amazingly continues producing new music and yesterday the band released the magnificent online single magnetic north, which of course is available to download for free. It remains one big mystery why this band hasn’t been signed to a label.+ magnetic northFirst release of the year by Swedish label Sudd is a collection of | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Shorties... | | 2008-01-15 04:25:00 | | Stereogum has posted it and so will I. This is the new video for The Air We Breathe by Figurines. Danish humor I suppose?+ The Air We BreatheThe Raveonettes clones Death Valley Sleepers are giving away a new track. Even though it's tempting to start whining about the lack of originality, the track and band are nothing but awesome.+ Girl Got LostNot sure that I'll ever get used to music sung in German, but the quite catchy Teil von Dir by Hamburg located indie pop band DALIEGTGOLD is one of the rare exceptions.+ Teil von DirIndie rock band Sir Salvatore has a new EP out called Continental Breakfast. This "appetizer" sounds pretty good.+ AmbalinaFinally I'm a registered user at the Richard Hawley Forum and will now start lobbying for a Copenhagen gig. | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Even more shorties... | | 2008-01-11 07:27:00 | | Check out my recent Støj På Frekvensen post.A digital copy of Downhill, the DAYS debut EP, somehow fell into my lap the other day. As expected it contains 7 wonderful indie pop tunes, but also leaves me wondering what Shelflife are up to. According to their webpage the EP has been "coming soon" for several months. Peter has more info and one of the tracks.In a cyclone of stones has turned into a very reliable source and for the second time this week I'm passing on one of the recommendations found there. This time it's the damn fine new demo Nunca estás a la altura by Spanish indie-pop band Klaus&Kinski.+ Nunca estás a la alturaSince I posted it, Kunsten At Slippe Taget by ENTAKT has been downloaded/streamed 878 times. Four digits are within reach, so please give it a listen!+ Kunsten At Slippe TagetJust in case you've ignored my previous pleas. Remember Us With Millions at Lades tomorrow!+ Shepherds HourJ.A. suggest that we all should listen to a few tracks from the forthcoming debut album The Fashionistas by Swedish electro-/synth-pop band Violet Elegy. Catchy stuff indeed!+ The Fashionistas+ Cold Hands | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| More shorties... | | 2008-01-10 02:11:00 | | It’s very nice of you to ask! My back is feeling much better today, thank you!This is the way it should always be. Yesterday I posted about bakers at dawn and last night they sent me a short message saying thank you. This is how my oldest daughter would explain it: “Dad! It's a perfect example of a symbiosis! You need them and they need you.” Amazing what she picks up while watching Stanley and she's probably right I guess?+ still not looking for (what i haven't found)Last night I spent a little of my hard earned cash to upgrade my file host. So hopefully we'll experience no more of those dreaded “bandwidth limit exceeded” error messages. Now if only someone would click those ads to help me finance the upgrade (OK – in all honesty it wasn’t really that expensive).In the car this morning (after all – this blog IS called Hits In The Car) I heard Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner for the first time. As one of the radio hosts described it: “that was one sensitive guy with a guitar”. It's absolutely lovely and you can download the track over at Wongie's Music World.Now this is an international collaboration worth talking about! Spaniard J.A. recommends Danish 80's synth-pop inspired band Antilles to Swiss blogger Chris. Infectious stuff!+A Different PlaceFlashing my ignorance for the second time today. Peter has a nice post on the brilliant Danish The Raveonettes inspired band Death Valley Sleepers.+ Black Pearl+ White Noise | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Lemon Shorties | | 2006-12-20 14:57:15 | | Apparently it was the done thing in the seventies to read, take notice of and try out recipes to spice up Christmas in the "Good House Keeping Institute" Cookbook, and or magazine. So one year my Mother made Lemon Shorties... | | By: Katie's Blog | | |
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