I’m very sorry for the slow updates recently… Blame it on a hectic summer. But the sistersurround-blog look forward to a great music-autumn 
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On ear: Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
This record has not got the reviews it deserves I think. This is summer, this is delightful, this is Goldfrapp at its best. Love it.
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On ear: The National -Slow Show (demo)
Today (19th of may) the selection “A Skin, A Night” is released. It’s a behind-the-scenes sort of thing of The National.
From the press-release:
“Completing the package, a bonus CD, The Virginia EP, features b-sides, demos, a session track, live tracks (including “Fake Empire”, which recently won Song Of The Year at NYC’s 2008 Plug Awards, and a sumptuous cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Mansion On The Hill”) plus one new studio recording, a cover of Caroline Martin’s “Without Permission”.
I haven’t seen the film, but the music is nice. Nice but not revolutionary since it’s mainly old stuff. I look forward to hear of The National sound like after Boxer, so this release is more sort of a “in-between-records-fill”.
The demo “Rest of years” is probably the best track. I also like the live preformance of “Fake Empire” and the demo of “Slow Show”.
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On ear: Bon Iver – The Wolves
Ah! I’ve been waiting for this record to get to Norway. He’s one of my favoutite lo-fi men, right beside Will Oldham and Sam Beam. This record is very nice. Still – not as good as the last Iron & Wine record. I haven’t heard the new Bonnie “Prince” Billy record yet sooo…
He actually sounds a bit like Anthony Hegarty… Anyway.
I was at the Ida Maria release concert at Blå yesterday. Good – but not as good as one could hope. The songs are too much alike. It sounds a bit like “old news”… yeye… Thursday is a nice day. No Kids and Mount Eerie are playing at Spasibar.
Listen to Bon Iver here (MySpace)
Listen to (the great!) No Kids tune “For halloween” here
Listen to Ida Maria here (MySpace)
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On ear: Quiet Village – Victoria’s Secret
This instrumental tune by Quiet Village is perhaps on of the most beautiful tunes I’ve heard in a long, long time. The repeated and simple string-theme is so tender and arty. This is art. It’s the perfect “morning-after”-tune, and it will keep you calm for the rest of the day.
The ocean-samples is just so fresh and lovely. The rest of the album “Silent Movie” is really good as well.
Here’s the short film with the nice tune. Love love love.
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On ear: Atlas Sound – On Guard
Lovely! I love this album! It has this really nice vibe. It reminds me of a nice package of Animal Collective, Frog Eyes and Grizzly Bear. It is so beautiful. Atlas Sound is the result of Deerhunters vocalist doing what ever he want.
Photo: pitchforkmedia.com
Bradford Cox has something called the Marfan syndrome, and this emotional music may be a result of all the time he has spent in hospitals.
Dig this. Love this. Buy this record.
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On ear: Kleerup – With Every Heartbeat
Isn’t this lovely… A all swedish pop-dish with wonderful guestartists as Lykke Li, Robyn, Neneh Cherry and Tityo. The single With Every Heartbeat with Robyn has been popular for quite some time and it’s a great single. Not all songs are as good as this, but Kleerup’s selftitled album is bound to be a success… You bet. It’ great.
Myspace: Kleerup
You Tube (great video btw!) With Every Heartbeat
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On ear: The Breeders – Mountain Battles
I was at the Blonde Redhead concert at Rockefeller last night. GREAT concert!
Blonde Redhead at Rockefeller
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On ear: The Breeders – We’re Gonna Rise
I liked Tapes ‘n Tapes’ last record “The Loon”. I thought they had a refreshing view on “indiemusic”. Their new record “Walk It Off” is something different.
Different, but quite good. Not as good as “The Loon” but still an ok album. It takes a bit more time to “consume” than The Loon since it doesn’t have that many “hit-songs”. So, sometimes boring, sometimes brilliant, sometimes just OK.
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On ear: Au Revoir Simone – Sad Song
I love Au Revoir Simone. I do. The music is so playful and beautiful at the same time. But they were not what I was supposed to write about now. But the british project Pram and their album The Moving Frontier from 2007.
This is an experimental Birmingham band on Dimonio Recordings. It’a quite jazzy. I’m just in the start of loving jazz, I really LOVE Pram. They remind me a bit about the Norwegian band Friko I’ve written about earlier. This album never gets boring – just unreachable. And that is something one can work with…
Goodies to look forward to next week:
Doktor Kosmos – Death In Athens
Blood Red Shoes – Box Of Secrets
Forward, Russia! – Life Processes
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