Matt and Kim’s new single “Let’s Go” is available now and is a mixture of their original indie pop summery beats and calming vocals. The ooh’s and ahh’s definitely make the track do what it does best; it makes you want to get into your car, drive, roll your windows down, and “not care”. Which is, coincidentally, what the lyrics state Matt & Kim want to do. Have a listen and check out the video…
So I was mailing back my Netflix pick (The Postman Always Rings Twice) last week and I couldn’t help but think Film Noir is so damn cool. With all the Femme Fatales, crooked cops and spies running around it puts you in the mood to be mysterious. That’s what I enjoy about the Los Angeles based band The Spies. They get that cool and mystery go a long way, probably because two of the band…
Album name: Good Mystery Artist name: Amber Rubarth Genre: Sweetness Released: 12 January 2010 Label: Unsigned, which is criminal ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: amberrubarth.com Much of this world passes me by with alarming speed and frequency. Trends, fads, fashions and vehicles alike all skim dangerously close to my face, while I remain the proverbial Captain Oblivious, wrapped up in a cocoon of cheerful obsolescence that fits me like an old, worn-out glove. This means I…
Anytime I receive a press release that labels a band “an extremely exciting arts collective [and] a perpetual multimedia art installation”, a tiny emergency klaxon in my brain – wedged somewhere between the hippocampus and the primary auditory cortex, so the sound is both unbearably loud and very memorable – goes off. The klaxon reminds me to regard the offending group with the kind of scorn you reserve for only the most pretentious of ponces,…
ZME: A simple, maybe a little dumb question first: why did you call the band „Springfactory” ? A short description will do. We saw a sign outside a factory that read ”Welcome to Springfactory” We just thought it could be a good name for a band. This was before we had even started a band together. ZME: Springfactory is formed by Lina Cullemark, Peter Gunnarson, Daniel Holmström, Magnus Svedjebratt and Mikael Hall. Could you each…
Album name: Wildlife Artist name: Headlights Genre: Indie Pop Released: October 6th 2009 Label: PolyVinylRecords.com ZME Rating: 9/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/headlights I have interviewed the Headlights a couple of months ago (Interview), when they promised that their new material will be out this fall. And they kept their promise, as we only have about 2 weeks until we’ll finally see the new Headlights album – „Wildlife” in stores. It will be released at the beginning of…
Pocketbooks is lately, probably the most appreciated British indie pop band, if we were to consider the different reviews and critical opinions it has received from various music websites and magazines (you’ll read about it in the interview). They come from London, they have released a 7″, an EP, a single and have recently released their debut album – “Flight Paths”. The album is available HERE for purchase! If you want to read about great…
tada tátà is a special musical project from Sweden, more exactly from Umeå/Falun. They represent a set of electro pop and folk, with songs mostly played on guitars and Ukulele. Listen to it and you’ll notice that it’s like music for toys. I know, it sounds a bit childish and blurry – it’s probably just their toy piano and glockenspiel toying with my mind. They sound, in fact, just great and their lyrics and use…
This indie pop/experimental band comes from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They’re the newest band you probably know and have already released an album, that is available at the following websites for purchase: www.bol.com, www.platomania.nl, www.velvetmusic.nl and www.plato.nl. Because we wanted to get to know them a little better, we had a talk with one of the members of the band, Dean. Read the interview with Dean Tippet and find out exactly what the Dutch have to…
ZME: Let’s get to know you guys a little better. Please describe yourselves with no longer than 10 words each. What words best represent your characters, your way of life etc.? Sune Sølund – opinionated know-it-all kind a guy with flair for morel mushrooms Thorben Seierø Jensen – selfcentered, egotistic and insecure hypocondriac with a crush on B. Spears Kristine Permild – anthropologist with lots of undetermined phobias Laurids Smedegaard – the undisputed dog lover…
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