French-Canadian singer songwriter David Giguère launched his debut album, Hisser Haut, last January 26th with an impressive live performance at the National in Montréal. With his exquisite mix of rock, pop and subtle electronica, the young artist wooed an audience of 650, with a little help from a few special guests including Ariane Moffatt, Fanny Bloom, Emmanuel …
Just a few months after the Terrible Angels EP, French/English songstress Charlotte Gainsbourg is already back with Stage Whisper, a double-LP of live and unreleased material released via Because Music / Elektra. You might have already heard the first single “White Telephone”, well here comes another song from the collection, “Paradisco”, written and produced by …
Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a contemporary experimental two piece hailing from Sweden consisting of singer Mariam Wallentin and drummer Andreas Werliin. Their “instruments” consist of her powerful vocals and his unorthodox juxtaposition of percussion and drums, resulting in a powerful, innovative sound. The track below is taken off the duo’s critically acclaimed fourth album Rivers. …
London-based disco rock trio We Have Band have just unveiled a new track off their forthcoming sophomore album Ternion, scheduled for release at the end of January. “Watertight” follows on the heels of their December single “Where Are Your People”, a delicious piece of catchy indie pop with dark undertones. The single was backed with …
English/Spanish electrorock outfit Crystal Fighters recently released their last single, “Champion Sound”, taken off the band’s debut album Star of Love. Influenced by a multitude of different musical genres, their sound is a fusion of fast progressive dance music, traditional Basque folk, synthesisers and heavy beats fuelled by early 80s Spanish punk. Case in point: …
Alexander is the solo project of LA-born singer-songwriter Alex Ebert, better known as lead singer of Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. His self-titled solo debut was released last March on via Community Music (and Rough Trade in Europe). The album includes 10 brand new songs that Alexander wrote and composed entirely …
Since the beginning of her career almost ten years ago, French chanteuse Camille (born Camille Dalmais) has relentlessly explored the possibilities of modern music with her innovative and unconventional songs. Her past two albums – the platinum-selling French-language breakthrough Le Fil (2005), and its beat-boxy bilingual follow-up Music Hole (2008) – pitted the Parisian performer …
Norwegian electro-pop ensemble Casiokids return with their third album Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (or, in English, The Revelation over the Mountain), released on October 11th via Universal/Polyvinyl. This album is the follow-up to last year’s Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar and it comprises 10 tracks, ranging from big sing-along choruses to childish naivism, to dark grooves, …
