Jonka are Annika Kaye and Jon Neufeld from New York. Not only are they happily married, they also produce a really exciting mix of lo-fi and electro pop. If you are into 80s pop music with a modern lo-fi twist to it, you might want to check their 2009 debut LP Slow And Steady Wins The Race (buy on amazon). A new album is in the making right now, to be released later this year. But first, get to know Annika and Jon:
Jon’s from Staten Island, New York. Annika was born in Stockholm, Sweden but raised in Manhattan. For the past ten years we’ve been living together in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn is a diverse and dynamic part of the city. We love the laid-back pace here compared to Manhattan. There’s also lots of great music coming out of Brooklyn right now.
How do you know each other?
We met through a mutual friend at a party and never looked back. Now we’re married and making music together. It’s awesome! [continue reading…]
The Poule d’Or Compilation series continues with its seventh installment! This one features some spectacular new bands as well as some familiar names.
My Thank-yous go to all the 14 artists who gave me a track for this edition, I’m still amazed by the amount of positive answers everytime. And of course thank you loyal downloaders for your continued interest, you make Poule d’Or what it is!
You can listen to each song in this post by hitting its shiny play button, but because I’m no a wizard in the dark worlds of CSS, PHP, HTML, WWW, OMG, WTF, ETC .. you (don’t) have to pause a track before starting a new one if you don’t want to listen to 14 tracks at the same time.
Hope you enjoy this sunny selection as much as the previous ones! [continue reading…]