Apart from the very stupid name Cut Underscore, this is actually quite an intriguing and nice project. The duo from Amsterdam has a new EP out and its six tracks are trip hop’ish delights. Attached is the total Ohrwurm Papaoutai – a very nice rework of Stromae’s classic.
Team Poule’s latest Danish crush goes by the name of Striving Vines and has just released a fantastic new album. Obstacles comes after their debut from 2011 and is a collection of ten great indie pop’ish song, with a distinct Danish delight underneath. Warm riffs and melodies that only Scandinavia seems to be able to produce.
Attached is the great first single Sound Of Tomorrow. The album Obstacles is out now on Antiphionics.
Eeek – our favorite Summer Heart has stepped out of his little lab and presented the world today with a new song Sleep, presumably off his upcoming album. Happiness in a song. It really is amazing to see the development from his first single Please Stay back in 2011 to this one now. While still in the same, distinct Summer Heart vibe, it sounds more mature and very sort of aware .. if that makes any sense. It really is amazing. Salute!
Also Team Summer Heart will be playing a couple of headline shows starting Monday in Ghent, then London on Tuesday and on to Birmingham, Bristol, etc, all the way up to Dublin. And back to Sweden and Helsinki. Really, there is a show for everyone. Find all dates nicely listed here.
Extra good electronic vibes coming in nice and smooth from british ensemble Palm Beach. Reach is the disco soundtrack to the distant, dreamy sunset after a long day spent at the beach, with your feet in the sand.
Oh Mamma! Reeperbahn Festival went down very professionally in Hamburg this weekend and like every year it was an absolute treat. Reeperbahn Festival takes place in a whole range of clubs, bars and concert halls all around the famous Reeperbahn street, Hamburg’s half red light district half tourist attraction. It’s not only about music but also a lot of visual artists are presenting their works. The St. Pauli football arena traditionally hosts a range of exhibitions too. And what’s great about the music line-up at Reeperbahn Festival is that they always book a LOT of small and rising bands and give them a stage and hungry audience to play for. It’s great magic. And it feels like this year they had especially many of those names.
The most magical show was played by London ensemble Nimmo and The Gauntletts (>see the official Poule d’Or instagram). The band around Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett was one of Team Poule hot tips – and they didn’t fail those high expectation one bit. A powerful set, great energy, great music. They played the cozy Prinzenbar and the air was sweating hot.
Sweden’s delicious little pop tarts Death In The Afternoon have been around for quite a while and it feels like they are constantly re-inventing themselves. Their debut in 2011 was very rock and their second album quite 80s. They now have their third album lined up for release later this year on Stockholm’s hottest label Sommarhjärta – and judged by the great first single Let’s Talk it’s neatly set in poppy middle of both their other albums. A good excuse to catch up with Linda and Christian of Death In The Afternoon.
