Did you know that when in 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American in Space, his view of the Earth was all black and white and colourless because someone had forgotten remove a filter from his periscope window before the launch? Well, that’s a bit on of an in between situation isn’t it. In Between then, is also the name of Surf Rock Is Dead’s new single. The charming New Yorkers shared the single at the of November in anticipation of their debut EP, a pleasant dreamy shoegaze track with a poppy heart, attached below at your convenience. Team Poule says, follow your dreams.
Did you know that legendary Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings hit in 1876 the first home run in the history of professional baseball? They say that you know it is going to be a home run the split second when the ball left your bat. In the vein of this, Newcastle’s Seeing Hands‘ latest offering is outed as a banger the second you hit the play button. It’s True is a beautifully dreamy pop squeezer of a song. Team Poule says, straight A’s.
Are you familiar with the popular German movie Victoria of 2015? A breathtaking drama filmed in a single shot, 138 uncut minutes of basically a night out in Berlin and everything that usually comes along with it, beautifully scored by Nils Frahm. In a similar vein then, comes main man BLVTH‘s latest EP 7IGER, accompanied by a 15 minute movie featuring his ventures in the German capital.
The EP follows his trademarks of vast synths and slow, icy beats, as well as a knack for leetspeak. The spaces opened up by his broad production style then, are adequately filled with life by his aesthetic video, directed and shot by Felix Aaron and Henrik Alm. 7IGER probably marks the pinnacle of BLVTH’s solo works to date, an independent, stand alone piece of art, a Yeezus of his days. 7IGER is out now, with the stellar track Ocean attached below. Team Poule says, right up top this one.
December, month of happy holidays and soothing weekends. Right in that vein then come the team of brothers Inc. No World from Los Angeles, and their hugging spin of indie pop. Even better than their new album As Light As Light is the range of tour dates that came along with it. Playing Copenhagen, Aarhus, Paris, London and Berlin before Christmas, they will also make a stop at Hamburg’s Häkken, this Friday, December 2nd, sharing a stage with the lovely Jeannel and her Mind Tricks.
Team Poule reached out for you and secured 2×2 tickets for the night on Reeperbahn which can be yours via the comment section below. Just state your number one Christmas present for this year and wait to be surprised by December 1st, 6pm CET, when the lucky winners will be drawn. Team Poule says, good luck!
Did you know that Sweden has 25 provinces which have no administrative function and only remain for historical legacies and the means of cultural identification? Enter, Swedish duo Post Pines from the province of East Gothland (sic!) in the south of Sweden. The two of them – pictured above, Julius (left) and Joakim (right) – released their debut EP Past Eyes on Swedish indie label Meraki Force just last month, and if you are one for grand soundscapes and detached vocals, you are in luck! The EP carries four songs, instantly creating a great natural and welcoming atmosphere with yet a very mysterious tone underneath. On point vocals, matched with perfect synths and a minimalistic attitude.
Attached is exhibit A, Blood and you can pull a stream of the EP over at Soundcloud, and Spotify. Meanwhile, Team Poule sat down with Julius and Joakim to find out what makes the Post Pines.
Who are you and where did you meet?
Julius: We’re two mellow, emotionally filled creatures from two separate countryside villages in the region of Östergötland in Sweden. Currently residing in Linköping, which also is the city where we met.
Joakim: To be very specific we first met at a festival, we lived next to each other in a camp called “The Swamp” I think? I don’t really remember what we said to each other but yeah, I was pretty dizzy and I probably thought that I’ll never meet these people again. A couple of months later I saw Julius at a coffee machine in the complex where we both worked and I started to stalk him on Twitter. And yeah…
Few details about VILDE available, a mystery like Trump’s tax returns. Bit more exciting this mystery here though because here he comes, Mr Thomas Vilde out of Stockholm, releasing a single every month – for 12 months straight – and we are only in month two, how good is that. Attached below then is Dreamboat, his second fantastic vessel of a single, a perfect mix of tropical grooves, maritime summer vivre and almost french dance vibes. Team Poule says, hop aboard.
Photographic evidence above by Liam Wharton, good lad.
