One of the hottest traded commodities for the past twelve and more months: Blaue Blume out of Copenhagen. After being the artist to watch for at least two consecutive years, the quartet has now built their debut album, waiting for the proper time to unleash the beast. Which looks to be September – and here now comes the first drop, Thinking Of Roxy: painting a picture with words, dreamy riffs and those trademark vocals. A banging soundtrack to the shortest of pink summer nights.
Finally some new tunes by American uber poppers Astronauts, etc. It seems to have been a while, and like a fine wine, their sounds aged perfectly. No Justice is their second offering this year and hopefully the harbinger of a bigger release to follow. Gimme.
Sweden’s finest Heart/Dancer have a range of European dates lined up for themselves that you should be aware of: the duo is playing Le Nüba in Paris June 11th – alongside a DJ set by old mates Employee of the Month. After that they are off for a gig in Gothenburg June 13th before throwing it down hard in London July 7th and 10th – all venues here.
If you ask yourself, who are these two, Linnea and Joakim. Team Poule has you covered, they love roof tops, grapefruits and don’t have a wikipedia entry anymore. Meanwhile, find attached below their latest offering Outro. Smooth as silk.
Oakland’s tropical poppers Bells Atlas released a new track last month and Sugar For The Queen isn’t short of amazing. Their enticing mix of indie pop riffs and soul vibes is quite enjoyable on a record or soundcloud wave but I reckon they will be an absolute banger when on a stage. Hit play below and picture them on a roof top under the clear blue sky, with a Martini in your hand. Sugar For The Queen is off their new EP Hyperlust which was released today, 1 June. Aces.
Straight to the juice here. PAL are a trio from Sweden and they are coming to Germany next week to play a handful of shows. Their exciting mix of jazz and indie pop is unlike anything you will have heard this year: wild, groovy, laid back and all around electrifying. They just released their second album titled Since and are taking it on tour in June. Attached below is the title track Since, stream the whole piece of beauty on bandcamp.
Catch them in Hamburg at Hasenschaukel 2 June, then in Leipzig, Chemnitz, Erlangen, Stuttgart and Darmstadt. Find all dates here.
Probably one of Team Poule’s all time favorites: Bravestation. And after being busy and silent for a while they are back with a new banger. Actors features their crisp production along with Devin’s warm vocals, a perfect team. It’s really amazing to see how, coming from a great EP five years ago, they steadily perfected their sound. Actors is another cherry on their cake – and comes with the promise a new EP to be out on Culvert Music this summer. All you need.
And if you call Toronto home, you are in luck. The trio is playing The Drake Hotel tonight May 29th and Ottawa tomorrow and some more dates end of June. Hallo.
