Hamburg, where The Beatles played first. And here come casual Hamburgers Pool and with them a pounding indie pop sound and a guitar that makes all the difference – and a range of highly questionable press shots, shirtless, in pastel coloured suits. But let’s not hold that against them. They do sport a quite pastel coloured and refreshing sound making them a sizzling hot tip for Spot Festival in Aarhus. Pool and Hamburg and Hamburg and Poule. What more could you want really. Pool will be playing Radar on Satuday, 20h30.

Attached is their sleak produced new single State Of Mind: lebensbejahend as it gets. And not only that, the trio will also continue a full-on German tour in June along with gigs at Melt Festival and Dockville this summer. Gonna a Pool summer for sure. Their debut album Snacks & Supplies is out now.

Here is the hot tip for SPOT Festival in Aarhus this week: Danish trio For Akia apparently formed well over two years ago – and have yet to release anything but a Youtube video, which technically isn’t even a video. However, When I Come Home does do things to you only the great ones manage to achieve: a very uplifting mix of disco and tropicana and pure pop vibes. Should be a great one to see in Aarhus.

For Akia will be playing SCC Minor on Friday, 22h00.

Again, an absolutely brilliant line-up awaiting music lovers in Aarhus next week, when SPOT Festival is opening is long arms. One hot tip includes First Hate. The duo from Copenhagen might not look overly excited about it all but judged by their recorded material, this will be a gig not to miss. They released a brilliant, sort of tropical and light EP last year and now new songs start trickling out of their laboratory. Attached is their latest gem, a quite dark and dreamy number titled Warsawa featuring their trademark deep vocals. 

First Hate will be playing Radar on Friday, 22h00.

It’s that time of the year again. Danish little hub Aarhus is opening its city gates to welcome the larger parts of Scandinavia and Northern Europe for SPOT Festival 30 April to 3 May. A four day extravaganza throughout the whole city – like a Danish version of South By Southwest: music, movies and beautiful people. The obvious names on the menu include Rangleklods, Reptile Youth, Kwamie Liv, Asbjørn, Sekouia and many more. And Like every year they managed to book a range of great small and rising bands, excited and hungry for an audience. Team Poule wouldn’t be Team Poule if hadn’t screened the entire line-up and are now ready to drop some names you absolutely cannot miss while being in Aarhus.

First on the list is hot duo Cancer, a new project by When Saints Go Machine lead singer and producer Nikolaj together with Chorus Grant lead singer and guitarist Kristian: great, soulful pop music with a pinch. Their debut EP Ragazzi came out last year on Tambourhinoceros, attached below is their new video for Age Of Pinball. One of the slower numbers in their repertoire. Make sure to give them a proper go on Spotify. They are playing Musikhuset Store Sal on Saturday, 17h45.

Miles deep pop coming in from Copenhagen again. Sherpa has put out this bad boy last week and you can be sure that it will be stuck in your heads for days to come. So pop this one on the radio for your next road trip. Windows down, pedal to the metal and burn that fuel. This is a pure driver song is what this is.