The Skywriter EP is a collection of songs Morfar has been tinkering with for the last three years. On this record he has used glockenspiel, melodica and old dusty Casio keyboards - in addition to the laptop. Against all odds he stands up and, in the face of his nightmares from Nidaros Cathedral; he sings - on every track. The result ends up somewhere between the naive and catchy electronica of 'Kim Hiorthøy', the Northern soundscape of 'Mùm' and at times the distant voice of 'Khonnor'. His own inspiration, meanwhile, comes from bands like 'Mogwai', 'Godspeed You Black Emperor' and 'The Cure'. Even though a laptop may be the most important element of his music, Morfar has crafted an organic and natural-sounding EP for the forthcoming days of spring. It contains 7 tracks, 6 of them originals by Morfar, the last one being a remix by 'Kjempetjukk Bussjåfør', courtesy of Healthy Boy Records in Bergen.

Ladyhawk sing about life and love. They're rockers and dreamers, still trapped in their apple country teenage minds, looking for girls and kicks, and mining their teenage quarries from the inside-out. This debut is a stomping and sweaty ride through the Vancouver streets they all know, as viewed from the seats of a bruised and doorless Astro Van. Ladyhawk's core is bracing rock. Neil Young's "Tonight's The Night" is the hailstorm on the hood of The Replacements' "Let It Be", while distorted guitars invoke the thread and swerve of Silkworm and Dinosaur Jr. It'll be hard to find a more hauntingly beautiful set of rock music than this debut.

El Perro del Mar行事作风十分低调，仅管日前她才於瑞典当地进行多场音乐演出，并与Jens Lekman一块发表作品，不过在她的简介中给予我们的，是一个躲在门后、深居简出的神秘女子。在她的音乐当中，那一丝浮世间的奢靡与凄美，都很难与她那轻柔而飘渺的歌声相作联想。想像只能悠游於音符之间的El Perro del Mar，几分少女心思的顽固笔触。El Perro del Mar随性地将真实生活带进了她的音乐创作之中，不需任何矫情的歌咏。专辑当中的歌曲，无不是她对於心爱宠物(狗)、爱情与落寞与私生活的体悟。即便在Sad一曲中，她的音乐仍没有一丝愁云惨雾。Party的清新吉他伴奏，微婉地道出几许年少轻狂。在Dog一曲中派上全女班和声唱咏，犹如置身仙境。也许在她心中，身为一隻捧在手心的宠儿更加幸福。People令人联想起la-la-las，非但凑上甜美的和声，就连那轻率的吉他刷弹都佈满如斯诗意。与Jens Lekman合作的Shake It Off和声空心吉他与手舞节拍，El Perro del Mar的歌声真摰而俏皮。This Loneliness绝对是El Perro del Mar的优秀民谣调子，其情绪转折与和声段落巧置的天衣无缝。在她My Space/Blog上的一曲It's All Good摇身一变又转为甜美动人的少女心思。浮华奢靡的I Can't Talk About It与萨克斯风、钢琴伴奏的Here Comes That Feeling，仍旧是El Perro del Mar的清新可爱之处。。

For How We Operate, their fifth studio album, Gomez didn't set out to reinvent the wheel. Oh no. The British quintet just wanted to change the blueprint for a different sort of rounded object: Their own records. Gomez have been playing together for a decade now. But their friendships date back even further; Ian Ball (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Olly Peacock (drums) have been friends since they were still in short pants, while the rest of the lads rallied around as the duo progressed through academia. Drawing on their disparate tastes, which ranged from Nirvana to Woody Guthrie, Motown singles to barbershop quartets, they honed a one-of-a-kind sound that incorporated all their influences around their shared point of reference:

其实关于他们的介绍在网上很少，只知道这又是一支独立乐队，呵呵，成军于2002年，乐队包括吉他手Mike Schey和Mark Buzard，贝司手Don Raymond，鼓手Adam Boyd，还有主创人员，歌手Nate Ruess以及多器乐专家Sam Means。而乐队的名字，则来源于对现代音乐工业处在cookie-cutter“FORMAT”冲击下的嘲讽，随着第一张单曲“The First Single”在美国西南现场音乐表演的流行，2002年，乐队与Elektra Records签约，发行了一张专辑“Interventions and Lullabies”，在北美两年的巡回演出中，乐队慢慢调整，重新出发，并发行过几张EP

Hailing from Montreal, Islands is a 7 piece band founded by former Unicorns front man Nick Diamond and drummer J'aime Tambeur. Following the untimely disbandment of the Unicorns right as they were on the cusp of breaking through, this highly anticipated debut release by Islands entitled Return to the Sea, with its quirky sounds and refreshing, catchy melodies, contains collaborations with members of Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade and Beck.

The brilliant follow up to 2004's self-titled debut. Limited Edition 1st US pressing containing the bonus Area EP (4 bonus tracks)

The Eraser is a solo album by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. It was produced by Nigel Godrich and comprises of 9 songs written and played by Yorke. The album art was created by Stanley Donwood, who has worked with Radiohead since 1994.

2007 Japanese Limited Tour Edition 2-disc set comprising a 12-track CD album including the singles 'Supermassive Black Hole', 'Starlight', 'Knights of Cydonia' and bonus recording 'Glorious' plus BONUS DVD featuring 3 music videos, behind-the-scenes studio footage and live performances

With their third album at the latest, Monoland established a reputation to move between the unusual and the unexpected.
Adding sampler to a traditional pop-setup, the Berlin based band create
songs remarkably unique in sounds and structure.
Occasionally, other bands may come into mind but eventually their unique sound bursts the defined pattern and cuts the ground from under one’s feet.
This music is amazingly versatile and what you experience is curiously influenced by the mood you are in and by the way you are listening.
You can listen to each track 20 times and every time you will hear something different: new layers, previously unnoticed sounds, unknown links and unexpected turns.
It is left to oneself. Monoland’s music does not simply end. Their music has a visual dimension as it does not produce a finalized image. What you see is that what you lay in it.
Monoland’s music lets you listen to yourself – lets you listen to what happens to you inside. It’s all in oneself. In this way, Monoland are subjective and that’s why they burst the pattern.
Discographie:
MANOUVA -11track- CD (supermodern/indigo)
COONING – 9track – CD /Vinyl (supermodern/indigo)
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You may know Erlend Øye from Kings of Convenience. The Bergen-based Norwegian singer has been a huge figure in the electronic music scene for years, but with Whitest Boy Alive, his new project with German DJ Marcin Oez, Erlend's gone the opposite route, creating stripped down rock music without layering, editing or effects. The simple combination of drums, bass, guitar and Erlend's breezy, yet intimate voice create a sound that is both funky and melancholy. A truly original pop band making the simplest sounding dance songs in the most organic way, this is one of the best rock albums you will hear this year.

Adult Alternative faves follow their surprise hit debut with another album of portentous clichés and earnest singing.

Acclaimed 2006 album from the British Trip-Hop/Psychedelic group, their fifth overall. After the departure of vocalist Craig Walker the previous year, Lights features vocals from Maria Q, Pollard Berrier and Dave Penney. 11 tracks. Warner

Trans Canada Highway is an EP by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. Originally scheduled for release on 6 June 2006, it was published by Warp on 29 May 2006. The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, number 8 on the UK Dance Albums Chart, and number 12 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.