Sambassadeur - Free MP3

Sambassadeur - Free MP3 of the upcoming single "Days."

Labrador Records writes:

"Sambassadeur are right now putting the final touch to their upcoming album "European" which will be out on February 24. Without revealing too much the band has told us that electric guitars were prohibited on the recordings.

A first single called "Days" will be out on December 2. You can download it for free today -----> here."

I really liked the song "Final Say" and I played it on Like Sugar PopCast 5.

Eux Autres new release

I am a little late in posting this announcement. Saw these two play live a couple years ago and I have enjoyed everything they've released. Nicholas, of Eux Autres writes:
"Just a quick little note to let you know that our new EP, Strangled Days, is
out in the US today! Pick it up at any of your favorite online retailers.
Most of the EP is currently streaming at euxautres.bandcamp.com
vinyl copies are available from the UK through
wiawya.com and roughtrade.com
Keep your eyes peeled for a new Christmas 7" in November. Pre-sale info to come soon...
Thanks!
-Nicholas
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Eux Autres

www.euxautres.com
www.myspace.com/euxautres
www.facebook.com/euxautres
www.twitter.com/euxautres

Brim Liski for Ulrich Schnauss fans

Came across this on twitter today: http://one-track-mind.com/brim-liski-fight/
One Track Mind writes of Brim Liski "...the band themselves are referring to [their sound] as “dance doom,” with other suitable orienting points including the gothic guilded electronics of Depeche Mode and Massive Attack or the open skies navigated by Bel Canto and This Mortal Coil".
How appealing is that? Thanks, One Track Mind for this excellent find!
"Fans of artists such as Ulrich Schnauss or Syntaks will feel at home with the soaring, blissed out textures of Brim Liski".

Deep Down Drama Hound

Sitting here, waiting for something to trigger a more up-beat mood...need to finish Like Sugar Popcast 28. It was due out 5 days ago.
Getting into the sounds of Dag for Dag... Drowned In Sound writes: "Dag for Dag combine early-Cure, Violent Femmes, Cramps, and (perhaps) early Low (an inevitable effect of forlorn female vocals and minimal instrumentation)".
I thought I was exploring some Swedish stuff, but these two are actually newly signed to Saddle Creek and come from America! They wandered about, it seems, and ended up close to where I nearly landed.
Somehow, Bjork's "I Play Dead" seemed the perfect follow-up track and it's now making me dance dramatically.
I have 2 sets of friends (married couples that have never met) visiting Las Vegas this weekend. Coincidence. I hope couple 2 enjoy the Leonard Cohen concert. Utah is the farthest I have traveled to see a band (Synth Con. I had to see Wave In Head, Somegirl, Provision, etc)
Saw a nice announcement at Stereogum. I read that Magnetic Fields have released the cover art and track-list for the upcomimg "Realism" album.

(Suede "Stay Together" now playing)
Tried to get a new Tahiti 80 free(?) mp3 this week, but it ended up being a preview. That "A Love From Outerspace" track is really timeless for me.

New Mesh

Mesh "A Perfect Solution" (new!!) is now available. Put on your friend-hat and order it from A Different Drum: $15 "This latest offering from Mesh fits right in with their other top-notch productions. It is more edgy and agitated than their last epic album, "We Collide" but fits right in with their high standards at the very top of the synthpop scene. This time it is released in the USA so you can get it for a good price too! Order the CD here :
http://www.adiffere ntdrum.com/ buy/MET618/ Mesh-A-Perfect- Solution
With tracks with these titles, you know it's gonna be emotional:
1. If We Stay Here
2. Only Better
3. Everything I Made
4. Is It So Hard
5. Hold It Together
6. It's Gone
7. How Long
8. Who Says
9. Hope, Dreams
10. Want You
11. The Bitter End
*Beavis and Butt-head sounds* for track 4. You could take one title's word and exchange it for another to create a classic Mesh track. My favorite album is still "Original 91-93"... many good tracks on that one.

Raveonettes free track

“The Chosen One” Bonus Track From The Raveonettes’ In And Out Of Control [Vice Music]

http://broadtime.com/mp3/thechosenone.mp3

The Mary Onettes "Islands" - New album out today!

Labrador Records says:
The Mary Onettes "Islands" - New album out today!

The Mary Onettes’ critically acclaimed debut was described as the perfect mix between A-ha and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Now they are back with a grandiose new album that is...well, what can we say? It's pure perfection and the best album you'll hear this year. No less.

www.labrador.se/shop.php3