Out of office

Sorry for the currently speechless blog. Got a busy week and I'm just heading NYC for a few days... Till my return (problably totally swineflued) enjoy the new summeresc and lighthearted sounding Evan Voytas single and the nice cover of the Cure's A few hours after this.

Evan Voytas - A few hours after this (Cure Cover) MP3
Evan Voytas - Getting higher MP3


Photograph: Benedikt

MP3-Mix Nr. 50

Today is a sunny day. Today is my birthday. And today it is time to publish the 50th MP3-Mix of the Last Pop Song. The first and the last fact undoubtely are reasons enough to pimp up the mix a little bit. Have som fun today, make someone happy and always remember: Carpe diem!


Mount Wilson Repeater - Pencils/Pens MP3

Echosuite - Disarmed MP3

Black Gold - Detroit MP3

The Horrors - Sea within a Sea MP3

Iliketrains - Wendy House MP3

T-Tauri - Revelation MP3

Lovedrug - Everybody needs a Halo MP3

The Ettes - Crown of Age MP3

The Stills - Still in Love Song MP3

The Veils - Three Sisters MP3

Fever Ray - When I grow up (Dan Lissvik RMX) MP3

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance MP3

Beehive - Pretty little Thieves MP3

Discovery - Orange Shirt MP3

31 Knots - Commands Compass MP3

Johann Johannsson - Escape MP3


Photograph: Benedikt

Signal Hill

Bands who are friends and companions of Beware of Safety, Empty Rooms and Tristeza can't be bad. Shall I proof? Try the songs from the debut of Signal Hill here and feel comfortable. Instrumental melodic postrocking soundscapes and songs lacking of aggressive moments and behaviour. Well done.

Signal Hill - The dead Vineyard MP3
Signal Hill - Men before us MP3

Ides of Space

Thank you very much! I appreciate the posthumus publication of the second album from australian dreampop/shoegaze influenced Ides of Space on Betterlooking Records. The 2001 album was only published in Japan and than more or less lost. Until now. Despite that this fact is worth to be mentioned, it is necessary to proclaim that the members of Ides of Space are now playing under the name of Line Drawings again.

Ides of Space - Past Midnight MP3
Ides of Space - I Promise Not To Notice If You Promise To Pretend MP3

Pale

Pale - Extras (ZIP)

It's time to say goodbye! After 15 years of living indierock Pale quits and says goodbye to all their fans. Naturally with good manners and a big thank you to the fans: A CD full of extras is downloadable on their website! A big thank you andbest wishes from the Last Pop Song!

Caspian

New Album Tertia to come..

New Numbers

Get the well done (and free) EP "Islands" from the New Numbers. Brooklyn based indierock without the somtimes slightly overdriven NYC attidude, playing with a bit of late 70's and postpunkish elements, melodic guitar based indierock and therefore worth being heard beneath the NYC borders.

New Numbers - Islands EP (ZIP)

Bird Automatic

Well done, Bird Automatic! The new EP from the sympathic band from down under reflects their notable qualities in songwriting. A sound not far away from easily associated Death Cab for Cutie. Nice, well played melodic indiepop at it's best. One track from the really good EP here and don't forget: Watch out, they are recommended!

Bird Automatic - Drew A Line MP3

Aidan Baker, Nadja and Thisquietarmy

What a concert! Just visited the performance of the canadian ambientdroner of Nadja and Thisquietarmy. What a show! In a industrial ruin landscape of the former Bahnausbesserungswerk in Leverkusen in company of about 30 strange, wierd visitors and freaks problably living deep down under the surface we had the pleasure to listen and therefore being captured by the ambient guitar drones of congenial and unbelievable productive Aidan Baker, his two piece Nadjaand Thisquietarmy , which is nothing but the solo project of the great Destroyalldreamers guitarist Eric Quach. Don't hesitate or be afraid to buy the new Nadja album which is almost pop music! A bunch of great droned cover versions of Aidans companions of musical socialisation. Caution, the rest is art...

Nadja - Base Fluid MP3

Aidan Baker - Live at the Katapult 08 MP3

Thisquietarmy - Battlefield Arkestrah & Dronewars EP
Thisquietarmy - Hi, my quiet Tsar EP

Not to forget them...

Destroyalldreamers - Wish I was all flames MP3
Destroyalldreamers - Automne MP3

The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes give away a demo track from their upcoming album. If interested in more, try this link via Vice Records.

The Raveonettes - Last Dance Demo MP3

Engineers

Yeah! Finally here comes one of the most awaited albums of 2009! One of my favourites present their (new) second album and offer a free track via the link below. This is real hectical behaviour: All the songs have already been completed in 2007! But what the f***, they are adorable!

Engineers - Brighter as we fall (here)

MP3-Mix Nr. 49

Monster Movie - Beautiful artic Star MP3

Experimental Aircraft - Upper East Side MP3

The Antlers - Two MP3

School of Seven Bells - Face to Face on high Places (Jesu RMX) MP3

The Killers - Joy Ride (Night Version) MP3


Photograph: Benedikt

Zoot Woman

Good news from THE FIRST POP BAND of the fresh and new millenium. After six years of silence there will be a new album out in september! Watch out, they won't break...

Safeashome

Safeashome - Hateful Town MP3
Safeashome - A Second replayed Murder MP3

Nugazetime again: After the great debut here 7" news from shoegazing and dreaming french Safeashome! Etheral and of course from Safranin.

Darker my Love

Although a few years to late, check out the debut album from the dark, fuzzed and psychotic sounding Darker my Love. Best described as shoegazing BRMC mixed with a portion of Dandy Warhols. Comparisons just to get imagination of these great psychrock band. I'm impressed and convinced! Get there second album in a way you should: Pay for it! These appetizing one is free.

Darker my Love - ST Album (ZIP)

Darker my love - Helium Heels MP3
Darker my love - What's a Man's Paris MP3

MP3-Mix Nr. 48

Dreamend - Are you waking MP3

Siva - Songs we forget to sing MP3

Nightmare of you - I think I#m getting older MP3

Hooray for Earth - Warm Out MP3

Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods MP3


Photgraph: Benedikt

Black Moth Super Rainbow

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Born on a Day the Sun didn't rise MP3

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy MP3
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips MP3

A song from the new and 4th album (Eating us) of BMSR . Again wierd, psychoactive, vocooder-infected, experimental etheral pop. Just on tour with the School of Seven Bells which is a fine combination indeed.