Missing You Like Pokemon

Having topped my weekly lastfm charts since i first discovered him less than a month ago, i can definitely say that my current musical obsession is Alfred Daniels Midland!

I discovered him while making my way through lastfm's recommended similar artist to Jacob Borshard, and while his music is not at all like Mr Borshard's ukulele-pop, its easy to see the similarity in their poignant bedroom lo-fi compositions.

Alfred Daniels Midland is more uptempo and not all sad stories, although he does have his fair share of heartbreak tales.

According to his artist page on Lastfm, Robby Fronzo, the lad behind the moniker, was previsously called Snow-fi, but curiously changed his name to mock a US agriculture business named "Archer Daniels Midland".

His own website over at http://www.freewebs.com/alfreddanielsmidland/ has links to several albums for free download, hosted at archive.org, and the cutest video of playful kitties (you just can't go wrong with cute kitties!!), however - sadly his myspace page states "I'm not a band anymore - I've decided to stop making songs under this name, BUT i'm looking to form a pop punk band... so if you play an instrument, and like pop punk.. tell me."

Which we think is a crime!! :)
Go download his albums, get addicted and let's all try and convince Robby to keep playing Alfred Daniels Midland!

Soda Fountain Rag

This morning I got some singles I had ordered from Cloudberry records delivered, and amongst them, there was Soda fountain rag. It's a nice little single, Norwegian pop at its best!!!

And listening to it reminded me: Soda fountain rag has lots and lots of mp3s available to download here. Enjoy!

There's not much information on her (yes, it is a one-girl band!) online, but the songs speak for themselves.

You can also buy her previous album at My honey records or at Poppolar records.

Popcast #3 - Cover Versions!

Ola!
time for another popcast, this one based on Cover Versions - It was loads of fun making and researching! Hope you enjoy it and find out a few new artists, or songs!
Quiztime as well - we want to see your answers to who the original artists are in the comments! :)

Tracklisting is:

Tullycraft - Girl about town
Gregory Webster - Untidy towns
Genoe - Miss Douglas County
Billie The Vision & The Dancers - I'm a Cuckoo
Acid House Kings - Keep your love
Strawberry Story - Made Of Stone
The Guild League - Between Delta and Delaware
Math and Physics Club - You're So Good To Me
The Softies - Hey Hey Girl
Six Cents And Natalie - Your Class
The Smittens - Party time
Colin Clary - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
The World Record - She Plays Guitar
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Look of love
Sun Hill - Falling Out Of Love (With You)
Jacob Borshard - I'll Be Your Mirror
Basil the Mouse - Here Comes The Sun

Download it here..

thanks! thor + camila

Pocketbooks - New single out tomorrow!

When I first discovered Pocketbooks, it was still a one-man project, they were not playing any gigs and hadn't released anything, but Andy had lots of mp3s available online and I was thrilled to find them! It was new year's day and there's nothing better to start a year than brand new music! That was a real treat!

They've gone a long way since then, nowadays Pocketbooks is a fully formed band, they have a big repertory of good songs, have been playing lots of gigs and have recorded their first single, which will be released tomorrow, 14th May, on Atomic beat records.

The choice of the two songs for the 7" couldn't have been better: "Cross the line" and "Every good time we ever had", two of the songs I enjoy the most when they play them live.

You can buy the single directly from Atomic beat records, and download lots of their other songs here.

Roadside poppies - One day you won't feel a thing

If you haven't heard of Roadside poppies yet, here's a nice chance to check them out:

They recorded an album as part of the RPM challenge (10 songs in 28 days) and I have to say they made it well. "One day you won't feel a thing" is one of those albums I keep wanting to go back to: It's catchy, lo-fi, jangly indiepop and it makes me smile and dance around my bedroom whenever i put it on!

They have made the entire thing available to download here.

Enjoy it!

Popcast #2 - Girls In Love!

rar! we've just put together the second in our series of themed popcasts - this one based on girls singing love songs. Hope ye enjoy it!

Tracklisting:
Shermans - Boy With the Bright Eyes
The Icicles - Ralphy Rodriguez
The Golden Circles - Gonna Love You
Go Sailor - Bigger Than An Ocean
The Charade - My Song To You
The maybellines - On & On
The Diskettes - Abc's of love
Cub - Your Bed
The Postmarks - Weather the Weather
The Smittens - Jeans And Mittens
All girl summer fun band - Cutie pie
The Motifs - Every Way
Springfactory - As winter gives way to spring
The 6Ths - You You You You You
Sister vanilla - The two of us
Adventures In Stereo - Close To You
The Softies - Excellent
Bella Vista - I've Only Ever Dreamt of You
The Pastels - Love It's Getting Better

Download the file here