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Category Archives: Scandi
Video Premiere: “Sever” by iamamiwhoami
Haiku Review: “You” by Kate Havnevik
Kate Havnevik’s back!
Giving You lush layered beats
Verging on Frou Frou.
Video Premiere: “Crystalfilm” by Little Dragon
We didn’t fully grasp the last album, but we need to give it some spins this month.
Kate Havnevik talks about new album “You”
Introducing… Laleh
Watch out for her! Laleh Pourkarim is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter. She came to Sweden when she was 1 year old and went to school in Angered, Gothenburg. Before that she had lived in Azerbaijan and Minsk, Belarus. She personally produced and wrote her 2005 self-titled debut album, in which she sang in three different languages: English, Swedish and Persian. At the Swedish Grammis Awards for 2005, she received seven nominations and won three: Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.
The following year her second album Prinsessor was released.
Video Premiere: “Speak Out Now” by Oh Land
This track is not from the last album. We are not too sure where it came from, but its not strong enough to be a single in our humble opinion.
First Listen: “You” by Kate Havnevik
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Kate Havnevik is too slow for our liking. We love her but we need more and more. This is the new single from the eponymously titled album. Tell us if you like!
Video Premiere: “The Lakes We Skate On” by Säkert!
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Lykke Li performs “Sadness Is A Blessing” live!
Video Premiere: “Emmylou” by First Aid Kit
Ane Brun performs acoustic version of “Words”
Ane Brun’s album is stellar. All the tracks are strong and worthy of being singles. This is one of them.
Video Premiere: “Geronimo” by Aura Dione
1This songs has been stuck in our heads for a while, so it’s nice to see it get a video. It’s one of the best tracks of the season and if Aura Dione gets the right exposure, she could be huge! This is taken from her album Before The Dinosaurs.
Haiku Review: “It All Starts With One” by Ane Brun
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Haunting melodies
Trickle down on lone lyrics.
It All Starts With One.
The Knife perform “Pass This On” live!
1It’s been a while since we heard from the Knife, it’s good to get a snippet like this in the morning. This song was used in the 2010 drama film Les amours imaginaires by Canadian director Xavier Dolan. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the2010 Cannes Film Festival. At any rate, the album is supposed to drop in the new year!
Video: “Without You” by Little Jinder
3Oh Land performs live session of “White Nights”
2This is the standout song from Oh Land’s latest album. It deserves a huge video and a lot of media attention. So, we are glad to see the damsel not in distress about it.
Tina Dico performs new song “True North” live!
1Exclusive: 5 Questions With Loft965.com: Ane Brun
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1. Greetings from Kuwait! Loft965.com picked your album It All Starts With One as an “Album to look forward to in 2011.” How do you feel about that and what do you think this year holds for you?
I’m very proud and happy to hear that! I hope that as many people as possible will hear this album, because I’m very happy with it. I’m going to do my best to spread my music around the world.
2. The first single “Do You Remember?” is a different sound from your other singles. What inspired this direction and what’s behind the song?
The demo for this song is me playing a bass line on one string of a guitar. It’s a kind of melancholic love folk song, and this rhythm was already there in the bass line. But we decided to make it bigger, and we invited 3 drummers to the studio. I felt like making a production where you just can’t stand still. I hope everyone wants to move to it.
3. You recently toured with Ani DiFranco, whom we love here at Loft965.com, how did you find the experience and should we look forward to more collaborations in the future?
Ani DiFranco is a very lovely woman, and I’m a big fan of hers. She was my main inspiration when I first started playing guitar 12 years ago. I loved doing the gigs with her, and playing for her audience, and I hope that I can do it again in the future.
4. What will be the next single from It All Starts With One and why did you choose it?
We chose “Worship” as the next single from the album. I love José Gonzales’ voice and I love this recording. It’s a bit hypnotizing.
5. We love quotes, what is your favorite quote or motto?
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
― Nelson Mandela
Tina Dico releases new live CD/DC with the Danish National Orchestra!
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You can now get your hands on the new CD and DVD release “True North”, featuring Tina’s collaboration with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra. The audio CD contains 13 beautiful live recordings from the 5 concerts Tina did with the orchestra in June. The DVD is a 63 minute concert film with a portrait part that let’s you get close to Tina and the themes her music revolves around.
