Best concert ever

The best concert experience of my life was when I last weekend watched jensa Lekman in Stockholm. This weelend he will perform in Gothenburg at the excellent Way out west festival. If you get the chance to see him, don´t hesitate to go there. As far as I know, this is the end of his current tour, but I hope for your sake - if you havent seen him - he tours again.

I also recommend to listen to The Blow who opened for Lekman.

/The Drumming Cat

Very good day indeed

A couple of days ago I went into one of my favorite record shops, Delicious goldfish records, located in the Stockholm suburb Solna.

And I walked out with some really good music in my hands. First a compilation with all of St Christophers recordings from their time at the legendary label Sarah records.

And also the latest brilliant album from Swedish group Love is all. An finally a brilliant compilation from 2003, with mixed and obscure songs from Rough trade, including calypso and an excellent cover of A certain ratios classic song "Shack up". If you are in Stockholm, take a trip to this lovely shop!

/The Drumming Cat

An apple compilation a day

Well not that many. In fact, it hos now been announced EMI will release the first ever Apple records compilation. The Beatles founded Apple records lasted from the late 60s to the early 70s, but never before have a compilation of the label´s other artists been released. Really looking forward to it. October 25th is the scheduled release date.

It is really a fruitful way of putting together artists from Apple...

/ The Drumming Cat

Is there a Swedish ghost?

Just viewed this wonderful version of Band of Horses song "is there a ghost". It is Swedish group Shout out louds that calls it "Spöken" (Ghosts).

Enjoy!

/The Spooky Cat

Popaganda with Belle and Sebastian

Just recently got my ticket in the mail-box for this year´s Popaganda festival in Stockholm. This year will feature legendary Belle and Sebastian (which I of course especially look forward to), Hot Chip, Shout out louds, Jonathan Johansson, The Concretes and many moore. It will be held at the 27th to 28th August, at Eriksdalsbadet, an area normally reserved for swimmers, so there are a few pools just next to the concerts.



/ The Drumming Cat

The best of 2010 so far part 2

bJust thougt a couple of songs would also deserve a place on my best of 2010 so far. So here is part 2 with another Spotify playlist.

Track listing:
1. Tanlines - Real life
2. Beach fossils - Sometimes
3. Washed out - New theory
4. Javelin - Vibrationz
5. The Sound of Arrows - Into the clouds (Fear of tigers remix)
6. Ratatat - Grape juice city
7. CEO - Come with me
8. Gorillaz - On melancholy hill
9. The Golden filter - Solid gold
10. The Art museums - Sculpture gardens
11. Real estate - Younger than yesterday
12. Stornoway - Fuel up

Enjoy!

/The Drumming Cat

There is a light that... goes out?

Sadly, this is the last time. A couple of days in August will be the last chance to go to "Sing-along at Debaser" ("Allsång på Debaser") in Stockholm. Magnus Carlsson, the singer from Weeping Willows, has during the 2000s entertained Stockholm where the crowd sings along as he performs covers of indie classics such as Pulp´s "Common people", Joy Divisions "Love will tear us apart". Especially I will miss his cover of The Smiths "There is a light that never goes out" which always begins and ends the shows. If you are in Stockholm in August, you MUST go there. It is an experience out of the ordinary and you simply have to go if you haven´t been there. TRUST ME.

"First of the gang to die" from the Sing along 2006



/The Drumming Cat