Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: french pop, playlist, rdio, spanish indie, swedish pop
Most of my friends have probably heard me sing the praises of Rdio so much that they’d think I get a commission. I don’t. I just really love everything about it — its UI, its perfect merging of social and music discovery, and especially the fact that it’s introduced me to so much great new music.
If you’re on Rdio I invite you to follow me (code name esKIMo), or at least check out the new Songs From Other Countries playlist where I frequently add my favorite tunes from France, Sweden, Spain, and beyond. And as always, if you have any music to suggest please get in touch at songsfoc at gmail dot com. Enjoy!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bark bark disco, berlin, let's do this, the concretes
Firstly, apologize to the few fans of this blog for abandoning it over the last few years. It’s back!!! This was always my favorite of several blogs that I’ve started and stopped over the years. I fell in love with the idea of sharing music and art from other countries a few years back while running my label eskimo kiss records (you can read the full history here if you’d like). While I never actually released any music from anyone outside the U.S., I’ve always tried to promote good music from other countries whenever I can. This blog is a way for me to continue to do that.
SO… without further adieu I bring you “Let’s Do This,” the new EP from Berlin’s Bark Bark Disco, who I profiled back in 2010. The new EP continues what they started with four very catchy, garage-influenced indiepop tunes. I get a Concretes vibe from some of this, due in part to the production. This is a very good thing. Seriously awesome stuff, my favorite being the third track “Give Me Back My Heart,” which makes me chuckle because I misheard at first as “Give me back my pants.” Hee hee. You can download this for FREE from their bandcamp, so get to it.
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Welcome to the Songs From Other Countries blog.
As the owner of a micro-indie record label, I get a lot of music in the mail. Unfortunately, over the past few years I’ve noticed that I ignore much of the music I receive. Why? Mostly time, and being overwhelmed not only by the insane amount of music available these days, but also by life in general. I wish I could listen to everything I receive, and well, to be honest, I guess if I just took a few minutes I probably could. But the reality is, I just don’t.
However, something else I’ve noticed about myself is that whenever I receive a package from another country, I always listen to it. Always. I don’t think I’m atypical when I say that art from another country is instantly a little more intriquing than art from my own neck of the woods. So perhaps it’s the interesting stamps, or the fact that I know the artist spent a little more money to get it to me, but I always open that package from the UK, Spain, Japan, wherever, with a little more enthusiasm than I do that package from say, Charlotte or Raleigh.
In most all cases though, it doesn’t matter how much I like said package from across the pond. I release very few records; I just don’t have the finances or time to do the things I’d like to do. I hear lots of good music that I’d love to give a home to, I just can’t. So with that in mind, I decided to start this blog.
“Songs From Other Countries” is a record of just that. Music from outside of the U.S. that I think you should hear. I might not press a thousand copies of it, but this is my own way of helping great music get in front of folks who might not have ever heard it otherwise.
So stay tuned for info on all the greatest indie music you’ve never heard. And if there’s something you think I should check out, shoot me an email at songsfoc @ gmail dot com. Keep in mind though, I LOVE snail mail packages from other countries. It’s why I started this blog in the first place. So I’ll listen to your mp3, sure, but extra points if you actually take the time to send me a package.
Songs From Other Countries
c/o eskimo kiss records
PO Box 11310
Atlanta, GA 30310
USA
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