IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Celestial - You send shivers down my spine

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:24 -0800

Swedish indiepop act Celestial has posted an old, previously unreleased track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Presenting: The Cherished Season

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:48:06 -0800

Check out The Cherished Season, a new Swedish act featuring Andreas Hagman from Celestial and his brother David: http://www.myspace.com/thecherishedseason

Celestial - Sunshine girl

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:39:02 -0700

The fine Swedish indiepop act Celestial have recorded a new song called "Sunshine girl" and it's now posted at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Celestial - Lonely Boulevard (video)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:34:08 -0800

Check out Swedish indiepop act Celestial's new video for the song "Lonely Boulevard": http://www.vimeo.com/2981527
Also see the video for "Try to understand" right here: http://www.vimeo.com/2983777

MP3: Celestial - Crystal heights

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:57:02 -0800

This is one of those bands/albums I've been meaning to talk up for awhile, but it kept getting pushed back again and again for whatever reason, but no more I say! Now, as regular readers should be aware by now, I'm not usually a big fan of indiepop, but that's only because there aren't enough bands like Celestial to do it justice. Seriously, I don't care how twee you are, I just want a little oomph in my pop! Enlisting We Are Soldiers We Have Guns vocalist Malin Dahlberg doesn't hurt either. It's really not that difficult. Enough of the listlessness, give me something to care about.

This week's radio show playlist

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:12 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Eric Beyond - Step off
02. TALK 1
03. Hanna Hirsch - Ingen kommer sakna oss
04. Francis - Bad to the bone
05. KA SO RE - Dramatically keep you
06. Susanna - Jailbreak (ft. Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
07. TALK 2
08. Love Is All - Give it back
09. Agent Side Grinder - Lashes of flashes
10. Parker Lewis - Bash the cynicals
11. TALK 3
12. Moto Boy - Pie Jesu
13. Down In June - The enemy within
14. Masshysteri - Tvivel
15. Underwater Sleeping Society - Saw you at my funeral
16. TALK 4
17. Viola - We owe love
18. Convoj - The shovel
19. Celestial - Crystal heights
20. TALK 5
21. The Deer Tracks - Yes, this is my broken shield

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XM U. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:18:01 -0700

Swedish indie act Celestial has another new video online, this one for "Crystal heights": http://www.vimeo.com/2084081

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:34:52 -0700

Check out Swedish indiepop act Celestial and their new video for "Hope, you know": http://www.vimeo.com/2083838

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:59:18 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Suis La Lune - Förmögenhet
02. TALK 1
03. Dmitry Fyodorov - Leisure
04. M:40 - Konfrontation
05. Cola Freaks - Ingenting set
06. TALK 2
07. Sort Sol - Boy/Girl
08. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
09. Fy Fan - Arbetslos inte dum i huvdet
10. TALK 3
11. Those Dancing Days - Home sweet home
12. Viktor Sjöberg - Bostadsrätt
13. Frivolvol - And the youth of a nation sang
14. Jesper Norda - Tomorrow you'll be forgiven but tonight you will have your teeth knocked out
15. TALK 4
16. Norma - Waste
17. Häkan Lidbo - Mental hardcore
18. Celestial - Crystal heights
19. TALK 5
20. Mattias Alkberg BD - Här är ditt liv
21. Smalltown - The music
22. Audionom - Han gar och fiskar
23. Nitad - Rädslan
24. TALK 6
25. Broder Daniel - Underground

My show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time, but is pre-empted next week (10/12) by a Beck special.

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:38:22 -0700

Celestial is giving away the title track of their new album "Crystal heights" as a free download: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/celestial/music/

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:50:42 -0700

Swedish pop act Celestial has a new website: http://www.musicismygirlfriend.com/celestial
The band's new album "Crystal heights" will be released on October 8 via Lavender/Music Is My Girlfriend.

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:40:12 -0700

Swedish indiepop act Celestial will release their new album "Crystal heights" next month via Music Is My Girlfriend/Lavender Recordings. Hear some new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Mon, 26 May 2008 13:41:36 -0700

There's a new demo track from Swedish indiepop act Celestial streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:21:35 -0800

Music Is My Girlfriend is offering up a free Christmas single from Celestial for download: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=89

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:29:02 -0800

Skatterbrain's favorite albums of the year includes quite a few Scandinavian titles such as The Honeydrips, Cats On Fire, Celestial and Club 8: http://skatterbrain.org/2007/12/skatterbrains-top-15-of-2007-woo-hey.html

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:59:47 -0700

Music is My Girlfriend has posted a 4-song remix EP from Celestial for free download: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=83

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Indie MP3 on the new Celestial single "Dream on": http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2007/04/celestial-dream-on.html

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Music is My Girlfriend has posted the a-side from their new Celestial 7" for free download: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/audio/Celestial%20-%20Fragile%20Heart.mp3

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Music is My Girlfriend is offering up a Christmas single from Celestial for free download: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=65

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Not only does Swedish indie label Music is My Girlfriend have a new website, but they've also announced plans to launch a 7" single club. First up will be "Fragile heart" from Celestial in November and records from Fireflies and The Faintest Ideas will follow.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Christoffer from Ellen Beach and Andreas from Celestial have started a new label together called Lavender. Check out their newly opened website: http://www.lavender.se/

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Swedish indiepop label Music is My Girlfriend has reissued both "EP2" and "EP2" from Celestial in a very limited release. Previously available as a free download via UK-based netlabel Lostmusic, the records are now both unavailable now due to bandwidth issues Unless of course you prefer your music on a piece of plastic like us old-timers.

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Swedish indiepop act Celestial has a new downloadable EP available via UK-based netlabel Lostmusic: http://lostmusic.co.uk/recordings/