Cody - Under the pillow, under the elms

Soundvenue is streaming the new EP "Under the pillow, under the elms" from Danish Americana act Cody: http://soundcloud.com/soundvenue/sets/cody-under-the-pillow-under/s-hUlUv

Thrill Jockey picks up CODY

Thrill Jockey has been on a tear recently picking up a ton of new acts and you can now add Danes CODY to their list of distributed artists. Look for CODY's debut album "Songs" to be released in this US this spring.

2011 Statens Kunstråd stipends announced

The Statens Kunstråd/Danish Arts Council has announced the recipients of their grant money for 2011: http://www.kunst.dk/musik/omtilskud/hvemharfaaettilskud/
Bands receiving funds include Powersolo, Cody, Slaraffenland, Murder, Marybell Katastrophy, Efterklang, Afenginn, WhoMadeWho, The Tremolo Beer Gut, When Saints Go Machine and Turboweekend, among many others.

Gaffa favorites for 2009

Danish mag Gaffa has announced their year-end best-of lists -- here are their top 10 favorite Danish albums:

01. Mew - No More Stories...
02. Nephew - DanmarkDenmark
03. Jens Unmack - Dagene Løber Som Heste
04. Troels Abrahamsen - WHT
05. Balstyrko - Jagten På Noget
06. Nikolaj Nørlund - Tid Og Sted
07. Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control
08. Selvmord - Selvmord
09. Cody - Songs
10. Mikael Simpson - Slaar Skaar

And the single list:

01. Nephew - Va Fangool!
02. Mew - Introducing Palace Players
03. Mikael Simpson - Inden Du Falder I Søvn
04. Raveonettes - Last Dance
05. Cody - Down In The Dark
06. Medina - Kun For Mig
07. The Rumour Said Fire - The Balcony
08. Mew - Repeaterbeater
09. Balstyrko - Intet Stopper Helt
10. Medina - Velkommen Til Medina

International picks and the full top 20 single list is here: http://www.gaffa.dk/nyhed/36018

Presenting The Submarine Sessions

Check out The Submarine Sessions, a new Danish multimedia site featuring pared-down live performances from a number of artists such as The Raveonettes, Oh Land, Cody, Baby Woodrose and more recorded in the belly of a submarine: http://www.submarinesessions.com/

Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-logue preview

Crunchy Frog has established a myspace page for their new tribute comp "Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-logue" and are streaming a good number of the tracks: http://www.myspace.com/frogalogue
In case you missed my earlier mentions of it, the comp features 25 current Danish acts each covering a song from the label's vast back-catalogue. Acts featured include: As in RebekkaMaria, Baby Woodrose, Choir of Young Believers, Decorate Decorate vs Cody, Figurines, I Am Bones, Marybell Katastrophy, Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks, Slaraffenland, The Asteroid Galaxy Tour, The Blue Van, The Fashion, The Kissaway Trail, The Wong Boys, When Saints Go Machine, Who Made Who and lots more.

Cody confirm debut full-length

Danish act Cody have confirmed that their debut full-length album "Songs" will be released on September 14.

Cody hanging out in NYC

Danish "anti-folk" artist Cody is doing a string of NYC dates in April. Dates (and sound samples) at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/codysongs