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Piroth remixed

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:11:37 -0800

Swedish sister folk/pop duo Piroth will be releasing a remix album on January 26 featuring six reworked tracks selected from both their "Safe haven" and "Prima ballerina" albums. Full details: http://www.myspace.com/sisterspiroth/blog/540706890

Piroth Train Tour doc

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:45:51 -0800

Piroth made a documentary of their recent tour-by-train: http://vimeo.com/9029297

MP3: Piroth - When the night is over

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:03:06 -0800

Piroth's new album "Safe haven" eschews their Early Music charms in favor of better production and expanded instrumentation, a step backwards in my opinion. Now they're not much more than yet another Swedish sister duo. All is not lost though, there are still moments that shine through and the song "When the night is over" is one. Way more Woven Hand than sweet sibling folk, hence it is also way more interesting than the status quo peers. It's also quite sparse vocally speaking, a road far less travelled for the sisters Piroth and one that shows a bit of daring. Risk is good, it shows ambition; clean recordings are not risky unless they reveal a lack of talent and Piroth's technical abilities were never called into question. More like this please (but not necessarily exactly like this).

Piroth interview at Komakino

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:59:00 -0800

Italian webzine Komakino interviews Piroth: http://www.inkoma.com/read.asp?id=2491

Piroth tour blog

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:27:47 -0800

Piroth have started a tour blog: http://pirothontour.blogspot.com/

Eardrums is a new Piroth fan

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:24:19 -0700

Eardrums talks up the new Piroth album "Safe haven": http://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/10/21/piroth-safe-haven/

Piroth - Fog dancers (video)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:33:11 -0700

Check out Swedish sister duo Piroth and their new video for "Fog dancers": http://vimeo.com/6871874

Piroth tour Europe

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:30:25 -0700

Swedish chamber-pop sisters Piroth will be heading out to tour Europe in November:

11/04 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
11/05 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover (GER)
11/06 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
11/07 - Boute du Monde, Vevey (CH)
11/13 - Club Truskel, Paris (FRA)
11/18 - Enosteria, Brescia (ITA)
11/19 - Lego Cafe, Cesena (ITA)
11/20 - Gabba, Gabba, Taranto (ITA)
11/21 - I Sotterranei, Copertino (ITA)
11/22 - Mattatoio, Carpi (MO) (ITA)
11/24 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
11/26 - Cafe Vinyl, Wetzlar (GER)
11/27 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
11/28 - Hans Wurst, Berlin (GER)

Sirius playlist week #23

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:09:48 -0700

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

01. Pintandwefall - Jail
02. TALK 1
03. Detektivbyrån - Partyland
04. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Pärlor
05. Piroth - Fog dancers
06. TALK 2
07. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
08. Lapko - Miami vicer
09. My God Damn Territory - Used to be
10. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets & filth
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Behind kitchen knives
13. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
14. TALK 4
15. Folke - Wet soap
16. The Goner - A song
17. Regina - Totuus minusta
18. TALK 5
19. Lowood - Crash

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

More Piroth now streaming

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:06:38 -0700

Swedish sister-folk/chamber-pop duo Piroth now have three more new tracks from their forthcoming album streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sisterspiroth
Also, read a fresh interview with the band here: http://www.glue.fi/features/111-memories-of-finland

Sirius playlist week #19

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:06:47 -0700

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

01. Penny Century - Just because (feat. Mattias Alkberg)
02. TALK 1
03. Piroth - Fog dancers
04. Shogun Kunitoki - Riddarholmen
05. Elenette - Start; alla program; spel
06. TALK 2
07. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets and filth
08. Viola - Nobodylovers
09. Pan Sonic - Maa
10. Antifilm - Here comes the son
11. TALK 3
12. Ingenting - Slapp in solen
13. Pixie Carnation - Fresh poems
14. David Åhlén - Spirit fall
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - The teenage order
17. Pinto - We breathe too much
18. The Opium Cartel - Better days ahead
19. Dag för Dag - I am the assassin
20. TALK 5
21. Aerial - All refrain

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

Piroth - Fog dancers

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:15:09 -0700

Swedish sister duo Piroth have a new single out now called "Fog dancers" and they're giving it away as a free download: http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/audio_player/download_song/1944611

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:05:47 -0800

Piroth has cancelled their winter tour plans: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=65256767&blogID=446501157

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:10:56 -0700

Piroth will be recording a new album this fall/winter with the addition of musicians Markus Kärnebro on drums and Marcus Johansson on bass.

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:44:33 -0700

Swedish duo Piroth is keeping a bit of a tour diary: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=65256767&blogID=404793519

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:12:35 -0800

Swedish sisterly indiepop duo Piroth is planning a European tour for June. Dates and details soon.

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:38:44 -0800

Swedish duo Piroth on tour in Germany:

02/01 - Kino Central, Magdeburg (GER)
02/02 - Dresden (GER)
02/03 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/04 - Tschau- Tschüssi, Leipzig (GER)
02/06 - Ä, Berlin (GER)
02/07 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:55:07 -0800

Watch Piroth perform live for Undertube: http://www.automatictext.de/undertube/index.php/2007/12/13/undertube-34-berlin-piroth/

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:28:43 -0800

Check out Piroth's new video for "Dance closer": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyDAD0FY-I

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:10:25 -0700

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Mattias Bärjed - 99 pounds
02. TALK 1
03. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
04. Hyacinth House - Swedish signs on Monkey Island
05. Aerial - Secret goddess
06. Icos - Fly away
07. TALK 2
08. Robyn - Konichiwa bitches (Trentemøller remix)
09. Folke Rabe - Argh!
10. Him Kerosene - Ladybugs
11. TALK 3
12. Audionom - In the streets
13. The Alpine - Trigger
14. Immanu El - Astral days
15. TALK 4
16. Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jag har en vän
17. Logh - Thieves in the palace
18. Galento - Gunnar Hardings paraply
19. TALK 5
20. Promise and the Monster - Antarkis
21. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Heroica
22. Anchor - In the throes of passion
23. TALK 6
24. Repoman - Valley of snakes
25. Ulver - Shadows of the sun
26. Bobby Baby - Do not twist
27. TALK 7
28. Superfamily - Warszawa
29. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
30. Sinikka Langeland - Sus i myrull
31. TALK 8
32. Graveyard - Thin line
33. Mai - Snowing downtown
34. KVLR - Abomination
35. TALK 9
36. Säkert! - Sanningsdan

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:11:54 -0700

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Isolation Years - Frosted minds
02. TALK 1
03. Hyacinth House - Lucky stranger
04. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
05. Kamera - Fragile
06. TALK 2
07. Pay TV - Fashion report (clubmix)
08. Fun - I've got a truck
09. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
10. TALK 3
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Majessic Dreams - Still inside
13. The Indecision Alarm - Time for the big guns, baby
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
17. Karin Ström - Ordlös
18. Meleeh - Malign
19. TALK 5
20. Kongh - Pushed beyond
21. Baby Woodrose - Let yourself go
22. TALK 6
23. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (Cat Burgler remix)
24. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Rhythm
25. The Bell - I need nothing
26. September - Satellites
27. TALK 7
28. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
29. Sällskapet - Järnstaden
30. Montt Mardié - Birthday boy (drama)
31. TALK 8
32. CS Nielsen - Bottle for the road
33. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love will tear us apart
34. Voices Break the Silence - Mopo3
35. TALK 9
36. Plain Fade - Blue skies ahead

MP3: Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:33:44 -0700

Piroth are sister duo Johanna and Nina Piroth and together they create the kind of tight harmonies that you typically only hear from siblings. It's not too unlike The Roches, 'cept you'd have to swap their sense of humor for a large dose of Nordic melancholy. So yeah, we're talking folksy chamber-pop - more baroque than that other Stockholm-based sister duo Taxi Taxi!, but perhaps not so much as The Tiny. Actually, this particular track has more of a renaissance/medieval feel. The duo is still far more tweepop that early music overall, but it certainly has that vibe - the triplet rhythm, the storyline in the lyrics. That's pretty damn old-fashioned if you ask me. Or would that be 'olde fashioned' with an e? Not that I'm complaining - it's quite nice regardless.

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

More new music for you: check out Piroth, a Stockholm-based sister duo: http://www.myspace.com/sisterspiroth
This one's more for the twee fans, though I think they have much broader appeal.