The Tiny - Rymden är rund

New children's music from The Tiny? Sounds nice, whatever it is.

The Tiny - Too heavy a burden (live video)

The Tiny perform "Too heavy a burden" for Kvalität: http://www.kvalitat.com/2010/12/the-tiny-too-heavy-a-burden/

Presenting: Kvalität (feat. The Tiny)

Kvalität is a new Swedish-based website devoted to intimate live music video: http://www.kvalitat.com/
Their first featured artist is the always-excellent The Tiny. They will also be doing a launch party at Landet in Stockholm on October 2 with live performances from Bored Man Overboard and Harald Björk.

MP3: Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time

Can't say that Anna von Hausswolff's debut album "Singing from the grave" is hitting me as hard as I'd expected or hoped for, but this song, "Track of time", is a monster. It's a vicious gut-wrencher, much in the same way as The Tiny's "Last weekend"; it aims straight for the chest and claws on through, digging deeper with every swell, every anguished vocal tic. Pure manic devotion, not for the feint of heart.

Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time

Sirius playlist week #14

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

01. TALK 1
02. Robyn - Fembot
03. Monty - Orden
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bye bye pianotie
05. Palpitation - What if
06. TALK 2
07. The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of tomorrow
08. Dyno - Don't speak love
09. Margaret Berger - Will you remember me tomorrow?
10. Holiday for Strings - Shelter Island
11. TALK 3
12. Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
13. Kråkesølv - Skredder
14. The Tiny - Last weekend
15. Asha Ali - The time is now
16. TALK 4
17. Monzano - Yes, we can't
18. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
19. Kite - Ways to dance
20. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
21. TALK 5
22. Makthaverskan - German boy

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.

The Tiny to play UK, France

Upcoming international (non-Scandinavian) live dates for The Tiny:

03/04 - Union Chapel, London (UK) w/First Aid Kit
03/24 - Cabaret Electric, Le Havre (FRA)
03/27 - Le Ciel, Grenoble (FRA)
03/31 - La Poudriére, Belfart (FRA)
04/01 - Le Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/02 - L'Atelier, Cluses (FRA)
05/03 - The Borderline, London (UK)

Full schedule at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny

The Tiny wants support

The Tiny are looking for a support act to play with them at The Borderline in London on March 8: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43267142&blogId=524781432

Festival report: THE EVIL OF SÓDÓMA – Adventures in Icelandic Rock Over Iceland Airwaves

The Tiny - Last weekend (video)

Check out The Tiny's brand new video for the single "Last weekend": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJZ0T9OQb-4

The Tiny confirm new album, single

The Tiny's new album will be called "Gravity & grace". It's not officially released until September 30, but they'll be premiering the video for the single "Last weekend" at Hornstull Strand in Stockholm on August 19 where they will also be performing a short set. Preview some tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny

SXSW showcase update

Here's the latest list of Scandinavian acts officially confirmed for SXSW:

Årabrot (NOR)
Baskery (SWE)
Benny Crespo's Gang (ICE)
Blood Red Throne (NOR)
Bloodgroup (ICE)
Casiokids (NOR)
Dmitry Fyodorov (SWE)
Grande (NOR)
Adam Heldring (SWE)
Jaakko & Jay (FIN)
Kaka (SWE)
Kakkmaddafakka (NOR)
The Latebirds (FIN)
Love:Fi (NOR)
Mixtapes & Cellmates (SWE)
Peter Bjorn and John (SWE)
Kristofer Ragnstam (SWE)
Sprengjuhollin (ICE)
Steed Lord (ICE)
Steso Songs (SWE)
The Shitsez (NOR)
The Tallest Man On Earth (SWE)
Sofia Talvik (SWE)
Those Dancing Days (SWE)
The Tiny (SWE)
Wildbirds & Peacedrums (SWE)

Anna Ternheim's new video for "Summer rain" is now online: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=47891728
Guest vocalists on said track include Ane Brun, Nina Kinert, Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny) and Klara Söderberg (First Aid Kit).

We haven't gotten a new album from The Tiny for awhile now, but they've been keeping themselves busy by doing music for the play "Park Aveny" now playing at Stadsteatern in Gbg. The song in question: "Pet cemetery" by The Ramones. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny

Eardrums has revealed the lineup for their upcoming free fall mp3 compilation: http://eardrumsmusic.com/2008/09/17/artists-and-tracks-on-the-new-eardrums-compilation-autumn-2008/
Looks like they've got a lot of good stuff including Jesper Norda, Park Hotell, Je Suis Animal, Pelle Carlberg, Vapnet, The Tiny and lots, lots more.

MP3: Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday

Who doesn't love a kazoo refrain? You've got to be one cold, heartless bastard to resist. Anna Maria Espinosa has been kicking around the Stockholm scene for a long time now, performing with bands such as Morder Jords Massiva, Club Killers and tons more, as well as popping up as a guest vocalist on numerous releases from a vast variety of artists. And this fall she's breaking free with her very own solo release (due out October 8, I believe) and here now is her debut single "Everyday", a great little upbeat pop number that has me super excited for what's to come. It's produced by the always-reliable Jari Haapalainen and written with Theodor Jensen (The Plan), but it's her voice that carries the day, along with that lovely, buzzing refrain I referred to back in sentence #1. Pure joyful exuberance, pure summer bliss! I'm glad Anna Maria is finally stepping out to do her own thing, it's time she had a chance for the spotlight. Not that she's going at alone though, she does have a lot of help: besides Jari and Theodor, she's also recruited Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny), Mattias Hellberg, Andreas Mattson, The Concretes, Nicolai Dunger and others to help out. I guess it was time to call in some favors, eh? Like I said, 'bout time.

Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday