Norwegian post-rockers Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson are heading down to SXSW and will be playing a number of US dates on the way there and back:
03/07 - Pianos,Manhattan, New York City, NY
03/08 - Legion Bar, Brooklyn, NY
03/09 - Millcreek Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
03/10 - Tony's house, Ridgewood, NJ
03/11 - Savvas' house, Annapolis, MD
03/12 - tba VA
03/13 - Soapbox, Wilmington, NC
03/14 - The Coup, Clarksville, TN
03/15 - Bear's Oyster Bar, Shreveport, LA
03/18 - Plush (4pm) (notSXSW)
03/19 - Swan Dive (8pm) (SXSW)
03/20 - Hi-Lo Club, Oklahoma City, OK
Listen to Norway runs down the 18 Norwegian acts now confirmed for SXSW 2011: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011011114030711899290
The list: Altaar, Benea Reach, Casiokids, Datarock, Death Crush, Forza, Harry`s Gym, DE Håker Flaten, Kvelertak, Marit Larsen, The Megaphonic Thrift, My Little Pony, Nico D & Admiral P, Serpentine, Simon Says No!, Sondre Lerche, Tôg and Youth Pictures Of Florence Henderson.
The Silent Ballet has started to post their top 100 album picks for 2010 which, as always, includes quite a few Scandinavian releases: http://www.thesilentballet.com/tsbt/2010/100_91.html
At a cursory glance I see the names Sistol, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson and Jaga Jazzist.
01. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Röyksopp - Senior
04. Kollwitz - Like Iron I Rust
05. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson - s/t
06. Casiokids - Topp steming på lokal bar
07. Shining - Blackjazz
08. Kråkesølv - Bomtur Til Jorda
09. Pow Pow - Last Days On Earth
10. Death By Unga Bunga - Juvenile Jungle
01. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
02. Kvelertak - Mjød
03. Lars Vaular - Rett Opp og Ned
04. Kråkesølv - Nordavind Mot Varme Kinn
05. Cold Mailman - Put Yourself Together And Fall In Love With Me
06. Röyksopp - The Alcoholic
07. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Lovesick
08. Kvelertak - Ulvetid
09. Honningbarna - Våkn Opp
10. Pow Pow - Solar Eclipse
Let's get this out of the way: Yes, many critics are spot on when comparing Norway's Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson to both Appleseed Cast and Explosions in the Sky; if anything, this is about as apt a correlation as one can make. But as talented as both those groups are, there is a lot of territory left to explore between them, and Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson do a fantastic job rambling through this attractive region. On this self-titled release (split into two different parts: "Puzzle" and "The detective"), that hard to define, yet unmistakable sound that American labels like and made their names promoting is deftly evoked and subtly expanded, demonstrating that there is still plenty more room to grow in this particular subgenre without sacrificing any of the '90s indie nostalgia (an aspect the warm, analog-like recording quality helps to enhance). "Puzzle" and "The detective" are triumphant achievements, their contents mingling the contemplative with the immediate, the ethereal with the tangible, and all on YPOFH's own terms. Instead of being merely an echo of the past, YPOFH are very much their own voice, and one well worth listening to. - Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Kristiansand, Norway will play host to a new festival this year in June, the self-explanatory Popfest. Confirmed artists include Hypertext, Moddi, The New Wine, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson and others. Read more: http://www.popfest.no/
Groove has a new track from Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson for free download: http://www.groove.no/html/news/87796959.html
The band's new 2CD album will be out in January via
Norwegian label How Is Annie Records is offering up an old EP from the defunct act Morfar as a free download: http://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=162&p= Morfar is the old electronic/pop solo act of Morten Andrew Samdal, drummer for labelmates Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson.
Norwegian postrock act Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson have a brand new video for the track "We may be remembered by what we did when we sat down": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLJvUR15rYs&fmt=18
There's still no new material yet from Norwegian post-rock act Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, but their label How Is Annie has posted a previously unreleased demo track for download: http://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=60&p=
01. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått 02. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid 03. Agnes - Agnes 04. Laleh - Laleh 05. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber 06. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209 07. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting 08. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund 09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa 10. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity 11. Robyn - Robyn 12. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now 13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype 14. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005 15. Nanne - Alltid på väg 16. Darin - Darin 17. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars 18. Emilia De Poret - A lifetime in a moment 19. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen! 20. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
Decoy Music counts down the top 50 instrumental releases of 2005 with Norway's Samuel Jackson Five claiming the #1 spot: http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6776 Other Scandinavians in the list include The Low Frequency in Stereo (#37), Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson (#36), Ellis the Vacuumchild (#17), Sigur Ros (#8) and September Malevolence (#4).
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson