Sambassadeur: Always Happy Days

I've expressed my deep love for this superb Swedish band on previous occasions and put my kronor where my mouth is. I tingled to learn a new LP is forthcoming in January on the fabulous Labrador label. Here's the new single.

Sambassadeur - Days mp3

Hmmm, "Days." Now what does that remind me of? Oh, yes, of course, hence a slight but very important diversion. (We're still in Gothenburg, though.)

Days - Simple Thing mp3

MySpace | Thanks to the most excellent Shelflife.

Now back to Sambassadeur.

From Sambassadeur (2005):

Sambassadeur - Between the Lines mp3

Sambassadeur - Kate mp3

From the New Moon EP (2006):

Sambassadeur - New Moon mp3

From Migration (2007):

Sambassadeur - Final Say mp3

Sambassadeur - Subtle Changes mp3

MySpace | Bandsite | eMusic

Mixed Baggery: Flowers Forever, Evaporators, Castenada, Dog Day, Dog Age, Days, Honeydrips, Candy

Happy Days.

We tip the bag and let the mix spill out, rocking, barking, dripping, going soft, psyching it to ya, nipping off to Scandinavia, etc. If we don't match your mood/desire, it's not for lack of caring or trying.

Flowers Forever – Wet Diamonds mp3 – Click on bandname for more songs.
The Evaporators – You Got Me Into This, Now You Get Me Out! mp3

Castaneda – Pixels mp3

Dog Day – from Night Group

Lydia mp3

Sleeping, Waiting mp3

Yeh, that's right, a theme. Woof.

Dog Age – from Reefy Seadragon - more Oslovian expertise

The American Life mp3 – Perhaps not quite "focused" enough for earlyweek, but we trust our visitors.

When I Was A Young Boy mp3

Days – Simple Thing mp3 – from the eagerly anticipated Shelflife EP, Downhill - This glorious group is one of my favorite discoveries of the past 18 months, and of course I owe intros to Morten at Hits in the Car.

The Honeydrips

I Wouldn’t Know What To Do mp3

(Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart mp3

Candy – Drips Like Honey mp3 – Lo and behold, another theme, as we reach back yet again to the early days of our bloggerprise and reprise a fave from 2006.

Click artist names for info 'n such.

From the Archives

It's been a couple of months since dipping into the pplist archives, so maybe now's the time to disport among some personal favorites. Regular visitors may have seen these already, but newcomers might not have. If you like them, you might like to visit previous archival offerings here, here, and here. Clicking the band names below will often put you in touch with more songs and information about the bands.

Dressy Bessy - Side 2 mp3
The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound mp3
Magnapop - Satellite mp3

DAYS - Simple Thing MP3
The Winnerys - Get Into My Life mp3
Annemarie - The Living Model mp3

Edmund’s Crown - Damsel mp3
The Manhattan Love Suicides - Skulls mp3 - Also here and here. . .
The Eames Era - Year of the Waitress mp3

Hits in the Car/DAYS/Coast is Clear

One of the best music blogs I've come across is that of stytzer's at Hits in the Car. This music-loving Dane works his beehind off tracking down and posting excllent music. One recent posting put me in touch with the Swedish group DAYS. "Simple Thing" is my favorite so far, but stytzer has more. Incidentally, I found Hits in the Car via the excellent German blog, Coast is Clear. I don't necessarily understand every word there, but musically we speak the same language.

DAYS - Simple Thing MP3