In addition to yesterday’s exciting news about the release of the new album from Finland’s Cats on Fire (see below), we are also thrilled to report that things are coming together for the highly anticipated new album ‘Seconds’ (matcd053) from Gothenburg, Sweden quartet The Electric Pop Group! The band released the magnificent ‘Sunrise EP’ (matinée 067) in March last year and are set to return with ten new songs on the new album. We are designing artwork while we wait for the final recordings but if all goes as planned the album should be in our hands next month. Watch for complete release details and exclusive song previews on the website later this month.
Completing a trifecta of Nordic pop brilliance, May should also see release of the debut album ‘Criminal Art Lovers’ (matcd054) from Copenhagen, Denmark trio Northern Portrait! The band released two celebrated EPs—’The Fallen Aristocracy’ (matinée 068) and ‘Napoleon Sweetheart’ (matinée 070) in 2008 and expectations are very high for the debut album. We’re working on artwork in preparation for the album’s release in May. Look for more release details and exclusive song previews in the coming weeks!
To celebrate the imminent new releases, The Electric Pop Group have live previews scheduled in Germany and England; Northern Portrait are visiting Germany, England and USA; and Cats on Fire are playing numerous dates in Finland, Germany, England and USA. For details, please check the artist pages to link to individual band websites and Myspace pages. There are more shows to be announced soon so watch this space for details.
While you check the sounds page for previews of the new albums, don’t forget our new ‘weekly download’ feature that offers two new mp3 downloads each week. This week the page includes splendid songs from The Hermit Crabs and Melodie Group that everybody needs to hear at least once in their life. If you haven’t checked the website lately you missed free downloads the past few weeks from Lovejoy, The Lucksmiths, Math and Physics Club, The Pines, Tender Trap, and The Windmills but don’t despair as we’ll have additional free downloads on offer each week. Enjoy!
There’s more below about how we came to work with Cats on Fire, a huge sale happening at the mailorder, and digital distribution of Matinée releases on iTunes, emusic and Amazon mp3. We seem to have fresh news every day too so check back soon for further updates. Bye for now!