Three years ago we had the pleasure of promoting a Daniel Johnston-show in Oslo. On that day his band consisted of Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, Scout Niblett, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub, James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Jad Fair of Half Japanese.
It was a magical night, but on the 19th of August you can experience Daniel Johnston in a stripped-down version. It’ll be Daniel, his songs, and you – the audience.
Two years on from her last visit to Norway, Marissa Nadler returns to Norway with an acclaimed new album to her name.
Her latest album is self-titled and has been getting some wonderful reviews:
Marissa Nadler is indeed expansive, but it presses on the chest and pulls at the soul in its own feathery, ethereal way. (AVClub.com, rating: A-)
(…) her contemporaries might be considered Richard Buckner, Doug Paisley, Alela Diane, and Bill Callahan– really good songwriters who can get lost in the current indie climate (…) (Pitchfork.com, rating: 8.1)
Lama – Flashes from Lavafilm on Vimeo.
The first track from Lama’s awaited third album is now available for free download!
The release date of the new Lama album is closing up on us. It’s out september 30th, but before that we’ve got tons of great stuff to discover:
We at Spoon Train are delighted to give you the first taste of what’s to come. The track “Flashes” is the perfect sample of this record. It’s short and sweet and captures both the complexity and the catchyness of the album. This music deserves good listening conditions. Put on a good head set. Turn it up. Watch the video in HD, full screen. Give it some time. We promise that you won’t be disappointed.
In addition to the great track and beautiful video, we’re also proud to release two great remixes of the track. Both remixes are from the smashing young Norwegian producer Mathias Stubø, better known as Proviant Audio. He’s just released two great records, one on BBE and one on Paper Recs and here he delivers one remix under each alias.
The video was shot on a cloudy summer day in Norway, courtesy of Lavafilm, Andreas Grødtlien and Ida Thurmann-Moe. Amazing people, check out their other stuff at www.lavafilm.no. A big thank you also goes out to Richard Eriksen for concept development and various help throughout the process of making the video.
Lama – Flashes : single with remixes by spoontrain
Press contact:
Glenn Larsen / Indianer PR
glenn@indianer.nu
Label contact:
Simen Herning / Spoon Train
simen@spoontrain.no
+47 93065442
Booking agent:
Endre Harnes / Spoon Train
endre@spoontrain.no
+47 97713109
For comments and more info – do not hesitate to get in touch.
Bon Iver have confirmed their first European tour dates since 2009. This news precedes the sophomore release of album Bon Iver out June 17 on 4AD.
The first single to be lifted from the aforementioned album will be ‘Calgary’. You can download the release here www.boniver.org. The physical format will be released on July 4 on 12”. Exclusive to this release will be a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s, ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’.
After a long week of worshipping at the altar of the easter bunny, it’s time to put all that non-sense behind us, and head out and listen to some live music.
As luck would have it, we’ve got three shows lined up this week. Three real treats for all of you, from all of us. First out of the gate, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, followed by Wolf People and Devon Sproule (pronounced SPROLL, as in rock’n'ROLL) at the weekend.
And we can’t wait to let all of you take part and enjoy their not yet titled album when it finally comes out in September.
Meanwhile you should keep your ears peeled for singles, videos and various bits of fun and happiness we’ll drop on you throughout the next few months.
For starters you can enjoy this wonderful little acoustic sample from the album, this is “Lysthus”.
Love,
Spoon Train
We are delighted to have so many great artists performing at this years festival.
Ch-ch-check it out:
Thursday:
20.30 @ Revolver – Cold Mailman
Konserter fredag:
17.00 @ Big Dipper – Einar Stray
17.45 @ Big Dipper – mylittlepony
18.30 @ Big Dipper – Death by Unga Bunga
20.00 @ Mono – honeytraps
21.00 @ Mono – Lama
22.00 @ Mono – Einar Stray
23.00 @ Mono – mylittlepony
24.00 @ Mono – Casa Murilo
Konserter lørdag:
15.30 @ Spoon Train’s office – I see horses (Lazy Acre Records presents)
16.15 @ Spoon Train’s office – Cold Mailman (acoustic)
17.00 @ Spoon Train’s office – The Megaphonic Thrift
20.30 @ Samfunnssalen – Einar Stray
00.30 @ Teltet – Cold Mailman
00.45 @ Skuret – Casa Murilo
01.30 @ Skuret – Death by Unga Bunga
plus by:Larm afterparty from 23.00 saturday: Get Dancy! @ Parkteatret
…and don’t forget Band Of Horses @ Oslo Spektrum this sunday!
Program by:Larm
Finally!
This Monday saw the release of Einar Stray’s wonderful debut album Chiaroscuro. The album has already received rave reviews from both Norwegian and international music press, and we’re very pleased with being able to share this wonderful piece of art with you.
It’s available as digital download on iTunes (worldwide) and if you want the physical edition you can get it from Platekompaniet (NO). Read more »
Click image for by:Larm's article on the labelnights
Here, in the future of 2011, by:Larm, the norwegian equivalent of SXSW and CMJ, have decided to focus a bit more on the Norwegian music world’s undergrowth, meaning that they are allowing some of Norway’s ambitious independent labels to curate their own labelnights during the by:Larm festival.
Obviously by:Larm thinks Spoon Train is one of the Norwegian labels who deserve this bit of attention from the established music industry, as we’ve gotten the joyful task of putting up an entire night with Spoon Train acts only. Read more »
mylittlepony
It is our pleasure to give you the second available track from mylittlepony’s upcoming album. The track is called “A Miracle” and features a beautiful live acoustic performance as well, caught on tape by Apparatet. Please download it and share it with your friends!
We will release a new song from the new mylittlepony album with a live acoustic video every week throughout january. Thanks for listening.
Full bio and contact info below.
Best,
Spoon Train
Spoon Train – Free Downloads by spoontrain
mylittlepony – Miracle from APPARATET on Vimeo.
MYLITTLEPONY – MAKING MARKS
2011 sees the release of the long awaited second album “Making Marks”. The video for the single “Hard To Be Good ” has already been put in MTV rotation and entered the German myspace charts. The band’s appealing mix of twee pop and more classic pop, soul and americana music is making them reach a steady growing audience, without ever loosing their intense underground fervor. The combination of pure sincerity and analytical intelligence in both melodies and lyrics make mylittlepony a front runner in the increasingly more exciting pop capital of Oslo, Norway.
Booking EU:
Thomas Lechner, Queerbeat / thomas@queerbeat.de
Booking/label Norway:
Simen Herning, Spoon Train / simen@spoontrain.no
In the autumn of 2010, My Little Pony decided to change their name to mylittlepony, to “screw up our googleability even more”, to put it in their own words.
mylittlepony are confirmed for by:Larm and SXSW, and will do a club venue tour Europe in april 2011.