This is the 2nd video from the album Trilogi by Malmö, Sweden’s dream-folk duo Fredrik. Directed by Iris Piers.

“In a lot of ways, Trilogi picks up right where Fredrik’s debut, Na Na Ni, ended. Fredrik Hultin’s smoothly volatile voice and earnest northern european folk compositions sit indistinguishably on top of Lindefelt’s brushed, shadowy rhythms and trademark electronica-before-electricity washes of sound. However, in addition to the nylon-string guitars, the humming, the howling, the music boxes and the assortment of bells we’ve come to expect from the Fredrik sound, the duo also brings in more horns and strings as well as substantial noise and drone elements into the music. Combined with a more even pacing – across three distinct episodes of the record – Trilogi offers more in terms of contrast and coloration and a decidedly darker, almost “rural noir” tone.

This time around, the song titles are in swedish, featuring strange unforgettables like Vinterbarn (winter child), Den Sista Fabriken (the last factory) and Vanmyren (the “un-mire”) to name a few. The lyrics, however all in english, strike a similar balance of obscurity and allure.

Overall, Trilogi is a challenging but soothing follow-up and a beautifully hushed, ethereal testament of progressive rock so disconcerned with contemporary hypes and trends it’s impossible not to think of words like “original” and “timeless”, as much as one would strive to.” – the kora records

TRACKLISTING:
1. vinterbarn
2. milo
3. holm
4. den sista fabriken
5. vanmyren
6. ava
7. flax
8. under vattenverket
9. ner
10. tretusen violer
11. viskra
12. locked in the basement
13. omberg

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For first impressions of the forthcoming Lali Puna-album check this track:

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Lali Puna – Remember

Album: Our Inventions
Release Date: April 1

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Joanna Newsom – ‘81

On February 23, Drag City will release Have One on Me, the highly anticipated new album from Joanna Newsom. It’s a triple album. You read that right: Have One on Me will take up three CDs and three LPs.

“The National have confirmed their new album will be released worldwide in May 2010. The band is currently in the studio mixing this much-anticipated follow up to 2007’s highly acclaimed Boxer. As yet untitled, full details of the new release are soon to follow.

APRIL
22 – The National Theatre, Richmond Virginia (pre-order ticket link)
23 – The National Theatre, Richmond Virginia (pre-order ticket link)

MAY
6 – Royal Albert Hall, London (pre-order ticket link)
7 – Zenith, Paris (w. Pavement) (pre-order ticket link)
9 – Astra, Berlin (pre-order ticket link)
22 – Wiltern, Los Angeles (pre-order ticket link)
23 – Spreckels Theater, San Diego (pre-order ticket link)
27 – Fox Theater, Oakland (pre-order ticket link)

JUNE
2 – House of Blues, Boston (pre-order ticket link)
5 – Electric Factory, Philadelphia (pre-order ticket link)
6 – DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC (pre-order ticket link)
8 – Massey Hall, Toronto (pre-order ticket link)
16 – Radio City Music Hall, New York (pre-order ticket link)

The US pre-sales begin at 10:00 (local time) on Tuesday, January 26 and run through 22:00 Thursday, January 28. The London and Berlin pre-sales start at 10:00 (local time) on Wednesday, January 27 and run through 22:00 on Thursday, January 28. The password for all of the pre-sales is “BloodBuzz”.” – 4AD

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The Tallest Man on Earth – King of Spain

“Earlier in the year, The Tallest Man on Earth had released one of 2008’s most powerful records, one that Pitchfork praised, calling Matsson “a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting.” Shallow Grave could not have been more simple, just Matsson’s commanding vocals with an acoustic guitar or banjo, recorded at his home in Dalarna, Sweden. Although the album was released on the Swedish label Gravitation without the help of widespread distribution, the story of The Tallest Man on Earth spread far and wide through word of mouth.

With unbridled excitement, we bring you The Tallest Man on Earth’s second LP, The Wild Hunt. It is all here: The words. The voice. The melodies. Ten perfect songs. The Wild Hunt picks up where Shallow Grave left off, with Matsson doing what he does best. It is unmistakably The Tallest Man on Earth, from the urgent strums of “You’re Going Back” and the sweet melodies of “Love is All,” to the playful lyricism of live favorite “King of Spain” and the subtle hook on “Burden of Tomorrow.” The Wild Hunt isn’t just another folk album; this is acoustic rock ‘n’ roll from a man with a story to tell.” – Dead Oceans Records

The Wild Hunt CD release date: 04/13/10

TRACKLIST:
01 The Wild Hunt
02 Burden of Tomorrow
03 Troubles Will be Gone
04 You’re Going Back
05 The Drying of the Lawns
06 King of Spain
07 Love Is All
08 Thousand Ways
09 A Lion’s Heart
10 Kids on the Run

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