16 November 2008
Flying Shoes album reviews
21/11/08 18:18 Filed in: Flying Shoes
Flying Shoes
have received a couple of really great reviews on
their debut album. Check it out on their
MySpace blog (PS These reviews are
in Norwegian only, the album is yet to be released
internationally).
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Indie X-Mas!
21/11/08 17:52 Filed in: X-Mas
Now available
on iTunes:
VARIOUS ARTISTS - (Not Just) Another X-Mas Album
Today we had the first snowfall of the season here in Stavanger. This is a rainy town, and the snow tends to melt away in a day or two. Despite the cold wind, the slippery sidewalks and wet shoes the snow managed to inspire thoughts of a white x-mas (which are not all that common here on the west coast). Anyway, when we finally arrived at the office we dug out "(Not Just) Another X-Mas Album", an alternative X-Mas album we released in 2004, and pumped up the office stereo. Lo and behold, instant X-Mas mood all around! (in an indie / ironic way of course, we do have an image to protect). What can we tell you, this is just a great album, and it hasen´t aged one bit. This is what we said when we released the album four years ago, and we think this is still a valid statement: We are soooo tired of the same old artists playing the same old songs on the radio each and every x-mas. This album gives you an alternative twist to the x-mas music genre. Fifteen artists have written 13 songs (+ two covers) pulling the x-mas spirit in to their own musical universe. Indie-pop, stoner rock, reggae, pop, rock & cabaret. In a few years we are going to moan about these songs as well, they deserve to be instant classics the lot of them. Have a very indie x-mas!
Do yourself a favor and check out this album today. If you plan on ordering a CD you better grab your credit card and order it soon for it to arrive before X-mas.
Both the CD and digital files are available though Musiconline.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - (Not Just) Another X-Mas Album
Today we had the first snowfall of the season here in Stavanger. This is a rainy town, and the snow tends to melt away in a day or two. Despite the cold wind, the slippery sidewalks and wet shoes the snow managed to inspire thoughts of a white x-mas (which are not all that common here on the west coast). Anyway, when we finally arrived at the office we dug out "(Not Just) Another X-Mas Album", an alternative X-Mas album we released in 2004, and pumped up the office stereo. Lo and behold, instant X-Mas mood all around! (in an indie / ironic way of course, we do have an image to protect). What can we tell you, this is just a great album, and it hasen´t aged one bit. This is what we said when we released the album four years ago, and we think this is still a valid statement: We are soooo tired of the same old artists playing the same old songs on the radio each and every x-mas. This album gives you an alternative twist to the x-mas music genre. Fifteen artists have written 13 songs (+ two covers) pulling the x-mas spirit in to their own musical universe. Indie-pop, stoner rock, reggae, pop, rock & cabaret. In a few years we are going to moan about these songs as well, they deserve to be instant classics the lot of them. Have a very indie x-mas!
Do yourself a favor and check out this album today. If you plan on ordering a CD you better grab your credit card and order it soon for it to arrive before X-mas.
Both the CD and digital files are available though Musiconline.
Vote for best cover!
20/11/08 14:35 Filed in: Album cover
Regional
newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad
are
inviting anyone who are interested to vote for the
best album cover by local artists. Of the 20
covers they have nominated, three are released by
CCAP: Thomas Dybdahl - that great October sound,
Helldorado - The Ballad Of Nora Lee and Jackman -
Jackman. All brilliant covers (and albums!) but
they all need help to win this thing. Please visit
the competition here and vote for your
favorite (we take for granted that you pick one of
the three mentioned above:-)