I think I just found my new favourite record store

So I was just scrolling around the centre of my new home town and I accidentally found this record store. It's called Moby Disc and it was wonderful. They had a great selection of pop/rock vinyls (yeah, I no longer even check the CD sections anymore) both new and used. And they had usable turntables and some tables and chairs for just hanging out and everything. Oh I feel so much more at home now, I think it's essential for people with interests such as mine to find a lovely record store in order to settle properly in a new place.

Did I find anything, you ask? Of course I did. The first album cover that I saw in the store was that of Anouk's Sad Singalong Stories. Nearly bought Arcade Fire's The Suburbs as well, maybe I'll buy it another time. Remember when I wrote about the Anouk album? Well, when I was buying the LP the guy at the counter said to me: "Oh, that's a really good album". Indeed it is, I gave it five stars.

TRUST THE DANISH RECORD STORE GUY. IT'S A REALLY GOOD ALBUM :---)

If you still haven't listened to it yet, let this song convince you to do that like, right away.

New music from Róisín!

Well, at least new music featuring Róisín. Róisín has, as I mentioned before, been too busy making babies to record a third album but there has been a bunch of collaborations since Overpowered so she hasn't left her fans with nothing at all. Here is her latest collaboration to date: it's a funky little tune by Hot Natured that has Róisín doing the vocals. It might not be a memorable banger but it's a lovely listen nevertheless. And Róisín sounds as wonderful as ever.

Review: 'Overpowered' by Róisín Murphy

Sorry guys, the past few days have been rather unproductive for me as a blog keeper but I do have a good excuse - I had a big move coming up. You know, moving to another country. Which obviously meant that my last days in Finland were rather drenched with alcohol and farewell parties. And the actual moving as well. Which was a drag in such a state of hangover. Now I'm killing time at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, finally showing some signs of resurrection, so it's about time I channel my energy into something useful. Such as an unprofitable, under-the-radar music blog.

Watch Siouxsie and Sporty do a bit of a Q&A

I'm afraid I've got some bad news - the first proper Siouxsie Sunday is postponed. I know, heartbreaking!! But the fact is, I've had all this pre-moving packing taking my time not to mention a farewell party I'm throwing today with a mate who's also moving abroad... so much to do, so little time. Next Sunday, I promise, I will get things done. Do however enjoy of this funny clip of Siouxsie and Melanie C hanging out and answering random questions from a teapot. The high priestess of punk and Sporty Spice get along surprisingly well!

One For The Weekend: 'White Noise' by Disclosure ft. AlunaGeorge

Yay, weekend's here again! For all the partygoers who will be getting into the groove later on, check out this lovely electro house track by Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge. Both are extremely promising electronic music acts that have shown a lot of potential this year. Expect to hear more of them. Meanwhile, have a great weekend and remember to listen to this track!

Review: 'Strange Weekend' by Porcelain Raft

Porcelain Raft, the music project of Italy-born Mauro Remiddi, is an exciting artist I'd like you all to know about. He released his first full-length record Strange Weekend in early 2012, but actually began his career already in the 1990s and has toured the world ever since, even playing for an off-Broadway show in New York and performing in North Korea. Quite the traveller, you might say.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Despair'

The date of my departure is drawing near. I'm moving to a country that I've never been to, to a city where I know no-one, where they speak a language I don't speak. Needless to say, I am starting to get a little terrified by the thought. I've never spent longer times abroad so this is a real first. The idea of everyday life in a foreign country is not only appealing but also scary as hell. Surely you'll get used to it and everything and soon it'll be nothing but for now, I remain terrified. So there's that.

But it also made me think of all the people that I'm leaving behind. Family, friends, etc. Lately I've been travelling around the country in order to meet family members and mates "for the last time before I go" - very dramatic, is it not - and it has felt like a goddamn farewell tour of some kind. A bit like Cher, with the exception that she does farewell tours on a regular basis.

Then I found solace in a song. In Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Despair" to be precise. The lyrics are made for a situation like this, just listen to the lines like "Don't despair, you're there / From beginning to middle to end / Don't despair, you're there / Through my wasted days / You're there through my wasted nights". So in case you're missing a friend or a lover or a family member or just a special someone, listen to this song, and hear Karen O declaring "My sun is your sun." What a soothing thought.

And after obsessing over this song for a while, I learnt that the song was also released as a 2nd single off their latest album Mosquito and now has a music video as well. Oh how neatly I can just wrap it all up as a mere single review now! Oh and the song itself? It's good. It's all kinds of brilliant. It's "Maps" kind of brilliant so yeah, it's really that good. 






If you're not a fan of lengthy a cappella intros, the song itself starts at 1:48. You're welcome.

Music video released for MKS's 'Flatline'

So, Mutya Keisha Siobhan's (I still can't get myself to like the band name so I think I'll just use the abbreviation from now on) quite nice single "Flatline" now has a music video as well. No mind-blowing storytelling here but it shows the original Sugababes having fun and strolling around the Venice Beach in a summery clip that is the video equivalent of an Instagram picture. Oh, and it features an out-of-the-blue appearance of a marching band. That's it in a nutshell.

Camera Obscura - 'Break It To You Gently'

There's new music from the Scottish indie pop group Camera Obscura. It has that distinctive sound that all the band's songs have, so it isn't really anything new or unexpected but well, it's a lovely little tune anyway. The song also has an adorable music video that tells the heart-breaking story of a runaway trolley bag embarking on an adventure of its lifetime. Oh go ahead, check it out already!

It's Siouxsie Sunday!

Now, if you're reading (and hopefully also following) this blog, the chances are that you are a music lover yourself. And if you're a music lover, it is highly likely that you have a favourite band or a favourite singer too. That one artist or act that will always have a special place in your heart, the one whose music you'll always return to, time after time. I most certainly do. And that musician is Siouxsie Sioux.

Siouxsie, born Susan Janet Ballion, is an English singer-songwriter, who's most famous for having been the frontwoman of post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. With the Banshees she recorded 11 studio albums between 1978 and 1996. Even though the '80s revival in the mid-2000s wasn't quite as favourable to Siouxsie as they were to many of her peers - such as Joy Division, The Cure and The Smiths - and no such hype was built around the Banshees, she's every bit as iconic as the frontmen of the aforementioned bands (Ian Curtis, Robert Smith, Morrissey). Widely recognised as one of the most significant British rock singers - especially of the female ones - she has had a huge impact on other musicians, and has been praised and considered influential by everyone from Radiohead, U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers to PJ Harvey, Santigold, Gossip and Shirley Manson of Garbage, not to mention the previously mentioned Robert Smith and Morrissey or Tricky and Massive Attack - post-punk had a great impact on the trip-hop movement. Quite some names right there.