Philco Fiction – Finally

Like we said earlier, most of the time we bring you only full albums at Spotifriday but this time we want to make sure that you don’t miss this wonderful EP. A lot of bands from Scandinavia, this band is from Oslo, know how to combine structure with nice, delicate music which get stuck in your head. Well.. Philco Fiction is a band like that. For example the title song of this EP ‘Finally’: Minimalistic, and subtle structure, with some The xx-guitars, piano chords, and repeating catchy lyrics. Hope that they will release a full album soon, because this EP makes us eager to more of this of music.
For fans of: Warpaint, Hanne Hukkelberg, Love Inks

Listen to Philco Fiction – Finally here

Whirr – Pipedreams

Our Frank is right now at SXSW and he told today about this band called Whirr. The band, formally known as Whirl, released their new album this week, what probably isn’t a coincidence because of the SXSW-festival. This band is a side project by Deafhaven-guitarist Nick Bassett. While Basset is making heavy metal with Deafhaven he’s playing kind of shoegaze with Whirr. The group tries to make music, and we quote; ”If My Bloody Valentine decided to cooperate with Sonic Youth“.
For fans of:  And I quote our colleague Frank; “The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, but then times as heavy”

Listen to Whirr – Pipedreams here

Miike Snow – Happy To You

After the debut album in 2009 and several remixes for artists like Passion Pit, Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn & John and Vampire Weekend the band is back with a brand new record called Happy To You. The music of this new record is a logical successor to their debut; Still catchy, electro pop songs, but you’ll notice the more attention the three gentlemen took for this ten songs. One of the songs, Black Tin Box, is a collaboration with fellow-Sweed Lykke Li. By the way; don’t forget to check out the bonus cd with remixes from the Miike Snow-songs by producers like Alex Metric, Wolfgang Gartner and Jacques Lu Cont.
For fans of: Junior Boys, Peter Bjorn & John, Passion Pit

Listen to Miike Snow – Happy To You here

Torus – Torus EP

When we heard this music we were very curious who’s behind this Torus. After some web-searching we found this the guy behind Torus is first of all Dutch, he’s from The Hague and second of all he is only eighteen years old! You wouldn’t say if you hear is dark, post-hiphop instrumental beats. He played with fellow youngster Shlohmo, his music is pretty similar, and before he conquered The Netherlands he’s already busy playing abroad. Check here for a short 8mm-film about this guy.

Listen to Torus – Torus EP here

Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista

This week it’s finally getting a bit warmer in The Netherlands, and of course we need some perfect music for this temperature. The Canadians from Hooded Fang know how to make some cool surf-garage music. Hype man from the BBC Zane Lowe is fan, so probably they’re going to be big pretty soon. And thinking this music can be a waste of your time? Don’t worry, the complete album is only 23 minutes, some of the EP’s on this page are even longer.
For fans of: Balkans, Wavves, The Strokes 

Listen to Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista here

Josephine Foster

When I was playing some Josephine Foster songs at the Incubate office earlier this week, someone dared to call her music “menstruation pop”. Reason for me to make a playlist in Spotify with music that proves that mysogyny in pop music is wrong. I reappropiated the name and called my playlist menstruation pop.

Here’s the playlist, you can listen to it on Spotify

Soap & Skin – Spiracle
Cat Power – Good Clean Fun
Bosque Brown – went Walking
Scout Niblett – So Much Love to Do
Liz Phair – Girls! Girls! Girls!
Evangelista – You Are A Jaguar
Beach House – Master Of None
Mazzy Star – Five String Serenade
Deerhoof – Panda Panda Panda
Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart
oOoOO – Seaww
Cocteau Twins – Persephone
Zola Jesus – Night
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Doubt/Hope
Spires That In The Sunset Rise – Equus Haar
Björk – Where Is The Line
Lisa o Piu – Equatorial Changes
Mariee Sioux – Love Song
Taken By Trees – My Boys
Harrys Gym – Brother
Blonde Redhead – Misery Is A Butterfly
Säkert – Allt Som Är Ditt
Magik Markers – Taste
The Delgados – Big Business In Europe
The Slits – Typical Girls
Hole – Garbage Man
The Geraldine Fibbers – Toybox
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks – Orphans
Vivian Girls – Tell The World
Bettie Serveert – Tom Boy
Hello Saferide – I Wonder Who Is Like This One
Ruthann Friedman – Hurried Life
Vashti Bunyan – Autumn Tears
Larkin Grim – One Hundred Men
Grouper – Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping
U.S. Girls – Red Ford Radio
Paavoharju – Valo Tihkuu Kaiken Läpi
Lightning Dust – I Knew
PJ Harvey – Silence
Tiny Vipers – Shipwreck
Frida Hyvönen – See How I Came Into Town
Marissa Nadler – Thinking Of You
Laura Veirs – Where Gravity Is Dead
Julie Doiron – Dance Music
Rio en Medio – Fall Up
Emily Jane White – Bessie Smith
Mirah – The Sun
Paula Frazer – Deep Was The Night
Hanne Hukkelberg – Cast Anchor
Islaja – Rohkaisulaulu
Pocahaunted – All Of Is Of
The Dø – Laulelet
Tune-Yards – Hatari
Michachu – Golden Phone
Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone
Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move
White Hinterland – Begin Again
Inca Ore – Vista Maria
Fursaxa – Kniphofia
Anna Järvinen – Götgatan
The Raincoats – Shouting Out Loud
Taxi Taxi! – To Hide This way
First Aid Kit – Tangerine
Sharon Van Etten – Consolation Prize
Susanna & The Magical Orchestra – Believer
Orion Rigel Dommisse – Fake Yer Death
Nina Nastasia – Cry, Cry, Baby
Josephine Foster – Worried And Sorry
Sibylle Baier – Let Us Know
Laura Gibson – Country, Country
Nancy Elizabeth – Feet Of Courage
Lau Nau – Los Mimulla Olim
Meg Baird – Dear Companion
Majessic Dream – Wish He Was You
Christina Carter – We’ve

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