Aciiiiiid Pauli

Call me biased, but when you're name is some play on my name, I kind of feel obligated to post your tracks. Acid Pauli is better known as Console in the ever popular Notwist. But when he's not touring with that band, he hole's himself up and creates bleepy minimal bliss.

He's pretty good at it too. With tracks on Compost and DOXA, he's obviously accumulating a bit of a good reputation. With slow build ups that are tense and layered, his tunes eventually explode into a frenzy of chaotic glitches. Throw in some strange influences and you have a guy that produces tracks that are out there and far more melodic than your average minimal techno track.

Download: Nil

Download: Mississippi

Lovvers Call Back

Although originally hailing from different parts of the UK, Lovvers formed whilst all four members were living in Nottingham in 2006. They are a strange mix of music's forgotten blank generation, re-calling the spirit of Darby Crashes' Germs, the weirdness of Flipper, Wipers-style pop and the carefree attitude of The Replacements.

Having released four noisy seven-inch singles (three on the Jonson Family record label and one a 4 way band split release on OIB records) the band signed to Wichita Recordings in 2008 and released the "Think" EP that same year and their debut full-length OCD Go Go Go Girls in late-2009. With four US visits, three proper US tours, SXSW and CMJ dates under their collective belts they shared countless stages with many bands including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kurt Vile, Butthole Surfers, No Age, Times New Viking, Jay Reatard, Awesome Color, Mika Miko, Fucked Up, Black Lips, Brutal Knights, Los Campesinos!, Strange Boys, Intelligence and Boss Hog.

Now, they're back again ready to rip up America once again. If you like raw,spiky, pop music that will remind you of so many classic British band your head spins then Lovvers are your band. Having just listened to Skids on repeat for the last two days, I can't help but make the comparison between the two. Comparisons aside, Lovvers are quirk pop with spikiness and a pop sensibility second to none. If you're headed to SXSW they're playing approximately 697,397,439 shows in Austin. Go see them.

Download: OCD Go Go Girls

I've Got Chinese Christmas Cards

To hear them say in their own words, Chinese Christmas Cards pretty much get straight to the point.

"We always meet in a little room and we make music because we love it. We love song-writing and electronic music so we mix both in our songs. We use a computer, guitars, synthesizers and other instruments and electronic devices. We hope you like our music." It doesn't get more to the point than that.

As for the band themselves, Chinese Christmas Cards join the long list of emerging artists from Barcelona (Delorean, John Talabot, The Requesters, Buffetlibre, Sidechains, etc). After winning last LEVI'S Unfamous Music Awards 2009, Chinese Christmas Cards are glad to offer their new single as free download.

We should be thankful for that, because, "Welcome To Life," is a sunshiny springlike tune that in a sea of snow and cold weather is like a beacon of happiness. It's blissful beautiful pop music that's a perfect balance between indie pop and electronics.

Download: Welcome To Life

They're Loose Cannons

From the guilty pleasure department....

From the casino rooftops of Vegas to the New Year’s crowds of the Australian festivals The Loose Cannons have come a long, long way from their humble beginnings in a bedsit in South London, to being amongst the UK’s most critically, media and industry acclaimed Artists, DJ/Producers and Radio Broadcasters.

In the UK, their show on world-famous dance music radio station Kiss (www.totalkiss.com/loosecannons) won a Specialist Award at the prestigious Sony Radio Awards in it’s 1st year on air and has subsequently tripled it’s audience share.

2010 sees forthcoming remixes on their own imprint Govt Records for Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Timbaland, Katie Perry and the Sugababes, as well as working on a new studio album and live show. As well as, Forthcoming mixes for Boston heavy-hitters Hot Pink Delorean, and Potty Mouth records keeping the heat on the dancefloors…And it all starts right here with this slice of candy coated sweetness. This is such a brilliant re-work and I'm not afraid to admit it. They've taken the already ridiculously gorgeous Katy Perry and made her and this tune hotter. Bubbling drums and gurgling synths straight out of Carnivale take "If We Meet Again," into the stratosphere. Guilty pleasure...oh you know it.

Download: If We Meet Again (Loose Cannons Blame it On Rio Mix)

Falling Hard For The Shout Out Louds

In celebration of the February 23 release of their upcoming album, Work (Merge Records), Sweden's Shout Out Louds are offering the single "Fall Hard."

Work is the band's third album and second for Merge. It was recorded in Seattle and produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses). After a year of touring behind their acclaimed second record, Our Ill Wills, the band went their separate ways -- singer/main songwriter Adam Olenius to Melbourne, Australia, keyboard/vocalist Bebban Stenborg to Los Angeles, drummer Eric Edman, bassist Ted Malmros and guitarist Carl von Arbin back to Stockholm - and took a much needed break. Olenius wrote many of the new songs in Australia in a tiny room, with a little synthesizer, an acoustic guitar and Garageband on his laptop. He passed them on to the others who listened closely from their corners of the world, questioning and challenging him until the songs that make up Work had all passed the test.

Shout Out Louds will be hitting the road throughout the Spring. Here are the dates throughout May...

01 Mar New York / Brooklyn, Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT!
02 May Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May New York, Webster Hall
06 May Boston, Paradise
07 May Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May Toronto, Mod Club
10 May Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May Seattle, Neumos
16 May Portland, Doug Fir
18 May San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
21 May Los Angeles, El Rey

Download: Walls
Download: Fall Hard (Passion Pit Remix)

Bettie Serveert Visit The Pharmacy of Love

If the Cap'n Jazz reunion was a blast from the past, how about the fact that Dutch indie rockers Bettie Serveert are back with a new album, Pharmacy of Love. Out March 23 via Second Motion Records in the US, Pharmacy of Love marks Bettie Serveert's first release in four years and is sure to satisfy the craving we've been having.

With the band employing a "back to basics" approach, Pharmacy of Love captures the kind of raw, contagious energy that has long characterized Bettie Serveert's live shows. Recorded earlier this year in a Belgian recording studio, founding members Carol van Dyk (vocals/guitar), Peter Visser (guitar) and Herman Bunskoeke (bass) were joined on the new album by special guest Joppe Molenaar (of the Dutch band Voicst) on drums. From the urgent "Deny All" to the anguished album closer, "What They Call Love," Pharmacy of Love is a masterful collection of songs that are by turns raucous, shimmering and shiver-inducing as they examine the vagaries of life and love.

Download: Deny All

Cap'n Jazz Returns...

Jade Tree is thrilled to announce that one of its most influential and popular titles, Cap'n Jazz's seminal discography Analphabetapolothology, will be released on vinyl for the very first time on June 15th. A little over ten years have passed since the original CD release the label is proud to give the record the proper proper full featured vinyl issue that it deserves. As Cap'n Jazz has grown in popularity, so has the demand for the anthology on vinyl and they were more than happy to put together a package well worth the wait.

The Analphabetapolothology double LP will be packaged in a deluxe gatefold album jacket with plenty of bonus material not included with the original CD release, including never before seen photos, show fliers, and new liner notes by Tim Kinsella. Further details and pre-order info for the release are to be announced.

There is more. As you may have heard, Cap'n Jazz played a short surprise set in January. Well, the show went so well that the band has decided to reunite again, starting at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago on July 17th with select dates soon to follow. This summer will be your one chance to see Cap'n Jazz live.

Download: Oh Messy Life