Everybody loves a good on-stage get up. None more so than Fever Ray – who have recruited Andreas Nilsson (the director of their spectaculat 2009 live show and the ‘If I Had A Heart‘ and ‘Stranger Than Kindness‘ video clips) in a collaboration to put needle to thread – designing the bands performance costumes for 2010. Leaking the ‘first look’ pics onto the interwebs this week, these things look totally fresh! Kind of wondering what the rest of the collection has instore for eager punters lucky enough to catch on of the shows scheduled throughout the UK in the coming weeks.

Continuing the fever-pitch, the band also launched a pre-order of a ‘Mercy Street‘ 7″ and new tee’s (also designed by Andreas Nilsson). It’s a bundled kit, so if your keen its available from the bands e-store HERE

Newsflash: A limted number of free downloads are available now from NME.com here.

Fever Ray has today confirmed what many suspected after a shocking, mildly terrifying (and anonymous) image appeared last week with the words ‘Mercy Street’ upon it. Having performed spellbinding live covers of well-loved tracks by artists as varied as Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel, her cover of the latter’s ‘Mercy Street’ is set for release later this year on limited 7″ and download through Rabid Records.

“It’s an interpretation of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Mercy Street’. We made it more intense and faster to fit our excentric pecussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too.” Karin

For those who have yet to experience the ‘Mercy Street’ cover live, you can catch Fever Ray’s stunning audio-visual show (including an all new live show designed by Andreas Nilsson for the below dates – more info next week) in Europe on the following dates:

6th Sep – O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
8th Sep – Brixton Academy, London, UK - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
9th Sep – La Cigale, Paris, France - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
10th Sep – Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany - Buy Tickets
11-13th Sep – Bestival, Isle of Wight, UK - Buy Tickets

Grow out that mustache, re-don that pink silk shirt and lower those leather wrapped aviators to the bridge of your nose: this is Miami Vice revisited.

In the lead-up to its August 13th release date, we thought it the appropriate time to share this piece of AV Gold with you and the rest of the internet.

Grum’s video clip for Through the Night is dramatically amazing. Visually, it is probably the most appropriate thing to compliment those warm eightys-esque synths and tightly sequenced pads, channeling that inner Giorgio Moroder within us all that loves nothing better than stereotyped 80’s cop tributes.

Enjoy.

Heartsrevolution have been busy. Very Busy. Super Busy – compiling an e-zine, signing the release of their new album RIDE OR DIE to Kitsuné and designing the world’s first crystal encrusted ice-cream van…

The concept of the teams album is based on a cohesive link between audio and video. Pretty much, a film clip for every track. With most labels losing many a hair strand at the thought of producing 13 video-clips to support an album release, the scope of Heartsrevolution vision slotted perfectly within the of Kitsuné, and in the end, that’s why we’re here – pushing something new, creative, and unique.

The duo are preparing to conquer the globe, co-ordinating the release of their 13 track album (due out this spring) with an international tour (ice-cream truck in tow). However, the guys need your help – a call to arms of friends and fan to help make this soft-serve dream a reality, so if you feel like lend your hands and hearts, contact the guys here.

The groups e-zine is also live and accesable HERE, so now live so you can get your digital frix on the background, life, reality and future of this super group, and their upcoming release.

KITSUNÉ-PONYSTEP mixed by Jerry Bouthier

Rays of sunshine finally kick in as the always ebullient Kitsuné teams up with London’s Ponystep for a summer mix cd ‘très mode’.

Fusing pop, electro, indie, disco and more, Kitsuné-Ponystep mixes tracks and remixes from some of the hottest names around (Roisin Murphy, French Horn Rebellion, Booka Shade, Aeroplane, Lindstrom, Munk…); a truly international cast that goes as far as Sydney, Perth, NYC, Oslo, Berlin, Munich, Manchester and inevitably Paris and London. Seventy minutes designed to make you dance… and also, at times, move you. In today’s troubled times, emotion has become fashion’s latest by-word and is certainly an essential ingredient here: plenty of songs, with vocals and people playing instruments such as new Xenomania artist Florrie, Northern Ireland’s finest Two Door Cinema Club, Belgium’s Das Pop, Vienna’s Bunny Lake, Sweden’s Lo-Fi Fnk, David E Sugar… a far cry from the dull thump you often find associated with fashion soundtracks. As such Kitsuné-Ponystep is not just a dj mix, Andrea Gorgerino, Bouthier’s studio side-kick and half of their recording project JBAG (also a versatile dj unit that has remixed Ladyhawke, Kylie, Sparks and S-Express), knows like no other how to apply magic, and a bit of drama, as he does on the shows to enhance the aural experience.
So if you are a curious, be looking forward to the aficionados of uplift of dance beat held be the first Kitsuné-Ponystep collection. Before you know it, a new season will be upon you!

Tracklisting

1. Róisín Murphy ‘Momma’s Place’
2. Bag Raiders ‘Turbo Love (Light Year remix)’
3. Munk ‘La Musica’
4. Two Door Cinema Club ‘I Can Talk (French Horn Rebellion remix)’
5. Voltaire Twins ‘D.I.L. (JBAG’s hot pop remix)’
6. Florrie ‘911 (Beataucue remix – JBAG edit)’
7. JBAG ft Louise Prey ‘X Ray Sex’
8. Adamski ‘I Dream Of You (2010 version)’
9. Lindstrom ‘I Feel Space (Freeform 5 remix / JBAG re-edit)‘
10. D-Pulse’ Highway To Saturn (JBAG edit)’
11. Jupiter ‘Mama Used To Say’
12. Act Yo Age ‘La Fumo Loco (In Flagranti remix)’
13. Rainbow Arabia ‘Holidays In Congo (Myd remix)’
14. Lo-Fi-Fnk ‘Steppin’ Out (Popular Computer remix / JBAG re-edit)’
15. May 68 ‘My Ways’
16. David E Sugar ‘Party Killer’
17. Booka Shade ‘Regenerate’
18. Bunny Lake ‘Army Of Lovers (JBAG’s hot pop remix)’
19. Mustang ‘Try To Dance’
20. Das Pop ‘Fool For Love (Aeroplane remix)’

Yes, you guessed it! ‘Modern Eyes’ by  Jump Jump Dance Dance got picked as song of the day on Popjustice. So much praise can be given to this band with a review enticing something like this…
“This song starts off pretending to be some indie twaddle then by about halfway through has revealed its true colours ie it is a big high octane disco tune halfway between Cut Copy (incredible) and Friendly Fires (incredible) complete with a massive hands-in-the-air breakdown. There’s an album out in August. Amazing.”

Go check it out!
http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4764&Itemid=279

Two Door Cinema Club will release a deluxe edition of their debut album, “Tourist History” on September 13th.  Since it’s release, “Tourist History” is approaching sales of 50,000 copies worldwide and hasn’t left the top 200 in the UK, which is extremely impressive!

To mark the release of the deluxe edition Two Door Cinema Club are launching a remix competition via their website. Fans can download the separate parts of album track “What You Know” from the bands website, to create their own version of the track.  The winning entry will be included on the deluxe edition of the album out  September 13^th as well being included in the digital bundle of  ”What You Know” when it’s released.

To enter, click on the link below:

http://twodoorcinemaclub.com/remix-competition/

Also, keep your eyes out on the new Two Door Cinema club single ” Come Back Home” which will be released real soon on July 12th.

You wouldn’t want to miss out on this little gem!

Meet Florrie: as traditional a musician and performer as can possibly be, but at the same time a completely new type of independent pop artist.

21 year old Florrie is a multi-talented British and box-fresh new artist ready to make her own indelible impression on 2010’s wonderfully varied musical landscape. A drummer, singer, songwriter and guitarist, Florrie is the former Xenomania house-band drummer, and has now fought her way out from behind the band to take centre stage with her own music.

Call 911 (Beataucue remix) is the lead single from the Kitsuné x Ponystep compilation mixed by Jerry Bouthier.

July 12th sees Florrie makes her release debut with ‘Call 911’, the lead single to be taken from the brand new Kitsune X Ponystep compilation CD. ‘Call 911’, co-written with contemporary disco legend Fred Falke, sits perfectly on an ultra-cool album that fuses pop, electro, indie, disco and more, highlighting that Florrie’s music rests at the centre of an international roll-call of fantastic modern dance-pop. ‘Call 911’ also comes with mixes by Bart B More, Beataucue and His Majesty Andre.

From picking up her first pair of drumsticks at the age of seven, and first guitar at twelve, Florrie has already chalked up over 100 live shows as a drummer, as well as playing on some of the best pop records of recent years for the likes of Kylie, Girls Aloud and Pet Shop Boys.

Currently unsigned, Florrie is giving away her music via her website www.florrie.com and her tracks have become a big favourite at Hype Machine.

Be quick because this opportunity won’t last very long!

‘Kitsune X Ponystep’ album is released on Kitsune on July 16th 2010

All sydney siders can be prepared to be blown away with Two Door Cinema Club’s recent splendor announcement and A huge list of side shows. In addition, there great new track ‘Come Back Home’ is set to blow you all away. The 3rd release from this fabulous band, its definitely going to be a hit. Keep your ears out for it, or alternatively hit the to Door Cinema Club website

follow our blog to keep posted!!!

Following the announcement that Two Door Cinema Club will be playing this years Splendor in the Grass, They’ll also do several side shows across our land down under, Australia.

Two of three shows are already sold out and two of three shows had to be changed to a larger venue due to popular demand!

The irish indie pop rockers will be on the band wagon for this amazing festival that marks its 10 year point. What a better way to enter 2010 than with the fantastic trio Two Door Cinema Club!!

Sideshows are listed as follows:

THURS 29 JULY – UNIBAR, ADELAIDE – SOLD OUT

MON 2 AUG – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY – CHANGED TO LARGER VENUE DUE TO DEMAND

TUES 3 AUG – BILLBOARD, MELBOURNE - SOLD OUT CHANGED TO LARGER VENUE DUE TO DEMAND

Better hurry sydney siders or this show will sell out!