Astrid Swan & The Drunk Lovers album Better Than Wages will be released today 2nd of september by Johanna Kustannus. It’s a really good album. It’s much more instant than before so you should give it a chance even if you had trouble with her previous work. The other news is that Mr. Tapes aka Jukka Salminen has joined Drunk Lovers for the fall tour. Seeing this handsome fellow is another good reason for you to go and see Astrid Swan & The Drunk Lovers play a live concert. Dates are as follows:

4.9. Stupido Shop, Helsinki (IN-STORE)
9.9. YO-talo, Tampere
11.9. Levykauppa Äx, Helsinki (IN-STORE)
12.9. Image-klubi @ Korjaamo, Helsinki
17.9. Frannz Club, Berlin
30.9. Klubi, Tampere
1.10. Klubi, Turku
14.10 Tavastia, Helsinki
30.10. Bar 15, Seinäjoki
19.11. Suisto-Klubi, Hämeenlinna
20.11. Dynamo, Turku
21.11. Blue Pool, Forssa

Astrid Swan at blogspot
Astrid Swan at myspace

is now available exclusively at allscandinavian.com. Album Better Than Wages is due out on 2nd of september.

Stream album at allscandinavian.com
Astrid Swan at myspace
Astrid Swan at blogspot

Kaspar’s debut album will be released today 19th of august. Needless to say that I will make a trip to the record store when I wake up (it’s 2 am now). In case you are wondering what is Kaspar, it’s the new band formed by John McGregor, Mikael Hakkarainen and Tuomas Hakkarainen and they recorded this debut album in New York with producer Malcolm Burn. In case you are wondering what they sound like, there’s several songs from the album on their myspace and the music video of the first single Phoenix is below. In case you are wondering are they any good, I would say that they are great eventhough I have not heard the album. In case you are wondering, why I don’t stop writing this bullshit and let you concentrate on the music.. well I don’t have a clue..

 
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