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New Penguin album – with old songs
How often do you come across an entire album of songs that never were meant to be released? Well, here is one - Danish pop band Nice Little Penguins presents 'Songs - that didn't make it'. A collection of 15 "old" songs hand-picked by the band members.
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Apian: seriously breathless
On January 20th 2014 'Apian' released the song 'Breathless'. It was followed by a video featuring the artist symbolically wandering around the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art north of Copenhagen. Maybe seeking a bit of sanctuary at the internationally renowned museum from the numbing brutality in the surrounding world, Apian here explains the inspiration for 'Breathless'.
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Gaudete, Gaudete! Erasure est natus
We are not short of album-releases containing more or less repetitive nonsense around Christmas. But there is always one, that sticks out - a diamond in the rough, a star that shines through the otherwise overclouded sky of glossy advertisement. Right? We (at Latebar) are not reluctant to declare Erasure's album 'Snow Globe' that star. This is the Christmas album of 2013.
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Hurts live from Glastonbury 2013
Just at quick intermission from us here at the Latebar. Especially for all of you synthpop Hurts-fans out there. The full 2013-gig @ Glastonbury is now online. It is definitely worth spending an hour on, as it is well produced and ditto well played.
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Morten Abel far from Lost
Latebar was ALSO created to promote Scandinavian bands and musicians we personally find interesting and worth sharing with the world. But we regretfully admit, we've probably neglected that a bit. But here's something any pop-rock lover really should spend a minute on. Check out Morten Abel!
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New Simple Minds-channel on YouTube
The blessed Scottish outfit, Simple Minds, has just launched a new YouTube-channel, SimpleMindsVideo, which we strongly advise any true fan to give a closer inspection. The channel is already well supplied with many of the old videos and - more importantly - lots of fan-pleasing behind-the-scenes stuff and new interviews.
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Hurts back on The Road
With a short Facebook note specifically aimed at its growing crowd of Danish fans the British duo recently announced a release date of a new album - 'Exile'. Listening to the first two burps from the album, Hurts travels down a slightly darker 'Road' this time.
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Ei8ht – Kershaw to infinity and beyond
Since August 6, 2012, we have been listening carefully to the new studio album 'Ei8ht' by British virtuoso, Nik Kershaw. Stunned by the brightness of this arguably most well-written harmonic Kershaw-album to this date, we simply didn't know what to write... Until now!
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Alarmingly Happy Penguins back to base
Danish pop veterans Nice Little Penguins are back - arguably better than ever. Cutting straight to the chase - here is why Latebar is thrilled to recommend the band's sixth studio album 'Alarmingly Happy' to fans worldwide. A publication surely aimed at people with a weak spot for immaculate pop played with real instruments by real musicians.
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Super 8 Cynics debuts with Gervais cover
The Super 8 Cynics debut single "Bitter Heart" is a brilliant cover version of the 1983 single by Ricky Gervais/Bill Macrae duo Seona Dancing. It stays true to the original and kicks its ass with appropriate gusto, hairspray and heart.
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Penguins at the end of the rainbow
On June 27, 2012, the second single from the Danish band Nice Little Penguins - 'Love is a Rainbow' - was released. In a time were well written and well arranged pop songs is in very short supply the popular penguins exceed with their probably best song since 'Flying' in 1994.
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Soluna Samay sings out loud
21 years old, Guatemalan born Dane Soluna Samay recently reached instant fame in Denmark when she won the Danish ticket for the Eurovision 2012 in Azerbaijan in May. But digging beyond the status as TV darling one finds music much more intense and attentive - an almost secret debut album from 2011.
