The Decemberists – 5 Songs EP

Howdy. This fine debut EP by The Decemberists was included in todays Spotify update. Enjoy!

The Decemberists – 5 Songs EP

Them Crooked Vultures

Extra! Extra! The Spotify library has finally been updated and it’s a rather big one (77.000 tracks for me in Sweden). First find: Them Crooked Vultures. Enjoy!

(More to come later. Have some trouble browsing newly added stuff though. NOTE: If clicking on the album won’t work, just search for it in Spotify and play from there.)

Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures

Soap&Skin – Marche Funébre EP

Evening. This EP by Soap&Skin was added to Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

(And still no Spotify update this week.)

Soap&Skin – Marche Funébre EP

Inara George – Accidental Experimental

Good evening. She is one half of The Bird and the Bee, but also has a solo career. This is her third album and it was added to Spotify three weeks ago. Enjoy Inara George!

Inara George – Accidental Experimental

Mudhoney – Live At El Sol

Howdy. Still no update this week. I will pick up the pace once the updates are back on track. For now, here is a live album by Mudhoney that was added to Spotify some weeks ago. Enjoy!

Mudhoney – Live At El Sol

Ben Kweller

Evening. Sorry for the lack of updates this week. I’ve been waiting for a Spotify update and it still hasn’t happened. Hopefully soon though. Anyway, while we are waiting here is an album by Ben Kweller. It was added a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

Ben Kweller – Ben Kweller

New Tango Orquesta again

Hello there. You may remember that I wrote about their latest album six weeks ago. Recently their second one was added to Spotify as well. These are good times if you’re a New Tango Orquesta fan. Enjoy!

New Tango Orquesta – New Tango Orquesta Part II

The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust

Hello there. It’s been a quiet week in the Spotify world. Here is a good new album by The Mother Hips that was added to Spotify exactly ten days ago. Enjoy!

The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust

Would-Be-Goods – The Morning After

Hey. This beautiful indie pop album by Would-Be-Goods was recently added to Spotify. Enjoy!

Would-Be-Goods – The Morning After

The Unthanks

Hello again. There has been a micro Spotify update today and this album by The Unthanks (formerly Rachel Unthank & The Winterset) should be new for most users. However, it’s already available in a different version in the UK. Furthermore, you can read some reviews in Swedish here. Enjoy!

The Unthanks – Here’s The Tender Coming

Northern Kind – WIRED

Howdy. It’s time for some good synth pop music by Northern Kind. This great sounding album was recently added to Spotify (original release date was back in April). Enjoy!

Northern Kind – WIRED

Hannah Fury

Good afternoon. American singer-songwriter Hannah Fury reminds me a lot about Kate Bush. This 2007 album isn’t exactly new in Spotify – it was added seven months ago – but it’s a good one. Hopefully all of her albums will arrive soon. Enjoy!

(Thanks to a random guy on twitter for helping me find her a couple of weeks ago.)

Hannah Fury – Through the Gash

Picastro – Red Your Blues

Hi there. The delicate debut album by slowcore/post rock/sleep rock band Picastro was added to Spotify last week. Recommended listening. Enjoy!

Picastro – Red Your Blues

Blända – Minnesmissbruk

Hello again. From todays Spotify update comes this new album from Swedish band Blända. The genre is folk-pop with progressive elements included – almost like a mix between Anna Järvinen and Dungen. Enjoy!

Blända – Minnesmissbruk

Café del Mar 25th Anniversary

Howdy. There has been a Spotify update earlier today. I was very happy to see some Café del Mar releases added. This is my top pick. Chill out and enjoy!

Various Artists – Café del Mar 25th Anniversary

Expatriate – In the Midst of This

Hey there. This indie rock album was added to Spotify some three weeks ago. Enjoy Expatriate!

(Oh, and it’s from from 2007, not 2009. Good album.)

Expatriate – In the Midst of This

First Nation

Good morning. This experimental folk album (or rather: neo-tribal psychedelia – yes I looked that up) was recently added to the Spotify library. It might be a bit too freaky for most of you, but give it a try if you dare. And enjoy!

First Nation – First Nation

Nile – Those Whom The God Detest

Hello. There has been a very small Spotify update this morning. Here is the brand new album by American death metal band Nile. Enjoy!

Nile – Those Whom The God Detest

Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8

Howdy. Earlier this week part 8 in this ongoing series from French electronic label Kitsuné was added to Spotify. Good stuff. Some artists included: Drums, Memory Tapes and Slagsmålsklubben. Enjoy!

Various Artists – Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8

The Woodlands

Hello. This fine folk-pop album was originally released back in April and added to Spotify exactly three months ago. I think it deserves some more listeners. Enjoy!

The Woodlands – The Woodlands

Jan Jelinek x2

Howdy. From the latest Spotify update: two fine albums by electronic artist/producer Jan Jelinek. Enjoy!

(I also wrote about him in a post from the early days of Spotinews.)

Jan Jelinek – Kosmischer Pitch
Jan Jelinek – loop-finding-jazz-records

Carsick Cars

Hello. Here is a new discovery: Carsick Cars, a good indie rock band from China. Thanks to a reader for the recommendation. This album was added to Spotify eleven days ago. Enjoy!

Carsick Cars – Carsick Cars

MUSICMUSICMUSIC – In Technicolor

Hey there! This excellent new album by jazz trio MUSICMUSICMUSIC was added to Spotify earlier this week. Read some reviews in Swedish here and enjoy!

(Note: two new google docs have been added to the Changelogs section.)

MUSICMUSICMUSIC – In Technicolor

Kent – Röd

Hi again. The brand new album by Kent was added to Spotify 25 minutes ago. Enjoy!

(There is also a new playlist, Spotinews 038, with samples starting from yesterdays blog post.)

Kent – Röd

Makthaverskan

Extra! There has just been a small Spotify update (due to the fact that a certain album is now available for UK listeners). This is the new cool album by Swedish band Makthaverskan. Another notable album coming up in a little bit. Enjoy!

Makthaverskan – Makthaverskan

More Recent Stuff

Hello there. Here are some more recent additions to the Spotify library. Some are from this week, while others are a little bit older. Enjoy!

C.Aarmé – World Music
Gorgoroth – Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt
Heavy Trash – Midnight Soul Serenade
Laarks – An Exaltation Of Laarks
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Molina and Johnson – Molina and Johnson

New Album by The Postmarks!

Good evening. Yes, there has been another big Spotify update today (almost 60k new tracks for me in Sweden). My guess is that we will see a blog post over at the official Spotify blog tomorrow. We really need a google doc. Anyway, this is the new album by The Postmarks. It was released back in August and is now finally available for listen in Spotify. Enjoy!

The Postmarks – Memoirs At The End Of The World

Tomas Halberstad – The Anger

Hello. Are you in the mood for some electropop? Then this new album by Tomas Halberstad will be useful. It was added in the latest Spotify update. Enjoy!

(I found out about this album via Twitter.)

Tomas Halberstad – The Anger

Luxury Records

Good evening. When searching for the new song “Lilla London”, which was added in todays Spotify update, I also found a couple of more releases from small Swedish indie label Luxury Records. Label search is my friend. Enjoy!

(The google doc won’t be posted for a while.)

(The Boys EP has both wrong band name and title in Spotify.)

Almedal – …och utan en massa skit (EP)
Anton Kristiansson – Lilla London (single)
Boat Club – Caught The Breeze
Boys – Wapping (EP)
Fontaineblue – Svenska Fåglar EP
Samtidigt Som – Denna sida mot fienden (EP)

Four New Releases (Nov 3)

Hello again. Here are four new releases from todays Spotify update. I haven’t had time to listen to any of these. Genres here: rock and metal. Enjoy!

Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
Katatonia – Night Is The New Day
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Weezer – Raditude