Hôtel Costes 12 by Stéphane Pompougnac

Good evening. From wikipedia: “The Hôtel Costes is a famous hotel in Paris, France. Hôtel Costes also releases its own compilation lounge music CDs, which contain music played and mixed within by DJ Stéphane Pompougnac.” This is part 12 in the series and it was recently added to Spotify. The earlier versions are not available yet (in Sweden at least). Enjoy!

Various Artists – Hôtel Costes 12 by Stéphane Pompougnac

And Six More New Albums…

Hey. There has just been a micro Spotify update and usually that means no google doc. Here are some more finds from this weeks first three (!) updates. Enjoy!

Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue
Ian Brown – My Way
Immortal – All Shall Fall
Langhorne Slim – Be Set Free
Newton Faulkner – Rebuilt By Humans
Tingsek – Restless Soul

New Tango Orquesta – Vesper

Good afternoon. This lovely new album by New Tango Orquesta was added to Spotify one week ago. Recommended listening for sure. Enjoy!

New Tango Orquesta – Vesper

Matt Nathanson x3

Hello there. Three albums by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson have been added to Spotify recently. Enjoy!

(A good mix here with one regular album, one EP and one live album!)

Matt Nathanson – Ernst
Matt Nathanson – When Everything Meant Everything (EP)
Matt Nathanson – At The Point

Cohen – The Scandinavian Report

Hello. A little while back I included the new Ebba Forsberg album with translated Leonard Cohen songs in a post. Now another brand new Cohen-related album has been added to Spotify. Some of the artists featured are Ane Brun, Moto Boy, Jenny Wilson and Sophie Zelmani. Enjoy!

(Not sure if this one is OK outside of Sweden…)

Various Artists – Cohen – The Scandinavian Report

Matinee Recordings

Hi there. Quite a few releases from indie label Matinee Recordings have been added to Spotify recently (a couple even today). Here are my six top picks. Hopefully, many more releases will be added soon. Enjoy!

The Guild League – Speak Up
The Hermit Crabs – Correspondence Course EP
The Liberty Ship – Tide
The Lucksmiths – T-Shirt Weather EP
The Windmills – Now Is Then
Would-Be-Goods – Emmanuelle Beart EP

More New Albums

Howdy. There has been another Spotify update and that update seems to have activated more new albums from yesterdays update. Enjoy!

(Thank to Johan for helping me out a little bit.)

(Also note that the Girls album don’t scrobble correctly. It goes into “The Girls” instead of “Girls”. Fixed now! Thanks Spotify!)

Girls – Album
Kings of Convenience – Declaration of Dependence
Maps – Turning The Mind
Miranda Lambert – Revolution
Paloma Faith – Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?

Japanese Groupsound!

Good evening. I have no idea when this album was added to Spotify. However, I’m absolutely certain this is a cool release. Some of the artists featured are The 5.6.7.8’s, The Pebbles, Jackie & The Cedrics and The Befores. Genre: all rock (mostly garage and surf). Enjoy!

Various Artists – Japanese Groupsound!

Nathan Barr – True Blood

Howdy. From todays Spotify update comes the score to hot televison seriesTrue Blood. After listening to some tracks I must say this is an excellent soundtrack. Enjoy!

Nathan Barr – True Blood

Six New Releases (Sep 28)

Hi again. Here are six new additions from todays Spotify update. Enjoy!

Early Day Miners – Treatment
Marduk – Wormwood
Richmond Fontaine – We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River
Pernilla Andersson – Ashbury Apples
Sista skriket – Ett andetag i sänder
Sonata Arctica – The Days Of Grays

Volcano Choir – Unmap

Hello. There has been a small Spotify update this morning. This new experimental album got 8.3 out of 10 over at Pitchfork last week. And yes, this is a Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) side project. Enjoy!

(Thanks to Yngve for the tip!)

Volcano Choir – Unmap

Juri Gagarin – Energia

Hello again. It’s time for a change of pace with German electroclash duo Juri Gagarin. This album was added to Spotify two weeks ago. Enjoy!

Juri Gagarin – Energia

An EP by Great Lake Swimmers

Hey. Over the weekend I’ve had the time to listen through many recent additions to the Spotify library. This EP by Great Lake Swimmers was a pleasant surprise. Enjoy!

Great Lake Swimmers – Hands In Dirty Ground EP

Dylan Mondegreen

Howdy. Here are two excellent albums by Norwegian singer-songwriter Dylan Mondegreen. One is new and was added to Spotify two weeks ago, while the other is from 2007. Both are recommended listening. Enjoy!

Dylan Mondegreen – While I Walk You Home
Dylan Mondegreen – The World Spins On

Grand Archives – Keep In Mind Frankenstein

Hello again. This new album was very recently added to Spotify. However, since I then thought the Sub Pop albums were about to go away, I decided to not write about it. Now I know that Sub Pop Records is only changing distribution in the UK and France. So, enjoy Grand Archives!

Grand Archives – Keep In Mind Frankenstein

Lacrosse – Bandages for the Heart

Howdy. This album by Swedish indie pop band Lacrosse was originally released back in May. A couple of weeks ago it was finally added to Spotify. Enjoy!

Lacrosse – Bandages for the Heart

The Most Serene Republic (2009 album)

Hello. While we are waiting for a potential Spotify update tonight, here is the newish album from Canadian indie rock band The Most Serene Republic. It was released back in July and added to Spotify a couple of days ago. Enjoy!

(There is also a new playlist, Spotinews 033, with samples starting from this post. All earlier playlist are available here.)

The Most Serene Republic – …And The Ever Expanding Universe

Anticon Records

Hi there. Many releases from Anticon Records have been added in the latest Spotify updates. Here are my five top picks. This is mostly electronic stuff, but with some other genres thrown into the mix as well. Enjoy!

Alias & Tarsier – Plane That Draws a White Line (EP)
Dosh – The Lost Take
Odd Nosdam – Level Live Wire
Son Lux – At War With Walls And Mazes
SJ Esau – Small Vessel

The Best of Broadside 1962-1988

Howdy. This impressive collection of folk songs was added to Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Some of the artists included: Peter La Farge, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Lucinda Williams and Arlo Guthrie. Enjoy!

Various Artists – The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine

Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

Good evening. It’s time to get into soul mode with this recent addition to the Spotify library. This album sure is a grower with a sound that is both unusual and at the same time very familiar. Recommended listening. Enjoy!

Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

Finds From 2009: part nine

Hello again. Here are six more releases from 2009. Most of these were added to Spotify in the latest two updates. Enjoy!

Bye Bye Bicycle – Compass
Great Northern – Remind Me Where The Light Is
Infected Mushroom – Legend Of The Black Shawarma
Lake Heartbeat – Trust In Numbers
Times New Viking – Born Again Revisited
Vivian Girls – Surf’s Up (Single)

[ingenting] – Tomhet, idel tomhet

Extra! There has just been a new Spotify update. Here is my first (or actually second) find: the new [ingenting] album. Enjoy!

(Sadly, though, there is a bug that prevents [ingenting] from being scrobbled.)

[ingenting] – Tomhet, idel tomhet

Debut Album by Taxi Taxi!

Evening. From yesterdays Spotify update comes the debut album from Swedish folk duo (Miriam and Johanna, they are twins) Taxi Taxi!. And I have to agree with Knut: this is beautiful! Enjoy!

Taxi Taxi! – Still Standing At Your Back Door

Black Sabbath x3

Hello again. A couple of more Black Sabbath albums were added to Spotify yesterday, which makes this my third post about them (after post 1 & 2). This is good stuff from 1972, 1973 and 1975. Enjoy!

(I’m not really sure when Black Sabbath Vol. 4 was added; it wasn’t listed in todays google doc.)

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath – Sabotage

Dan Deacon – Bromst

Howdy. This fine album was released back in March. Yesterday it was finally added to Spotify. Enjoy!

Dan Deacon – Bromst

Burial – Untrue

Hello. This album by dubstep producer Burial has been hailed as a classic and is generally considered one of the best albums of 2007. As of yesterdays update, it can now be listened to in Spotify. Enjoy!

(Many more great finds to come. Stay tuned.)

Burial – Untrue

Elk City – New Believers

Good evening. This is a fine album from last weeks third Spotify update. Some very relaxing pop music. Enjoy Elk City!

Elk City – New Believers

And Four More (from Sep 21)

Howdy folks. Here are four more new releases that were added to Spotify today. These are much closer to my taste. Enjoy!

Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Doomsday EP
Micah P. Hinson – All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers
Rain Machine – Rain Machine
Richard Hawley – Truelove’s Gutter

New Releases (Sep 21)

Hello again. Here are four new albums by artists that I normally don’t listen that much to. However, I know many are interested in them. Still much more to come. Enjoy!

Basement Jaxx – Scars
Children of Bodom – Skeletons in the Closet
Lars Winnerbäck – Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Pearl Jam – Backspacer

Monsters of Folk

Extra! The Spotify library has just been updated. Here is the brand new Monsters of Folk album. More to come in a little bit. Enjoy!

(Edit: Sounds great. Recommended listening!)

Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk