On this trek, Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg were joined by a couple former Radio Dept. members -- Daniel Tjäder (who was also in Korallreven) on keyboards and Elin Almered on guitar, keyboards and drums -- making for the most fleshed-out lineup of the band I've seen live...
Originally from New Zealand, Stephanie Brown now lives in Brooklyn where she makes music under the name Lips. She had an EP a couple years ago I liked a lot and is about to follow it up with another EP, Ghosts & Demons, next week (12/11)...
Florida's The Band in Heaven released their debut album, Caught in a Summer Swell, today (9/17). It's a lovely collection of dreampop that should interest fans of late '80s Creation records, '90s-era Slumberland Records and jangly, effects-laden guitars in general...