Better late than never. The Darker Place is the name of the first single from Yamon Yamon’s debut album This Wilderlessness which was released on BandCamp…a while ago. But now we are premiering a beautiful video and thus making the single complete!
Shot and edited by Robin Lantz and Christoffer Öberg, it features the band gazing at shoes and playing live in what really seems like it should be a pretty dark place… But instead it looks as bright and delightful as the morning hours of a summer day. We’re assuming it’s the catchy guitar melodies that make the sun shine through even the thickest walls, or maybe it’s just their natural charisma. Either way, this is shoegaze with sugar on top indeed!
We’ve also added a bunch of shows and festivals for Norway and Europe in the shows section. More to come!
The Solander April tour starts today! Catch them here:
18 Apr 2010 DE – Hamburg, Astra Stube
20 Apr 2010 DE – Würzburg, Cairo
21 Apr 2010 DE – Nürnberg, MUZclub
22 Apr 2010 DE – Dresden, Beatpol
23 Apr 2010 DE – Halle, Objekt 5
24 Apr 2010 DE – Hannover, Ballklang Junges Schauspiel
25 Apr 2010 DE – Köln, Gebäude 9
26 Apr 2010 DE – Frankfurt, Ponyhof
28 Apr 2010 LU – Luxembourg, D:Qliq
29 Apr 2010 DE – Berlin, Bang Bang Club
Solander has also started blogging at solander.tumblr.com, tweeting at Twitter and posting lots of pictures and news at their facebook site! They seem to have a lot to say these days!
The second single from the Solander album Since We Are Pigeons is out now!
It’s called Narcissus and you can stream and download it for free over at Bandcamp or directly from the embedded player above! Apart from the album version of Narcissus it also features not only one but two exclusive b-sides called Osbygatan #1 and Oh Why.
Solander has also teamed up with Dutch filmmaker Iris Piers and made a stylish black and white video for it, containing lots of tweed and tree tunnels!
If you have trouble watching it on Vimeo, try lower quality on YouTube here. Be sure to take some time to look at Iris Piers’ other works too, they are truly beautiful!
We’ve patiently been waiting a long time now for a follow-up to Yamon Yamon’s wonderful EP “Days Like Television” but today the waiting is finally over! We’re very proud to present Yamon Yamon’s debut album “This Wilderlessness” to you!
Physically “This Wilderlessness” is released in Scandinavia through Border Music today, the rest of Europe through Al!ve Distribution and as always we’re shipping worldwide from our very own e-store! Our Japanese friends can also order the album from Linus Records in Tokyo.
Digitally it’s available on Bandcamp and soon it’ll also be on iTunes, Spotify, Gogoyoko and all other digital distributors you can think of.
By coincidence we’ve also managed to dig up a few remaining copies of Yamon Yamon’s since long sold out EP “Days Like Television”, and also some nice T-shirts! Look for them in the e-store.
This Wilderlessness, the debut album by Yamon Yamon is now available for pre-order in the e-store.Order it now and get it in your mailbox on the day of the Swedish release date, January 27! Yamon Yamon will also do a few release shows in Sweden, starting at Lilla Hotellbaren, Scandic Malmen in Stockholm January 20. Stay tuned for more info about the others.
Tracklist:
1. Alonso
2. Wang Lee
3. No Depression
4. The Darker Place
5. Two Sides
6. African Nights
7. Fast Walker
8. Every Plane Is An Adventurer
9. High Class
The release date for Yamon Yamon’s debut album has been set! It’ll hit the stores in Scandinavia by the 27th of January and the rest of Europe the 29th. It’s called This Wilderlessness and if you have ever had a crush on either the experimental pop scene from Chicago or Swedish indie-rock with addictive guitar hooks, you will love this album. If not, this is the band that will lead you down that road.
The first single The Darker Place is released today. Download it for free, including B-side You Are So Clothes To My Heart, at Bandcamp or stream it at Spotify. Either way, tell them how much you liked at myspace.com/yamonyamon and stay tuned for some release shows and touring dates.
Solander just returned from a successful tour together with Scraps Of Tape, but they won’t stay home for long. Next month they are getting back on the roads. Go see them on the following places, and don’t forget to say hi!
07 Dec 2009 DE – Hamburg, Pony Bar
08 Dec 2009 DE - Leipzig, Noch Besser Leben
09 Dec 2009 DE - Dresden, Ost-Pol
10 Dec 2009 AT – Vienna, Secret show (Get in touch for more info!)
11 Dec 2009 HR - Zagreb, SC – Teatar & TD
12 Dec 2009 IT - Santarcangelo di Romagna, Zoe Café
13 Dec 2009 IT - Vimercate, Locomotiva
14 Dec 2009 IT – TBA
15 Dec 2009 DE – TBA
16 Dec 2009 DE – Berlin, Soupanova
17 Dec 2009 DE - Erfurt, Stadtgarten
18 Dec 2009 DE - Frankfurt, Yellow Stage
19 Dec 2009 DE - Haßfurt, Rathaushalle
Before all this they will do a one off show supporting Nicolai Dunger at Babel in Malmö this Saturday. Not to be missed if you are in the area!
The debut album from Solander, Since We Are Pigeons, is released in Sweden today!
You can order it directly from our e-store, download it at www.itunes.com, go commercial at www.cdon.se, www.ginza.se, www.bengans.se or do it the really old fashion way by telling your local record store to order it for you!
If you live nearby, come to one of the releaseshows and celebrate with us! The album will be available as well.
Wednesday 14/10 Stockholm – Pet Sounds Bar
Thursday 15/10 Vänersborg – Biblioteket
Friday 16/10 Göteborg – Hagabion
Saturday 17/10 Malmö – Skånes Konstförening
Have you downloaded the first single Looking For Gold yet? It’s free!
The first single from Solander’s debut album Since We Are Pigeons is released today, and includes the album version of Looking For Gold and the exclusive Shellac cover Prayer To God! It’s available for free download and streaming here, or directly from the embeded player below.
The album is released in Scandinavia on October 14 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on October 16, with more territories to follow. It will be available for pre-orders worldwide from our store very soon!
Since We Are Pigeons release tour in Sweden:
14 Oct – Stockholm, Pet Sounds Bar
15 Oct – Vänersborg, Biblioteket
16 Oct – Göteborg, Hagabion
17 Oct - Malmö, Skånes Konstförening
Watch Scraps Of Tape performing Master Blaster live at O-East, Tokyo, in front of 1500 people! The tour have been a blast from what we can tell from the tour blog, last show tomorrow at O-Nest in Tokyo!
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