An beautiful version by Bird Call of Beck's "Lost Cause". From Bird Call's EP "Other Creatures".

Bird Call - Lost Cause (Beck) by fanaticpro

I usually don't write that much about hip hop, but this song caught my interest. It's about remembering what happened in WW2, wiht the lessons learned from that. A reminder important enough, but the way the video is done it feels anachronistic and even more urgent this way. Really well done. Bekay and DBEfekt:

In Tom Williams & The Boat's new song "Concentrate", Tom tries to imagine the thoughts and motivations of a homegrown suicide bomber:

Tom Williams & The Boat - Concentrate by Mud Hut Digital

Here's a beautiful Italian soundtrack for a rainy day such as this, at least here where I am. "Uno Is Walking" by K-Conjog. There's some more info on Bad Panda Records' site.

K-Conjog - Uno Is Walking [BadPanda76] by Bad Panda Records

I want one of these!

(via Technabob)

Another nice pop gem by The Mommyheads from their new album "Delicate Friction". The entire album is streamable on Soundcloud. Here's "Another Crowded House":

No, Sleepy Vikings are not from Sweden or any other nordic country, they are from Florida and are preparing for their debut album "They Will Find You Here" (May 10th) by showing us the song "Calm" from the album:

First single "Judas" from The Shimmies debut album "To All Beloved Enemies";

I haven't really decided yet what I feel about the German band Body Bill's new single "Brand New Carpet". Many times it takes a while before songs really "gets" to me. Maybe this song is one of them, or not. Here's the video:

I thought it's about time that I revived this blog. I get a lot of pitches about music from all around the world, but I haven't had the time lately to listen to it, since I at the same time have to take care of Meadowmusic.se, which is only about Swedish music.

Anyway, here's a great song from Ireland. Von Shakes with "My Side":

Von Shakes - My Side by I-NV-U Records