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Rumraket NEWSLETTER - SLARAFFENLAND RULES + more
Hi All
we have so many news for you. It made me so happy writing this actually! lots of good stuff going on these days!
the list of contents:
- new Slaraffenland album out now and they are touring as well!
- Taxi Taxi! album will be released in 10 days - party in Stockholm tomorrow
- Efterklang has inked deal with 4AD - and will release Performing Parades October 19th (on Leaf)
- Rumraket has reissued Horn of Plenty - the debut album by Grizzly Bear
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This week Slaraffenland’s third album was released. The title is We’re on Your Side and in our hearts and ears this is how pop music should sound!
We would like you to listen and judge for yourself, but we’re sure that you will like it! There are two free MP3s available here: http://rumraket.com/shop/RUM019_info.html - Same place you find all the info about this wonderful album (including buy links)
Slaraffenland will be touring Denmark and USA all of September. They already started and if you get the chance don..t miss out!
All the dates are available from their myspace site - http://www.myspace.com/slaraffenland
The American dates are together with Akron/Family. Slaraffenland will play support for them and then afterward join The Akron/Family Big Band on stage.
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Taxi Taxi! will release their long awaited debut album Still Standing at Your Back Door on September 21st. Go here http://www.rumraket.com/shop/RUM020_info.html to download a free MP3 and get all the nice info about this album. You can also pre-order the album there. Outside of Scandinavia this album will be released on British label Fierce Panda.
Tomorrow (Saturday 12th) they have a huge release party for the album at Strand in Stockholm. The day after (13th) they play live in Moscow!
Read about the release party here: http://hornstullstrand.se/showCategory.asp?id=5
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Efterklang are keeping themselves busy as well!
Check this link to read about Performing Parades that will be released October 19th on CD/DVD and LP/DVD - http://efterklang.net/home/2009/08/26/performing-parades-update-and-all-the-nice-details/ LOOK OUT FOR THE FREE MP3 (its in the download section of that site)
Check this link to read about Efterklang’s new record deal with 4AD! They will release their third album on this legendary label in the early days of 2010!
http://efterklang.net/home/2009/09/02/efterklang-signs-to-4ad-september-news/
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Rumraket has re-issued the debut album of Grizzly Bear! You can now get Horn of Plenty in a new and much nicer cardboard CD package. It comes with three remixes by Efterklang, Final Fantasy and Dntel (of Postal Service). Buy it right here: http://rumraket.com/shop/rumraket.html
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THATS ALL FOR NOW!
Thanks for reading - you are very kind.
Take care
Rasmus / Rumraket
