Last.fm Recommendation: Speedmarket Avenue

Last.fm tags: indie, pop, swedish, twee

Recommended because of: Lacrosse, The Sound of Arrows, Stars in Coma

Just in case you missed it last time, here's the deal. Once a week (approximately) we will listen to Last.fm's personalized recommendations, pick our favourite band from what we hear and feature it on our blog. Simple & fun.

 

Speedmarket Avenue released an album through Elefant Records in 2008, called Way Better Now. Now Elephant Records happens to be one of my favourite labels, and I still managed to miss this. I imagine that a lot of other people did, as well. Here's your chance to catch up.

 

Download: Sirens

Download: Way Better Now

Last.fm Recommendation: Hutch and Kathy

 

So, this is how it's going to be. Last.fm features a list of personalized recommendations, that change constantly, based on the bands you are listening to. Every week we are going to try out said recommendations and pick our favourite band from the ones recommended to us, which we will then proceed to feature on our blog. This week that band is:

 

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Hutch and Kathy

 

Last.fm tags: indie, pop, boy-girl duet, portland, the thermals

Recommended because of: The Thermals, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Eux Autres, Dear Nora, Tullycraft
 

Hutch and Kathy are a side project of ...well, Hutch and Kathy from The Thermals and WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS? Possibly because I've been too busy listening to Now We Can See. That'll teach me.

 

Download: In Brilliance

Download: On the Way to Work
 

Illustration by the lovely lovely lovely lovely Marisilla (aka Willy Ollero). You should go check out her wonderful stuff here. Now.