Our Zürich correspondent went to Sardegna and found this cow. Airportline loves cows.
Airportline is on a one day holiday. After a weekend of news coding my head said that I needed a break. So I took one, booked a hostel in Valencia for Friday, applied for some jobs, transferred some money while grumping over the exchange rate, had coffee, made a copy of my passport and forgot my passport in the copy machine. Took a bike ride to deliver the copy of my passport. Realized I had forgotten my passport in the copy machine. Found my passport in the copy machine. Read Blink by Malcom Gladwell, watched one of last years best band Ra Ra Riot play in church on Pitchfork.tv, read about what happened when Charlemagne from The Economist met the Swedish King, and then this article where his love for Sweden blooms into full on infactuation.
Trying to keep up with what's new in the world of contemporary pop music? Chances are that you have stumbled over Discovery, a combination of force between a member of Vampire Weekend and a member from Ra Ra Riot. Both fantastic pop bands that released two of the best records of last year. So what happens when you combine these ingredients? Well, from the sound of the first three songs, a unstoppable combination of electro, sunshine, Justin Timberlake, R&B, Hot Chip and that feeling you can get on a warm dancefloor during a late summer night. So, yeah, looking for this summers soundtrack, look no further than Discovery. I dance inside my head everytime I listen to them
Here you can listen to two songs
And here, my favourite, So Insane
Download them all here
Between the 24th of February and 1st of March The Noise Pop festival is hosting shows in San Francisco. The Airport Line has picked out some bands which you might want to see in case you happen to be in the city during these days.
Ra Ra Riot - Made one of the best cds of last year, popmusic in the same vain as The Shins, Cut Copy and New Pornographers, very nice indeed.
http://www.myspace.com/rarariot
For a free download of the remix of their song Ghost Under Rocks made by Passion Pit, go here:
http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-ra-ra-riot-ghost-under-rocks-passion-pit-remix_048181.html
St. Vincent - Arty singer with a very unique style, a bit similar to Regina Spektor with a mean guitarr, her song Marry Me is really sweet, an artist for people looking for creative female role models. Some of her stuff is a bit too much out there for my taste, but I am but a conservative Swede.
http://www.myspace.com/stvincent
French Kicks - Their album Swimming is a bit weirdly produced, but the song Love In The Ruins is fantastic with it's Jens Lekman banjo and melancolic dreamy feeling.
http://www.myspace.com/frenchkicks
Antony And The Johnsons - Seems a bit expensive, but given that he has maybe the most unique and powerful voices in modern pop history, it might be a concert to look into. A truly unique artist that some people hate, some call pretentious, but most people love, and probably cry to when they are alone.
http://www.myspace.com/antonyandthejohnsons
Here he plays his most famous song Hope There's Someone:
