The Airportline: Observations

Milberg - Pinks and Blues (live rehearsal) from Ruben Broman on Vimeo.

The Concretes drummer/singer Lisa Milberg has a blog that I visit regularly for music tips and old school photos and such (here is her English language blog for those that do not peak Swedish). She is also making music under the name Milberg. It's not far away from what The Concretes did when they got started. But while former Concretes singer and Peter Bjorn And John-whistle-song-famous-Victoria Bergsman went oriental on her new Taken By Trees album East Of Eden, Milberg stay with her feet firmly rooted in the quiet and melodic contemporary folk movement. It might not rock the world, but today, when I am trying to convince Swedish people to be a part of a Fair Trade study I am doing, there is something very sweet in the naive piano playing and Lisa's hesitant, timid and whispering voice.

This video is nicely shot as well, for those of you who like that.

So you woke up this morning and wondered if there are any new super groups around to listen to. Well yes, there is. Turns out that the singers of two of Airportlines favourite pop bands (Shout Out Louds and Peter Bjorn and John (in Amsterdam this coming Monday)) have teamed up with a The Concretes member and a The Plan member (also two magnificent bands) to create Tutankamon. PSL recorded the men this past week. Its a great recording that shows of Adam's great new Taliban beard. The music is quite beardy as well, swirling around the same quarters of the american old school sound made popular by fellow beard rockers Band of Horses and Fleet Foxes. This is more poppy though and frankly, very very good. The Swedish pop-music obsessed blog It's a Trap gives their debut singe out for free over here. A good way to start your morning according to Airportline.

Note to self:

When time is present, take a closer look at Ottawa outfit The Acorn that The Concretes singer Lisa Millberg recently blogged about. After two listens to The Flood Pt. 1 you thought that it sounded like Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend and a sunset over Angola. And for those readers who felt offended by Fabolous raplyrics about dicks, you will love the all around playful hippie feel in this one.

Now I need to tape a head set, burn cds, read a report from China, have a skype meeting concerning a report from China, and then go and print some things.