SwimandSleep

So I guess this is pretty simple, introduce owners of this blog and what this blog is about. Well we are two wannabe bloggers from Croatia (Europe) who found inspiration in music and culture and felt the need, not only to read about it, but to write about it. On this blog you will find awesome music, upcoming awesome events, awesome movies, awesome recipes and I guess other awesome crap we feel like writing about so there's a little something for everyone (we think) on one place. We don't want to spend anymore time boring you so we'll just let the blog go with the flow, the important things were said. Ciaos me peeps! Archive !

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Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

After practicing with two EPs, Courtney Barnett released her debut album 'Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit' few week ago by Mom + Pop Music. Working as a bartender she would write down just a few sentences in her phone that were going through her mind thus making extraordinary song lyrics that you can't even sing along to, but mixing it with garage-pop/folk music make that 'most compulsively listenable album to come out so far this year'. No wonder Pitchfork named 'Avant Gardener' (2nd EP 'How to Carve a Carrot into a rose') 'Best New Track' in 2013. This Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist with a sense of humor has definitely made something fresh. Her lines are not just her spilled emotions, but observational tracks that come out as a great stories.

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First Listen: Sufjan Stevens, 'Carrie & Lowell'

A prolific, wide-ranging singer-songwriter crafts an intimate memorial to his late mother, who died three years ago.

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No Joy at KSET

We would like to introduce No Joy, a shoegazing band from Canada, formed in 2009 by Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd. The pair wrote songs as long-distance collaborators until White-Glutz moved to Montreal and they started playing shows together.

Later the band expanded to a four-piece and enlisted the Raveonettes’ Sune Rose-Wagner to mix their full-length album, Ghost Blonde, which was released in November 2010.

In April 2013 they released their second album "Wait to Pleasure" for Mexican Summer.

Currently they are on tour all over Europe and will be in Zagreb on 19th November, so come check them out in local club KSET! You can get tickects at Rockmark or Dirty Old Shop for 45kn.

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D E N A @ Electronic Beats Festival (Zagreb)

Young and ambitious Denitza Todorova, born and raised in Bulgaria, started of few years ago when she moved to Berlin to study visual and media studie and formed a synth duo with a female drummer inspired by 90s R&B and hip-hop, after which she decided to go solo. Being friends with Erlendo Oye (Kings od Convinience) gave her a chance to record vocals on the two The Whites Boy Alive albums. Total unknown in her home country, has received international acclaim with her summer hit "Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming pools" and now she is finalizing her debut album with Finnish producer Jonas Verwijnen at Kaiku Studios in Berlin.

8th of November, she is performing in Zagreb on Electronic Beats Festivalat Boogaloo Club and ticket price is 65/80 kn.

Other acts worth seeing:

Efterklang

MS MR

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Built to Spill at Močvara

As a cherry on top of this great concert week, we will finally have a chance to hear live in Zagreb Built to Spill ! Aww yiiiaas !

This band has been the influence on bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Brand New and in their long career they've been on tours with big names like Dinosaur Jr., Flaming Lips and Kings of Leon. They released eight full-length albums and their most recent There is no Enemy was released in 2009. With newest band member, this Idaho band will perform for the first time in our city this saturday,14th September, so you better don't miss it. Ticket price is 80 kn and you can get yours in Rockmark or at the doors for 100 kn.

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Beach Fossils at Kino Grič

Finally, we Croatians, will have a chance to listen Beach Fossils live in Zagreb on 13th September. For those, who don't know, Beach Fossils is an american indie rock lo-fi band from Brooklyn, formed in 2009. Their band lineup changed a couple of times, including Zachary Cole Smith who left the band to start his solo project DIIV. The group currently includes Dustin Payseur, Jack Doyle Smith, Tommy Gardner and Tommy Davidson.

They released a couple of EPs and two studio albums, Beach Fossils and latest Clash The Truth. They are currently on their european tour that started a couple of days ago. Later, in October, they are going on U.S. with Kurt Vile. Try not to miss the show, it's gon b gooood! You can get the tickets for 45 kn in Rockmark or at the doors for 60 kn! Later!

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Pictureplane at Močvara

Travis Edgy is a 28-year-old artis, better known for his stage name Pictureplace. This young electronic producer based in Denver attracted attention with his 2009 album Dark Rift and earned himself a place on Best of 2009 list by Pitchfork. This is a good week for all of you witch house fans, because tomorrow on 10th of September he is having a gig at Klub Močvara. Ticket price is only 35kn so prepare your dancing shoes betchazzzzzz !

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Hollywood Necronomicon

So we had our summer break, had lots of fun, been to few pretty cool concerts but now it's time to get back to responsibilitys and this is actually nice escape from that.

Today on the menu is projection of movie "Hollywood Necronomicon" by Cosmotropia de Xam, artist better known as Mater Suspiria Vision. Director says : "Hollywood Necronomicon an audio-visual mass recorded at the souls of Hollywood's Mulholland Drive, The Gates to S.Tate House and an ancient area of Germany where Kenneth Anger once filmed Lucifer Rising. Turn on the Hollywood Sacrifice Teleportation Machine, enter the world of the lost souls." This mysterious artist has been active since 2010, releasing primarily through YouTube.

If you are into witch house and NOT epileptic, come to MM Centar today at 20h and stay after the projection for some music at &TD.

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The Underground Youth's 2011. LP Delirium

So, today I asked my good friend to recommend me some fine music and and he reminded me for telling me about this awesome album by this awesome band he and his friend got attached to few days ago. I gave it a shot, and if you like bands such as The Velvet Underground, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bob Dylan and such psychedelic-ish sounds you will love them. Craig Dyer, Thomas Joseph E. and Olya Dyer are members of this dark, melodic, shoegaze UK band called The Underground Youth formed in 2009. There isn't much information about the band so you should let the music speak for it self. This album I've been listening to is acctualy their LP Delirium released 2011. but you also might check their other work on their bndcmp. Here is my favorite. Enjoy me peeps !

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Big Deal's "June Gloom" is out!

Remember the post annoucing their new album "June Gloom"? Well, it came out June 4th finally. I was curious how the sound is going to be, considering their previous debut album was recorded with only two guitars. Now they added drums and bass and all the instruments bands usually have. Listening to the album I noticed they kept their own sound and style and it sounds awesome.

For those who don't know, Big Deal are Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe, dream-pop duo from UK. They are on tour now, all over UK so if you're somewhere close, check them out!

"June Gloom" is now available on Spotify and here's a little preview!

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Kurt Vile

Its about time that we introduce you to young Kurt Vile, Philadelphia songwriter  and former member of band The War on Drugs, because he is coming to Zagreb to play a show accompanied with his band The Violators.

Vile started his career with The War Drugs, with his dear friend Adam Granduciel (who is one of The Violators, so we will also see him play). Same year they released their first studio album (Wagonwheel Blues, 2008.), Vile released his debut  solo album Constant Hitmaker on Glutcher Records. As tWoD's fame grew, he decided to leave the band, predicting their increased profile and expansive touring schedule would ultimately waylay his solo career.

2009. Mexican Summer released Vile's second album God Is Saying This To You… (a collection of Vile's home recordings dating back to 2003.) and that same year he singed with Matador Records (respectable indie label Matador Records is home for band such as Mogwai, Interpol, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Cat Power and others). Vile noted,  ''It's a perfect fit. They were my number one choice. I don't really consider my music indie rock or think that Matador cater only to indie rock, but I still feel I can relate most to Matador, more than any other label. Not to mention the fact that they are way on top of their shit." After signing with Matador Records, his career went more than up the hill and released two more albums and EP. His Smoke Ring For My Hallo, was definetly most sussescful and got on the list of one of the best albums that year.

He is coming to play a show in Zagreb in Tvornica Kulture and promote his new album Walkin' On A Pretty Daze. The date is set to 20th June 2013, and the ticket price is 90 kn, on the day of the concert 100 kn so we hope to see you there !

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Meet Dirty Gold!

Although they are not totally new and fresh, they are new to us and we wanted to share their music with you. These Californian guys, for now, have one debut five track EP called "Roar" which was released in April 2011. Dirty Gold is a beachwave, dream pop, with afro pop elements project of brothers John and Lincoln Ballif who are from San Diego. So lets just sit back, enjoy and hope listening to their music will bring summer faster and those lazy days on the beach lolz!

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Big Deal announce new album "June Gloom"

First for those who don't know (and should know), behind this modest, yet "big" name Big Deal are Kacey Underwood (guitar, vocals) and Alice Costelloe (vocals, guitar), boy-girl duo from the UK. This is the latest duo we're falling for, they won us over with their simple beautiful music they make with two guitars, one electric, one acoustic and their soothing vocals. 

About a year ago they released their debut album "Lights Out" and a couple of days ago they annouced new album "June Gloom" that will be out in May, no date had been confirmed yet, but don't worry we will inform you as we are excited to hear it, too. Altough it didn't seem necessary to them to involve other people into their music, for this album they decided to work with the full band that gave their music the deeper and darker sound. One more cool information, their album was produced by Rory Attwell who worked with Male Bonding, PAWS, Veronica Falls. 

So if you think this record so far sounds awesome you can download their newest single "Teradactol" for free on their Soundcloud while you're waiting for the album to come out. And as their Facebook page says, video for their first official single is in the progress and will be out soon. For now, enjoy in this one!

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