Sometimes a mustache is enough: The Super Orchestra

"The Super Orchestra creates small wonders; songs shaped to soothe your ear." is how the group initially is described on their MySpace-page. Thats probably why my last.fm-stats looks like this right now:

The Super Orchestra has been listened to 256 times this week.

I've fallen asleep to this record,which you can download here for free, three nights in a row - on repeat. Not because it's boring, but because it's beautiful, frail and... yes soothing. The three members, Eric Lindestad (Wild at Heart), Robin af Ekestam and Per Rinaldo, orchestrate a fusion of pump organ, guitar, vocals and kitchen utilities into a music experience that is kinda hard for me to describe, but then again im terribly lousy at putting labels on music overall.

As far as I know, the Super Orchestra ain't playing together for the moment in favor to other projects and family and stuff, but let's hope for some sort of comeback, right?

This ain't perticularly beardy, but sometimes a mustache is just enough (look at the video, you'll get it) ...


The Super Orchestra - No One Deserves a Winter from The Super Orchestra on Vimeo.

Waiting for the spring flood of new beard music

Our bearded musical friends have been busy like bees during the end of last year and the nearest months appears to become nothing less than a huge spring flood of great new beard music. The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Bright Eyes, The Low Anthem, The Cave Singers, Ducktails, Death Cab For Cutie, The Antlers and last but not least premium beard band Fleet Foxes are all releasing new albums within short. If you are as thrilled as we are and can't wait to hear what the new Fleet Foxes album will sound like we may just have the answer for you. Check out Robin Pecknold performing "Lorelai" live during his tour with Joanna Newsom!



Stay tuned for more...

Beard makes better music - playlist no. 5

This playlist is a little different from the others. Well, because it's practically empty. This time you'll fill it with one of your favourite songs. This playlist is collaborative, when in Spotify just drag the song you wan't to add to it, and it's done.

For those of you who don't have Spotify, please make a comment with your favourite song and I will add it, later when it's done I'll post the whole playlist so that you can take part of it too.

Beard makes better music 5

Josh Ritter gets surprised by his fans

This is so awesome, the audience surprises Josh Ritter with hundreds of lights as he performs Lantern at Tarrytown Music Hall. 

Christian Kjellvander rocks

Since I got really sick last friday, I missed Christian Kjellvander playing live at Debaser Medis. Luckily, the awesome Andreas Ivarsson were happy to write about the occation. Here it is!

The other night, Swedish singer-songwriter Christian Kjellvander played at Debaser Medis in Stockholm. He has been one of my favourite artists since 2001, and I was excited to see him perform - the first time I've seen him live in four years. The new album "The Rough and Rynge" got pretty good reviews when it came out in November, so my expectations were very high.

EP Trailer Park was Kjellvander's supporting act, and they play Band of Horses-ish music, and of course all  band members have beards! The band was good, and had a nice sound from the organ and violin.


After 30 minutes of beard-rock it was time for Christian Kjellvander and his band. My experience of Kjellvander live is that he's similar to his albums: soft singer-songwriter with a touch of country. This concert however was not like his albums; it was more rock than I ever would have expected from Kjellvander -  the crowd was even headbanging!

Kjellvander's music has evolved with his latest album, and so have his live performances. If you have the chance to go see him live, you should definitely do so!

Andreas Ivarsson

It's good, it's bearded and it's belgian - Isbells

You probably remember José Gonzales version of Heartbeats for Sony Bravia's tv commercial with all the rubber balls bouncing down the streets of San Fransisco. Well, how could you possibly forget? Belgian band Isbells make the same kind of wonderful Lo-Fi-singer-songwriter pop songs that seems to be destined for tv commercials. Apparently Isbells is a hidden secret outside of Belgium, as not even Pitchfork seems to know anything about them. In short, chances are quite good that you will be the first in your gang to know, use it wisely.

The Tarantula Waltz and Christian Kjellvander