Cats On Fire – The Hague

Last Year Cats On Fire released a fantastic pop album that made some noise around the blogsphere. In order to celebrate such a good year, the band released a free digital single a couple of days before the end of 2009. It is a cozy acoustic number called The Hague with the usual bittersweet vocals and melody by singer Mattias Björkas. The song is coupled with a demo recording of The Borders of This Land. Click to hear the track and read the lyrics. More

Jermaine – Don’t Be A Stranger

Alternative rock band Jermaine has a new album coming out and we can already listen to the first single off it, Don’t Be A Stranger. The song is really catchy and it shows exactly what Jermaine is about: an upbeat melody and some fast guitar chords, driven by a groovy bass line. This third album, with the title of ‘Jermajesty’, will be out in early March and it will followed by some touring in Finland and in the Baltic countries. Watch the video now! More

The top albums of 2009

Happy 2010, dear readers!

We are back online after the Christmas break and before we resume our regular program of songs, videos, interviews and the most diverse features, let us take one last look to 2009 with the inevitable Best of 2009 list. There are some good records this year and it is remarkable to notice that most of the albums on the lists are debut releases. There is definitively something going on in Finland.
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The Micragirls – C’mon Dance With Santa Claus

It’s Christmas, so Glue is going to take a little break to enjoy the snow and the cold weather, to eat some ham and drink some glögi. We will be back soon with more music and interviews to keep on enjoying the thrilling Finnish music scene, and of course, we will also prepare our own “Best of 2009″, so stay tuned. But before we go, let us wish you a happy holiday with another Christmas song. Garage punk trio The Micragirls celebrate the season dancing a twist with Santa Claus. You can hear and buy here. The girls will be playing at Tavastia in Helsinki in early January, so it is a good time to spin their latest album Wild Girl Walk.

Medeia – Antichristmas

Medeia

Christmas, time of friendship, time of peace, time to love or… Medeia. The death metal band has recorded its own Christmas carol and has send it to the Internet in the form of another of a video in the usual Medeia style. It might not be as classy as Bob Dylan, but nevertheless it is a fun way to celebrate this time of the year. Also after seeing the video, one might get new ideas for the Christmas dinner. Watch and enjoy this fairy tale!
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