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Last Sunday Cry Bar opened for M Ward in Helsinki with a bunch of songs from their recently released debut album We Built This Ship. They showed a nice collection of roots rock songs with a pop twist. Listen to one of their songs after the break. Read more…

Inspired by waves, echoes, reverb, delay, chorus and snares. This is how Tiger Palace describe their music and indeed, it is a pretty accurate description. This band from Oulu mysteryously appeared on the Net with just one song and an enigmatic companion story: “I met her on a blue beach. Waves kissed my lips while i was riding a big one on my surfboard. Sunglasses purified her from the colours. I could hear echoes of my youth from a faraway speaker, chillwave sounds reminding me of the lonely 90′s”.

Watch their hypnotic video after the break.

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Here again is the MAP post with a compilation of the best new international music.This month Finland is Revival Hymns, a young and promising indie band from Tampere. Listen to their song and 31 more from all around the world after the break. And do not forget to share.

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It’s Flow Festival this week and that means three days of music to enjoy the trendiest international and Finnish pop. French Films, one of the most promising Finnish bands around, will be one of the first bands to take the stage on Friday. Be there early and do not miss them.

With a slight delay due to the summer holidays (my apologies) here is this month’s MAP post, featuring Astrid Swan representing Finland. Satellite Stories. Listen to her cover of a Pavement song and 31 others from all around the world after the break. Enjoy and share.

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