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These five guys from Holland play genuine indie-pop-music. The words and songs are somewhat melancholic, but the way it all sounds gives it a bright spark of hope. Sounds like: Blonde Redhead / Eels / Wilco / Tindersticks.

The eclectic music of Löfgren, judging from his new record Heterochromia, reminds us of The Shins meeting Wolf Parade (or other Montreal weirdness) and cool spin-offs of the latter like Sunset Rubdown or Swan Lake. Others come up with Lemonheads, Swervedriver and The Ronettes<< subroutine.nl Read more: http://www.myspace.com/larsludviglofgren#ixzz0r0x1MUy9

Pim van de Werken is als muzikant en producer actief met Silence is Sexy en Jesus & the Christians. Won in 2009 de Interactive Award voor het handig gebruiken van torrents en Last.FM bij het verspreiden van het Silence is Sexy album This Ain’t Hollywood.

Acclaimed acoustic duo Rue Royale are on the road....again. Brookln and Ruth Dekker have barely stopped for breath since launching their labour of love four years ago. The Anglo-American pair started performing together in 2006 before taking the full-time touring band plunge in 2008, relocating from Brookln's Chicago hometown to England shortly afterwards. Now based in the East Midlands, they have played over 350 shows straddling both sides of the pond - taking in festivals, house concerts, club gigs and industry showcases across Europe and the US. Named after a road running through the Chicago suburbs, Rue Royale's sense of journey is written all over their beguiling music, influenced by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, and the northern UK soul of Doves and Elbow. Read more: http://www.myspace.com/rueroyale#ixzz0r0zyUCvm

"After the quarrel she managed to take the seat next to the driver's from me. And as sweet tears rolled down from her face, she started struggling with the car radio. When finally the sad sound of Johnny Cash flowed through our rumbling cage, we were settled. I think she really thought that the green 'CAS' on the display stood for the Johnny Cash-tape which was playing..." Sexton Creeps recorded 'CAS' on the 22nd & 23rd of July 2006 at the Bassa & Poly Studio, Eelderwolde, in a pile of hay. During that exact same time, the leadsinger's sister gave birth to a healthy son: CAS. The demo is being mixed by AVOID. Read more: http://www.myspace.com/sextoncreeps#ixzz0r161cTSN

The Black Atlantic is an acoustic indie pop band from Groningen, the Netherlands. Their music is an introspective and intimate affair of melancholy, folk influenced acoustic pop, relying heavily on vocal harmonies and melody on soft strummed guitars, piano and minimal percussion. The band often uses nature imagery to express their stories on love, death and family. The band has toured in various incarnations around the world (US, EU, UK) and have played with bands such as Nada Surf, Patrick Watson and Saturday Looks Good to Me. They recently finished their debut album, entitled “Reverence for Fallen Trees”, most of which was recorded over the fall of 2008 in a log cabin in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

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One thing becomes painfully obvious; We Swim You Jump shows an immense amount of promise. This is a band that, in a brief five songs, totaling only 15 minutes and 23 seconds, has already proved themselves a force to be recognized and a band warranting widespread attention, requiring countless ears to listen and mouths to spread the word, and demanding, above all, to be heard. Fensepost - June 2008, Richard and Niek had to make up a name quickly after they are asked to play their first shows in berlin (DE), hamburg (DE) and noorderzon (NL). Bas, Maarten and Bas were asked to join the band. we swim you jump was born. In only one year, We Swim You Jump has done things like, playing shows at Eurosonic 2009 and 2010, De Affaire, Paradiso, Patronaat, 't Paard, Vera, Watt, popronde 2009. Playing with Cold War Kids (USA), Benni Hemm Hemm (IS), Slaraffenland (DK), Loney Dear (SE), Broken Records(UK). Being the most favorited band of groningen by Vera-club of 2008 and 2009, receiving lots of attention from blogs around the globe. We Swim You Jump released a 5track home-recorded EP on subroutine; Get ready for their full length in 2010! Read more: http://www.myspace.com/weswimyoujump#ixzz0r156dkoo