Palace Songs | en

Paris, France (2005 – present) It all started with a double bass player, a guitarist and a violinist; all highly talented musicians who are really into swing, Django addicts who enjoy tinkering with electro. Their project swayed a singer, a clarinettist, a trombonist who doubles up on percussion and a guitarist who also acts as DJ. With their “Zazou” look (inspired by Parisian paleo-punks from the 1940s), they serve up festive, frantic music, an improbable futuristic and melodious Charleston fit for the dance floor. Caravan Palace is to swing what the Gotan Project is to tango. It so often starts...

Songs are a Sydney based band (featuring members of New Zealand's post-punk wailers This Night Creeps and Ela Stiles of sisterly-duo The Said Sos) that do only simple things. From their single-syllable handle to their hand-drawn artwork to their music itself; it all has to be simple. Born in mid-2007, Songs have only been playing to the public as of this year (2008). They have signed a deal with Sydney label Popfrenzy (home to other acts such as The Gossip, Black Mountain, Jeremy Jay, The Ruby Suns and a whole bunch more) and have since played shows with Deerhunter, Beach...

A sparsely lit home studio somewhere in Barcelona. One man with some friends humming along. Smell of cigarettes, cold coffee and guitar wood. Tiny tunes recorded in the moment when they are written. In single takes most of the time. Like notes in a diary. Or foot prints on a muddy path. .

Songs To Wear Pants To is a one man band, created by Andrew Huang. Songstowearpantsto.com is his website, where he made songs based on people's requests. .