Markus Svensson is a 28 year old singer-songwriter (although that is not a term he is particularly fond of) hailing from Stockholm, and the man behind the Tarantula Waltz moniker. He will release his third full-length album, Tinder Stick Neck, on the 23rd April  The record revolves around intertwined themes of hypochondria, death anxiety and atheism. It is weighty stuff, sombre in parts, but handled with a deft touch – the first single from the album, the brilliant Scandinavian Minds is a perfect example, being a meditative reflection on the effects of spending eight months of the year in darkness in northern Sweden.  He says, “When the sun finally comes back in April, some people get even more depressed, and the suicide rates are actually highest in April. Scandinavian Minds is about that phenomenon; how the darkness struggles against the light and what happens when the light finally arrives.”

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HAIM - "The Wire" 
Off the upcoming album 'Days Are Gone' out now. 

Watch the official video for "The Wire": http://haaa.im/thewirevideo
'DAYS ARE GONE'
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Available on vinyl-
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"Forever" EP http://haaa.im/czYaVJ
"Don't Save Me" http://haaa.im/NmtGTy

The Wire
Lyrics by Alana Haim / Danielle Haim / Este Haim
Published By: Haim Productions, Inc.  
Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid / Danielle Haim / Alana Haim / Este Haim
Mastered by Emily Lazar  
(P) 2013 Haim Productions Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records & Polydor Records

Days Are Gone

The Wire

FREE download of Brendan Benson's "Diamond," from the album You Were Right, available November 29 via Readymade/Dine Alone Records.

CD/digital available on December 10, 2013. Pre-order launches October 22.

Brendan Benson - Diamond

From the album Lines We Trace (Deluxe Edition), available October 22 (digital) on Dine Alone in Canada.

Hey Marseilles - Lift Your Eyes

Listen also at:
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1jtlBot5IGG5hXEUXejPGQ
itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/scandinavian-minds-single/id844683103
WiMP: http://wimpmusic.se/album/27383767
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/album/7566521
Rdio: http://www.rdio.com/artist/The_Tarantula_Waltz/album/Scandinavian_Minds/

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Scandinavian Minds

Lead single from The Tarantula Waltz's new EP Lynx - out now digitally via Woah Dad! - limited edition 12" clear vinyl due in early June.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ih7CTzOP7x2WTc8kiTVrY
http://tidal.com/album/43883115
https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/lynx-ep/id978323549

Lynx was recorded with Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) in Matsson’s home studio in Gagnef in the woods in the Swedish region of Dalarna, where Matsson acted as both producer and musician during the recordings.

This summer The Tarantula Waltz will be heading out on a European tour together with The Tallest Man on Earth, in support of the Lynx EP - dates below:

June 23 - Koko, London (UK)
June 24 - Openlucht Theater, Antwerp (BE)
June 25 - Divan du Monde, Paris (FR)
June 28 - Göta Lejon, Stockholm (SE)
June 29 - Göta Lejon, Stockholm (SE)
June 30 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NO)
July 02 - Pustervik, Goteborg (SE)

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Lynx

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Frank Turner - Recovery

The Tarantula Waltz is the project of Stockholm based musician Markus Svensson, who has previously released three critically acclaimed albums under the moniker. His new EP Lynx will be released on May 20, 2015 by the Swedish label Woah Dad!. 
Lynx was recorded with Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) in Matsson’s home studio in Gagnef in the woods in the Swedish region of Dalarna, where Matsson acted as both producer and musician during the recordings.
 
Since launching the project in the mid-‘00s The Tarantula Waltz have toured extensively and shared the stage with acts like First Aid Kit, Damien Jurado, Kathleen Edwards, Mark Lanegan and Iron & Wine, as well as toured as the 
opening act on The War on Drugs’ European tour last year. The Tarantula Waltz have become one of the most acclaimed acts in Sweden, as well as having won praise from the likes of Paste Magazine, BrooklynVegan, Uncut, 
The Line of Best Fit and Clash Magazine internationally.

Scandinavian Minds

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