Freschard & Stanley Brinks “Going to the Bar” video

We’ve got a new video from Freschard & Stanley Brinks for their track Going to the Bar, taken from the forthcoming LP Midnight Tequila.

“Clemence Freschard’s beautiful vocal tones lend this a rich, French indiepop/chanteuse vibe, complemented by Stan’s wistful timbre and characteristic warm instrumentation. A perfect accompaniment for that late night tequila.” Folk Radio premiere

“They craft a blend of playful indiepop and folk that fans of either genre will find endearing; they even manage to capture that playful air in their performance in the video for this single” Austin Town Hall

Buy Midnight Tequila on pale blue vinyl or digitally from our shop.

The Hayman Kupa Band - No More Bombs video

Buy The Hayman Kupa Band vinyl, CD or download from us at Bandcamp, or get listen to it on Spotify or iTunes.

My Old Friend video

Buy your copy of the 7" single here.

Sunturns - new video and advent calendar

With Christmas fast approaching, here's the second video from Sunturns' new record Christmas II, "Sunni".

Buy Christmas I & II on double vinyl or download.

We've also launched an advent calendar, curated by Sunturns, who'll be guiding you through their favourite Norwegian acts every day in the run up to Christmas. So if you're on the look out for some more Scandinavian sounds, head over to the Sunturns Christmas advent calendar here.

From The Square To The Hill - new video from Darren Hayman

From The Square To The Hill is taken from Darren Hayman's latest album "Florence", available now on vinyl and download.

Nuns Run The Apothecary video from Darren Hayman

We sent Darren Hayman back to Florence in September to record a couple of videos for this forthcoming album Florence. Nuns Run The Apothecary is the opening track on the album, and here's Darren's video.

Florence is available to pre-order from Fika Recordings here shop.fikarecordings.com/album/florence

Owl & Mouse - Misfits video

It's been a little while in the making since we recorded this video back in July in Norway on the Owl & Mouse tour with The Smittens, but I've finally found a rainy Sunday to put this video together. Shot partly on the train journey from the Bergen to Volda, and then over the weekend at Indiefjord, Misfits is the final video taken from Owl & Mouse's debut album departures.

Hannah says "This is an old song that took a different shape after a visit to my hometown. It’s about the relationship I have with my siblings, how every time I’m with them I’m surprised by how similar we are and how we all feel and think the same things."

Buy Departures on vinyl, CD or download from Fika here.

Owl & Mouse - Departures video

Earlier in the summer, Darren Hayman took Owl & Mouse out on to the canals of East London with The Record Deck to shoot a video for Departures, taken from the debut album of the same name.

Buy your copy of Owl & Mouse's Departures here, on vinyl, CD or download.

Making Marks - Like Spinning

We've one more treat from Making Marks' debut album for you: a video for Like Spinning. A version of the track initially appeared on their very first release as Making Marks, as the b-side to the Ticket Machine single, back in 2012. Here, songwriter Ola Innset has filmed and produced a video for the album version of the track, which will give you an insight into the side of Oslo he sees within the song...

A Thousand Half-Truths is available to buy now on heavyweight 12" vinyl and as a digipack CD; also available as a digital download. We have a few copies left of their first 7" singles, Ticket Machine and Barcodes, and a few copies of their Norwegian single Uten En Tråd.

They'll be touring Europe in May, catch them here: 22.05.14 – Ohibo, Milano (IT) 23.05.14 – Café Kairo, Bern (CH) 24.05.14 – Ostpol, Dresden (DE) 25.05.14 – Theatron Festival, München (DE) 26.05.14 – Konrad, Luxembourg (LX) 27.05.14 – Astra Stube, Hamburg (DE) 28.05.14 – Antje Øklesund, Berlin (DE) 29.05.14 – Feinkost Lampe, Hannover (DE)

Time Is On Our Side video

An absolutely dreamy pop song from Azure Blue with a video to suit, I'm still overwhelmed by this song, and by the album. Having been listening to it for several months now, the palpitations of hearing it for the first time are still there every time the vinyl goes on to my turntable - its a record for lying back on the sofa and dreaming of the thrill of summer road trips, the lush grassy meadows and the brisk late evening swims under the sunset... The album is out now on LP/CD/double gatefold LP.