Frida Hyvonen Preps Secretly Canadian Debut
Frida! Like a carillon knell through the storm, the name comes ringing down from the mountaintops to redeem the kingdom of music! Or something. Frida Hyvönen is a swell gal-- she's toured with Jens Lekman, José González, and the Concretes, and last spring released a fine album of spry, immediate piano-pop tunes on the Concretes' Licking Fingers imprint. Have we mentioned she's from pop hotspot Sweden?
Frida will finally get the U.S. indie kid audience she deserves come October 24, when Secretly Canadian re-releases the overtly Swedish gal's ten-track debut, Until Death Comes, here in the States. Frida co-produced the affair with the Bear Quartet's Jari Haapalainen and recorded it at Stockholm's Atlantis studio. This very record spawned the P4k hits "You Never Got Me Right" (four-star track review) and "I Drive My Friend" (Infinite Mixtape), and soon you will be able to cradle it in your very own quivering hands.
Until Death Comes also birthed a couple fine videos, including the stop-motion-happy "I Drive My Friend" and the Kate Bush-worthy "The Modern". Catch them both by clicking the links below.
Hyvönen plays a couple European shows in December, and is presently recording new arrangements of a number of tunes she wrote last year for a dance piece entitled "Pudel", by choreographer Dorte Olesens.
Until Death Comes:
01 I Drive My Friend
02 Djuna!
03 Valerie
04 You Never Got Me Right
05 Once I Was A Serene Teenaged Child
06 Today, Tuesday
07 Come Another Night
08 N.Y.
09 The Modern
10 Straight Thin Line
Frida on the road:
12-06 London, England - 93 Feet East *
12-12 Paris, France - Le Divan Du Monde #
* with Mechanical Bride
# with Anna
Frida will finally get the U.S. indie kid audience she deserves come October 24, when Secretly Canadian re-releases the overtly Swedish gal's ten-track debut, Until Death Comes, here in the States. Frida co-produced the affair with the Bear Quartet's Jari Haapalainen and recorded it at Stockholm's Atlantis studio. This very record spawned the P4k hits "You Never Got Me Right" (four-star track review) and "I Drive My Friend" (Infinite Mixtape), and soon you will be able to cradle it in your very own quivering hands.
Until Death Comes also birthed a couple fine videos, including the stop-motion-happy "I Drive My Friend" and the Kate Bush-worthy "The Modern". Catch them both by clicking the links below.
Hyvönen plays a couple European shows in December, and is presently recording new arrangements of a number of tunes she wrote last year for a dance piece entitled "Pudel", by choreographer Dorte Olesens.
Until Death Comes:
01 I Drive My Friend
02 Djuna!
03 Valerie
04 You Never Got Me Right
05 Once I Was A Serene Teenaged Child
06 Today, Tuesday
07 Come Another Night
08 N.Y.
09 The Modern
10 Straight Thin Line
Frida on the road:
12-06 London, England - 93 Feet East *
12-12 Paris, France - Le Divan Du Monde #
* with Mechanical Bride
# with Anna
Recent News
Most Read News
- The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2008
- The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Summer '08
- My Bloody Valentine Lead Unfuckingbelievable Lineup for New York All Tomorrow's Parties Fest
- Is This Really the New Weezer Album Cover?
- Dear God, Please Let This Be the Lil Wayne Album Cover
- My Bloody Valentine Announce North American Tour!
- Tom Waits Reveals "Glitter and Doom" Tour
- Sigur Ros Line Up Summer Tour Dates
- Coldplay Reveal Viva la Vida Tracklist
- Sigur Rós Announce Full North American Tour
- Photos: Bonnaroo [Saturday]
- Wolf Parade March Out New LP Tracklist
- Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Monday] (NSFW)
- Beck Announces Summer Tour
- Wolf Parade Announce Summer Tour
- Sonic Youth Reveal Starbucks Hits Comp Details
- Photos: Bonnaroo [Thursday/Friday]
- Sigur Ros Sneak Peeks of New Album, Expand Tour
- Pitchfork's Guide to Record Store Day
- Radiohead, Live Nation Respond to Virginia Washout
- Peter Hook Talks New Order Split, DVD, Joy Division
- Ian Curtis' Gravestone Stolen
- Was Bonnaroo Really M.I.A.'s "Last Gig Ever"?
- Tom Waits Extends "Glitter and Doom" Tour
- Pitchfork Festival: Set Times Revealed! Tix Going Fast!
- The New Mogwai Album Tracklist Is Amazing
- Wolf Parade Join the 2008 Cover Art Hall of Fame
- The Conor Oberst Album Cover Is Dreamy
- Built to Spill Reveal Full-Blown Perfect Tour
- Crystal Castles Caught Up in Artwork Controversy
- Photos: Radiohead [West Palm Beach, FL; 05/05/08]
- Girl Talk's Feed the Animals Available Now!
- Radiohead Use Fancy Technology in Camera-Free Video
- The New Mogwai Album Cover Is Disappointing
- My Morning Jacket Announce Lengthy American Tour
- Weezer Reveal "Red Album" Tracklist, Bonus Cuts
- The National Design T-Shirt for Obama
- Arcade Fire Scoring Donnie Darko Dude's New Movie
- Josh Homme Defends Himself: "Homophobic? I'm in Queens of the Stone Age for Crissake"
- Radiohead, Prince at Odds Over Blocked YouTube Vids
- Radiohead to Go "Green" on "Conan O'Brien"
- Feist Does "1234" on "Sesame Street", Adds Dates
- Radiohead, Interpol, Pornos Fete Independents Day
- R. Kelly Not Guilty!!!!
- Crystal Castles Respond to Chip Music Controversy
- Kanye West Responds to Bonnaroo Haters
- Wanna Open for Coldplay?
- Sub Pop Announces 20th Anniversary Bash
- Bob Dylan Big Ups Barack Obama
- OiNK Users Apparently Arrested by British Police