http://one-track-mind.com/sambassadeur-days/ Music discovery made easy, one song at a time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://one-track-mind.com/sambassadeur-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Club 8 “Western Hospitality”  |  One Track Mind: free, legal MP3 downloads Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:26:30 +0000 http://one-track-mind.com/?p=976#comment-1134 [...] When you’re a music geek, there are few moments more enthralling than getting to listen to a new record by a band you’ve loved for years. (Erm, or so I’ve heard?) Twelve years ago, I fell in love with Club 8’s sophomore full-length, Friend I Once Had, and I’ve been with them for the ride ever since–not only watching their output metamorphose from the twee indie-pop of their debut into the confident, decadent sound of 2007’s The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Dreaming, but also going head over heels for their Swedish labelmates like The Mary Onettes, The Radio Dept., and Sambassadeur. [...] [...] When you’re a music geek, there are few moments more enthralling than getting to listen to a new record by a band you’ve loved for years. (Erm, or so I’ve heard?) Twelve years ago, I fell in love with Club 8’s sophomore full-length, Friend I Once Had, and I’ve been with them for the ride ever since–not only watching their output metamorphose from the twee indie-pop of their debut into the confident, decadent sound of 2007’s The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Dreaming, but also going head over heels for their Swedish labelmates like The Mary Onettes, The Radio Dept., and Sambassadeur. [...]

]]> http://one-track-mind.com/sambassadeur-days/comment-page-1/#comment-998 The Radio Dept. “Heaven’s on Fire” | One Track Mind Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:46:45 +0000 http://one-track-mind.com/?p=976#comment-998 [...] Dept. have been my favorite band on my favorite record label… which is saying quite a bit considering the company they keep. There is a wondrously nostalgic, dreamy quality to the band’s music, [...] [...] Dept. have been my favorite band on my favorite record label… which is saying quite a bit considering the company they keep. There is a wondrously nostalgic, dreamy quality to the band’s music, [...]

]]> http://one-track-mind.com/sambassadeur-days/comment-page-1/#comment-596 dommage Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:12 +0000 http://one-track-mind.com/?p=976#comment-596 set repeat listen potential to maximum! the song gets better every time (6th time now). set repeat listen potential to maximum! the song gets better every time (6th time now).

]]> http://one-track-mind.com/sambassadeur-days/comment-page-1/#comment-595 One Track Mind Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:38 +0000 http://one-track-mind.com/?p=976#comment-595 @miggs: Presumably a portmanteau of "samba" and "ambassadeur" (Dutch for ambassador)? I think it paints a nice picture--a marriage of European exoticism and that bossa vibe. @miggs: Presumably a portmanteau of “samba” and “ambassadeur” (Dutch for ambassador)? I think it paints a nice picture–a marriage of European exoticism and that bossa vibe.

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