hello everyone, a while back we had some time to kill so we decided to do something different; namely record a bunch of covers of some of our favourite swedish classics. songs by tant strul, bob hund, di leva, philemon arthur and the dung and magnus uggla.

just like we did for our first cover ep we decided that each member would pick a song with no other member getting a say in the matter. we recorded them all in a hurry at our space, just to avoid things getting too complicated...

we've screen printed 200 sleeves here in my kitchen and will include a small fanzine in the little cdr package we will bring to our upcoming shows in europe. but, since a lot of you don't live anywhere near those venues we decided to give the songs away as well. so, HERE you go. feel free to spread and share as you wish. we really hope you like them.

also, we will be back for a few shows in the usa this summer, if all goes well. we are currently trying to decide on which great american classics might receive the love is all mistreatment. please feel free to write us with suggestions.

'til then, josephine/love is all

EUROPE RELEASE AND TOUR!

Buongiorno, Guten Tag, bonjour, etc etc,


We are happy to announce that our latest full length "A Hundred Things Keep Me Up Night" is (finally) released in Europe this week!

We have a bunch of new recordings as well, waiting to be released in a little while. And some shows:




Mar 28 Umeå Open, Umeå
Apr 4 Strand, Stockholm
Apr 18 Prinzenbar, Hamburg
Apr 24 Din Mamma, Linköping
Apr 30 Rust, Copenhagen
May 1 Pop Revo, Århus
May 2 Madness, Dresden
May 3 Babalu, Munich
May 4 La Casa, Milan
May 5 Init club, Rome
May 6 Covo Club, Rocker Festival, Bologna
May 7 ISC, Bern
May 8 Point Ephemere, Paris
May 9 Proud Galleries, London,
May 10 The Lexington, London
May 11 Paradiso, Amsterdam
May 12 The Rotown, Rotterdam
May 23 Debaser, Malmö

Spinning and scratching?

Videothing thing...

When we were in LA a couple of months ago playing at the great venue "the smell" videothing filmed this. It's pretty neat!

Fitch Pork

Hey,

there's a new interview with Josephine on Pitchfork!

HELP US OUT HERE PLEASE!

Hey friends,

please help us achieve world domination by voting for our album A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night and our single Wishing Well in this Pitchfork poll...

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147763-the-2008-pitchfork-read
ers-poll



Also, it would make our day if you vote for Love Is All A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night in the 2008 Stereogum Gummy Awards!!!

You can vote for Best Album, Music Video, Live Act, Indie Rock Hotties and more.

Click here to vote: http://stereogum.com/gummys/

today's the day!

hello all,

i woke up way too early today, sort of like you would being a kid and knowing that you were waking up to your your birthday. well, today is the day our second record is finally out and i feel sort of excited in that same birthday way.
soon i'm going to run to amoeba here in san francisco to see if the record really exists. finally hold a copy. possibly buy one.

i've done some google-ing and found a whole bunch of nice words about the album. had i known it would be this smooth it might not have taken us three years to make a sequel...

love,
josephine



"A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night is as good as indie rock gets in the late 2000s"
the allmusic blog: http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/11/10/love-is-all-a-hundred-things-keep-me-up-at-night/

4/5 blender:
http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5373

8/10 popmatters:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63848-love-is-all-a-hundred-things-keep-me-up-at-night/

"Agoraphobia rarely sounds this much fun"
la times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/album-review-lo.html

3.5/5 spin:
http://www.spin.com/reviews/love-all-hundred-things-keep-me-night-whats-your-rupture

artist of the day in spin:
http://www.spin.com/articles/love-all

"They’re a perfect Scandinavian house party band with their jumpy all-at-the-same-time production"
Crawdaddy:
http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Review/Love-Is-All-A-Hundred-Things-Keep-Me-Up-at-Night.html

oh, and this guy really can't stand us:
"This is annoying, generic, insipid "rock music" at its worst. To call this band incredibly annoying would be an understatement. They're an earsore."
http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/89993