[Update - Peter Bjorn and John will be live on NPR Monday, April 30th - often these shows are available for download after the fact if you miss the live show] Continuing on the Scandinavian theme (Under Byen) are Peter, Bjorn & John, who’ve recently appeared on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and KEXP’s Live Performance podcast (at SXSW). They’ve also [...]

As I’ve said before, KEXP rocks. Latest find, courtesy of KEXP’s live performances podcast, which recorded them at SXSW, is a Danish band called Under Byen. They remind me of the Sugarcubes crossed with Sigur Rós – and not just because they sing in Danish, which is as incomprehensible to me as Icelandic, but because they create beautiful, atmospheric, alternative [...]