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Kim Janssen signs to Snowstar Records – 24 Jan 2012

After LUIK, the I am Oak 7” and the new The Secret Love Parade album, we can’t wait to bring you Kim Janssen’s new album; ‘Ancient Crime’. A beautiful record Kim worked on for the last three years. We played the demo’s obsessively and are looking very much forward to present the endresult to you. This album features trumpets, clarinets, church organs, Marla Hansens Oriel Quartet (from The National and Sufjan Stevens) and even a 100-headed choir, recorded in a church.
It will be released on March 9 and celebrated in Ekko, Utrecht. Listen to the first song ‘Tors’ here:

We promised you a great 2012, here it is already.

Groningen was a blast! – 16 Jan 2012

We had an awesome time in Groningen last week. Great shows were played. 3voor12 agrees with us in their reviews of the Eurosonic I am Oak show (7,5) and the Noorderslag LUIK show (9). “Amazingly beautiful” they write about the ‘Owls’ releaseshow, while KindaMuzik calls them “the most intriguing band of the festival”. We couldn’t have said it better. Great albumreviews also by Volkskrant (4/5), Nu.nl (4/5), LiveXS (Local Hero of the month), OOR, MusicfromNL (artist of the week), and many, many more. So a very warm welcome for our new family-members! See them do a session for Volkskrant at Eurosonic here:

LUIK video for 'We're Both Extermined' – 10 Jan 2012

Check out the beautiful new video for LUIK’s ‘We’re Both Extermined’, shot in Bejing, China. Spread the love:

Pre-order 'Mary Looking Ready' – 09 Jan 2012

On February 14 we will release The Secret Love Parade’s new album ‘Mary Looking Ready’ with a releaseparty in Paradiso, Amsterdam. You can pre-order the album now (on cd or vinyl). All pre-orders will receive a TSLP-tote bag to put your music in.

Listen to the first song of the new album ‘NYE’ here (oh, and happy newyear!):

I am Oak new 7" and international tour – 04 Jan 2012

Next week I am Oak will play Eurosonic Festival in Groningen. Just like last year the band will leave for a foreign tour after the showcasefestival. But this year, instead of just Germany, there are also shows booked in Italy, France, the USA, and Canada.
To celebrate this international tour, we will release a limited 7” EP with four new songs on January 12. This EP, called ‘Skulk’, will be available in limited release of 200 at the tour-shows and in our webshop. Also, the EP will be released digitally. From tomorrow on, you can listen to it at 3VOOR12’s Luisterpaal.

New I am Oak Germany tour – 19 Dec 2011

I am Oak will be doing a brand new tour through Germany in January and February.

Check out the dates:
28.01 Molotow – Hamburg
29.01 HBC – Berlin
30.01 Thalia Cinema – Dresden
31.01 Muk – Giessen
01.02 Zentrum Altenberg – Oberhausen
02.02 Zum Teufel – Mannheim
03.02 Cafe Nun – Karlsruhe
04.02 Zwolfzehn – Stuttgart
05.02 AZ – Aachen

LUIK signs to Snowstar Records – 07 Dec 2011

With pride Snowstar Records presents ‘Owls’, LUIK’s debutalbum. LUIK is a new indie-slowcore outfit from Rotterdam, led by Lukas Dikker. The band has been praised in the underground, and now releases an album that can match the likes of Beach House, Julian Lynch, Low or Sparklehorse. Full of whispering slowcore where leafs permanently seem to fall of trees, cars always have a flat tire and a lift-off seems impossible. Beautiful dark bedroom-indiepop for musiclovers.

The album will be released on January 13, 2012, and is presented at Dutch showcasefestival Noorderslag, where LUIK will play the ‘patio zaal’.

Listen to their song ‘A Fool’ here:

December sale – 30 Nov 2011

It’s as good as December, so that means you’ll be needing christmaspresents! Let us help you :) Order a Snowstar Records release from the shop and we’ll add (for free) to every order:

Converse Mixtape 4 cd (sampler with The Secret Love Parade)
Downloadcode for Grapes of Grain – Balloons from the Blue Downloadcode for The Secret Love Parade – Home Song

and to the first 5 orders:
3voor12 Hollandse Nieuwe cd (including the unreleased I am Oak song ‘Oakestra’)

So that’s 5 releases for the price of 1! Happy holidays!

Le Guess Who: De Utrecht Indie Route – 30 Nov 2011

The Utrecht Indie Route took place during Le Guess Who and was a cooperation between them, KNG56 and DIY-platform Shaky Maracas. Among others, Lost Bear, I am Oak and The Subhuman played during this event we talked about earlier. You can read 3voor12’s review here
But now you can also watch the videos :

Lost Bear:

I am Oak:

The Subhuman:

Thijs Kuijken (I am Oak) nominated for 3voor12/utrecht Award – 26 Nov 2011

Last year ‘On Claws’ won the 3voor12/utrecht award for best album of the year, this year ‘Oasem’ won the 3voor12 awards for best album of the year, and now Thijs Kuijken is nominated for a 3voor12/utrecht award as Best Musician from Utrecht. December 17 will be the award ceremonies. Read more about it here

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