wildbirds & peacedrums

Wildbirds & Peacedrums on Tour, video

To follow behind a solid year of touring and the release of the album ‘The Snake’, Swedish drum & vocal duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums have just released the single ‘My Heart’ last month. A ‘wonderfully uplifting pop track that blossoms into a full-blown gospel anthem’, the song showcases singer Mariam Wallentin’s haunting, addictive refrain. The video’s water-colour layer look provides a stunning visual complement. Catch the band on their North American tour supporting St. Vincent.

2/8 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
2/9 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
2/10 Solano Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
2/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
2/13 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
2/15 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
2/16 Iowa City, IA @ The Industry
2/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
2/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro
2/19 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
2/20 Columbus, OH @ Outland On Liberty
2/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club
2/23 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
2/24 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
2/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
2/26 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (headline show – early 9pm show)
2/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls (headline show)

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‘Under The Sheets’ by Ellie Goulding

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Wildbirds and Peacedrums

Its Saturday and I’m in the office. Granted, its not a ton of work I’ve gotta do, but its taking some time to get it done. Been listening to a catalog of songs that I represent and trying to see which ones sound close enough to JUSTICE, YYY’s, Interpol and Bloc Party.

I shouldn’t be complaining, it seems quite a lot better than this job.

Been taking breaks to clean out my Indie Music Filter e-mail (as well as update the mobile site). Remembered getting a track by Wildbirds and Peacedrums, a Swedish duo who forge spiritual pop, primal blues and ecstatic soul. Wildbirds and Peacedrums are charismatic singer Mariam Wallentin and drummer Andrea Werliin. I’ve got I Can Tell In His Eyes streaming right now from their myspace page.

Here I’ll give you Doubt/Hope. Just vocals, drums and hand claps. I can’t quite figure out who commands more, Mariam or the pounding drums. Consider this track slightly outside of what you’d normally expect to hear on this site, but moving and inspirational.