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A long long time ago…

Markus — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:22:11 +0000

…in a galaxy far far away.

I used to update this blog frequently. Well, stuff got in the way. Unfortunately also for music making business.

But, good times for those who wait. I have sketches for about ten new songs and will start recording soon. More info coming biatcheees!

Best of 2010

Markus — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:18:20 +0000

It’s time for another “best-of…” list. Here are my favorite 20 songs of 2010. However in the list, you’ll see 21 songs in total. This is because I made a Spotify playlist and they don’t have my #1 favorite song of the year in there. Here it goes (in no special order):

0. Arcade Fire – Ready To Start (not included in Spotify playlist)
1. Beach House – Walk In The Park
2. Four Tet – Angel Echoes
3. Kashmir – Pursuit Of Misery
4. Jónsi – Go Do
5. Broken Social Scene – World Sick
6. Tove Styrke – Beating On A Better Drum
7. She & Him – In The Sun
8. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
9. Kent – Skisser För Sommaren
10. Toro Y Moi – Blessa
11. The Chemical Brothers – Another World
12. Jenny And Johnny – Big Wave
13. Håkan Hellström – River En Vacker Dröm
14. Wild Nothing – Chinatown
15. Kisses – Kisses
16. Jens Lekman – The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love
17. CEO – All Around
18. Best Coast – When The Sun Don’t Shine
19. The Radio Dept. – A Token Of Gratitude
20. Belle & Sebastian – Like Dylan In The Movies

And here’s the Spotify playlist.

Top 20 2010

Enjoy!

Turn On The Grand Lights

Markus — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:16:59 +0000

Album covers

Markus — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:00:23 +0000

Since I don’t record new tracks during the summer I thought I might give something else. All throughout the summer I will cover my favourite album covers. First up: Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Sgt Grands Lonely Heart Club Band

Markus — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:41:16 +0000

Happy summer everyone!

Plaid shirt blue sky

Markus — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:00:50 +0000

You can’t call yourself indie rock without a picture with plaid shirt and a blue sky. You just can’t.

Summer plans

Markus — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:59:39 +0000

Wow, it feels so great that the EP is finally out. After a couple of days in limbo I am back again. Thanks for all your support (and downloads).

To support the EP release, I hope to do some gigs during the summer. Maybe some clubs, maybe some festivals. Who knows. I’m looking at different options right now.

More info coming soon. But for now. Enjoy the last nights of the spring. For the coming days, you’ll find me in this chair drinking hot chocolate.

New EP release

Markus — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:14:19 +0000

It’s finally here – Grand’s new EP. It’s called Spring Nights EP and hopefully you’ll like it. You can download it here.

Much love to everyone who supports Grand.

Cover credits

Markus — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:35:29 +0000

So the EP is ready for release and I will add it to the site shortly. But I just want to take this opportunity to present the front cover. It’s based on a photograph taken from my dear friend Markus Bergh. Visit his site for more info.

Done

Markus — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:51:18 +0000

So now it’s done. Tomorrow I’ll release my brand new EP. Four lovely songs. I still need to work on the cover though.

Now I will eat ice cream.

And oh, the new EP will be called Spring Nights EP.