Best of 2010

Posted: December 8th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration | No Comments »

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

Posted: August 30th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Photo | No Comments »

Turn On The Grand Lights


Album covers

Posted: July 9th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Photo | No Comments »

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.


I love my microKORG

Posted: April 12th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Music | No Comments »

It’s just bloody brilliant!


Dream duet

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Photo | 1 Comment »

Someone asked me once who I’d like to sing a duet with – it’s gotta be feist.

feist


I need a band

Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Video | No Comments »

Will do some summer gigs and need a band to back me up. Anyone know if these guys are up for it?


Jane ♥ Grand

Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Photo | No Comments »

Jane ♥ Grand


Best of 2009

Posted: December 16th, 2009 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration | No Comments »

Other artists besides Grand have done some great songs and records during 2009. Here’s my list of my top 10 favouite songs of 2009:

1. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
2. Local Natives – Wide Eyes
3. Phoenix – 1901
4. Richard Hawley – Open Up Your Door
5. The xx – Infinity
6. Jonsi & Alex – Happiness
7. Kings Of Convenience – Mrs. Cold
8. Metric – Help I’m Alive
9. Taken By Trees – Anna
10. Animal Collective – My Girls

Here is the Spotify playlist (note that Two Weeks isn’t available yet):
The best of 2009

Enjoy!


Abbey Bored

Posted: November 19th, 2009 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration, Photo | No Comments »

I was bored… what did you expect?

Grand - Abbey Bored


Bit of a blur

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 | Author: Markus | Filed under: Inspiration | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

If you haven’t read this book – do it now. It’s bloody brilliant. I’m reading it for the second time and it’s just amazing. It makes me miss the 90′s and it’s just such an inspiration to read – for anyone.

Alex James is one of the coolest guys on earth.