We’ve had a pretty long break here. We needed a little time to breathe. So in light of that, we’ve chosen the song Breathe Me by Sia as our newest installment of the Vintage Vault. Have a great Memorial Day weekend, and remember to breathe.

For those interested in the sound quality of their music, on Sunday The New York Times published an article about the topic. According to them (and many others), iPods and "compressed computer files" are destroying the quality of music. These paragraphs quickly highlight on of the main points of the article:

Well here is an exciting follow up to my earlier post about Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke going solo. Below is the video for his first single Tenderoni off of his upcoming album The Boxer, which will be released June 22nd in the US. He will also be touring the US and Canada in July and [...]

Thanks to the blog Super 45, I had the opportunity to learn about the Chilean singer/songwriter known as Gepe. (His real name is Daniel Riveros). Gepe hails from Santiago where he has been called the "new ‘guru’ of Chilean folk." Gepe also has a style that includes elements of indie pop and electronic. On his [...]

When I first started this site, I faced a small conundrum. I was unsure of whether to post songs in languages other than English or to make this a strictly English only site. I know this dilemma probably sounds completely absurd considering this is a site about international music. Really, how can a person claiming [...]

I first discovered Fenech-Soler last fall when I saw the video for their single Lies. (You can view this below.) Since I didn’t have a site back then, I am now extremely excited to talk about this band. When I first listened to Lies I knew I had found something pretty amazing because my first instinct after watching their awesome video was to play the song again and get up and dance (which I did). I’m not the only person dancing my ass off to their music. Fenech-Soler is becoming well known, on both sides of the Atlantic, for their “slick” electronic glam rock tunes and remixes.

Even though Where is the Line came out in 2005, I never actually viewed it’s video until last night. This video (and song) are both insanely awesome. I honestly don’t know how Bjork manages to create such unique videos for each song (Cocoon is another one), and I’m a little ashamed for having missed it all this time. In light of all that, I decided to redeem myself by selecting this fascinating (and slightly creepy) Vintage Vault addition for this week:

Sweden is having a busy week here. First I mentioned the up-and-coming band Brotherhood of Broken Hearts, and now I am mentioning another great Swedish band a mere two days later. Last week, The Radio Dept. came out with a spectacular (and very well reviewed) album titled Clinging to a Scheme. Below you will find a collection of album reviews from several publications. You can also listen to the track, Heaven’s on Fire and view the whole album tracklist below:

Since I tweeted that M.I.A. got yanked from YouTube yesterday, it seemed timely to share lyrics from the song, Born Free, which was removed. For those still interested in viewing the video, I posted it below:

It seems like every week we’re coming up with new regular features. Well here’s another one: The Music Collective. On a semi-regular basis we will compile a random assortment of music videos and mp3s from various countries. So let’s get started!

So I admit, this song is really not that old, but In anticipation of summer, (and all of the hope, shine, and optimism that comes with it) let’s take a fun look back with The Rifles and their song The Great Escape: