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 11/20/2008 10:20:34  ♥ written by vu ()

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Pelle Carlberg released The Lilac Time last Tuesday with US distributor Darla Records, although the album's been out in Europe since August. We caught up with Pelle in October to talk to him in his homeland of Sweden and he explained a lot of things, so be sure to listen to our interview! I will have to add that some people are hard to interview since sometimes they don't understand when doing radio interviews that they are the person that needs to talk and tell interesting stories - with Pelle that was not a problem at all. My fifteen minute limit for calling internationally went over in no time because Pelle was just so engaging.

Pelle Carlberg - 1983 (Pelle and Sebastian)

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For instance, he went on to explain "1983" as if someone who's never heard it but leaving out the punchline. Of course, since I have already loved the song, I can tell you that despite his to-do-away with the Belle & Sebastian comparison, that the song sounds incredibly like a B&S song...

I was surprised to find out that all his songs are based on true events, which leads me to wonder about his taxi ride in "Tired of Being PC" or his car problems on "Metal to Metal" or his hatred for a certain airline on "Fly Me to the Moon" (you get the impression Pelle travels quite a bit).

My favorite fun song on this album is "51, 3", which tells the story about Pelle taking a facebook quiz that tells him his mental age is 51. Just the opening line is well worth hearing.

Fans of Club 8 should take note of Karolina Komstedt's appearance on "Nicknames." He was apparently touring with Club 8 and had asked her to sing on the song with him. The song is quite upbeat and punchy, about reminiscing in their teenage years - going out to see old friends and drinking.

If you like indiepop and don't already own The Lilac Time, you can get it via Darla Records or Labrador. I will have to mention that I have bought things from Darla, and with the more obscure indie bands they may list it but it doesn't mean they have it in stock. This was very annoying when several packages I have ordered in the past end up missing one or two items. To be fair, they did not charge me for the missing items, but still, don't list CDs that you do not have in stock! I haven't ordered from them recently, so they might have changed the way they display what you can or cannot buy. Also, I'm sure with recent products, such as The Lilac Time, they should have them in stock - not to discourage you from ordering, of course.

As a bonus, here are our previous Pelle Carlberg songs we've used in the past:

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Links: pellecarlberg.se myspace.com/pellecarlberg darla.com labrador.se

 07/16/2008 19:33:38  ♥ written by vu ()

Pelle Carlberg - 1983 (Pelle and Sebastian) Pelle Carlberg 1 comment Read More Pelle Carlberg http://weheartmus... Searching the blogs for a fix of Belle & Sebastian, I found reference to Pelle Carlberg. I instan...

Ryan previously mentioned mister Pelle Carlberg in context to Belle & Sebastian. I've actually never thought Carlberg sounded that much like B&S, but with this latest single "1983 (Pelle & Sebastian)", I am proven wrong.

Sure, the song is about Carlberg's youth and his run in with some hooligan, but if you look beyond that, you'll find that he really apes the B&S-style really well.

Let's take a look.

The Title
This is pretty obvious, the nod to Belle & Sebastian. The title and song refers back to Pelle and his friend Sebastian.

The band B&S have several songs about characters called Belle & Sebastian. For instance, what casual B&S fans might not know is that there is a hidden track on the 3.. 6.. 9.. Seconds of Light EP, I think, called "Songs for Children" about two singers, Belle & Sebastian ("Belle and Sebastian on the radio, playing songs for children"). Plus Murdoch wrote a song about a fictional "Belle & Sebastian" on their debut EP, Dogs on Wheel.

By the way, anyone can tell you that Belle & Sebastian's name comes from a French children's book and television show, Belle et Sébastien.

The Year
Nostalgic reference to a certain year. While Carlberg keeps referring back to 1983, Stuart Murdoch, the primary writer of Belle & Sebastian, has a habit of using references to years, like 1975 & 1995 in "The State I Am In", 1990 in "Electronic Renaissance", 1972 in "Me and the Major", 1982 in "She's Losing It", etc.

The Music
Feels like feels like early B&S (when they weren't so Christian), especially if you listen to Carlberg's singing style on this song. It is quite similar to Murdoch's Scottish folkiness.  In fact, if you didn't know this was a Carlberg song, I'll bet you can fool people into thinking this is the latest single from Belle & Sebastian.

The Breakdown
There is a speaking part in this song, just half imagine Stuart David taking over this part, talking about the past. David is known for his speaking parts on such songs as "A Space Boy Dream" (the original version of this song is from his Looper project) and on "A Century of Elvis" (a song about David's dad and, er, Elvis).

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Really, what this comes down to is that "1983 (Pelle & Sebastian)" is a really good song. I kind of wish he hadn't made such a blatant tribute with the title "Pelle & Sebastian" as this would draw comparison between the two.

Look for Pelle Carberg's latest album, The Lilac Time out on August 27^th on Labrador (Sweden) and Twenty-Seven Records (USA).

Here are previous songs from Carlberg.

Links: pellecarlberg.se myspace.com/pellecarlberg labrador.se twentysevenrecords.com