Due to unforeseen circumstances, Wildbirds & Peacedrums are flying back to Sweden from New York a day early, cancelling their Williamsburg street shows on Saturday 21 June in the process. This will not affect the duo’s final show at Coco 66, Brooklyn, on Friday 20 June. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums are in the USA for a handful of East Coast shows. In addition to these club/festival dates, the Swedish duo will be taking to the streets and subways of Brooklyn to play on June 15 and 21.

Consisting of Mariam Wallentin's stunning blues holler and Andreas Werllin's tribal rhythms, the transition to street performance works brilliantly as was seen earlier this year outside Oslo's by:Larm Festival. Take a look at these videos:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=q8B2NJOc6uU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E3l2QK0ZJ88

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums, whose debut record, Heartcore , is available now, have announced additional tour dates to the ones we brought you last month.

The new shows include a headline appearance in London at The Luminaire on June 5 and the Swedish duo’s second visit to the United States. All the confirmed dates can be seen below, with more to be added very soon.

Fri 9 May 2008: EACC, Castellon, SPAIN
Sat 10 May 2008: La ... [read full article]

WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS SINGLE, VIDEO AND TOUR DATES

Wildbirds & Peacedrums debut album, Heartcore , hits the shelves very soon (but available now on PE), with a double-A sided digital single 'DoubtHope'/'I Can't Tell In His Eyes' (backed by a Hans Appelqvist remix of ‘The Battle In Water’) preceding this on April 21. The duo recently filmed 'Doubt/Hope' live in the studio, and you can see the results on YouTube

The 2008 Jazz in ... [read full article]

Having gone down a storm at Norway’s by:Larm festival in February, as well as being named 2008’s Jazz in Sweden award winners, Wildbirds & Peacedrums will bring their powerful live show to the UK and Ireland this spring. They make their UK debut next week with two London performances, including one with labelmates Efterklang at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Tuesday 1 April - Betsey Trotwood, LONDON
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If you can’t wait for the release dates of Essie Jain’s We Made This Ourselves (Monday 31 March) or Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ Heartcore (Monday 28th April) on CD, we have made them available as special pre-release downloads at PostEverything now.

You can download the albums (or individual tracks) as high-quality DRM-free mp3s.

The Leaf Label Ltd are very proud to announce their latest signing, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, from Gothenberg in Sweden.

Wildbirds & Peacedrums are Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin, and together they have forged an extraordinary amalgam of spiritual pop, primal blues and ecstatic soul music. The label will be releasing their debut album, 'Heartcore', in April. The album was released in Sweden in 2007, but this will be the first time it has been available ... [read full article]