The Casa Murilo Advent Calendar #1

Is it that time of year again already? Judging by the surprisingly tasteful lights popping up in windows around Krumgata HQ, it would seem so. If you haven´t already written your Christmas lists and posted them off to Santa then perhaps some of the suggestions we give over the next month can help you out.

Every day between now and "the big day" we will post a little something, be that links to bands we like or pictures & videos from past gigs. I think we have been pretty good at keeping this blog regularly updated this year so I have confidence that this latest venture can be seen through.

Shall we begin? Okay.

The Little Hands Of Asphalt

Sjur Lyseid is, in our opinion, one of Norway´s best songwriters. His band, The Little Hands Of Asphalt´s record "Leap Years" was released at the beginning of March 2009 and received great reviews across the board. Some described it as Norwegian record of the year, others believe that Lyseid outclasses most Norwegian songwriters these days, one reviewer even compared Sjur´s melodies to those of Springsteen. High praise indeed.

Sjur will be playing a gig in less than a week at The Bedford in Balham on Monday 7th December. Those of you in London would do well to find a better option than this. In fact, you won´t find one. So go. The Norwegians among you need only to wait until 18th February when Sjur and co. will take to the stage for By:Larm 2010.

Visit The Little Hands Of Asphalt on Myspace here
Listen to them on Spotify here
Better still, buy the record here , here and here

Excellent.

See you tomorrow, CM