Video of the day (The Smittens - One Hundred Roses)

It's quite a jump, going from Refused to The Smittens, but I guess it fits the schizo nature of this blog. Maybe I will put both The Smittens and Refused on my Indietracks mix-tape/CD. That would most definitely blow one lucky person's mind...maybe even literally.

The Smittens are a lovely bunch of people from Vermont, playing lovely music. They're pretty much the musical equivalent of Haribo - sweeeeeeeeet and irresistable.

The below video contains one of my favorite lyrics ever - "It doesn't mean that I love you any less. It only means that I'm a mess". The whole thing is bound to put a smile on your face.


The Smittens are about to embark on a European summer tour, together with Allo Darlin (and Moustache of Insanity on a few dates), so if you're in need of a high dose of vitamin-POP you should try to catch them. Dates are:

19 July 2010 Glasgow, Scotland @ The Flying Duck
20 July 2010 Birmingham, England @ The Victoria
21 July 2010 London, England @ The Luminaire
22 July 2010 Sheffield, England @ The Red House
24 July 2010 Ripley, Derbyshire, England @ INDIETRACKS FESTIVAL!!!
27 July 2010 Paris, France @ L'international (with Allo Darlin')
28 July 2010 Cologne, Germany @ TBA (with Allo Darlin')
29 July 2010 Hamburg, Germany @ Astra Stube (with Allo Darlin')
30 July 2010 Dresden, Germany @ Ostpol (with Allo Darlin')
31 July 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Huset i Magstræde (with Allo Darlin' and MoI)
1 August 2010 Malmö, Sweden @ På Besök
2 August 2010 Göteborg, Sweden @ House of Win-Win (with Allo Darlin' and MoI)
3 August 2010 Varberg, Sweden @ Maja's (with Allo Darlin' and MoI)
4 August 2010 Jönköping, Sweden @ Insikten (with Allo Darlin' and MoI)
5 August 2010 Stockholm, Sweden @ Landet

The Smittens official website

Colin and Dana from The Smittens also make music as Let's Whisper, who are playing a Records Make Great Pets night this coming Friday at The Betsey Trotwood in London.

Get your tickets here.