First up we heard Sweden's awesome rock outfit
Caesars with their song "(I'm Gonna) Kick You Out" from their 2003 album
39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World) (
iTunes,
Amazon). They have a new album coming out soon, so watch for that. Then Norway's
Kaizers Orchestra did "Kontroll på kontinentet" (in english "Control on the Continent") from their 2001 album
Ompa til du dør (
Farmen). They too have an album coming out soon, and it will be more readily available in the US and elsewhere, so watch for that if you liked this song. Next was NYC's
The Bravery with their song "No Brakes" from their ep
Unconditional (
iTunes,
Amazon). Then Minnesota's
Low did "Laser Beam" from their 2001 album
Things We Lost in the Fire (
Amazon,
Other Music). They have a new album that just came out called
The Great Destroyer, and you can sample it in
iTunes. And finally, because I like their album so much, and I think the commercial is one of the best iPod spots yet, I included the song "Jerk it Out" from the same
Caesars album, as heard in
Apple's
iPod Shuffle commercial.