KIKI PAU

2011-09-04T07:30:00.000-07:00

Untitled #1 by kikipau

KALLIO BLOCK PARTY 6/8

2011-08-02T22:35:00.000-07:00

Muissa Maailmoissa Korjaamolla 7.5.

2011-05-07T05:52:00.001-07:00

TAVASTIA 21.4.

2011-04-17T03:40:00.000-07:00

To 21.4.2011
Earth (USA) (22:00), Sabbath Assembly (USA) (21:00)
+ MUISSA MAAILMOISSA DJ'T
TAVASTIA, HKI

MUISSA MAAILMOISSA

2011-03-27T10:05:00.000-07:00

2011-02-09T04:34:00.000-08:00

New photos

2010-12-11T06:59:00.000-08:00

A link to view some pics taken by Samu Hintsa from our minitour with Dungen.

go to: Samu Hintsa photography

Mixtape by Lemmy Kaution

2010-12-11T06:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a mixtape by DJ Lemmy Kaution. It's magic! Have a listen....

MEGA THERION ETERNAL MUSIC FOR ETERNAL PEOPLE PODCAST by Lemmy Kaution

Visit their site: http://clubmegatherion.blogspot.com/

An Old Song by Kiki Pau

2010-10-14T13:18:00.000-07:00

An Old Song by Kiki Pau

BERLIN

2010-09-18T01:39:00.001-07:00

3 NIGHTS TOGETHER WITH DUNGEN

2010-09-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

NOVEMBER 2010 // TOGETHER WITH DUNGEN // 3 NIGHTS
TAMPERE // TURKU // HELSINKI
NEW SONGS // ?UAP IKIK WEN

NOV 24 KLUBI, TAMPERE
NOV 25 KLUBI, TURKU
NOV 26 TAVASTIA, HELSINKI

BUY TICKETS FROM HERE

http://www.myspace.com/dungen
http://www.myspace.com/kikipau

LIVE IN BERLIN

2010-08-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

08/09
WHITE TRASH
SCHÖNHAUSER ALLEE 6-7
22.00

09/09
WASSERTURM, POPKOMM FESTIVAL
KOPISCHSTRAßE 7
17.30

FLOW 2010

2010-08-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

FLOW 2010 (c) Jussi Hellsten

KIKI PAU @ FLOW

2010-08-04T09:31:00.000-07:00

K I K I P A U
at Flow
Fri 13/8
17.15 at TENT STAGE

Summer 2010

2010-07-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Photos by Osma Harvilahti

Pohjanmaa

2010-05-16T05:14:00.001-07:00

TAVASTIA MAY 6

2010-05-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

LIVE:

KIKI PAU & JAMES YUILL (UK)

TAVASTIA, HELSINKI
6.5.2010

10e/12e

KIKI PAU 21.00
JAMES YUILL 22.00

"WHITE MOUNTAIN" & "LET'S ROCK" OUT IN SWEDEN NOW! // + REVIEWS

2010-04-25T05:55:00.000-07:00

"WHITE MOUNTAIN" & "LET'S ROCK" WILL HIT THE STORES TODAY IN SWEDEN. THOSE OF YOU IN FINLAND OR SWEDEN GO TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER TO BUY YOUR OWN COPY! REST OF THE WORLD WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE OR JUST ORDER FROM HERE:

STUPIDO SHOP

HERE ARE SOME NEW REVIEWS OF THE ALBUM:

IT'S A TRAP 9/10

MVT.SE 4/5

HD.SE

KRISTIANSTADSBLADET

BUY FROM:

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

KIKI PAU TO PLAY FLOW FESTIVAL

2010-04-20T13:51:00.000-07:00

This year Flow will have an amazing line up:

air awesome tapes from africa ballake sissoko beach house bongo rock clouds didier's sound spectrum dj set diplo dj harvey four tet girls hannulelauri husky rescue jimi tenor & tony allen joker jonsi kiki pau lcd soundsystem m.i.a. major lazer marina and the diamonds omar souleyman ricardo villalobos ricky-tick big band rotfront rye rye sleigh bells surfer blood the drums the radio dept the xx timo lassy orchestra w/ jose james ulver villa nah ville leinonen yona & liikkuvat pilvet

Buy tickets to Flow from HERE

"WHITE MOUNTAIN" OUT IN SWEDEN ON APRIL 23rd // +DEBASER GIG

2010-03-25T04:37:00.000-07:00

Good news!

"White Mountain" will be released in Sweden through Border Music on April 23rd. To support the release we'll be playing a gig at Debaser Slussen on April 9th with a local talent Palpitation. More info on Debaser.se.

Check out more upcoming live dates here later!

"Kiki Pau är ett av vårens mest omtalade hypeband i bloggsfären. Kvartetten kommer från Helsingfors i Finland och blandar T. Rex med lo-fi-rock som Guided By Voices och Pavement. De ekar även av Morrissey-rockabilly, vilket för tankarna till landsmännen Cats on Fire.

Deras debutalbum charmade webbfanzinevärlden och de fick toppbetyget 9/10 på It’s a Trap och älskades sönder av Panda Magazine i Sverige. Deras första singel ”An Old Song” från kommande uppföljaren ”White Mountain” gjorde dem nyligen till ett av de 10 mest omskrivna banden på The Hype Machine! Efter detta blev de omskrivna i brittiska The Independent och halva maj kommer att spenderas på vägarna i England. ”White Mountain” släpps i mars i Finland och i april i Sverige med distribution av Border."

MORE BLOG LOVE

2010-03-23T04:08:00.000-07:00

"White Mountain is an incredibly successful invention. Kiki Pau have branched out and created a scrapbook of their influences, slotting them together to construct White Mountains, seemingly Finland’s best kept secret."
-The 405

"This could be any band from the American mid-south. Well, not quite any band as most wouldn’t end up sounding as good as this. This is good, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll."
-Another Form of Relief

"Great guitar work, catchy hooks, and an overwhelming desire to get out of my seat and dance… that’s the best way I can describe WHITE MOUNTAIN."
- The Painted Man

"An "Old Song," has been floating around for a little bit now and it's a good stompy tune that's crossed the Atlantic now and is destined to sweep across the country on a ray of spring sunshine."
-The Pop Stereo

"Reminds me of Okkervil.. in a good way!"
-T s u r u r a d i o

"Indie sensation"
-Glue

Another Form of Relief

2010-03-21T07:51:00.000-07:00

"This isn’t what I expect to sound a band from Finland to sound like. That said, I don’t really know what I would expect Finnish music to sound like. Cats on Fire don’t really fit the perception either, but at least they sound somewhat foreign in the vocals. This could be any band from the American mid-south. Well, not quite any band as most wouldn’t end up sounding as good as this. This is good, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll. So good it even gets away with being four and a half minutes, which is usually about a minute and a half too long for such things." Another Form of Relief (UK)

Read full post here

WHITE MOUNTAIN REVIEWS

2010-03-13T03:50:00.000-08:00

Soundi ****

Helsingin Sanomat ****

Rumba ****

Valo *****

Hämeen Sanomat *****

Turun Sanomat ****

Ilkka ****

Mesta ****

"While listening to this album, I have a vivid image in my head of a time where I was not even present… now that’s music. There isn’t a lot of music that I hear today that sounds anything like this." The Painted Man (US)

"It's as if Morrissey and Pavement was fronting the band through a tribute to T. Rex." The Pop Stereo (US)

"Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album." Glue (FIN)

"Bändillä on tiukka, mutta pirteän kokeileva ote musiikkiin, joka on tyylikäs sekoitus rockia ja 60-lukua. Musiikkiin on jätetty sovituksilla ja soitolla esimerkillisesti ilmaa. Hieno lopputulos on kiinni myös laulun ja eri soittimien hyvästä tasapainosta: jokainen osa on paikallaan." Hämeen Sanomat

The Painted Man talks White Mountain

2010-03-05T04:14:00.000-08:00

"While listening to this album, I have a vivid image in my head of a time where I was not even present… now that’s music. There isn’t a lot of music that I hear today that sounds anything like this." The Painted Man (US)

Read full review here

WHITE MOUNTAIN OUT NOW

2010-03-03T04:24:00.000-08:00

Order from HERE. Worldwide shipping!

PRE-LISTENING AND RADIO HELSINKI & YLEX TONIGHT

2010-03-02T05:41:00.000-08:00

White Mountain pre-listening now on Rumba.fi

Henkka and Aleksi on radio tonight:
17.00 Radio Helsinki (Kuuntele)
18.00 YleX (Kuuntele)

ALBUM OUT TOMORROW!

Order from here.

Kiki Pau on The Independent

2010-02-19T08:44:00.000-08:00

"Helsinki indie rock group Kiki Pau is another top talked-about artist of the moment. The band's second album, White Mountain, is due out in March, and the free track "An Old Song" is available in advance of the release. The single was shared as part of the Music Alliance Pact, by which bloggers from around the world share one track per month from their home countries. According to the MAP description, White Mountain "channels the classic sound of T.Rex, The Velvet Underground and left-field US guitar gods such as Pavement and Guide By Voices without forgetting a twist of Finnish pop."

Read the full story here: The Independent

BLOG LOVE

2010-02-17T04:55:00.000-08:00

Every day, thousands of people around the world write about music they love — and it all ends up in HYPE MACHINE. To put it simply, the Hype Machine keeps track of what music bloggers write about. Kiki Pau made it to the most blogged artists list.

ELBO.WS is also a collection of music blog posts around the world. "An Old Song" was listed as a hot track.

MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT / An Old Song

2010-02-15T12:57:00.000-08:00

The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 35 of the world's top music blogs and webzines from 35 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 35 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month "An Old Song" was featured in the MAP.

Download "An Old Song" for free from HERE

The song also made it to the ELBO.WS list of hot new tracks.
http://elbo.ws/

PRE-ORDER "WHITE MOUNTAIN" NOW

2010-02-04T11:57:00.000-08:00

You can pre-order our forthcoming second album "White Mountain" now. It will be shipped to you anywhere in the world on a release date (03/03/2010). Buy it from this LINK (Stupido Shop) or from HERE (Record Shop X).

Ennakkotilaa uusi albumimme "White Mountain" suoraan kotiisi. Levy postitetaan sinulle julkaisupäiväksi. Tilaa omasi tästä (Stupido Shop) tai täältä (Levykauppa Äx).

Some new photos

2010-02-02T12:01:00.001-08:00

All Photos by Kristiina Männikkö

"WHITE MOUNTAIN" OUT ON MARCH 3rd

2010-02-01T13:14:00.001-08:00

Our new album "White Mountain" will be released on March 3rd.

Tracklist:

1. An Old Song
2. Just Real
3. Small Cuts
4. Stains
5. White Mountain
6. Divider
7. Quiet Mountain
8. I Fell Asleep
9. Daniel Fulano
10. Excuses for Being Idle
11. Moon Palace

Beautiful Sounds blog

2010-01-20T11:25:00.000-08:00

STAINS

2010-01-13T13:07:00.000-08:00

The first single "STAINS" from our forthcoming album is now streaming on Myspace.

NEW ALBUM OUT MARCH 3rd 2010!

Have a listen.

ALBUM TEASER #2

2009-12-08T11:19:00.000-08:00

KIKI PAU - ALBUM TEASER

2009-11-29T08:42:00.000-08:00

A new teaser added every now and then 'til the release of the album.

RECORDING A NEW ALBUM

2009-11-09T06:24:00.001-08:00

Our first studio session was pretty much amazing. Thanks to Julius and Vesa who took care of a lot, from sounds to ”reggae car parties”. We're feeling really confident about our new songs which are more psychedelic and relaxed than the previous ones. All of the songs were recorded live which isn't very common these days, suppose.

The influences come somewhere from 60's and 70's music, bands such as Keith Hudson, The Who, The Byrds, Beach Boys, Jonathan Richman etc. combined with the pioneers of 90's alternative rock music.

We still have a few recording session to come and after that it's time for mixing and mastering the album. No specific dates are been made for the release but we're thinking early Spring 2010. We've decided not to do any gigs before the record is finished so that we can only concentrate on creating.

See you soon.

2009-10-16T01:54:00.001-07:00

BACK IN THE STUDIO

BACK IN THE STUDI

BACK IN THE STUD

BACK IN THE STU

BACK IN THE ST

BACK IN THE S

BACK IN THE

BACK IN TH

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BAC

Sveriges Radio Sisuradio / NEW ALBUM PLANS

2009-09-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

Listen to Henkka’s interview on Monday 21st at Sisuradio. He’ll (probably) reveal some plans concerning our next album.
We’ve been busy writing new material for our totally good new album which (if everything goes well) will be released sometime in 2010.

Here’s the link:
Finska Pinnar (Sisuradio)

See you soon. Thanks.

What happened in PARIS

2009-07-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

KIKI PAU IN PARIS AND LONDON

2009-04-16T13:30:00.001-07:00

We'll be playing our first shows in Paris and London in May.
You can catch us live at:

May 5 POP IN, PARIS (FR)
w / Flairs

May 6 CLUB FANDANGO @ 229, LONDON (UK)
w / Yes Cassette, Now Assassin & The Amazing The

May 7 THE DUBLIN CASTLE (UK)
w / Ghostwalker, Henry's Phonograph & Watching Planes

See you soon!!!!

Helsinki-Kuopio-Jyväskylä-Hämeenlinna-Helsinki

2009-03-04T06:28:00.000-08:00

Kiki Pau lähtee pienelle kierrokselle 6.3. alkaen.

Homma lähtee käyntiin perjantaina 6.3. Korjaamolta Helsingistä ja jatkuu seuraavalla viikolla 11.3. Henry's Pubiin Kuopioon, 12.3. Poppariin Jyväskylään ja 13.3. Suisto-klubille Hämeenlinnaan. Kiertueen jatkot on la 14.3. Korjaamon baarissa, jossa soitellaan levyjä aamu kolmeen saakka (vapaa pääsy).

Eli siis:

6.3. Korjaamo, Helsinki
11.3. Henry's Pub, Kuopio
12.3. Poppari, Jyväskylä
13.3. Suisto-klubi, Hämeenlinna
14.3. Korjaamon baari, Helsinki (Dj)

Tervetuloa!

Ps. Toukokuussa sitten Ranskaan ja Englantiin!!!!

"Going Steady" (live)

2009-02-15T10:19:00.000-08:00

TAVASTIA 11.2.

2009-01-18T06:55:00.000-08:00

TAVASTIA
Ke 11.2.

Live:
KIKI PAU
PINTANDWEFALL (levyjulkkarit)
TODAY'S SPECIAL

Liput ennakkoon Tiketistä 10e / Ovelta 12e

Osta liput ennakkoon täältä.

All Scandinavian

2008-12-27T07:18:00.000-08:00

Review on All Scandinavian:

Not knowing better it would be easy to place quartet Kiki Pau in Great Britain. They are, however, Finnish - and probably good at it. As they are good at creating guitar based indierock with impeccable pop qualities and a minor feeling.

Following a trilogy of self-released EP’s they recently released this full length debut, and apart from the album title (just one “Yeah!” away from being all bad) and the lame boogie blues intro to album opener ‘Pit Bull’ (my immediate reaction: “You’ve got to be kidding!?”) it is grand.

Sounding like Dirty Pretty Things’ prettier cousins they build on the heritage of legendary The Smiths throwing in bits of contemporary British acts like the scrawny guitars of Franz Ferdinand and the melodic aptitude of Razorlight. “Build” is the keyword, because although the references are clear the Fins have put their very own spin on the whole thing, thus becoming more than mere copycats.

With ‘Let’s Rock’ and its string of good poprock songs coated in a suitably scruffy production Kiki Pau have made an album you’ll find yourself return to whether you’re in dancing mode or the exact opposite.

Here's the link:
Kiki Pau - Let's Rock

Johanna Kustannus Ilta

2008-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:00

Johanna Kustannus esittää:

TO 18.12.
KORJAAMO, Helsinki
KIKI PAU, ASTRID SWAN, CATS ON FIRE
klo 21.00 alkaen
Liput 10e/12e

Voita liput keikalle osallistumalla kilpailuun täällä

Tervetuloa!!

It's a Trap review

2008-11-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

Kiki Pau - Let's Rock
9/10

"Kiki Pau are an elusive beast. I hear elements of "London calling"-era Clash, especially the appreciation of old-school ska and reggae, and the Kooks' songwriting in "Bobby Marley"; rockabilly and indie frameworks ensnarl themselves around angular, playful guitar work akin to that of Franz Ferdinand in "Your bedroom"; the opening of "Poses" reminds me of The Smiths' "Rusholme ruffians", only to evoke much more contemporary British references in the verse and chorus; the break in "Chronic puberty" pays skillful homage to the Beach Boys; and "Berlin" brings to mind Razorlight and Longwave. Pair this ability to freely, mischievously wheel all through the indie rock (80s, 90s, and contemporary), swing, and rockabilly genres (just to name a few) with strong, clever vocals, references to Steinbeck (in a song titled "Bukowski"), and you have a fantastic record that's made all the stronger by its complicated relationship with both melancholy and summery pop, seemingly unable to deal with one without the other.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson"

KIKI PAU IN MIXTE MAGAZINE (FR)

2008-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

"Leur premier album mérite d'être entendu audelà des frontières finlandaises pour sa capacité à apporter un rayon de soleil sonore dans votre journée"

Record release party: Tram ride

2008-10-03T03:22:00.000-07:00

Kiki Pau's record release party was held in a tram on a sunny day in Helsinki. Voice TV was with us and recorded some footage from the tram ride. Check it out from here:

Voice TV: Kiki Pau record release party

Photos by Darren Webb

ALBUM IN STORES NOW!!!!

2008-09-25T04:41:00.000-07:00

YOYOYOYOYOYOYOOYO!!!

Our debut album "Let's Rock" is in stores now! It should be found all over Finland but if your local dealer doesn't have it make sure you break their legs! (...or just ask them to order it for you). Anyway hope you like the album.

Kiki Pau tonite on Radio Helsinki at 17.00.
www.radiohelsinki.fi

cheers!

-a

Tavastia & Musiikki TV

2008-09-21T15:12:00.000-07:00

Tavastia 18.9.

Photos by Aapo Huhta

(Kiki Paun video ja haastattelu maanantaina 22.9. Ylen Musiikki TV:ssä. )

Pre-listen "Let's Rock" now!

2008-09-16T14:00:00.000-07:00

Kiki Pau's debut album "Let's Rock" is now available for pre-listening on Myspace. Go Go GO GO!

www.myspace.com/kikipau

A BRAND NEW VIDEO!

2008-09-12T01:54:00.000-07:00

Kiki Pau - Your Bedroom

VIDEO COMING UP!

2008-09-01T12:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we shot a video for our next single "Your Bedroom".

Video will be ready in two weeks from now.
Thanks to everybody who helped us making the video!!!

PRE-ORDER "LET'S ROCK" / ENNAKKOTILAA KIKI PAUN ESIKOISLEVY

2008-08-22T15:42:00.000-07:00

YOU CAN NOW PRE-ORDER KIKI PAU'S DEBUT ALBUM "LET'S ROCK". IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME!!!

ENNAKKOTILAA KIKI PAUN ESIKOISLEVY "LET'S ROCK"! ALBUMI SAAPUU SUORAAN KOTIISI JULKAISUPÄIVÄNÄ. YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH!!!

"Kiki Pau on yksi Suomen tämän hetken kuumimpia indiepop-tulokkaita. Joka kuuntelulla kasvava albumi on ehdottomasti yksi vuoden parhaita omassa genressään Suomessa vuonna 2008. Kiki Paun debyyttialbumia voi helposti verrata esim. Vampire Weekend -yhtyeen debyyttiin." -Stupido

ORDER "LET'S ROCK" FROM STUPIDO-SHOP.

Bandcamping

2008-08-22T14:56:00.000-07:00

We're back from the "bandcamp". This years camp was held in a secret location where no man has ever been before. Idea was to create new songs but in the end we just found our selves playing psychedelic noise. It feels weird now to be back in the city after spending a week in the forest.. But don't worry. We're fine, actually more than just fine. "Let's Rock" will hit the stores in September!!

We'll start working on video for the next single soon. It will be presented here as soon as it's ready.

Meanwhile you can enjoy some footage from the camp....

"POSES"

2008-08-05T12:41:00.000-07:00

A NEW SINGLE

You can now listen to "Poses" on our Myspace player. It's the first single of our forthcoming debut album "LET'S ROCK". Album will be released on September 24th!!!
Have a listen. Go on! c'mon!!!

Listen to "Poses" from here

"Let's Rock"

2008-07-30T04:57:00.000-07:00

Hello folks!

Our debut album is now finally finished and pressed and hopefully in our hands by tomorrow. It's titled "Let's Rock" and it's gonna be released in Finland on September 24th. First single is gonna be "Poses" and it will be available for digital download in August. Here are some pics from Tuntuma and UMF5. Next stop is Monsters of Pop in Tampere. Poses will be added to our Myspace player soon.

Rölli

Tarzan

An ape

If you have some pictures of us please send them to kikipau@gmail.com

Thanks.

FIRST SINGLE FROM OUR DEBUT ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED IN AUGUST!

2008-06-24T05:41:00.000-07:00

ÄMYROCK, TUNTUMA, UMF5, MONSTERS OF POP...

2008-06-15T12:39:00.001-07:00

LET'S ROCK
HEYYYYYYYYYYY IT'S HÜSKER!

A BUNCH OF CUNTZ (STUDIO SESSIONS VOL 1)

2008-06-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

First recording session took place in Mango studios. 10 days of music, eating bad food, playing football, coming up with conspiracy theories and having a good time. We are currently doing some overdubbing back in Helsinki with Nick Triani. Some video footage will be presented here later... If everything goes well the album will be ready in September. Probably with 10 to 12 songs or something. It's gonna be grrrrrreeeat!

Check out the latest Mixte magazine. There is some stuff about Helsinki music scene (which is not a big scene) with some great Helsinki acts. I haven't even seen the mag yet so I don't know how it looks like or if there even is anything abour Kiki Pau. Anyway it's a good mag so check it out!

Have a nice weekend.

-a

Tonight (live)

2008-05-02T04:31:00.000-07:00

ALBUM OUT LATER THIS YEAR!

2008-05-02T04:08:00.000-07:00

We'll start recording our debut album this month in Porvoo. It seems now that the album will be released in Finland later this year.

aleksi / kiki pau

Download songs for free

2008-04-22T08:09:00.000-07:00

You can download two songs for free. "Your Bedroom" is a song from our second self published EP "In Your Bedroom" and "Going Steady" from our third EP "Pleased to Meet Us". Follow the link below to download the tracks: http://www.last.fm/music/Kiki+Pau