Hello,

Tune in to X-Ryhmä on YleX on June 3rd at 19:10 for a live interview with Robin and Valtteri.

On Saturday, May 30th at 18:10 Radio Vega's program Hitmen will be playing songs and discussing the band and the upcoming album.

Head + Heart will be released on June 3rd in Finland and worldwide on iTunes at the end of June. The album will be on sale at the release party on May 27th at Klubi in Turku.

Head + Heart was reviewed at Meteli.net and received 4,5/5, read it here (in Finnish).

http://meteli.net/uutiset/3943

'The King is Dead' and "Northern Lights" from the upcoming album titled Head + Heart is now available. The new album will be released in Finland on June 3rd, 2009. 

Check back soon for more songs and info about upcoming gigs.

The album can be pre-ordered at:

http://www.8raita.fi/shop/product_details.php?p=11261

For orders outside Finland contact:

shop (a) 8raita.fi

We changed locations today and started recording in Muddais. My amp suddenly broke down, and Hans & I spent most of the day trying to find the right kind of fuse, and after finding one in the local store we discovered that there is something wrong with my amp, since the fuses keep blowing. Thanks to Kalle & Axel/TVLU for letting me borrow the AC 30.

Nevertheless, we got to work and recorded some electric and acoustic guitar parts & Hans did some editing. I also managed to sing two songs despite a sore throat: (Everybody's Got a) Hungry Vampire Heart + the NY song. We think they turned out pretty good, but we're going to listen with fresh ears later. Tomorrow more singing, but now I'm beat.

/R

Today Valtteri rode in on a broomstick and decorated the studio with feathers and plastic eggs. He also made us Jacques Cousteau- style hats. They helped us through the problem songs. After four days in the studio we now have the basic tracks for 12 songs now, which is great. Some working titles:

The King is Dead
23 Signs
(Everybody's Got A) Hungry Vampire Heart
Let It Slide
I Am Poor = The World Belongs To Me
Fire into The Woods
12 Hundred Stories

Early morning tomorrow. We're going to record the broom and the toy piano. Valtteri is probably going to show up in a bunny costume (or chicken). We'll let you know.

Bye for now,

/Robin

We start in less than 48 hours. It’s been almost a year and a half
since I joined Agent Kooper. All we have worked for over the last 18
months seems to point to the next three weeks. From our first months
experimenting, to creating our first EP together, through many gigs
big, small, and on boats, it is thrilling to finally begin this process
of recording Agent Kooper’s second LP (that’s a long-play, full-length
album in case you were wondering).



This whole process of creating the songs for this album has felt like a
puzzle that we’ve only barely managed to keep from scattering. Pieces
placed close enough together that hopefully, over the next three weeks,
we will be able to put together in order to create a complete picture.
This album is meant to have a unified presentation, and we hope to
achieve that as best we can. It is this process of putting the pieces
together that is the greatest challenge. If that seems too verbose or
romantic, then maybe it's best to stop reading now. We're in this to
make something and if we want to succeed surely we can't hold back in
any way.



The snow has returned once more to Turku/Åbo/Turku following in
Spring’s footsteps. It goes without saying that a white vernal equinox
was a new experience for me. But with fresh snow comes a blank slate.
The city is covered with a soft whiteness that never fails to shock me.
I couldn’t help but think of the fragile nature of a late March snow
cover. It’s bound to be gone soon and if you plan to take advantage of
it, you’d better act quickly.



I hope you will check in with us occasionally and see how the process
is going. Whether these posts are in English, Finnish, Swedish or all
three (that’d be on Robin anyway), we plan to keep you as informed as
possible. The whole bit is as exciting as it is nerve-racking. We’ve
got one chance to make this album as we want it. The songs are there in
our minds. Now all we can do is hope the pieces fit together. The
picture on the box shows only a blank, white slate.

/Jake

Our latest EP is now available at iTunes!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=287686473

Earlier this week we started working on the next album to be released sometime next spring. There will be a few gigs this fall where we'll try out the new songs, gigs are being scheduled for Helsinki (Oct. 11th), Tampere and Turku.

On July 23rd we'll release the "Like The Others Do" EP which includes five brand new songs. The EP will be released in Finland on CD, but elsewhere you can get it as an import through Bertus Distribution (just ask your local record store, they will know how to get it). The EP will also be our first digital release, it will be available worldwide on iTunes starting July 23rd. The title track of the EP will be available at myspace very soon.

Also on the way are some new t-shirts and canvas bags that you'll be able to pick up at our two upcoming gigs in Pargas and in Turku. In the future you'll also be able to order our t-shirts and canvas bags from 8raita in Turku.

Upcoming events:

July 19th, 2008 - Gig at Rowlit in Pargas, Finland
July 23rd, 2008 - Release of the "Like The Others Do" EP
July 25th, 2008 - EP release gig at Klubi (Ilta) in Turku, Finland

Hello everyone,

Thanks to everyone who has been listening to our songs these past few days. It took us awhile before we understood why so many people suddenly listened to our songs and why we got so many friend requests from Germany. We are currently one of the artists of the week on myspace in Germany.

We are really excited by the German release of our album and the upcoming tours in Germany. The dates are currently being set up, if you have any specific cities/venues you would like to see us just send us a message and we'll to what our booking agency can do about it.

Our debut album comes out in a couple of weeks in Germany through Rough Trade and you can already pre-order it from Amazon.de. You can also ask your local record shop to order you a copy of it in case they don't have it.

http://www.amazon.de/Agent-Kooper/dp/B0011FMJIO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1200944208&sr=8-1

Thanks again for listening and we hope to you very soon.

By the way, it seems like there will be another single out in Germany in February, but more on that later.

Our debut album will be released in Germany on February 8th (distributed by Rough Trade). We're going to tour Germany and a few other countries in April.

Here are some links to some German reviews:

http://www.echo-online.de/kultur/template_detail.php3?id=556111
http://oivision.de/reviews/index.php?act=review&id=831
http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/a/agent_kooper/same.html
http://www.nordische-musik.de/musiker.php?id_musiker=2240