Bedroom Eyes

A sign of life

jonas — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:07:18 +0000

So it’s been a while since I released anything or even hit the road with the live band and I thought I might let you in on what’s going on right now. I’m still alive. I’m still making music. I’ve cut my hair as well, but that’s another story. I want you to know that new songs are coming in from all over.
Some are sitting in the back of the school bus on the way from Valsjöbyn. Some are traveling without tickets on the train from Trondheim. A couple are hanging on for their lives in the back of a dirty Volvo station wagon on the slippery roads of Southern Lappland. Two are flying in with false passports and won’t tell me their names or current location. Some are avoiding the winter in a potato cellar in Gravbränna. One is trying to get on the right train in Stockholm’s underground system. A few are refusing to leave the basement bars of east Oslo while some have long since been sitting in my sofa, reading my Helgonet comics and awaited a lift to the studio. When I have gathered them all in the same room I will not only throw a huge party but I will let you be the first one to know!

All the best,
Jonas

By the way; make sure that you keep yourself updated on the Facebook page!

The trinity

jonas — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:49:33 +0000

I just wanted to share with you my favorite frame from the world of music videos. This is right at the end of Belle & Sebastian’s video for “The Wrong Girl” starring no-other than Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake. And the record he’s holding is Big Star’s “Radio City”.

Let’s hear it again; NORMAN BLAKE holding a BIG STAR album in a BELLE & SEBASTIAN video! That’s so utterly fantastic that we have to look at that picture again:

Holy smoke, that’s some clash of quality pop culture right there.

Here’s the full video:

NEW AND FREE EP IN SWEDISH!

jonas — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:36:05 +0000

“Samtidigt, en timme från stan”

Out today: a free EP in Swedish under my birth name! I have written new lyrics to four of my favorite songs from my old heroes Teenage Fanclub, Motorpsycho, Big Star and Beth Orton. You can download the songs and watch the accompanying videos at http://www.jonasjonsson.net/ Here’s a video my father made for my take on Teenage Fanclub’s “Did I Say”:

SEPTEMBER LISTS

jonas — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:47:49 +0000

Being September 1st I have posted the new Current Favorites list and Monthly Spotify Playlist, so head over to the lists section!

MONTHLY LISTS POSTED

jonas — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:12:55 +0000

I will post two new lists at the first day of every month, as I wrote in a post further down. A ten song Spotify playlist and a Current Favorites list with five movies, books, places etc. that I enjoy at the moment. I have just posted the lists for August, so head over to the lists section!

NEW STOCKHOLM SHOW!

jonas — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:53:41 +0000

I said a while back ago that there will be no shows in Sweden this fall, but when you’re asked to headline on a Saturday in the best club in the country there’s just no way to turn that offer down. Therefor; Bedroom Eyes live @ Debaser Slussen, Stockholm, Saturday August 13th 2011. bob hund and Sophie Rimheden are DJing.

Info, tickets, etc: http://www.debaser.se/kalender/6743

PHOTOS FROM DEBUT ALBUM RECORDINGS

jonas — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:09:03 +0000

We’ve found some long lost photographs from the recordings sessions at Ocean Sound Recordings in 2008. I have barely seen these shots myself but I think they pretty closely captures the essence of those days on Giske that definitely made the songs sound the way they do. This is just the first round of studio pictures, there are tons more but we need some time to sort them out. Head over to the photographs section for the first 70 shots.

WELCOME INSIDE!

jonas — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:54:02 +0000

I am so glad to invite you inside my new home! There’s a lot of new things that I think you should check out; don’t forget the Norwegian tour that follows the Norwegian release of my debut album “The Long Wait Champion” in September (more dates to follow); the video section with some footage you might not have seen; but first and foremost I think you should indulge yourself in my favorite feature – the current weather forecast from Föllinge.

Some of you might remember that I used to post some lists on MySpace a while back ago. Since that site has met a slow and ugly death I decided to post my lists here instead. At the start of every month I will post two new lists; a Spotify list with ten songs that I currently enjoy and a Current Favorites list with five books, movies, places etc. that I find exiting. So with start August 1st I suggest you start popping by the lists section.

The biggest “thank you” possible goes out to the amazing Henric Boija for all the time, talent and effort he has put into creating this site.

See you soon!

All the best,
Jonas