Altsounds — Bergen quintet *Casiokids* is pleased to announce the release of their US debut with *Polyvinyl*! Featuring the first Norwegian-language pop music ever to be released in the U.S., Topp stemning pÃ¥ lokal bar (loosely translated to "Great vibe ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Banjo or Freakout - Left it Alone (MP3) In addition to Casiokids, Let's Wrestle and The Wave Pictures, we've added a fourth band to our Pre-SXSW party at Knitting Factory on March 15: Banjo of Freakout.... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue #03-06 Seattle, WA - Neumo's #03-07 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #03-09 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore Auditorium #03-10 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre #03-12 Pomona, CA - The Glass House #03-13 San Diego... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Casiokids - Fot I Hose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures - Strawberry Cable (MP3) The Wave Pictures As just mentioned, BrooklynVegan is throwing a pre-SXSW party on March 15th at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn with... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Norwegian heavy pop rules okFebruary sees Norway's electro pop quintet Casiokids return to the UK for an extensive tour as main support for Hot Chip. In addition they will bring their addictive melodies and heavy pop hooks to London's Ba... more info

Addict Music — EuroSonic Noorderslag is Europe's biggest live music industry conference and showcase festival and following on from the success of artists such as Ida Maria and Casiokids this year's edition will focus on Norway. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Playing the Reykjavik Art Museum as part of their UK label Moshi Moshi’s night, poptricians Casiokids stormed the stage.The Norweigens channel the cowbell heavy funk pioneered by Liquid Liquid... more info

I Like Music — Norway's breakthrough pop quintet head out on October 09 tour, plus Nov date with Little Boots more info

The Music Fix — News: October sees Norway's breakthrough pop quintet Casiokids return to the UK for a full tour including shows at Camden's Proud Galleries and a party with Little Boots as part of The Warehouse Project in Manchester. Recently tagged by excitable UK... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Moshi Moshi Records, for whatever reason, has never really been more then a passing blip on my radar. Before Friday night I had spent precious little time with any of the bands on their roster (with a few exceptions, namely Architecture in Helsinki) ... more info