http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/11/finns_aint_what_they_used_to_b.html
"Striking is Manna, looking at Klubi like a cross between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Patti Smith. Blending PJ Harvey's stomp with CSS's dance moves is audacious, and it's clear she's ready to cross borders. Her extraordinary bassist Maria nailed a constant pulse that gripped the audience."
Kieron Tyler/ Mojo Magazine
keskiviikko 18. marraskuuta 2009
perjantai 6. marraskuuta 2009
New interview and cover story:
http://www.sixdegrees.fi/6d/index.php/wemet/37-wemet/99-manna-heaven-sent
http://www.sixdegrees.fi/6d/index.php/wemet/37-wemet/99-manna-heaven-sent
torstai 5. marraskuuta 2009
New blog post+ Forssa tomorrow!
Autumn is wonderful, full of shows, meeting people and spreading the music.
Here's a new blog post: www.glue.fi,
Hope to see you all at gigs. I'll be announcing more dates for beginning of 2010 soon!
All feedback/comments on the album, gigs and whatever you might think of is welcome, also remember to send pics from the shows, it's always a warming and nice way to remember the night!
And people of Forssa, beware tomorrow, a specal duo-gig with Mikko Joensuu from Joensuu 1685 at Blue Pool!
love and light: -Manna-
Here's a new blog post: www.glue.fi,
Hope to see you all at gigs. I'll be announcing more dates for beginning of 2010 soon!
All feedback/comments on the album, gigs and whatever you might think of is welcome, also remember to send pics from the shows, it's always a warming and nice way to remember the night!
And people of Forssa, beware tomorrow, a specal duo-gig with Mikko Joensuu from Joensuu 1685 at Blue Pool!
love and light: -Manna-
tiistai 29. syyskuuta 2009
Songs of hope and Desire out in Finland! Great reviews keep on coming!
I'm so exited and happy to finally release the album here!
Monday I visited two radios to promote the album (Radio Helsinki and Radio Rock) and today I was on air at Basso Radio. In the morning, I also visited Radio Yle-X to shoot and record a few interviews for next week when my album will be featured there as the album of the week!
For all of you non Finnish fans I'll have links where to order the album from here asap! Meanwhile visit www.myspace.com/mannamariam where you'll find at least one link to the best and reliable record store in Helsinki: Stupido Shop. From there you can safely order the album online !
The album has been getting great reviews! : HS: * * * *Rumba: **** Soundi: **** City: **** Miss Mix: **** Desibeli.net * * * *
love and light!
-Manna-
Monday I visited two radios to promote the album (Radio Helsinki and Radio Rock) and today I was on air at Basso Radio. In the morning, I also visited Radio Yle-X to shoot and record a few interviews for next week when my album will be featured there as the album of the week!
For all of you non Finnish fans I'll have links where to order the album from here asap! Meanwhile visit www.myspace.com/mannamariam where you'll find at least one link to the best and reliable record store in Helsinki: Stupido Shop. From there you can safely order the album online !
The album has been getting great reviews! : HS: * * * *Rumba: **** Soundi: **** City: **** Miss Mix: **** Desibeli.net * * * *
love and light!
-Manna-
sunnuntai 27. syyskuuta 2009
Manna in bandweblogs!
Manna is set to release her debut single in the UK, “Some Girls/ Some Boys” (single version) on the 5th October 2009.
Manna, a singer/songwriter born in Paris to a Finnish mother and an Algerian father, spent most of her childhood traveling between France, Algeria and Finland. She mixes influences that cross decades; Manna’s music combines elements of rock, punk and folk with beautiful pop melodies. Now based in Helsinki Finland, Manna is working on her sophomore album.
With her cool edge and striking presence, Manna perfectly mixes the classic and the fresh, in both – her music and her look. “Some Girls / Some Boys” is a superb uplifting pop song with a sexy and dark rock edge.
Watch “Some Girls / Some Boys” video:
Think of The Shangri La’s meeting The Velvet Underground and Blondie and you’ll get an idea. On the single, she effortlessly combines raw punk guitars with quirky pop hooks, electronic elements and adds fantastic vocals on top of it to reveal a unique and exciting sound.
Manna herself reflects the classic rock star quality with her iconic “je ne sais quoi” – air of cool, an intriguing beauty and charisma that perfectly compliments the songs rough but sexy sound.
Already a well known figure in her country with a debut album under her belt (a collaboration between Finland and Sweden’s top songwriters), for her second album, now responsible for all the songwriting, she has teamed up with Berlin based Kaiku Studios, (who have worked with the likes of Finnish group Le Corps Mince De Francoise among other new talent) for the album’s production.
She is currently recording and in the process of creating her own sound that mixes her love of singing, raw guitar sounds and melodies.
In her own words: “I’m not interested in creating anything except heartfelt music, it can be either beautiful or just plain aggressive – often both. I grew up listening to pop, folk and blues music. I loved the early New York punk scene bands. Anyway, there should be no rules when it comes to making music, it’s when you let go of them and follow your intuition that it starts getting interesting. Sound is god and I love music. My job is to keep my heart and ears open and just let it happen.”
Some Girls / Some Boys (single version), perfectly combines classic punk rock with electronic elements and a fantastic pop melody and aims to introduce her to UK and European audiences alike. With its catchy chorus, her amazing vocals and presence, Manna is sure to pull crowds.
Some Girls and Some Boys (single version) is set for release on the 5th October 2009.
For more music and live information please check:
Manna MySpace
Manna, a singer/songwriter born in Paris to a Finnish mother and an Algerian father, spent most of her childhood traveling between France, Algeria and Finland. She mixes influences that cross decades; Manna’s music combines elements of rock, punk and folk with beautiful pop melodies. Now based in Helsinki Finland, Manna is working on her sophomore album.
With her cool edge and striking presence, Manna perfectly mixes the classic and the fresh, in both – her music and her look. “Some Girls / Some Boys” is a superb uplifting pop song with a sexy and dark rock edge.
Watch “Some Girls / Some Boys” video:
Think of The Shangri La’s meeting The Velvet Underground and Blondie and you’ll get an idea. On the single, she effortlessly combines raw punk guitars with quirky pop hooks, electronic elements and adds fantastic vocals on top of it to reveal a unique and exciting sound.
Manna herself reflects the classic rock star quality with her iconic “je ne sais quoi” – air of cool, an intriguing beauty and charisma that perfectly compliments the songs rough but sexy sound.
Already a well known figure in her country with a debut album under her belt (a collaboration between Finland and Sweden’s top songwriters), for her second album, now responsible for all the songwriting, she has teamed up with Berlin based Kaiku Studios, (who have worked with the likes of Finnish group Le Corps Mince De Francoise among other new talent) for the album’s production.
She is currently recording and in the process of creating her own sound that mixes her love of singing, raw guitar sounds and melodies.
In her own words: “I’m not interested in creating anything except heartfelt music, it can be either beautiful or just plain aggressive – often both. I grew up listening to pop, folk and blues music. I loved the early New York punk scene bands. Anyway, there should be no rules when it comes to making music, it’s when you let go of them and follow your intuition that it starts getting interesting. Sound is god and I love music. My job is to keep my heart and ears open and just let it happen.”
Some Girls / Some Boys (single version), perfectly combines classic punk rock with electronic elements and a fantastic pop melody and aims to introduce her to UK and European audiences alike. With its catchy chorus, her amazing vocals and presence, Manna is sure to pull crowds.
Some Girls and Some Boys (single version) is set for release on the 5th October 2009.
For more music and live information please check:
Manna MySpace
keskiviikko 16. syyskuuta 2009
More London dates!
Hey, all you Londoners!
See you at :
Barfly London on the 7th December
Dublin Castle, Camden on the 9th December
Love: -Manna-
See you at :
Barfly London on the 7th December
Dublin Castle, Camden on the 9th December
Love: -Manna-
Radio single out and upcoming record release party!
I just released "Holy Dirty Game" as a radio single and happily heard it already from Finnish radio channels. Radio Helsinki and Yle-x among a few have been playing it which makes me glad! You can listen to it also here: www.myspace.com/mannamariam.
Also more show dates are being booked at the moment for Finland and UK, stay tuned more info soon!
Everybody should come to Bar Loose where we are celebrating my upcoming album release with a gig on the 17th of October. I'd love to see you there!
x: -M
Also more show dates are being booked at the moment for Finland and UK, stay tuned more info soon!
Everybody should come to Bar Loose where we are celebrating my upcoming album release with a gig on the 17th of October. I'd love to see you there!
x: -M
keskiviikko 9. syyskuuta 2009
Holy Dirty Game!
Hi to all of you lovelies,
just got back from Tampere where we played a great show at Mop-festival, thanks for everyone who attended!
I added a new song to my Myspace, it's called Holy Dirty Game and it goes sumthin like this: www.myspace.com/mannamariam
luv & light: -M
just got back from Tampere where we played a great show at Mop-festival, thanks for everyone who attended!
I added a new song to my Myspace, it's called Holy Dirty Game and it goes sumthin like this: www.myspace.com/mannamariam
luv & light: -M
torstai 27. elokuuta 2009
Blogs and reviews!
SUNDAY TIMES: Hottest Download 23.8: Manna! Dreamy doomy music from Algerian/Finnish newcomer.
BOYZ.CO.UK/RELEASE OF THE WEEK: Manna, Born in Paris to a Finnish mother and an Algerian father, Manna was never going to be anything other than fu**ing cool. Channelling Debbie Harry, ‘Some Girls/Some Boys’ has it all: tambourine shakes; a who-gives-a-toss throwaway philosophy and a popmeets- rock filth bag garage sound. She could articulate a little more, mind you. We can barely hear what you’re saying, love. ****
ROBOTPIGEON.COM:"STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND LISTEN TO A BRILLIANT SINGLE. By pop, we don't mean that 'Some Girls / Some Boys' by Manna is anything like The Saturdays or Tinchy Stryder, it's more like The Kills or Ladyhawke. She's from Finland, so we'll call her 'the Finnish Ladyhawke' and see if it sticks. Her single is a completely and utterly brilliant, life-affirming piece of amazingness which is as equally influenced by The Rolling Stones as it is Madonna. It's as rock and roll as it's pop. There are ten million different things going on between the beginning and the 3.39 close but most notable of all are a fan-bloody-tastic tune and the several hundred hooks throughout the song.
SIRENS OF SOUND AND IMAGE: Her first single is called Some Girls/Some Boys. Wanting to get up and dance is the only way to describe this song. With 80's synths carrying the melody and the vocals as the centerpiece - it is one of the best songs I have heard this year. Manna's vocals are beautifully piercing yet at the same time soft, mystifying, haunting, and addicting. It's a song that would have been a hit in either era. She also released a small snipped of another new song called Truth Song and it sounds incredible! It has a gorgeous 90's vibe and reminding of early Kate Bush and PJ Harvey. If you like Bat For Lashes, Siouxsie & the Banshees, PJ Harvey, 60's pop songs as well The Smiths or Bow Wow Wow, then you should check Manna out. I think now it's Manna's chance to shine.
MUSICK.BLOGSPOT.COM: Anyone familiar with Musick will know that we're quite big fans of all things Scandinavian. From Robyn to Lykke Li to Fever Ray to Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Well, add to that ever growing list another name- Manna . Born in Paris, but now living in Finland, Manna makes the kind of music that Scandinavians seem to create in their sleep. 'Some Girls/Some Boys' is deliciously catchy, cloaked in melody and carries that magnetic quality that Scando-pop (no? No.) must have. First listen you think it's pretty good, then it reveals itself even more second time around and by the third listen you want to track Manna down and marry her.
BRITISHHEINEKEN.IE: Manna – Some Girls, Some Boys . This has been the most played song on my show this week. I absolutely love it. It is the debut single from the Finnish singer who combines elements of rock, punk and soul with beautiful melodies.' Her myspace page has had 225607 hits, which is not too shabby. The chorus definitely reminds me of something else but I am stumped as to recall what it is. Also I don’t care, as I just love it. ELECTROQUEER.COM: Say hello to Manna. She's a Finnish/French/Algerian singer who's brilliant song "Some Boys/Some Girls" has come up so many times on my iPod randomly that it was inevitable that I would fall in love with the song. Manna's not really electro-pop at all, but I kinda like to think she's a bit of a mixture of Bat For Lashes and Ladyhawke all mixed together.
BOYZ.CO.UK/RELEASE OF THE WEEK: Manna, Born in Paris to a Finnish mother and an Algerian father, Manna was never going to be anything other than fu**ing cool. Channelling Debbie Harry, ‘Some Girls/Some Boys’ has it all: tambourine shakes; a who-gives-a-toss throwaway philosophy and a popmeets- rock filth bag garage sound. She could articulate a little more, mind you. We can barely hear what you’re saying, love. ****
ROBOTPIGEON.COM:"STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND LISTEN TO A BRILLIANT SINGLE. By pop, we don't mean that 'Some Girls / Some Boys' by Manna is anything like The Saturdays or Tinchy Stryder, it's more like The Kills or Ladyhawke. She's from Finland, so we'll call her 'the Finnish Ladyhawke' and see if it sticks. Her single is a completely and utterly brilliant, life-affirming piece of amazingness which is as equally influenced by The Rolling Stones as it is Madonna. It's as rock and roll as it's pop. There are ten million different things going on between the beginning and the 3.39 close but most notable of all are a fan-bloody-tastic tune and the several hundred hooks throughout the song.
SIRENS OF SOUND AND IMAGE: Her first single is called Some Girls/Some Boys. Wanting to get up and dance is the only way to describe this song. With 80's synths carrying the melody and the vocals as the centerpiece - it is one of the best songs I have heard this year. Manna's vocals are beautifully piercing yet at the same time soft, mystifying, haunting, and addicting. It's a song that would have been a hit in either era. She also released a small snipped of another new song called Truth Song and it sounds incredible! It has a gorgeous 90's vibe and reminding of early Kate Bush and PJ Harvey. If you like Bat For Lashes, Siouxsie & the Banshees, PJ Harvey, 60's pop songs as well The Smiths or Bow Wow Wow, then you should check Manna out. I think now it's Manna's chance to shine.
MUSICK.BLOGSPOT.COM: Anyone familiar with Musick will know that we're quite big fans of all things Scandinavian. From Robyn to Lykke Li to Fever Ray to Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Well, add to that ever growing list another name- Manna . Born in Paris, but now living in Finland, Manna makes the kind of music that Scandinavians seem to create in their sleep. 'Some Girls/Some Boys' is deliciously catchy, cloaked in melody and carries that magnetic quality that Scando-pop (no? No.) must have. First listen you think it's pretty good, then it reveals itself even more second time around and by the third listen you want to track Manna down and marry her.
BRITISHHEINEKEN.IE: Manna – Some Girls, Some Boys . This has been the most played song on my show this week. I absolutely love it. It is the debut single from the Finnish singer who combines elements of rock, punk and soul with beautiful melodies.' Her myspace page has had 225607 hits, which is not too shabby. The chorus definitely reminds me of something else but I am stumped as to recall what it is. Also I don’t care, as I just love it. ELECTROQUEER.COM: Say hello to Manna. She's a Finnish/French/Algerian singer who's brilliant song "Some Boys/Some Girls" has come up so many times on my iPod randomly that it was inevitable that I would fall in love with the song. Manna's not really electro-pop at all, but I kinda like to think she's a bit of a mixture of Bat For Lashes and Ladyhawke all mixed together.
Songs of Hope and Desire
Dear readers,
I'm releasing my album "Songs of hope and desire" in Finland september 30th and later hopefully all around.
Meanwhile, please visit: www.myspace.com/mannamariam to hear music from the upcoming release!
Love and light,
-Manna-
I'm releasing my album "Songs of hope and desire" in Finland september 30th and later hopefully all around.
Meanwhile, please visit: www.myspace.com/mannamariam to hear music from the upcoming release!
Love and light,
-Manna-
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