Opeth - The Devil's orchard (video)
Can't say that I'm all that excited about the new Opeth, but there's no denying that they are excellent at what they do and this new video for "The Devil's orchard" is actually pretty darn cool.
Country: Sweden
MP3: Interlace - Pandora
The closer we get to October 31, the more inclined I am to listen to all of my creepiest industrial/noise records. Not that I don't listen to the stuff year-round and not that I haven't been listening to A LOT of industrial/EBM lately (the new Pain Machinery record is fantastic btw, review forthcoming), but I'm all for seasonable-appropriateness and Interlace remain one of the absolute best post-millennium acts in the genre. 'Tis a huge shame they never followed through with a new album after the "Nemesis" single, but maybe the members are working on something new? Please enlighten me! And enjoy this track from their stellar 2004 record "Imago".
Interlace - Pandora
Adrian Recordings on SoundCloud
has uploaded a ton of music to SoundCloud for free streaming, including full albums from Dmitry Fyodorov, Boeoes Kaelstigen, Andreas Tilliander, The Bear Quartet and lots more: http://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets
Kite - Stand back (live video)
The sound is a little muddy, but Kite has a really cool and unique lighting setup that's worth checking out. And the song is great, too!
Crash Nomada - Itineranza (video)
"Itineranza" is the new single from Swedish gypsy-punks Crash Nomada and it will be released as a 7" on September 28 paired with a remix of "From town to town" on the flip.
Pitchfork reviews Jens Lekman
Pitchfork praises the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15850-an-argument-with-myself/
A Heavy Feather album confirmed + new website
A Heavy Feather, the new solo project of the one-and-only David Sandström, now has a new website: http://www.aheavyfeather.com/
Look for his full-length debut "You're the lotion on darkness knuckles as it punches light in the face" to be released on October 12 via .
A Fist in the Face of God interviews Maim
A Fist in the Face of God has posted an excellent interview with guitarist Scott Andersson of Swedish death act Maim ahead of their upcoming UK live debut at Live Evil: http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/09/interview-with-scott-of-maim.html
And yes, "Deceased to exist" is a great record and far better than their debut.
September - Me and my microphone (video)
There's a new official video for the English-language version of September's Petter cover "Me and my microphone".
New Jonathan Johansson gets release date
has confirmed the new Jonathan Johansson album "Klagomuren" for release on October 31 with the single/video "Stockholm" preceding it on October 5.
PopMatters reviews Jens Lekman
PopMatters reviews the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/148549-jens-lekman-an-argument-with-myself-ep/
Wonderland presents Söderut
has just released the new album "Steg" from Swedish act Söderut, a band they describe as a Kraftwerk meets Bob Hund. Preview the whole thing here: http://www.wonderlandrecords.com/soderutpress/