Jens Lekman has announced a few new live dates:
10/18 - Thekla, Bristol (UK)
10/23 - Nefertiti, Gothenburg (SWE)
10/24 - Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Copenhagen (DK)
10/26 - Odeon Theater, Vienna (AUS)
Look for another NYC gig to be confirmed shortly as well.
Kite's next EP, cleverly entitled "IV", is confirmed for release on September 21 via and will be available on both CD and 12" vinyl.
New from Swedish electro act LCTRISC and premiered by Consequence of Sound. More: http://cluster1.tv/2011/08/25/lctris-sunbird/
How come I'm only learning about this today? "I'm my own Dolly Parton" is a documentary directed by Jessica Nettelbladt and starring Dollykollot aka producer Gudrun Hauksdottir plus singers Nina Persson, Cecilia Nordlund, Lotta Wenglén and Helena Josefsson -- "Five colourful women ready to take on whatever challenges life throws at them, inspired by Dolly Parton's strength to go her own way and defy the pressure to conform." Watch them perform "Jolene" below:
Walk Through FireWhen this kicks off, it feels as though Walk Through Fire could be one of any number of bands proffering their blend of sludgy doomladen dischord, so pedestrian is their take on the genre. It must be said, however, that while the first half of "Furthest from heaven" offers absolutely nothing in the way of ingenuity, it does display a good command of marrying beauty with ugliness. However, the Swedes really hit the nail on the head with the closing duo of "The dying sun" and "The dead sun". They're like a different band on this final part, with "The dying sun" offering a foreboding intro to what is one of the most pummelling creations within the genre. Not only does "The dead sun" prove that these guys have what it takes to become monsters within the style, but it's as heavy as a blow to the cranium with a sock full of pool balls. Let's hope that they'll explore this dark avenue more thoroughly in the future.
- John Norby
Pitchfork reviews the latest Swedish hype I Break Horses and their debut record "Hearts": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15747-hearts/
This is Edda Magnason's new video for the song "Blondie", the 2nd single off her album "Goods". Directed by her drummer Jens Jansson who also happens to play with Brainpool and Roxette.
Still can't say that I'm all that interested in new/contemporary black metal, but give me some mid-tempo Bathory-style pummel infused with the coldness of Satyricon and I'll take it. Pretty sure the first vinyl run of the new Craft album "Void" is long-gone at this point, but maybe there's an obscuro distro out there with a copy or two left. Who knows? Not that I'm one to play the speculation game, but I bet it's worth grabbing if only just to flip at some point down the road.
Craft - Bring on the clouds
Coming September 19, the new Anna Ternheim album "The night visitor": http://www.thenightvisitor.com/
"Islands and shores" is the lead single from the new Deportees album of the same name, due out October 26.
has picked up Simian Ghost for the UK and, besides referring to them as "chillwave", they will be releasing the mini-album "Lovelorn" over thereabouts on November 14 with "Free agent" being offered forth as the first single. Official press release: http://www.heistorhitrecords.com/category/blog/welcome-to-simian-ghost-the-newest-member-of-the-heist-family/
Updated live dates for I'm from Barcelona:
09/16 - HMV Institute , Birmingham (UK)
09/17 - Arches, Glasgow (UK)
09/18 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
09/19 - Thekla, Bristol (UK)
09/20 - Tabernacle, London (UK)
09/21 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
09/22 - Concorde, Brighton (UK)
09/23 - de Mouscron, Mouscron (BEL)
09/30 - Pauk, Zagreb (KR)
10/01 - Posthof, Linz (AUS)
10/02 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
10/03 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
10/05 - le 106 Club, Rouen (FRA)
10/06 - Le Vauban, Brest (FRA)
10/07 - Le Big Band Café, Hérouville St Clair (FRA)
10/08 - L’antipode, Rennes (FRA)
10/09 - L’Aeronef, Lille (FRA)
10/10 - Confort Moderne, Poitiers (FRA)
10/11 - Le Bikini, Toulouse (FRA)
10/12 - La Sirene, La Rochelle (FRA)
10/13 - Victoire 2, Montpellier (FRA)
10/14 - Epicerie Modrene, Lyon (FRA)
10/15 - Krakatoa, Bordeaux (FRA)
Coming soon via , the debut album "You're the lotion on darkness knuckles as it punches light in the face" from A Heavy Feather aka the new solo project of David Sandström: http://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=1075&artist=A
