Petter Seander - When something dies (video)
Brand new from Petter Seander off his upcoming sophomore solo album "Til death do us apart", due out August 31 via .
Country: Sweden
Scraps of Tape + Cecilia Nordlund - The memory tricks (live video)
Scraps of Tape and Cecilia Nordlund perform the new SoT tune "The memory tricks" which will be the 2nd single off the upcoming album "Resident flux".
Invasionen to tour China
Invasionen is heading to China in September:
09/16 - Little Bar, Chengdu
09/17 - Nuts Club, Chongqing
09/19 - VOX, Wuhan
09/20 - Yuyintang, Shanghai
09/21 - 61Club, Nanjing
09/22 - Yugong Yishan, Beijing
09/23 - 7Live, Zhengzhou
16bit - Dinosaurs (video)
The music isn't Swedish, but the animation is and, since I'm a fan of Kristofer Ström (Ljudbilden & Piloten), I'm posting it regardless.
New album from The Embassy in September
Officially confirmed for release in September, a new LP from The Embassy called "Life in the trenches": http://srvc.se/the-embassy/life-in-the-trenches-lp
Amy Diamond in print
Swedish pop artist Amy Diamond will be launching her own magazine this November in cooperation with / and OKEJ editor Anders Tenger. Full details here: http://cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=36
Punk of Country - My happy days (video)
Shame this clip didn't find its way online until now, but better late than never! 80s indierock nostalgia circa 2004 courtesy of now-defunct Swedish act Punk of Country.
Night Minutes
Grateful depression
self-released
As with any recent addition to a niche subgenre, newcomers to the '60s girl group/surf rock-inspired scene are going to be compared to the movement's forerunners and inspirations. Night Minutes' debut full-length is sure to receive at least a handful of comparisons to fellow Scandinavians The Raveonettes (It's a Trap! already got that ball rolling a year ago with a review of the song "Sweetheart at the funeral" from their self-titled EP), and while these comparisons can be useful to establish an idea of the band's sound, with smaller subgenres these parallels can prove limiting -- if I'm already into The Raveonettes and Glasvegas, I may feel that I've reached my saturation point for jangly, Jesus and Mary Chain-esque indie pop and not even bother to read past the first mention of Phil Spector. Night Minutes certainly share characteristics with groups like The Raveonettes and Glasvegas, especially in the latter two's darker moments, but it is where the overlap ends that the band comes into its own. As a few critics noted with Weekend's debut "Sports", there are numerous places on "Grateful depression" where '60s pop and post-punk coalesce, somewhat unsurprising given the years band member Max J Hansson spent with prior act Cut City, and with the prominent use of electronic drums and synths one can find echoes of New Order throughout the album. And there is an edginess to "Grateful depression" that is often lacking on their contemporaries' records, moments like the end of "Purely hated" where the distorted pop shifts into a near-breakdown -- with acts like The Raveonettes, overproduction often undercuts the impact of their heavier moments, reducing walls of distortion to torrents of white noise. While only an eight-track record, "Grateful depression" is surprisingly hard to grow weary of, and spared of weak songs it can be enjoyed in its entirety. Summer might be drawing to a close, but there's enough sun and shadow to make this offering more than just a summer record.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
We Live in Trenches to tour in September
The angry old men in We Live in Trenches will be hitting the road for a few dates next month:
09/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
09/07 - Choke, Herselt (BEL)
09/08 - The Rambler, Eindhoven (NL)
09/09 - ACU, Utrecht (NL)
09/10 - Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL)
New Monty album confirmed
The new Monty album "100 år senare" has been confirmed for release on October 12 via and will be preceded by a one-song-per-day online preview starting 10 days prior.
Robert Svensson announces final live show
Apparently Robert Svensson is saying that his show at Popaganda at Södra Teatern in Stockholm on August 25 will be his last show ever.
Mattias Alkberg & Birgit Bidder - Flera meter kort (live video)
Mattias Alkberg performs the new Scraps of Tape he sings on with accompaniment provided by Birgit Bidder in Luleå last Friday. Pretty cool!
Grande Roses - Follow the lights (unofficial video)
An unofficial video for "Follow the lights" by Grande Roses, the last song on their brilliant new EP "Hide" which will be officially released this week. Tis a shame that Americans can hear it via Spotify like their last two EPs, but who knows? Maybe that'll be remedied in the near future. Anyhow, locals can celebrate with the band at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm on August 30 for an official release party.
Rock Science, the game
Presenting "Rock Science", a new rock'n'roll boardgame featuring artwork and a themesong by Nicke Andersson of Imperial State Electric/The Hellacopters/Entombed. Check it: http://www.rockscience.tv/
Adoo - Oh Mamma sa! (preview)
Adoo is semi-new Swedish rapper on the up-and-up with a track on the new Swedish hip-hop comp "Dopeness" as well as this new single "Oh Mamma sa!" which will be officially released on August 26.