The new Moloken album "Rural" is mixed and ready to be mastered, but it will not be out this month like previously announced. Instead, the release is being pushed back to November while artist/animator Kenny Lindström (Bring Me the Horizon, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Logh, Norma Jean, etc.) finishes up hand-drawing the artwork and the band works on a new video Standard Film Team. More details (and hopefully samples) when I get 'em...
Long-awaited new music from Promise and the Monster off the forthcoming album "Red tide", due out September 26 via .
Pitchfork reports that The Tallest Man on Earth is collaborating on a soundtrack with Idiot Wind, aka Amanda Bergman aka Hajen/Jaw Lesson: http://pitchfork.com/news/43419-the-tallest-man-on-earth-working-on-film-score/
Said film is directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller and is said to be a romantic drama entitled "Once a Year" and will feature seven tunes written exclusively by the duo.
Today's lead story: Gaffa publishes a review of Swedish rockers Takida so heinous, the dudes take the time to complain to Aftonbladet about it. The gist for non-Swedish speakers: Gaffa said Takida vocalist Robert Pettersson sounds like he has Downs Syndrome which, as we all know, is a terrible insult to anyone afflicted with that condition. No one wants to be accused of sounding like Robert, especially not the handicapped.
New live dates for Firefox AK:
08/13 - Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin (GER) w/Hurts
09/07 - Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo, Helsinki (FIN)
09/10 - Berlin Festival, Berlin (GER)
Listen to a new collaboration between jj and Ne-Yo, as brought together via Adult Swim and posted at Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/news/43396-listen-jj-collaborate-with-ne-yo/
PopMatters reviews Graveyard's much-hyped "Hisingen blues": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/141336-graveyard-hisingen-blues/
Something new from Swedish folksie/melancholy act New Found Land.
Gaffa reports that long-running Swedish Trallpunk act Dia Psalma will be calling it quits after 20 years and one last tour: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/51419
has just released their first new record since 2002, a split 7" from long-running Umeå old-timer punk acts The Vectors and Frantic. Samples and more info: http://sikrecords.se/
Nicolai Dunger has confirmed that he will be releasing the new album "Ballad of this Land" on August 31. Said album was recorded with producers Jari Haapalainen and Nille Perned and is said to be inspired by his recent trip to Ireland and work of Irish Traveller/folksinger Tommy Daron.
At long last available for public consumption, the new Scraps of Tape single "Flera meter kort" featuring guest vocals from Mattias Alkberg of The Bear Quartet/MABD. Said tune will be released on a digital 3-song EP and 4-song 7" on August 15 and can be preordered here: http://tenderversion.com/store2008/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=59
Otherwise, look for the band's new full-length album "Resident flux" to be released in late October with many, many more fine guest vocal contributions from a plethora of artists.
Finally, a new video from Katharina Nuttall for her excellent single "Play".
Swedish artist I Break Horses achieves a "Best New Music" tag in the Pitchfork Forkcast with the song "Winter beats": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12272-winter-beats/