is offering up the brand new Palpitation single "We don't need to, we don't have to" as a free download: http://www.luxxury.se/Palpitation-WeDon'tNeedToWeDon'tHaveTo.mp3
The band's new LP "I'm absent, you're faraway" comes out June 1.
is on a roll with new releases, the latest being a new mp3 single from Jonas Lundqvist called "Du, drömmar & jag": http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0165.php
I really appreciate that Mother of the Forest has a well-defined and instantly recognizable sonic palette. Which is not to say that all his songs sound the same per se, but there's never any doubt as to the artist's identity. The new album "Drunk forever" continues exploring much of the same dark paths as his earlier EPs and then some, beginning with "Condor" and ending with the surprising howling black metal outro of "Owl", each tune taking on the title of a different bird. I can only speculate as to his influences, but there's a freshness to his approach that makes he believe he's not some sort of minimal synth revivalist, but rather someone who stumbled across his own sound in a far more organic fashion. Not that it matters just as long as he never stoops to trodding out the same tired pseudo-fascist tropes as so many others -- the re-contextualization of black metal is far more interesting anyhow, along with whatever else he's bringing to the table. Very recommended!
Mother of the Forest - Owl
As hinted at a few weeks back, Looptroop Rockers are coming back to the US for a few select dates:
05/29 - Soundset Festival, Canterbury Park, MN
05/31 - The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA
06/02 - Hudson Terrace, New York, NY
"Another tunnel, another light" is the debut video from It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, the Swedish duo of Joel Sjöö (They Live By Night) and Andreas Söderlund (Sounds Like Violence, Niccokick). Direct link: http://youtu.be/ymU-B3iaFZw
Swedish rockers Switch Opens have signed with the excellent Swedish label . No word on a new release, but I'll keep you posted.
SWEHC interviews Atlas Losing Grip guitarist Gustav Brunn about the band's new album "State of unrest": http://www.swehc.com/2011/05/14/atlas-losing-grip-state-of-unrest/
Svensk Musik interviews Gustav Ejstes of Dungen about Swedish psychrock and gets video footage of him scratching: http://svenskmusik.org/article/video-gustav-ejstes-dungen-about-swedish-psychedelia/
Pyramido was recently in the studio recording a pair of tracks for some upcoming 7"s, once of which will be a split with Union of Sleep: http://www.pyramido.org/2011/05/total-snake-session.html
As they say in the linked post, they're still looking for someone to split the other 7" with, so if you're in a punk/hardcore and are up for it, get in touch!
Swedish indiepop act Parker Lewis are the latest live act featured on PSL: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/05/15/musik-med-parker-lewis-3/
New music from recent signees De Montevert. Look for the group's EP of the same name to be released on May 30 along with a free download of said tunes.
The new Kristofer Åström is finished being recorded and mixed and now has the confirmed title of "From eagle to sparrow". No release yet confirmed yet, but I'll keep you posted.
Those Dancing Days have a new video for the track "Can't find entrance". Direct link: http://youtu.be/6uBl4NB2A6c
The new Azure Blue single "The catcher in the rye" now has a video. Direct link: http://youtu.be/frO2hw3yQ40
Brutal Resonance interviews Swedish EBM/industrial act Necro Facility about their new record "Wintermute": http://www.brutalresonance.com/viewinterview.php?id=1034