New live dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
02/16 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - White Heat @ Lexington (sold out), London (UK)
02/28 - Bitterzoet Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - International Paris (FRA)
02/30 - Dingwalls, London (UK)
04/31 - The Ruby Lounge Manchester (UK)
04/01 - Stereo, Glasgow (UK)
04/06 - Molotow Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Botanique - Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
04/09 - Point FMR, Paris (FRA)
A new video from Cryme, the duo of Mattias Gustafsson (Altar Of Flies) and Daniel Fagerström (The Skull Defekts, Optic Nest, etc.). Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyf61EE7cRA
It's a long way off, but Ane Brun has confirmed some new UK dates for November:
11/08 - Deaf Institute, Manchester
11/09 - King Tuts, Glasgow
11/10 - HMv Institite – The Library, Birmingham
11/11 - Scala, London
has confirmed that the new Acid House Kings album "Music sounds better with you" will be released on March 22 and will be available on both CD and vinyl. They've also announced a new single from new band/The Mary Onettes sideproject Det Vackra Livet called "Viljan" which will be officially released on February 2. Listen at Tram7: http://www.tram7.se/2011/01/12/det-vackra-livet-viljan/
Skippers Corner is now moving beyond virtual mixtapes and is now putting out an actual 30m cassette compilation of Swedish punk: http://sailorpunk.blogspot.com/2011/01/omslag.html
Featured acts include Desperat, Glöm Dä!, Beyond Pink, Spotlicks, Headons and Kronofogden.
Malmö-based psych act VED is heading to Germany in March:
03/23 - Schokoladen, Berlin
03/24 - Cairo, Würzburg
03/25 - Conne Island, Leipzig
03/26 - Ostpol, Dresden
Slightly off-topic, but definitely worth noting for those of us interested in Swedish culture beyond music: Daniel Ekeroth's new book "Swedish Sensationsfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema" on the wild period of Swedish cinema in the 70s and beyond will be out in March and can be previewed/ordered here: http://www.sensationsfilm.com/
I'd like to hope that will send me an advance copy for review, but somehow I doubt it.
We knew it was coming, now it's confirmed to be one step closer: Annika Norlin has re-recorded Säkert! material in English. No idea when it'll be out, but I'm looking forward to it.
interviews Amber Oak, a week before the release of their debut full-length "Illt": http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/more-amber-oak/
Next up from sister label will be Christoffer Roth's new solo single "New kind of love", due out February 11. His new album "Best in a mess" will follow on March 25.
offshoot label has announced the signing of new Swedish act World Tour. Check out their debut single "Sparks" here: http://www.cascine.us/world-tour-sparks.php
reports that Anna Järvinen's new Mattias Glavå-produced album is finished and will be released in March: http://www.strandedrecords.se/strandedrekords/stranded-blogg/2011/1/11/anna-jarvinens-nya-album-ar-fardiginspelat
Spin interviews Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John about a few of their songs off the forthcoming album "Gimme some": http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-peter-bjorn-and-john-talk-new-album
Firefox AK has announced that her new album "Colour the trees", produced by Andreas Mattsson, Lasse Mårtén and Björn Yttling, will be released in April via . The first single "Boom, boom, boom" comes out February 4.
The Skull Defekts will be touring the US this spring:
03/27 - Turf Club, Minneapolis, MN
03/29 - Mission Creek Festival, Iowa City, IA
03/30 - Lemp Neighboorhood Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
03/31 - Hideout, Chicago, IL
04/01 - 31st Street Pub, Pittsburgh, PA
04/02 - Soundlab, Buffalo, NY
04/03 - Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
04/06 - The Vintage Theatre, Scranton, PA
04/07 - Danger Danger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
04/09 - Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC
04/10 - The Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
Also, in addition to the band's previously announced album featuring Daniel Higgs, now revealed to be called "Peer Amid" and due out soon via , the band will also be releasing yet another full-length LP via called "The slow storm". No release date yet, but I'll keep you posted.