Ane Brun's "Live at Stockholm Concert Hall" will get a digital release in the US on November 29 to coincide with her upcoming shows supporting Ani DiFranco:
11/02 - Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY
11/03 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
11/19 - Town Hall, NY, NY
Via Eardrums, check out a new, free-to-download acoustic EP from Heart Sick Groans frontman Johan Brännström: http://eardrumsmusic.com/2010/10/28/new-free-ep-from-heart-sick-groans-johan-brannstrom/
RIYL The Tallest Man on Earth.
is giving away a digital EP from Seamonster which includes a cover tune as performed by the always-lovely Björn Kleinhenz: http://gold-robot.com/records/index.php?/free-music/grrf04-seamonster-bonus-ep/
I make no secret of my allegiance to the sound of modern old-man hardcore. Give me a band full of dudes who are old enough to know better playing angry mid-tempo rock and chances are high I'll be stoked. And seeing as how We Live In Trenches just had a CD version of their album "Modern hex" released by , I figure it's due time I posted another track from them. I've actually been listening to the record a lot too, as I only semi-recently tracked down an affordable domestic copy of the vinyl and received a digital promo for easy gym-listening. Shame that bassist/vocalist Anna Knutsson recently parted ways with the guys though, as she provided a nice counterbalance to the male-dominance as well as a little something extra to distinguish them from other like-minded acts, but whatever -- life goes on and people gotta do their thing. Us guys still gotta blow off some steam as we age and get balder/fatter/slower/angrier.
We Live In Trenches - White knuckles
Swedish indie/electro act Tikkle Me have a new video for the song "I am your leader": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V09GYPy48f4
Robyn's video for her latest single "Indestructible" is now on myspace: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=106911853
Listen to The Baboon Show's brand new single "This is how your story ends": http://www.myspace.com/thebaboonshow/music/songs/this-is-how-your-story-ends-76089172
The band's new album "Punk rock harbour" comes out November 10.
is offering up one of the remixes from the new Boeoes Kaelstigen single "Lou" as a free download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=293
Said single is a cooperative release together with the folks at music blog Discobelle and will be including on the techno group's forthcoming full-length "Tanum teleport", due out November 24.
Champagne Riot has confirmed that their forthcoming EP "Confessions of a poker pro" will be released via . No exact date yet, but they say to expect it before Christmas. As for the tracklist, the EP "will be a compilation of [their] best recordings from fall 2009 through to summer 2010" as they feel that they moved beyond that era of music-making and will be working on a different level for their eventual LP.
Guitarist Andreas Meisingseth has parted ways with Swedish death metallers Graveless. A replacement has yet to be announced, but is currently being sought.
Swedish saxophonist Jonas Knutsson will be releasing the new album "Blåslåtar" on November 22 via , his first album recorded solo with no accompaniment. The record is collection of various folk tunes Jonas has collected over the years from various parts of Sweden, transcribed from fiddle and reconfigured for sax. Read more in the label's latest newsletter: http://www.countryandeastern.se/images/pressroom/large/101027_ce_news.pdf
Dusted gives positive marks to the new Junip album "Fields": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6055
Mary's Kids are leaving for tour tomorrow:
10/28 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
10/29 - Inihaus, Bad Oldesloe (GER)
10/30 - MAU Club, Rostock (GER)
10/31 - Casa Carmen, Backnang (GER)
11/01 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
11/02 - Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)
11/03 - Silo, Töging (GER)
11/04 - Morph Club, Bamberg (GER)
11/05 - Waldwinkel, Günzburg (GER)
11/06 - JH Crocodile, Wutha-Farnroda (GER)
11/07 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
Looks like way more people on stage than necessary, but what do I know? I'm certainly no techno producer. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_oYn6nDkQ
Spin talks to Peter Bjorn and John who report that their upcoming album, their 6th overall, will be "a pure pop rock album": http://www.spin.com/articles/peter-bjorn-johns-new-pure-pop-rock-album
The band is also working with an outside producer for the very first time: Per Sunding (ex-Eggstone).