Fashionpolice announces Johnny Kock release dates
will release Johnny Kock's new single "Sju rider igen" on September 1, with the album "Fejd" to follow on the 15th.
Country: Sweden
Hybris presents Simon G
has a new digital release out now from Swedish rapper/comic artist Simon G aka Simon Gärdenfors (ex-Las Palmas, Far och Son): http://hybrism.blogspot.com/2010/08/ny-release-pa-hybris-digital-simon-g.html
Robyn - Hyperballad (video)
Watch Robyn cover Björk's "Hyperballad" at the Polar Music Prize awards ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xPCxxxvqSw
Den Svenska Tystnaden - Långsamma repliker all tid i världen
New act Den Svenska Tystnaden have a new 4-song EP posted for preview at their website: http://www.densvenskatystnaden.se/
"Långsamma repliker all tid i världen" is the 2nd of three thematic EPs to be released this year.
MP3: Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction
I should know by now to keep my expectations in check, but I was so looking forward to the new Bastard Priest album and have been for so long, it's such a letdown to report that it's merely okay. And the fact that it's only decent is almost enough to make me hate it. Almost. The problem isn't even that the b-side of the LP consists of an updated version of their stellar "Merciless insane death" demo, an obvious sticking point for many discriminating listeners, it's that the new songs on side A aren't that hot. They all stick to the same basic formula more or less with a chorus that repeats the title of the song and it's extremely tiresome the 3rd or 4th time around. I'm fine with cro-magnon lunk-headed metal, but this is too much, especially when the riffs aren't so hot to begin with. Thankfully, the title track "Under the hammer of destruction" sounds just as raging as when I first heard it on the demo over a year ago. The detonating bomb intro: not subtle at all, but a perfect summation of what Bastard Priest sounds like at their best. And yes, the chorus does just repeat the title.
Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction
Surrounded - Bloodbuzz Ohio (video)
Watch Surrounded cover The National in an acoustic living room session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWRAbAOE1sk
A Perfect Friend - Lost keys
A Perfect Friend are streaming a brand new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/aperfectfriend
Johan Angergård blogs about JAMC for Under the Radar
Johan Angergård (Club 8/Acid House Kings/) blogs about The Jesus and Mary Chain for Under the Radar: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/wasted_on_the_youth_guest_blog_club_8s_johan_angergard_on_the_jesus_and_mar/
New single from Principe Valiente in mid-September
Swedish dark pop act Principe Valiente will release their new single "The night" on September 15 via . Look for a video by director Henning Cronheim, production assistant for the "Millennium Trilogy" movies ("The girl with the dragon tattoo" etc).
The Shiloh - The ship (video)
I have to say, I like this song a heckuva lot more than I thought I would. I expected overwrought emo-pop silliness and while The Shiloh are definitely rooted in such terrain, their new single is really just a great pop song. Still leaning towards overwrought perhaps, but in a good way. Though maybe not quite as stellar as We are the Storm's "I woke up to the bells", it's got a similar appeal, it pulls the same heartstrings. Oh, and bonus points for a star turn by the daughter of IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes/Richard Wilson! Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0aB0RfNsc
Sirius playlist week #35
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Bastard Priest - Power of death
02. TALK 1
03. Mindy Misty - Dead pan frenzy
04. Mother of the Forest - Kingdom
05. Säkert! - Fredrik
06. TALK 2
07. Pistol Disco - Pool
08. Obstacles - Rorschach
09. Radar - Paradigm shift
10. TALK 3
11. The Bear Quartet - Fist or hand
12. Niels Nielsen - Dpend
13. Adam Tensta - Young black boy
14. TALK 4
15. I'm Kingfisher - Willing night plants
16. Joel Alme - No class
17. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
18. The Genuine Fakes - When reality hits you
19. TALK 5
20. Brick - Call Batman
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Darin - Lovekiller
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
03. Kent - En plats i solen
04. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
05. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
06. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
07. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
08. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
10. Martin Fröst - Fröst & friends - Encores
11. Eric Saade - Masquerade
12. Timoteij - Längtan
13. Fancy Dan - Teenage sunset
14. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
15. Brolle - Best of
16. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
17. Kalle Moraeus - Underbart
18. Håkan Hellström - Samlade singlar 2000-2010
19. Eric Gadd - Rise up!
20. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
PSL fall album preview
PSL takes a look at a number of high profile Swedish releases coming out this fall: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/27/vilken-svensk-musik-langtar-du-mest-efter-hosten-2010/
Forest & Crispian - Let the best band win (video)
The band's new video, the first off their forthcoming record "Morgenlands". Direct link: http://vimeo.com/14464292
Left In Ruins 10" coming via SMRT Records
will be releasing a new 10" from Swedish grind/power-violence act Left In Ruins. Not sure exactly when it'll be out, but you can hear some tracks from the band at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kopflospunx