Lucas Nord - Let us stay young (video)
"Let us stay young" is the debut single from recent signing Lucas Nord, featuring guest vocals from Rasmus Flyckt and Emil Gustafsson of Urban Cone.
Country: Sweden
Pop war pressing stats
For the collector scum, here's the pressing stats on the new Imperial State Electric LP "Pop war": clear vinyl presale limited to 300 out on February 24, red vinyl limited to 600 on March 2 and then the CD on March 9, either the standard version or in a limited 10" sleeve with an iron on. There's also a standard black vinyl pressing that will be available on March 9 as well, but it's not limited/special.
Lukinzine Mixtape #1
Swedish punk/hardcore webmag Lukinzine put together a cassette comp of Swedish punk to send to the 64 Indonesian punks that were arrested for being themselves and are now streaming the whole damn thing via Bandcamp. Not officially sanctioned or anything, but if you want a quick sampling of many of the scene's best bands right now, you should check it out.
OndaDrops Vol. 5: Postcards From The North
Italian website Onda Rock has assembled a new comp of Scandinavian music for free download, including tracks from artists such as Emerald Park, I'm Kingfisher, Old Lost John, Mylittlepony and much more: http://www.ondarock.it/speciali/ondadrops05.htm
The Consulate General of Sweden presents "Under the Bridge"
The Swedish Consulate in NYC will be hosting a party at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn on February 2 called "Under the Bridge" featuring live music from Nina Persson of Cardigans/A Camp alongside her husband Nathan Larson plus Fibes, Oh Fibes! and Sibille Attar of [ingenting]/Little Red Corvette. There will also be an art exhibition of photos and videos from Lars Tunbjörk, Roxy Farhat, MOCH and Ruvan Wijesooriya, as well as DJ sets by Tiedye, Puss Puss and The Swede Beat. Full details: http://www.swedenabroad.com/News____13053.aspx?slaveid=135706
Meshuggah coming in May
Meshuggah will be touring the US in May to support the release of their new album "Koloss".
A West Side Fabrication Scandinavian Indie Vol 2 Now & Then
Swedish indie label mainstay is putting out a new comp at the end of the month (1/31) featuring a wide selection of tunes from their 25 years as a label plus four brand new ones written especially for this release. Full tracklist:
Oh My! - Fifteen minutes
Heikki - Former hero
Bedroom Eyes - Hand-in-hand grenade
The Drowners - Summer break my fall
Light Parade - Moonlight run
Little Red Snapper - Call me on Tuesday
Olle Nyman - Don't let those bastards reel you in
Oscar & Ronja - Bad manners
Amber Oak - Audrey (radio version)
Wade - Freak or a star
Music of Things - Self destructive
Holiday With Maggie - Make it, don't break it
Mufflon 5 - Waverer
The Concretes - Just locals
Tupelo Honeys - The return of the weeping man (autumn edit)
The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster
Pitchfork reviews First Aid Kit
Pitchfork reviews First Aid Kit's hyped new record "The lion's roar": http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16205-the-lions-roar/
Under the Radar weighs in as well: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_lions_roar_first_aid_kit_review/
The Skull Defekts - Children of the Skull Defekts
From The Skull Defekts' recent 12" EP "2013-3012", out now via .
The Mary Onettes - Love's taking strange ways
has posted a new song from The Mary Onettes for free download: http://www.labrador.se/strangeways/
Juvelen - For you only (video)
PSL has the premiere of a brand new video from Juvelen: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/23/premiar-juvelen-for-only-you/
General Surgery resign with Relapse
Lambgoat reports that classic Swedish goregrind/death metal act General Surgery has resigned with : http://lambgoat.com/news/17602/Relapse-Records-re-signs-General-Surgery
Look for the compilation "A collection of depravation" to be released on March 27 with a new 7" EP and album to follow later this year.
Opeth and Ghost to support Mastodon on tour
Mastodon will be taking Swedish metal acts Opeth and Ghost on tour in North America this coming April. Exact dates to be confirmed soon.
The Graviators sign with Napalm
Swedish retro hardrockers The Graviators have signed with and will be releasing a new album this coming fall.
A Nighthawk ready EP for release
A Nighthawk, the husband/wife musical duo of Ted Malmros (Shout Out Louds) and Sarah Snavely (Dag för Dag), have finished up work on their debut EP "Until I faltered I wasn't free" and are currently looking into how they want to release it. The clip above is the first sample.