New DoLL 7" on the way
Division of Laura Lee will be releasing a new 7" in coordination with their upcoming hometown gig in GBG on February 25. The a-side will feature "Cabin jam" and the flip will have the exclusive b-side "Hoover".
New tunes from Fysisk Format
has posted the Årabrot cut "300nights", the exclusive b-side from the now OOP "Madonna was a whore" 7", for streaming at SoundCloud.
In other news, they're also streaming a song from Do You Love Melena?, a new band featuring members from Rumble in Rhodos and Pow Pow:
Death defying unicorn preview
Preview the new Motorpsycho double-album "The death defying unicorn": http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/albums/The-Death-Defying-Unicorn.html
Gåte vocalist going solo, first single available for free d/l
Gunnhild Sundli, ex-vocalist for the excellent Norwegian folk/rock act Gåte, will soon be releasing her debut solo album and is currently giving away the first single "Gi mæ fred" as a free download: http://gunnhildsundli.no/
Magnus Ekelund & Stålet - Sameblod EP
Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) has a brand new digital-only 4-song EP out now called "Sameblod", released via .
Jussi Lehtisalo - Here march the cranes (excerpt)
Listen to an excerpt of Jussi Lehtisalo's (Circle) upcoming sophomore solo LP "Interludes for prepared beast", due out February 22 via /.
Marhaug/Merzbow album coming in March
Lasse Marhaug has collaborated with legendary Japanese noise guru Merzbow in many ways over the years, but only in 2010 did they finally make a proper studio recording together in Tokyo. The resulting work is called "Mer mar" and will be released on LP via in March.
Park Hotell to the US
Norrland indierockers Park Hotell have been picked up by NY-based label (Movits!) who will be compiling a best-of album called "Layers" for US release. They'll also be coming over in March for SXSW and will be doing some other shows, exact dates TBA.
The Megaphonic Thrift - Moonstuck (video)
"Moonstruck" is the 2nd video from Norwegian act The Megaphonic Thrift's new self-titled album.
Thomas Martin Ekelund - This is a voice
The human voice, rendered as a long, dark drone via Thomas Martin Ekelund (Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Soma Sema).
MP3: Franky Lee - A man without a heart
Some of Franky Lee's bio material attempts to peg them as an indierock throwback, but there's no comparison to bands such as Tennis Bafra or Culkin. No, Franky Lee is a straight-up turn-of-the-millennium style arena-sized alternative rock act ala Foo Fighters or Jimmy Eat World. Which is by no means a bad thing! The band I'm currently playing with kind of attempts to cop that sound too, for what it's worth, though we probably throw in a few more new-wavey influences. Anyhow, I really do like this sort of stuff despite it being patently uncool in many social circles. It's definitely not punk to aspire to such pop grandeur -- a funny thing to note when you consider Franky Lee's member pedigree (likewise, in my own band's case). I guess there's a freedom in getting old in that those sort of petty things don't seem to matter as much anymore. I'm feeling it, signed: an unapologetic fan of pop convention. Go see Franky Lee when they play Debaser Malmö next week at It's a Trap!'s clubnight.
Franky Lee - A man without a heart
New First Love, Last Rites single confirmed
The new First Love, Last Rites single "Walk you home" is confirmed for release on March 5.
300 Acting Spaces - Exploring new electronic music
"300 Acting Spaces" is the name of a new experimental music/multimedia project based out of Oslo and spearheaded by artist/professor Alex Gunia. In addition to providing an intimate performance venue for many of Norway's leading artists in the genre including Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje, Supersilent and more, the venture also aims to link up with similar venues worldwide, both conceptually and online. And for those purely interested in the music, all shows will be streamed live and immediately archived for public listening via SoundCloud. Read more: http://300as.com/
Bourbon Boys - Hillbilly heart (video)
This has to be a joke, right? I hate hearing this sort of pandering garbage on US country radio and it's only made more confusing when it comes from Sweden.