"Home" has been selected as the third single from The National Bank's latest album "Come on over to the other side". A video is under production and is said to be based on the life of Omer Bhatti.
Watch Swedish pop artist September perform a live acoustic version of "Because I love you" backed by Martin Molin of Detektivbyrån: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXg1gKlDQA
Norwegian act Susanna & the Magical Orchestra are currently working on their third album, but will take a quick time-out to play The Luminaire in London on April 30.
Now in stock, the debut 10" EP from Swedish indierockers Housewifelovers: http://www.itsatrap.com/store/product.php?productid=575
Includes a coupon code for a free mp3 download!
Live music with recent Sincerely Yours signee Joel Alme at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/4/21/musik-med-joel-alme/
Swedish techno duo Dmitry Fyodorov recently did a mixtape for NYC-based No Love Lost Records. Download here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/10821077274f0e49/
Catbirdseat has posted Hemstad's out-of-print self-titled 2006 EP up for streaming at Muxtape. Read more about it here: http://www.catbirdseat.org/archives/000981.php
Does this mean I should post my last remaining copy up for sale on eBay?
Danish postrock shoegaze acts Efterklang and Slaraffenland will team up for a US tour in May:
05/06 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
05/07 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
05/09 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR w/Subtle
05/10 - Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA w/Subtle
05/11 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
05/12 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
05/13 - The Brewery, Visalia, CA
05/14 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
05/15 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
05/16 - Plush, Tucscon, AZ
05/17 - Modified, Phoenix, AZ
05/19 - Hailey's, Denton, TX
05/20 - Mohawk, Austin, TX
05/22 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
05/23 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
05/24 - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC w/Subtle
05/26 - Sanctuary, Philadelphia, PA
05/27 - The Space, Hamden, CT
05/28 - Knitting Factory, New York, NY
05/29 - TT the Bears, Boston, MA
05/30 - Zoobizarre, Montreal (CAN)
05/31 - El Mocambo, Toronto (CAN)
06/02 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
06/03 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MT
Upstart Danish label Tigerspring (Blood Music, Choir of Young Believers, Jong Pang, etc.) now has a proper website, complete with blog: http://www.tigerspring.net/
Hellacopters explain the reasoning behind their decision to do a "covers" album and go through each track, discussing the selection process: http://www.hellacopters.com/site/default.asp
Satyricon will release a 5-track CDEP/gatefold 7" on June 2 entitled "My skin is cold". Other tracks on the EP include two songs from the LP version of "Volcano" ("Live through me", "Existential fear-questions") plus two live tracks ("Repined bastard nation", "Mother north"). Hear a sample of the title track: http://www.satyricon.no/
Download the brand new Opeth track "Lotus eater" from their forthcoming album "Watershed": http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/free/opeth/
Discobelle has the Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife) remix of the new First Floor Power single "The jacket": http://www.discobelle.net/2008/04/21/first-floor-power-the-jacket-karin-dreijer-from-the-knife-remix/
Aftonbladet reports that Andreas Lundstedt of Swedish pop act Alcazar was denied a US visa due to his HIV positive status: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article2297021.ab (in Swedish)
All the tracks from the new Firefox AK single "Once I was like you" (together w/Laid + remixes, see here for details) are now streaming on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/firefoxak
Very recommended!