The video for that Deus song that Karin Andersson Dreijer from The Knife sings on can now be found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9OILKwaFNA
Killing the Legacy talks to long-running Finnish hardcore act Another One Dead: http://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2008/03/interview-another-one-dead.html
Buddyhead likes Swedish act Blackstrap: http://www.buddyhead.com/2008/03/07/blackstrap-steal-my-horse-and-run/
Swedish roots trio Baskery (ex-Slaptones) has confirmed their debut full-length album "Fall among thieves" will be released on May 7. The group will tour extensively this spring and summer with dates all over Europe as well as a trek to Canada in July/August. Go here for dates: http://www.baskery.com/gigs.html
Otherwise, listen to samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/baskery
Good stuff methinks.
Check out Animal Alpha's brand new video for "Pin you all": http://www.animalalpha.com/aa/news/660-_pin_you_all_video.html
This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Radiohead
02. Jens Lekman
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Lykke Li
05. Band of Horses
06. The Cure
07. Hot Chip
08. Shout Out Louds
09. Caesars
10. Kent
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Songs I Wish I Had Written is giving away the new Gentle Touch single "Once you used to" as a free download: http://songsiwish.com/onceyouusedto.mp3
Look for the new album "In memory of Savannah" to be released on March 19.
Curious about my opinion of the various Scandinavian acts performing at SXSW this year? Head over to Brooklyn Vegan for my report: Norway / Denmark / Iceland / Sweden
And in case you were wondering, no - I'm not going.
MP3: Looptroop Rockers - The building
Swedish hip-hop has been getting some international attention recently thanks to the likes of Adam Tensta and Lazee, but as is often the case, I don't believe that they represent the best Sweden has to offer. As far as pop music goes, it's fine, but it's lacking identity and meaning. Naah, I much rather listen to Fattaru or maybe Snook. But what I really like is stuff like Looptroop Rockers, one of Sweden's longest-running and most respected hip-hop groups. As with yesterday's post on Lack, the guiding principle of social consciousness is key. Not just good music, but music with purpose. And I have to say, their new single "The building" is great and that bodes extremely well, not only for the forthcoming album "Good things", but also for Swedish hip-hop in general. Not that I'm saying this should be a crossover success, but then again, maybe it could y'know? I wouldn't complain.
Looptroop Rockers - The building
Pitchfork has the new Peter Morén single "Social competence" for streaming + download: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49219-peter-morn-of-peter-bjorn-and-john-social-competence-mp3stream
Looptroop Rockers are offering up their new single "The building" as a free download: http://www.looptrooprockers.com/music/The%20Building.mp3
Förmögenhet will be contributing three songs to an upcoming 7" split with Svartenbrandt, Bad Amputation and Instängd to be released on Den Magiska Cirkeln. More details to come.
Excerpts from the Q108 edition of Finnish Music Quarterly are now available online: http://www.fmq.fi/issues.html
Finnish humppa madmen Eläkeläiset will be heading out on their 15th anniversary tour in April: http://www.humppa.com/humppaenglish.html