Check out the new My Darling You! video for "Jump that train": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRrXK-hPlAQ
Definitely recommended for fans of The Tough Alliance and the like.
Luxury has signed Samtidigt Som and will be releasing an EP on April 16. Hear samples: http://www.myspace.com/samtidigtsomgbg
Great band, definitely worth checking out.
Also on the way from Luxury: a new album from Almedal. Release date is set for March 19.
Flora and Fauna has announced the signing of Swedish act Parken aka Pelle Lindroth. The Rigas + Parken-produced full-length won't be out until September, but the first single "Åt Helvete med himlen" comes out in mid-February.
Now posted on the MABD website: three old tracks from Joon Erektion, Mattias Alkberg's teenage oi!/hardcore act from '83: http://www.mabd.se/?p=82
Act fast, 'cuz these tracks won't stay up forever.
MIC Norway reports that EB Games is set to acquire music retailer Free Record Shop and will be shifting their focus to gaming only: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008020510371398489356
Updated European tourdates for Swedish postrockers Immanu El:
02/05 - W Starym Kinie, Poznan (POL)
02/06 - Insomnia Club / Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/07 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficza, Warszawa (POL)
02/08 - Art, Riesa (GER)
02/09 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/10 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
02/12 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
02/14 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
02/15 - Reitbahnstraße 84, Chemnitz (GER)
02/16 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (GER)
02/17 - tba, Rosenheim (GER)
02/19 - Steinburch, Duisburg (GER)
02/20 - Lades Keller, Copenhagen (DK)
Aversionline weighs in on the new EP from Norwegian thrashers Audiopain: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/02/05/audiopain-the-switch-to-turn-off-mankind-cd/
Antenna talks to Thomas Bredahl from Danish punk-rock act Gob Squad: http://www.antenna.nu/newsstories/48.php
Willowtip has announced the signing of Swedish progressive metal act Terminal Function and will be releasing their debut album "Measuring the abstract" this coming spring. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/terminalfunction
RIYL Opeth, but definitely with more of a Cynic/Death tech vibe as opposed to the typical Swedish melodic death-metal thing.
MP3: Montys Loco - Farwell Mr Happy
The new Montys Loco album is a stunner, especially lead single/title track "Farewell Mr Happy". The duo's mix of loops + samples has gotten more complex, but they also retain an elegant minimalism not too far off from Björn Yttling's best work. Guitars? Bah, who needs 'em. There's a weird industrial vibe too, something that reminds me a bit of Chris Connelly's early solo material. At least that's the only comparison that comes to mind because, as far as contemporaries go, there are none. It's pop in essence, to be sure, but it also has those pounding drums and a raw, almost sinister air. The longer the song goes on, the more is revealed, the angrier it gets. Definitely not love, no way. Also: definitely one of the year's best releases so far.
Montys Loco - Farwell Mr Happy
Another day, another contest. I've got an extra copy of the new Firefox AK single "Winter rose" and I'm gonna give it away at the end of the week. 6 tracks - you get the original version plus 4 remixes and the instrumental. All you gotta do to enter is email your name and address to firefox.contest@itsatrap.com and you're in. That's all there is to it. I might even throw in a copy of the latest Timo Räisänen single "Sixteen" while I'm at it. Oh, and for those of you who aren't so willing to try your luck, I'll have a few copies for resale, hopefully by the end of the week. Stay tuned!
Posted today: Jonas Appelqvist's report from this past weekend's IAT! Clubnight featuring Niccokick. Check it out!
Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) will be touring in support of his debut solo album "The last tycoon" later this spring after a few shows at SXSW:
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
04/22 - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
04/23 - Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal, Quebec
04/24 - The Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
04/25 - Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
04/26 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
04/28 - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, British Columbia
04/29 - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
04/30 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/01 - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/02 - The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA
05/03 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Pitchfork interviews The Raveonettes: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48288-interview-the-raveonettes