PSL does the live music thing with Blood Music: http://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=437
Swedish postrockers Audrey will be touring extensively this coming spring. Here's what's confirmed so far:
05/22 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
05/23 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
05/24 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
05/26 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
05/27 - SC - Teatar & TD, Zagreb (CRO)
06/02 - Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
06/04 - Orangehouse (Feierwerk), München (GER)
06/05 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
06/06 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
06/07 - Mains d'Oeuvres, Paris (FRA)
06/11 - KFZ, Marburg (GER)
06/12 - D:Qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
06/13 - Amp, Münster (GER)
06/14 - Lagerhaus, Bremen (GER)
06/15 - Umsonst & Draussen, Würzburg (GER)
The news is already a few days old, but the new Sambassadeur single "Final say" is available for free download from Labrador: http://www.labrador.se/mp3/sambassadeur_final-say.mp3
Backyard Babies will be going into the studio in two weeks to begin work on their sixth album. Fellow Swede Jacob Hellner (Rammstein, Clawfinger) will produce.
Absolut Noise interviews Firefox AK: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/02/interview-firefox-ak.html
The release of The Deer Tracks' forthcoming debut album "Aurora" has been delayed, but they've posted a new track on myspace to make the wait go easier: http://www.myspace.com/thedeertracks
Norwegian rockers Silver will be posting the brand new track "Pick up your life" on myspace tomorrow: http://www.myspace.com/thesilverband
The Fashion is offering up a Tiger Baby remix of their single "Like knives" for free download: http://www.myspace.com/thefashiondk
Antenna talks to Øystein G. Brun of Borknagar/Cronian about what to expect in the future from both bands: http://antenna.nu/newsstories/47.php
Swedish postpunks Paper have posted a new track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/paperstockholm
Their forthcoming album "[An object]" is one of my most anticipated new releases.
MP3: Niccokick - Love & neon lights
Tomorrow: Niccokick play a record release party for their new record "The good times we shared, were they so bad?" at Debaser, Malmö as part of the It's a Trap! Clubnight series. Today: a song from their 2004 debut "Awake from the dead, my dear best friend". When Niccokick are at their best, as they are on this song, they are hysterical and reckless. As with Håkan Hellström's top-shelf material, the euphoria of being alive is almost too much to take and they can't help but shout it out loud. "Give me sex, give me drugs, give me rock'n'roll!" I want everything that makes life worth living and I want it now! It's about being young and not giving a fuck. Go wild! Get loaded, fall in love, live for the moment! As far as Friday-night anthems go, this is near-perfect.
Niccokick - Love & neon lights
Elias & the Wizzkids
A little mess
Hybris
Part alt-country, part Buddy Holly and part indiepop is the make-up of Elias & The Wizzkids on their debut full-length "A little mess" and it's a solid effort from start to finish. Split into two halves, the beginning of the record is like a sunny afternoon, bright and fast, whilst the ending is more subdued and akin to a fireside dusk, mellow and full of purpose. Tempos found on "I wish", "Acknowledge me" and the stellar "The dance" get the heads bopping in the first half. "Fourth of July" and "Friday night" offer a dwelling for the listener with their warmth and personal feel. However, in track six we find "The mermaid", perhaps the album's best song, with its reminiscent romanticism through fairytale characters making complete sense. All in all, "A little mess" maybe so emotionally, but organized and logical, just as we all are.
- Matt Giordano
Check out a video from the new Ljudbilden & Piloten album "One hundred fifty-five": http://www.nosordo.com/r4.htm
My understanding is that Kristofer Ström, the gentleman behind the band, will be creating a new video for each on the track on the record, giving it a full visual counterpart beyond the various abstract collages included in the digipack. I'll definitely be talking more about this album in the future, so consider this very recommended. The music and the imagery are perfectly matched.
Swedish power-pop act Chester Copperpot has turned their website into a useless Flash disaster: http://www.chesterpowerpop.com/