The Bombettes have recorded four new songs for an upcoming 7" as well as two new Swedish-language tracks to be included on an comp being released by Ny Våg which is currently being mixed and mastered. More details to come.
Q Magazine selected The Fashion for their track of the day on Tuesday: http://news.q4music.com/2008/01/track_of_the_day_153.html
In case you missed it here, Kenneth Ishak is doing a run of UK dates next week:
02/03 - The Junction, Bristol
02/04 - Cross Kings, London
02/05 - The Glebe, Stoke
02/06 - I Bar, Bournemouth
02/07 - Hope, Brighton
02/08 - Dog and Partridge, Bolton
02/09 - Rota, London
02/10 - The Labour Club, Northampton
New European dates for Kristofer Åström:
04/09 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
04/10 - Forum, Bielefeld (GER)
04/11 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
04/12 - Harmonie, Bonn (GER)
04/13 - Jubez, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/14 - Schlachthof, Weisbaden (GER)
04/16 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
04/17 - Mensabar, Freiburg (CH)
04/19 - Kopfmehl, Solothurn (GER)
04/21 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
04/22 - Atomic Cafe, Munchen (GER)
04/23 - Cinema Paradiso, St Pölten (GER)
04/24 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
04/25 - KFZ, Marburg (GER)
04/26 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
04/27 - Kino Babylon, Berlin (GER)
04/29 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
04/30 - Weltruf, Kiel (GER)
MP3: Moto Boy - Beat heart
The first time I put on Moto Boy in my house, my wife complained that it sounded like maudlin teenage poetry. Too affected to be taken seriously. She couldn't get into it at all, saying it was too much like the kind of thing she'd listen to at age 14 and cry over alone in her bedroom. The funny thing is, it's those exact same characteristics that I enjoy. Yes, Moto Boy is schmaltzy and perhaps even a bit cloying, but he's also glammy and fun, not to mention a fantastic singer. I appreciate him in much the same way that I appreciate The Ark, which makes perfect sense considering that he recently filled in for guitarist Jepson on tour. I guess what I'm trying to say is that, yes, I am a 14-year old girl and I want a Moto Boy poster to put on my ceiling so I can lie in bed and moon at him. Is that so wrong?
PS, upon further listens, my wife has decided to change her mind. He's in no danger of replacing her current crush on Skwisgaar Skwigelf (hmpf!), but at least she does rate him.
Moto Boy - Beat heart
What better way to start your Thursday than with a new Britta Persson interview? Check it out!
Little Dragon
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Peacefrog
For some reason, José González hyping his girlfriend's band (eg here) made me think that this was going to be better than it was. Odd that, since I'm not really a fan González himself. Not sure what the right definition of this music is - nu-soul? Electro-soul? Anyway, it sounds a bit like Erykah Badu, but more electronic and trip-hoppier. I really like Yukimi Nagano's voice and the album's diverse and quite original, but I'll give credit to anyone who can manage to listen to it in its entirety without yawning. "Recommendation" is my favourite track on here, it sounds a bit like a mix of Jenny Wilson and Robyn, and it's got a nice vibe that the rest of the album generally is devoid of.
- Simon Tagestam
Norwegian postrockers Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson are back, thanks to the Norwegian Highway Patrol: http://jaguar.intrapoint.no/rw/site/ypofh/index.php?c=2&kat=Biografi
There will be a new Ebba Grön boxset + DVD collection in April to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary.
Swedish indie artist Stars in Coma has a new song posted for download: http://www.starsincoma.com/
West Coast Riot is a new punk/hardcore fest happening in Göteborg, Sweden on June 26. First acts confirmed include recently reformed Swedes Moderat Likvidation as well as Millencolin and Nofx. Read more: http://www.westcoastriot.se/
Rune Grammofon will be handling the vinyl for Motorpsycho's forthcoming album "Little lucid moments", due out, as mentioned before, on March 31. Also on the way from RG is Danish act Skyphone's sophomore album "Avellaneda" which will be released on February 25.
Niccokick's entire new album "The good times we shared, were they so bad?" is streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/niccokick
I should be getting copies for mailorder sometime next week. Oh, and of course you shouldn't forget about the record release show at the It's a Trap! Clubnight @ Debaser in Malmö on Saturday! It'll be a good time f'sure!
Meshuggah will be touring the US as support for Ministry:
03/25 - Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA
03/26 - The Whiskey, Calgary
03/27 - Croatian Culture Center, Vancouver
03/28 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
03/29 - Showbox Sodo, Seattle, WA
03/30 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
04/01 - The Filmore, San Francisco, CA
04/02 - The Filmore, San Francisco, CA
04/05 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04/06 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
04/07 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
04/08 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
04/09 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04/11 - The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT
04/12 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
04/14 - Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
04/15 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
04/16 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
04/17 - Palladium, Dallas, TX
04/18 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
04/19 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
04/21 - Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
04/22 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
04/23 - Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
04/24 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
04/25 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04/26 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
04/27 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
04/29 - The Filmore at TLA, Philadelphia, PA
05/01 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05/02 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05/03 - Metropolis, Montreal
05/04 - Koolhaus, Toronto
05/06 - Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
05/07 - Emerald Theatre, Detroit, MI
05/08 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
05/09 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
The band's new album "obZen" will be out on March 7.