Hyped Swedish new-age pop duo Korallreven will be coming to the US for a short string of shows in March, including a couple West Coast dates with Victoria Bergsman:
03/04 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
03/05 - Black Cat, Washington DC
03/06 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
03/07 - Independent, San Francisco, CA
03/08 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
Danish artist CALLmeKAT has confirmed that her new album "Where the river turns black" will be released on March 26.
In case you missed it when it was streaming at Rock-a-Rolla Magazine, Rising's excellent new album "To solemn ash" is now streaming in full at The Obelisk for a limited time: http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/01/17/risingstream/
Check out The Raveonettes playing the b-side tune "Railroad tracks" live for They Shoot Music Don't They's Copenhagen Sessions: http://gaffa.dk/tv/clip/1009
More here: http://theyshootmusic.at/posts/The_Raveonettes
Preview a new track from Heathers/Hollows, the noise/improv duo of Johannes Brander (Skogar) and Johan G Winther (Scraps of Tape, Thee Gutted String, etc.): http://skogars.tumblr.com/post/15738150476/new-noise-improv-supergroup-johannes-brander
Expect a bunch of releases to surface later this year.
Various ArtistsFifth signature compilation from the very cool Oslo-based label , celebrating their five years of existence and a variety and diversity of styles. The label's ability to act as an umbrella collective works when the sum of so many contrasting creative devices, at times, outweigh some particulars -- but in the spirit of camaraderie, we're not here to pick those out. Experimental yet smart, the label is a solid example of successful DIY'ing in today's world. The comp could probably roughly grouped into categories: quirky-electronic-based tracks (Hans Ice - "Phone home" / satanicpronocultshop - "Tennnojizoo (remix by Kesalan Patharan)", Toshybot - "Super Nintendo Chalmers"); 80s synth-pop tunes in the vibe of Bill Murray on a karaoke dance-floor (Cyranoarmageddon - "50 cent" / Pilemil - "Back to 1010"); nods to Can (Radio 9 - "Damo Suzuki is staying at my house"); literary freak folk star Magnus Moriarty with, "Distant athletic parts of you" and other serious folk-ies (Yoreyolk - "Eggs" / Feather and Folly - "Emma's island"). My two favourite tracks however, are Hanny - "Can't", female fronted rapping/vocals producing some catchy beats. Then Easy & Center of the Universe - "Bosphorus (Coco high energy rewerk)", mixing the "irresistibly funky sound of Skweee with rich Eastern melodies that one would usually hear in styles like Turkish Anatolian pop, Egyptian our music or dance latest dance sound pounding from a Persian bazaar." If that ain't descript enough for you, let's just say it sounds like the parents have finally reigned home and inundated the kids with who's boss. A comp highly recommended for anyone wanting an appealing taster through Oslo's underground.
- Ann Sung-an Lee
Swedish electro-punks Bondage Fairies have organized an international dead drop to promote their upcoming self-titled record, hiding USB sticks in major cities all over the world: http://www.bondagefairies.se/
More here.
The new Caotico album "Sunrise confessions" has been officially confirmed for release on February 22 via /.
Preview a new track from the upcoming Switch Opens album "Joint clash", due out this coming February via .
A trio of new videos from Vit Päls, Brothers of End and Simian Ghost by way of .
Brand new from Norwegian act Mount Washington (nee Washington). Look for the band to release a new album later this year.
The Øyafestivalen and Music Export Norway are teaming up to bring upstart Norwegian acts Young Team and Razika to London for a pair of showcases in late February. They'll also be doing a split 7" in collaboration with Rough Trade. Full details: http://www.musicexportnorway.no/oya-and-men-bring-acts-to-london.5006721-149133.html
has confirmed that Norwegian black thrashers Aura Noir will release their new album "Out to die" on March 23. Full details: http://www.indierecordings.net/news/news.php?id=66
If you want to be one of the first folks to score a copy of Björn Kleinhenz's new acoustic album "The fall of discontent", get in touch with the man here: http://www.kleinhenz.se/
He'll be bringing a few copies with him on tour to Germany, but it can't hurt to pre-order.
According to this tweet, Swedish doom trio Switchblade will be recording a new album this spring with Karl Daniel Liden (A Swarm of the Sun/Dozer).
