Dusted on Love Is All: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2800
Finland's Vladislav Delay will be putting out a new album called "Tulenkantaja" under the alias Uusitalo. It's said to be more techno-inspired and is due out May 12 via Huume.
Updated tourdates for IAT-favorite Björn Kleinhenz:
05/04 - Gasthof Vorstadt, Wien (AUS) w/Boy Omega
05/06 - the Office, Gossau (CH) w/Boy Omega
05/10 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER) w/Boy Omega
05/11 - Ponybar, Hamburg (GER) w/Boy Omega
05/12 - Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover (GER)
05/13 - Riff, Magdbeburg (GER)
05/14 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/Alarma Man
05/15 - 603 qm, Darmstadt (GER)
05/16 - tbc, Wiesbaden (GER)
05/17 - Stereo Wonderland, Köln (GER)
05/18 - Radio Oriental, Karlsruhe (GER)
05/19 - Parterre, Basel (CH) w/Victor Hofstetter
05/20 - Scala, Wetzikon (CH) w/Mañana
This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:
01. The Knife
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. The Concretes
05. José González
06. Radiohead
07. Tiger Lou
08. Death Cab for Cutie
09. The Strokes
10. Håkan Hellström
Top 10 tracks for the week:
01. The Concretes - Chosen One
02. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
03. The Knife - Heartbeats
04. The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
05. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
06. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
07. The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
08. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
09. Band of Horses - The Funeral
10. Khoma - Hyenas
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Pitchfork reviews Swedish indie hype the Envelopes: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/e/envelopes/demon.shtml
Reminder: Swedish post-rockers Scraps of Tape are touring Europe at the end of the month:
04/25 - Club Guru, Prague (CZ)
04/26 - AZConni, Dresden (GER) w/This is your captain speaking
04/27 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER) w/Shutcombo
04/28 - AJZ, Chemnitz (GER) w/Iona
04/29 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER) w/Iona
04/30 - Die Bar, Schwalmstadt (GER) w/d.h., Woyzeck
05/01 - Walli-Maifest, Lübeck (GER)
The band is looking for an additional Czech date on April 24th, so if you can help them out you should email info@scrapsoftape.com. In other news, the band is currently facing off with heavyweights Godspeed! You Black Emperor in the second round of the Decoy Music Post-Rock Tournament. Head on over to vote for your favorites and listen to a few extra songs that SoT have posted on myspace for the occasion.
A message from Sudd:
Open call for football! The FIFA World Cup in Germany is coming up in June and Sudd is going to celebrate this with a compilation of football anthems. We want everybody, from every genres, to send in their contributions, to get the eclectisism as massive as possible. Deadline is set to May 10th. The only demand for the track is that it is somehow football related. Contact info@sudd.org for more information.
Swedish electronica/laptop/IDM duo FAP have posted two new songs from their upcoming album "Malekasino Dondolo" on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fap666
It comes out April 29 via Stupid Dream Records.
The Tidy Ups have posted a new track for free download: [click here]
The song is the title track from the band's new EP "Dizzy Heights", out on April 26 via Music Is My Girlfriend Recordings.
MP3: Iisole - The words
We continue our glut of great new music with another full week of daily tunes, 'cept this time it's all demo/self-released material. My first choice was easy - all of Iisole's previous material has been strong, but their latest demo is a stunner. The band has started to incorporate more post-rock tendencies into their noisy, guitar-heavy sound and the result is something like a cross between KVLR and Logh, two of my most favorite bands. How could I not love it? Hopefully you will too.
Iisole - The words
Amandine put on a decent show last night despite having just arrived in the States that day, missing most of their backline and having a sick drummer. Yeah, all things considered, they did more than alright. It was a short, but sweet set and they played all the songs I wanted to hear, so I was happy. Be sure to check 'em out when they swing by your neck of the woods.
Instead of posting an older mp3 today like I normally do on Fridays, I'm going to take this opportunity to hype up Monday's Tack! Tack! Tack! show with Antennas and La Tour by posting the latest Antennas single "Adapt!". Check it out and, if you're in London on Monday night, be sure to check out the show too. It should be a good time. Buy presale tickets here.
CDs from Chalksounds are back in stock! These might be some of the very last copies available, so act fast if you want 'em.
The Sound O.E has a new 10" EP called "Am I off or on?" out now on If God Loves Records. Listen to a sample track here: http://www.etrea.se/tsoe/misc/thesoundoe-dollarhalodollarcross.mp3