Hic Jacet, the band formed from 3/4ths of hard-rockers Satirnine, has posted a couple new demo tracks on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hicjacet
The debut full-length album from Swedish pop genius Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-garde will be released on March 8 via Flora and Fauna.
In other Flora and Fauna news, Rigas' debut album "This year has been good to me" is done and set for an April 18 release. Look for the first single and video "Your friend" to come out mid-March.
Check out a new DJ mix from DJ Coolof aka Olof Dreijer of The Knife: http://files.klot.net/kidney/klot056-djcoolof_-_djset_jan06.mp3
Check out the video for "Innan Bomberna" from Kristian Anttila: http://www.dach.se/ib.mov
Listen to the track "Elevate" from Danish act Blue Foundation off their new album "Dead people's choice": http://www.bluefoundation.dk/news/tracks/tracks.htm
Swedish post-punks CDOASS will finally have their album "Extra fingers" released in Germany on March 24 via Noisolution. The first single "Speak to me" (as heard on the "It's a trap! reader's companion") is already generating a lot of radio airplay and the band plans to tour both the UK and mainland Europe in the near future.
MIC Norway profiles hyped electronica duo Frost who have a new album out this spring: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006022113160469892881
The charts for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group are finally working again:
01. The Knife
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. José González
05. The Cardigans
06. Radiohead
07. The Flaming Lips
08. The Postal Service
09. Bright Eyes
10. Arctic Monkeys
And the top 10 tracks for the week? It's all about The Knife:
01. The Knife - We share our mother's health
02. The Knife - Silent shout
03. The Knife - Neverland
04. The Knife - Marble house
05. The Knife - The captain
06. The Knife - Na na na
07. The Knife - Like a pen
08. The Knife - One hit
09. The Knife - Still light
10. The Knife - From off to on
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Check out Khoma's web diary for an extensive FAQ concerning the band, it's members, their ideologies and more: http://www.khoma.net/index2.aspx
Don't forget that the song "One of us must hang" from the first album "Tsunami" is available on the "Reader's companion" CD. In other news, the band will play an exclusive record release show in London on March 23. It will be invite-only, but keep an eye on the band's website for a chance to win tickets.
Pics from Trapdoor Fucking Exit's recent record release shows at Debaser and Garaget: http://jonassonsgrabb.blogspot.com/
I still haven't managed to get myself a copy of the new record yet, but I've been listening to "Be not content" a lot to try and make up for it.
Not only do we have a new interview today with The Horror The Horror, but we've also got an mp3 of their single "Sound of sirens" for your downloading pleasure. IAT contributor Matthew Smith provides the details:
2006 is shaping up to be a big year for The Horror The Horror. The Stockholm quintet just released its debut album on Tapete Records and its second single "I blame the sun". But the song that really got things started for THTH is today's new mp3, "Sound of sirens". The song highlights the best elements of the full album: the jangly, twinned guitars of Mattias Axelsson and Johan Jansson, the crisp, unobtrusive rhythm section of Patrik Thorngren and Jakob Frodell, and the dynamic, urgent vocals of Joel Lindström. The straightforward verses only hint at the hook in the chorus, which makes "Sound of sirens" one of the catchiest things you'll hear. This song has made it to #11 in the FM4 chart in Austria, and expect to hear more from The Horror The Horror as the album gets wider release in the next few months.
Billie the Vision & the Dancers now confirmed for Tack! Tack! Tack! in March. Go here to get tickets and act fast, they're disappearing quickly.
"Radiola", the new album from The Fine Arts Showcase aka Swedish singer/songwriter Gustav Kjellvander, is now available as a paid download.