Also at Pfork today is a track review of a song from the new Knife album: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/06-02-01.shtml
The excellent Danish indie label PonyRec has posted new tracks from both Halph and Munck/Johnson on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/ponyrec
Sukkersjokk has posted three new songs at their newly designed website: http://www.sukkersjokk.dk/
The music is described as "disco punk as played by a 42 year old Danish librarian" which, strangely enough, is startingly accurate.
Finnish pop act Tigerbombs have a new website: http://www.tigerbombs.com/
Go there to check out samples from the band's new album "Crazy kids never learn".
MP3: Pascal - Förbi fabriken
New mp3 today from Pascal, a Swedish throwback to the big guitar-heavy alt-rock bands of the 90s. Y'know, bands like The Pixies or Throwing Muses. I've always been kind of lukewarm about that stuff (my tastes lean more towards the more discordant, AmRep/Touch & Go-esque bands of that era), but Pascal has been getting tons of rave reviews so I figure there's gotta be something to it, right? Well, it's still taking some time to grow on me but I'm gonna throw it out there anyhow 'cuz it isn't always all about me. If you do like though, let me encourage you buy the whole record.
Pascal - Förbi fabriken
Look to the right! It's a new EP for free download on the IAT.MP3 netlabel! I am extremely pleased to bring you this three-song EP from Sonores, a Göteborg-based trio who make dark and dreamy pop music. Read more details here and please, by all means, spread the word! This is some amazing stuff that needs to be heard.
Now available in the webstore as a paid download: Aerial - Black rain from the bombing
Four songs, thirty-six minutes of Swedish post-rock excellence. The band will be playing a special record release party at the premiere of Klubb Goo in Västerås on February 3.
Smalltown Supersound artist Lars Horntveth will be playing one exclusive NYC date on February 9 at Tonic with fellow Norwegians In the Country.
The always-fab Marit Bergman has posted a homemade mash-up of her singing the lyrics to "Rent" by Pet Shop Boys over the music of "Timecode" by techno artist Justus Konhcke: http://www.myspace.com/maritbergman
The Bone Voyage Recording Company website is now open: http://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/
Their next release will be the self-titled debut from Finnish instrumental act Kytäjä. It comes out February 24.
JuJu has posted a brand new track from Swedish hip-hop artist Helt Off for download: http://www.jujurecords.com/news.php?id=65
Swedish indiepop act Mixtapes & Cellmates has posted a new EP for download to serve as a teaser for the upcoming album, due out in March: http://www.mixtapesandcellmates.com/ (choose the non-Flash version)
Finnish electronic artist Niko Skorpio has announced that he will release his "magnum opus" "Escape from heaven" on March 20 via Some Place Else. This record has been in production since 2000, so you can say it's been a long time coming. Preview a track at myspace: http://myspace.com/nikoskorpio