Pelle Carlberg is my favorite artist on Labrador. He's got a strong wit and an intellectual air about him that's all too rare in music these days. Yes, the music is still quite twee and yes, even quite fey, but I still do like it. Now don't be confused by today's songtitle - this "Summer of '69" is most certainly not the Bryan Adams tune. No, it's just a pleasant little pop song about Pelle's year of birth. A simple song with a sweet sentiment. And don't forget- Pelle is playing London next week at Tack! Tack! Tack!. It should be a good time, so be sure to come out if you're in the area.
Another day, another top ten! Today's list comes from Magnus Bjerkert, big cheese over at Adrian Recordings. Check it out!
Just arrived in the webstore: a huge stack of 7"s from Jezebel Recordings including the much-anticipated "A trilogy of dreams, noise and silence" series and splits from Dialog Cet/Knife and Ape and Revolta/Once Again. Go get it!
Finland's Children of Bodom will tour Europe beginning at the end of December with Swedes One Man Army and the Undead Quartet as support. Dates: http://www.cobhc.com/page/index.php?id=tourinfo
Download "Hide away", the brand new single from The Legends: http://www.labrador.se/mp3/thelegends-hide_away.mp3
Junior Senior will be playing LA on New Year's Eve with Flaming Lips and Death Cab for Cutie. Details: http://giantclub.com/nye2006/
US label Catbird Records has released out a new disc from Pet Politics aka Swedish singer/songwriter Magnus Larsson. Read more: http://www.catbirdrecords.com/
The CDs are all hand-screened and hand-numbered and in a limited edition of 200.
Bad Afro has posted details for the new Slideshaker record "In the raw": http://www.badafro.dk/cat_back.htm#0036
It comes out January 30.
Agenda Music/Peacefrog in the UK will be releasing a new José González single for the song "Heartbeats", José's now-classic cover of The Knife. The disc will include the unreleased b-side instrumental "Suggestions" and a bonus DVD with a documentary and a selection of live tracks. Full details: http://www.agendamusic.com/releases/?view=202&type=EP
Denmark's Lampshade has posted a brand new song for listening on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/lmpshd
The band is now selling a special, limited-edition prerelease version of their new album "Let's away". Details at the above link as well.
Via Blabbermouth, here's Close-Up Magazine's top 20 albums for 2005: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=45218
Aversionline rounds up the latest metal onslaught from Willowtip Records, including the new one from Sweden's Crowpath: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/12/more-metal-more-metal-more-metal-and.html
God Damn Trio has posted their entire 3-song demo for free downloading: http://www.goddamntrio.com/
The new Stockholm-based rock band is a harder-edged sideproject for guitarist Kim Wennerström and drummer Kalle Bäckström (also in Mörk Gryning) of Kordon, fronted by bassist/vocalist Thomas Hellgren.