Music (for Robots) posts a track from Finland's Lackluster: http://music.for-robots.com/archives/001198.html
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. Darin - Darin
04. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
05. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
06. Laleh - Laleh
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
09. Thomas Andersson Wij - Thomas Andersson Wij
10. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
11. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
12. Emilia De Poret - A Lifetime in a Moment
13. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
14. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
15. Kent - Du & jag Döden
16. Robyn - Robyn
17. Musikal - Mamma Mia
18. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to Memphis
19. Tom Levin - Me, My Band that I älskar
20. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - #3
Norwegian dreamy pop act The Lionheart Brothers have updated their website witht the video for "Time river floaty" as well as various mp3s from their most recent album "White angel black apple": http://www.thelionheartbrothers.com/media.php
Bad Taste Records is sending Satanic Surfers, Venerea and All Systems Go (US/CAN) out together on a European package tour. Dates:
11/11 - Volksbad, Flensburg (GER)
11/12 - Ex-haus, Trier (GER)
11/13 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL)
11/14 - Demokrazy @ Het Magazijn, Gent (BEL) w/Quit Your Dayjob
11/15 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
11/16 - tba, Bordeaux/Pau (FRA)
11/17 - Sala Caracol, Madrid (SPA)
11/18 - Carpa Centro Historico, Zaragoza (SPA)
11/19 - Punk or Latex Festival, Barcelona (SPA)
11/20 - Rockstore, Montpellier (FRA)
11/21 - Grillen, Colmar (FRA)
11/22 - Alter Stadtbahnhof, Schweinfurt (GER)
11/23 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
11/24 - Alex Skatehalle, Osnabrück (GER)
11/25 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE) w/Karl Larsson
11/26 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
11/27 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/Karl Larsson
Photo: Henrik is updated with new pics from Alice in Videoland, The Baboon Show, Junip, K. Ragnstam and Måns Jälevik: http://www.photohenrik.com/
Swedish indierockers The Horror The Horror finally have a decent website: http://www.thehorrorthehorror.se/
The band's debut 7" is out now and available via mailorder. The band will be touring Germany in November and will release their debut full-length on January 27.
New mp3 today from Tape from their third album "Rideau", out next week on Häpna. As Jens Lekman says in his recent interview with PopMatters, "the most exciting stuff is happening on the Häpna label" and I'm inclined to agree. Surely you've heard some of the hype on now-departed organ/drum duo Sagor & Swing, but there's much more to be discovered. I find myself listening to a lot of droning ambient music these days now that I'm working from home and can listen to my choice of music without fear of annoying coworkers. However, I still have to worry about annoying my wife, so compromises must be made! This is the stuff that we can wholeheartedly agree on: it's inobstrusive enough that you can work without distractions, but not so much so that you can't enjoy it. And we all know that noise/drone is the new black, right? Get with it! I especially love this track for the buzz of the shakers - it reminds me of cicadas and summertime.
Release the Bats has signed Tar... Feathers and will release their debut album sometime around late January/early February. The band is described as early K-Records mixed with lo-fi "Head on the door"-era Curee. Listen to a sample here: http://www.hlg.se/tarfeathers/songs/Tar_Feathers_-_lucky.mp3
Check out an mp3 from recent Service records signees Harlem: http://publicservice.info/mp3/Harlem_-_Game_Watch.mp3
Also from Service, here's the video for "Friendly fire" from Eric de Vahl: http://publicservice.info/Erik_de_Vahl_-_Friendly_Fire.mov
Download "Mediamassakern" from Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu: http://www.jujurecords.nu/downloads/music/Mediamassakern.mp3
Aftonbladet has the video for the new Tiger Lou single "The loyalist": http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/player.html?catID=2672&clipID=3512
I think I must've listened to the new album at least 3x today. So damn good.
Check out the video for "The last trick" from Anja Garbarek: http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=35bd30b0-85c5-4b89-877e-e9ca85891a0a&delivery=stream