Check out the "adult version" of the new A-ha video "Celice": http://mms.sonix.de/universal/pop/aha_celice_adultversion_300.wmv
Download the Kong Sverre remix of "Run away with you" from Don Juan Dracula: http://www.donjuandracula.com/media/music/don_juan_dracula_run_away_with_you_kongsverre_remix.mp3
The track comes from the band's new tour-only release "Outakes, demos & oh my god what were we thinking". Full tracklist and artwork here: http://www.donjuandracula.com/disco_ord.html
Ace of Base planning a comeback? http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,715000,00.html (in Swedish)
IAT.MP3 recording artist The Grand Opening (download EP here) reports that they are currently recording their debut album at Roth Händle studio in Stockholm with producer/engineer Mattias Olsson (Pineforest Crunch, Vijaya, Two Times The Trauma). In other news, the band's old CDR releases will be reissued by TGO mainman Roger Olsson's new CDR label Suitcase Music alongside new releases from Yamon Yamon and Will Gambola Sing. And lastly, TGO plans to tour Germany the second half of February 2006. If you are interested in booking them, contact norrlands-booking@gmx.de.
Updated tourdates for Swedish singer/songwriter Kristoffer Ragnstam in NYC:
10/25 - Knitting Factory
10/26 - Living Room
10/27 - Hard Rock Café
10/29 - Delancey
Upcoming release schedule for Norway's SellOut Music:
November: Delorean - s/t CD album
Jan/Feb 06: Torpedo - Anticlockwise EP
Mar/Apr 06: Kenneth Ishak - tba cover EP
Aug/Sep 06: City On Film (Bob Nanna from Braid/Hey Mercedes) tba cover EP
Yeah, it's not all Scandinavian stuff, but whatcha gonna do? Anyhow, those cover EPs are the first in a series in which an artist records 4-5 of their favorite songs. Sounds like fun, so I'm def looking forward to that.
Check out the video for the new Kristian Anttila single "Paul Weller": http://www.dach.se/pw.mov
I don't think I've properly expressed just how amazing the new Bear Quartet album is. I posted the first single "I have an itch" a little over a month ago, but I hadn't heard the full album yet. Now that I've time to fully digest and process "Saturday night", I can sincerely attest to what an amazing piece of music it is. The band promised us a mindblowing experience and they delivered. I think a lot of twee indierockers will be scared off by how noisy, sinister and straight-up fucked this album is, but I'm here to assure you - it's worth the challenge. The most intellectually satisfying works of art usually are. So here's another song to pique your interest. Listen to those dense chords shift and build. The chittering vocals. The foreboding wash of reverb and flanger over the breaks. It shouldn't work, but somehow it does.
Upcoming releases from Service Records:
11/09 - Harlem - Game/Watch EP
11/16 - Erik de Vahl - Friendly Fire CD
11/16 - The Embassy - Tacking CD
London's Sunday Times interviews The Cardigans: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0%2C%2C176-1822536%2C00.html
Download "A secret" from Lane: http://www.ssschuitt.se/musik/a%20secret.mp3
This song is the title track for the act's new album, out now via Ssschuitt.
Just like I suspected, Fat Wreck has licensed the new Randy album "Randy the band" for release in the US and will put it out on January 10. This isn't the first time they've worked together: if you remember that recent 2xCD Burning Heart comp featured a duet with Randy and Fat label honcho Fat Mike (also of NOFX). Hopefully this means the band will finally get the attention they deserve when it comes time to promote the damn thing. But what I really wanna know - when's the tour?
French label Ocean Music has licensed the album "Unlike you" from Danish melancholy duo Munck/Johnsson for release in France and Spain. Details to come.
Download a new mini-song from Pink Lagoon: http://www.pink-lagoon.com/the_monkeyhouse.mp3