Norway's El Caco will get their latest album "The search" released in the UK on November 21.
Go here to check out the brand new single "Play with us" from The Similou: http://www.dnm.se/?page=albumDet&aID=20&id=3
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Upcoming European dates for Endstand:
11/03 - Vastavirta, Tampere (FIN) w/Satura Lanx
11/07 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/08 - Wehrschloss, Bremen (GER)
11/09 - AJZ, Leisnig (GER)
11/10 - Bunker, Bolzano (ITA)
11/11 - tba (ITA)
11/12 - tba (ITA)
11/13 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
11/14 - Nova Gorica, Mostovna (SLO)
11/15 - Mocvara, Zagreb (CRO)
11/16 - Explosiv, Graz (AUS)
11/17 - Sedel, Luzern (SWI)
11/18 - Klubhaus, Saalfeld (GER)
11/19 - Waschhaus, Potsdam (GER)
11/20 - Zanzibar, Chorzow (POL)
11/21 - OO7, Prague (CZ)
11/22 - Süss Fel Nap, Budapest (HUN)
11/23 - Kombi, Nünchritz (GER)
11/24 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
11/25 - Kontrast, Konstanz (GER)
11/26 - Animal Liberation Festival - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
11/27 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)
11/28 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER)
11/29 - Le Clos Fleuri, Lyon (FRA)
11/30 - Edaska Club, Barakaldo (Bilbao) (SPA)
12/01 - Sala Magic, Barcelona (SPA)
12/02 - arrebato, Zaragoza (SPA)
12/03 - Bar Laplace, Caen (FRA)
12/04 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
12/05 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
The Fine Arts Showcase (Gustaf Kjellvander) has revamped their website: http://www.thefineartsshowcase.se/
If you become a member, there are goodies that await you in the media section.
Ex-Nasum drummer Anders Jakobsson that Krigshot is back together and will be finishing up and releasing their 7" that they first started way back in 2003. Read more at Anders' blog: http://www.nasum.com/
Musique Machine reviews the new Arcturus: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=677
José González will make his live NYC debut on October 18 with a gig at The Living Room. He'll also be doing a late afternoon in-store at Sound Fix in Brooklyn on October 16 and even more dates should be announced shortly.
I Love You Baby will release their new album "Mondegreen" on October 11 via Trewetha Records and will be celebrating with a show at Landet in Midsommarkransen, Stockholm. Head to the band's website to download the single "Dorian": http://iloveyoubaby.se/
The State of Floral Beings has posted new music and a video on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thestateoffloralbeings
Reel23 is releasing a new DVD compiling the short films and documentaries of Finnish director Mika Taanila called "Aika & Aine" ("Time & Substance"). Most notably, the disc contains "The Future is not what it used to be", the documentary on Finnish electronic music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi. Other music on the disc comes from fellow Finnish musical experimentalists Jukka Ruohomäki, Sähkökvartetti, Ø and Ektroverde. More info: http://www.reel23.com/
Swedish rockers Fingerspitzengefühl on tour:
10/06 - Club Distortion (Pub Anchor), Stockholm (SWE)
10/12 - Skylten, Linkoeping (SWE)
10/13 - Kafé 44, Stockholm (SWE)
11/04 - Elvaerket, Helsingoer (DK)
11/04 - Rytmeposten, Odense (DK)
11/09 - Alcazar, Stockholm (SWE)
11/10 - Lades Kaelder, Copenhagen (DK)
Sudd will be releasing a new edition in their seasonal compilation series on October 8 for free download. "Autumn Collection '05" will reature regular Sudd contributors Fujasaki, Nim and Pimpin' Redbull as well as 50 Hertz and Iceland's Sveimar. They also have new tracks in their regular monthly mp3 focus for free download, so head on over to check it out: http://www.sudd.org/
The hype around Hello Saferide really surprises me. Truth be told, I really shouldn't be all that surprised: cute girl, good voice, clever songs - what's not to like? That's a fairly standard formula for success right there. Actually, what gets me about Hello Saferide is something that Simon touches upon in his review. Compared to the world of interesting female singer/songwriters out there, Annika Norlin is just a plain ol' folkie. Simon seems to find that disappointing, but I'm totally okay with it. To be perfectly frank, I think a lot of those so-called more "challenging" artists just aren't very good (I won't name names today, sorry). But why are the indie kids so excited? I don't get it. Next thing you know, everyone's gonna be moving beyond dabbling in semi-hip stuff like Suzanne Vega to digging through Christine Lavin's discography. Who knows?
IAT is now selling mp3s for Carcrash Records. In other store-related news, Plain Fade's excellent debut album "Lies, sanctions and cruise missiles" is October's album of the month.