Check out pics from Jettie's recently completed US tour: http://www.jettieband.com/phot.asp
Updated European tourdates for Norwegian melancholy act Washington:
10/01 - Take Root Festival, Assen (HOL)
10/04 - Chelsea Hotel, Vienna (AUS)
10/05 - Projekt Bogen 23, Innsbruck (AUS)
10/06 - Cinema Paradiso, St. Pölten (AUS)
10/12 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
10/13 - Boa Bar, Luzern (SWI)
10/14 - Bulle, Ebullion (SWI)
10/15 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
10/16 - Salon Hansen, Neu-ulm (GER)
10/17 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
10/18 - Schlachthof, Kassel (GER)
10/19 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
10/20 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
10/21 - Museumskeller, Erfurt (GER)
10/22 - Volkspark, Halle (GER)
Check out a sample from the new Majessic Dreams album: http://www.oscillatone.com/OSC-mp3/_mp3/out_there_MD.mp3
The 12-track self-titled record comes out October 15.
Preview the new EP that Bedroom Records will be releasing from electronica artist Discolor on October 7: http://www.bedroomrec.com/bands/releases/discolor.htm
The latest edition of Norse Code from frequent IAT contributor Kevin Renick is now online: http://www.playbackstl.com/Norse/index.html
Artists covered include Avarus, Lau Nau, Echo is Your Love, José González and a rare interview with Schtimm.
Pitchfork posts an official review of Robyn's self-titled album: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/robyn/robyn.shtml
Frankly, I'm surprised it's not getting the 'best new music' tag.
Callisto, Finland's answer to Cult of Luna, has announced that they have begun preproduction for their second album. The band plans to enter the studio with producer/engineer Jonas Olsson in December and the finished product should be released sometime in the first half of next year.
Check out a grand literate review of José González from The Harvard Crimson: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=508742
Splendid chimes in with their take on it as well: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1127125931189272
Bror Stalin and the Horses, the new project from Pontus of Dialog Cet, has posted a new album for free download: http://www.pntsstln.com/brorstalin/
Blindead Productions will release a new 12" from Swedish crustpunks Massmord in November entitled "Inget Liv/Ingen Död". Their description: "11 tracks of downtuned and dark Swedish hardcore with lots of piercing guitar leads, brutal bass lines, whirlwind drumming, and dual fe/male trade-off vocals."
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (NY) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (NY) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (01) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
04. (05) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
05. (NY) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
06. (NY) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"
07. (04) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
08. (02) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
09. (08) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (ÅT) Embassy - "Some Indulgence"
11. (09) Jem - "Just a Ride"
12. (06) Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
13. (NY) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
14. (NY) Alf - "Söttsalt"
15. (NY) Randy - "Razorblade"
16. (07) The Greatest Hits - "Give it to Me Baby (med Jesse)"
17. (NY) Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
18. (10) Hello Saferide - "If I don't Write This Song, Somehone I Love Will Die"
19. (13) They Live by Night - "Truth or Dare"
20. (14) The Legends - "He Knows the Sun"