The Help Me Please released a new CD earlier this week containing "3 naïve little pop songs, all dealing with love." Here's what they had to say about each track:
01. A little love
A song about, when I sold my soul, to a man by the side of the road. Part of it is also about a girl who studies art. Mostly though, it's a song about love.
02. A little love
Mostly, it's a song about love.
03. Hesitate in love
ehhh, mostly, it's a song about love :)
More info and samples here: http://www.thehelpmeplease.tk/
Download a few tracks from Chronic Heist, a new band out of Stockholm: http://www.zoopeople.se/chronicheist/
KCRW 89.9 in LA is sponsoring Nicolai Dunger's show at The Echo on July 19 and will also feature him performing live on the program 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' with Nic Harcourt on July 20 from 9am to 12pm Pacific.
Stu Manx of Gluecifer has a new band called The 3856. The name comes from the secret code the Soviets used for the nuclear program during the cold war. Anyhow, the band will begin to record their debut album shortly and plans to start shopping around for a record deal soon. Unlike Stu's other sideprojects, these guys will definitely play live and tour.
The people behind Swedish indie electronic act Slagsmålsklubben has started a new label Djur and Mir Records and kicked things off by signing themselves and friends 50 Hertz. Their first release will be a comp entitled "Yesterdjur, yestermir, yesterday" featuring what they describe as a "a youthful bunch of tracks made by the new generation of Swedish kids." They continue: "If you feel that you are locked behind a mainstream-door and curious about what is happening in basements and practicing rooms in the electro-pop parts of Sweden, then this is the key to your new lifestyle." A number of the acts set to appear on the disc include Grapefruit and Bodybuilding, Gäddan och Braxen, Häxor och Porr and a number of others who are appearing at this year's Emmaboda Festival. There will be two release parties as well, one in Malmö on July 22 and one in Stockholm the very next day. Both 50 Hertz and SMK will perform. Download a clip from the comp here: http://www.djurandmir.se/yesterdjurpromo.mp3
Check out a poster for the shows here: http://biphome.spray.se/hatahund/smk/poster.jpg
Denmark's Tiger Tunes reports that their most recent album "Absolutely worthless compared to important books" will be released in Spain and Portugal on July 18 via V2.
Danish music site Supertanker has updated: http://www.supertanker.tk/
Swedish glam-rockers Crashdiet has posted the video for "Knokk 'em down" online: http://www.crashdiet.org/media.htm
Finland's 22-Pistepirkko has posted two new remixes of "D-day": http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/remix.html
It's practically ancient history for anyone who read my interview label president Peter Ahlqvist, but Burning Heart has finally officially confirmed the signing of punk-rockers The Accidents and also posted the details for the upcoming Club Killers album. Head over to the label's website for all the details: http://www.burningheart.com/
Legendary Swedish death-metallers Dismember will enter Sami Studio in Stockholm on August 15 to begin recording their next album. Drummer Fred Estby will produce once again and it should be out some time around mid-January.
Two new mp3s from El Perro Del Mar:
01. It's all good
02. Dog
Eurospot nee Eurosport is now simply Le Sport. After much bickering with lawyers and much self-discovery, the Swedish Europop act has decided that the new name a la François is truly the way to go.
This week's Fat Planet features a track from Finnish electronic artist Blamstrain: http://fatplanet.com.au/