It's been quite awhile since I've had a contest, so I figured it was due time for a new one. You like free stuff, right? Thanks to the good people at Chalksounds, we'll be giving away free copies of the brand new Anna Leong 7" coming out at the end of the month. To enter, just click the banner on the right and fill out the form. That's all there is to it! Winners be announced in a few weeks. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and download the title track over on the right as well. Anna Leong is yet another fine act from the melancholic pop scene of Umeå. As always, it's highly recommended so be sure to check it out.
Junior Senior's brand new single "Itch U Can't Skratch" will be officially released on March 7 via Crunchy Frog Records. More details here: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=129
Denmark's Figurines are currently mixing their new album "Skeleton" for release on April 11 via Morningside Records. Samples should be online soon.
The tracklist for the new Viola album "Melancholydisco" has been revealed:
01. Sad Eyed Disco Dancers
02. Violentia (Boys Of Scandinavia Remix)
03. City Silhouette (Roger Remix)
04. Nostalgia Amnesia
05. Deepspeed (Kris Kylven Reconstruction & Remix)
06. Three Minutes Later (Iconcrash Remix)
07. Strange Delights
08. Kiss And Break Up (Verneri Lumi Remix)
09. Halo Goodbye (Alien Mindbenders Rework)
10. Dim Challenger
+ Violentia (video)
As mentioned before, it comes out March 23 via If Society.
EMI Sweden has new e-cards for Madrugada and Bohuslän Big Band: http://www.emi.se/nyheter.aspx?ssoid=1985&ssoid2=6899
The Dead Frog Records site is updated with a bunch of new demo reviews: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/
MIC Norway profiles Annie yet again, this time for the highly anticipated international release of her album "Anniemal": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005030212282335406271
Norwegian black-metallers 1349 are working a on a new album with the tentative title of "Hellfire". The band plans to enter the studio later this month and it should be ready for release this coming fall.
The video for "Lost to apathy" by Dark Tranquility has been posted online: http://mp4.centurymedia.com/dtLOSTlhigh.ram
Växjö's Melody Club will be getting their big break opening for Kylie Minouge on tour in Europe:
03/19 - Secc, Glasgow (SCO)
03/20 - Secc, Glasgow (SCO)
03/22 - Secc, Glasgow (SCO)
03/23 - Secc, Glasgow (SCO)
03/24 - Secc, Glasgow (SCO)
03/26 - Zenith, Paris (FRA)
03/27 - Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL)
03/28 - Sportpaleis, Antwerp (BEL)
03/30 - Stadthalle, Vienna (AUS)
03/31 - Olympiahalle, Munich (GER)
04/01 - St. Jakobshalle, Basel (SWI)
04/03 - Gigantium, Aalborg (DK)
04/04 - Color Line Arena, Hamburg (GER)
04/05 - Arena, Cologne (GER)
04/07 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
04/08 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
04/09 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
04/11 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
04/12 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
04/15 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/16 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/17 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/19 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/20 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/21 - Nec, Birmingham (UK)
04/23 - En Arena, Manchester (UK)
04/24 - En Arena, Manchester (UK)
04/26 - En Arena, Manchester (UK)
04/27 - En Arena, Manchester (UK)
04/28 - En Arena, Manchester (UK)
04/30 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/01 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/02 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/04 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/05 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/06 - Earls Court, London (UK)
05/07 - Earls Court, London (UK)
I suppose this means they've dropped off the lineup for the US ExMS showcase?
It's a new month, so that means it's time for a new album spotlight. My selection for March is the very excellent self-titled debut album from Det Gamla Landet. Check out the mp3 for download in the playlist and if you like what you hear, which I'm pretty sure you will, go on and buy the CD.
I neglected to mention it yesterday, but if you like that EST track I posted you should take note of their extensive tour schedule as I hear they are even better live. They have almost all of 2005 booked solid already, so head over to their website to see if they're playing somewhere near you: http://www.est-music.com