Stream the new single "Life is up to you" from Danish indie act 4 Guys From The Future: http://soundcloud.com/tambourhinoceros/life-is-up-to-you
The band's album "Under the new morning sun" will be released on October 25 via .
Danish act Ave have unveiled the video for "Cure for sorrow", the first single off their debut full-length (actually, double-album) "12 poems & sing me the silence, I once used to know": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBYVXgb0sbM
Said record will be out October 25 via . Personally, I thought the group's debut EP "Follow your saint" showed promise, but the follow-up "Five poems" pretty much sucked. Can't say I'm all that enthusiastic about this.
Interment is the kind of band that rules on first impression, but provides diminishing results thereafter. Contributor John Norby isn't wrong when he cites the band's adherence to the classic "Left hand path", it's just that I don't think they have enough memorable riffs to fill a full-length. They nail the style, not the substance. Anyhow, the band still slays in small doses, so check out a track (and just one, mind you) and get stoked.
Interment - Torn from the grave
Thomas Dybdahl will be doing a few European dates in December:
12/07 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
12/08 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
12/09 - The Lexington, London (UK)
This is the new single "The grand chase" from recent signees MF/MB/ off the group's forthcoming album "Folded", due out October 15. Download the mp3: http://www.adrianfiles.com/01.THE_GRAND_CHASE.mp3
Direct link to the video: http://vimeo.com/15108252
Rasmus Kellerman is doing a few German shows in November:
11/02 - Studio 672, Köln
11/03 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg
11/04 - Comet, Berlin
After a long break, Finnish label returns with two new releases for October: Fun's 3rd album "New 13" and a new album from Hero Dishonest called "Dangerous", their 5th overall. For full details and free sample downloads, go here: http://www.ifsociety.com/news.php#n157
Both are pretty much essential, if you ask me.
Norwegian indierockers Mindy Misty are heading to Italy:
09/30 - Museo Del Brigantaggio, Itri
10/01 - I Sotterranei, Copertino
10/02 - Lemming Rec, Tarranto
10/03 - Marianiello Jazz, Piano di Sorrento
10/04 - Shakti Club (Confermata), Pomigliano
10/05 - Dal Verme (Zona Pigneto), Roma
10/07 - Laboratorio Buridda, Genova
10/08 - Veronika, Parma
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Säkert!
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Junip
06. Robyn
07. Kent
08. Familjen
09. Blonde Redhead
10. The National
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continues their self-interrogation tactics with an interview with Luleå duo The Blues: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/the-blues-2/
Their first single "Mister Foreman" was recorded with Boris Wilsdorf of Einstürzende Neubauten and can be previewed at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/theblues
Listen to First Aid Kit cover Fever Ray's "When I grow up": http://soundcloud.com/firstaidkit/when-i-grow-up/
Said track is the b-side to the duo's new single "Ghost town".
Prejka highlights the new cassette comp "The new wave of Swedish cosmic music" with a mp3 from Ved: http://prejka.se/?p=4595
DHG will return to the live stage next year: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=52188240&blogId=539505491
This is different: Birdguides.com interviews Thomas Denver Jonsson of I'm Kingfisher about his passion for birding: http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2320
SuperChargerThe debut from this Danish crew serves as a lesson in the craft of fusing rock'n'roll nostalgia with heavy metal thunder. As the band name suggests, the album is, indeed, a super-charged dose of metal that drives with an unwavering passion throughout. More often than not, it references a multitude of legendary rock acts in such a deliberate manner that it's clear these guys have absorbed all the essential ingredients of their favorite bands and cooked up their own blend of metal'n'roll that, while definitely familiar, is quite unique. There's a distinct Southern feel on here, so much so that you would be forgiven for thinking that SuperCharger hail from the USA rather than Denmark. As for the variety of bands that are referenced, there are simply too many to mention in detail. From the offset there's a Guns n' Roses thing going on, particularly in the use of the piano and the riffing style they employ. The guitar aspect continues throughout the album, albeit mainly in the small nuances heard in the background here and there, while the use of the piano regularly conjures up visions of Axl and Co. in their "Use your illusion" years. There are also regular nods and winks to Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, AC/DC and even the likes of Little Angels and Status Quo, all executed with a metalized style that affords it a sound unique to SuperCharger. A great little discovery for fans of any of the aforementioned bands and, I would dare say, an eye-opener for fans of Southern rock.
- John Norby
