For a Minor Reflection interview at TLOBF
The Line of Best Fit talks to Icelandic postrockers For a Minor Reflection: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/tlobf-interview-for-a-minor-reflection/
We Live in Trenches to get CD release via Suicide
Swedish label will be doing a CD release of We Live in Trenches' full-length debut "Modern hex". The vinyl came out earlier this year via and is highly recommended for anyone into rocked-out punk ala Fucked Up.
Download Enforcer for free
is offering up Enforcer's excellent album "Diamonds" as a free download for 1 day only: http://www.heavyartillery.us/enforcerpromo/
Shout Out Louds - Is there a ghost (video)
Shout Out Louds recorded a Band of Horses cover, member Ted Malmros made a video: http://vimeo.com/13701417
New Stefan Sundström album in September
The new Stefan Sundström album "5 dagar i augusti" will be released on September 1 via .
Maia Hirasawa - Dröm bort mig igen (video)
The title track from the EP, released earlier this year. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FziNGBTFoY
Fysisk Format to release Siste Dagers Helvete collection
will be releasing a discography collection from Norwegian punks Siste Dagers Helvete in late August: http://tigernet.no/shop/release.php?code=129472
Also, I do suspect that the FYR001 catalog number means we'll be seeing more retrospective releases from the label in days to come.
Interment confirm release date, vinyl edition
Interment, yet another quality act of Swedish death revivalists, will officially unleash their album "Into the crypts of blasphemy" on August 2 in Europe, August 31 in the US. Preview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARB2pEBYUdk
In addition to the CD on , there will also be an LP version coming out on August 13 via which will feature a bonus cover of "Torn apart" by Carnage.
MP3: Kaka - Below this sun
Kaka's self-titled debut album from a couple years ago was a bit of a sleeper. A few really great tracks (such as "The hotspurs"), but it never seemed to get much traction. That is to say, I enjoyed it, but it lacked the stickiness I really need in my pop music. Not to mention, an atrocious name. C'mon... Kaka? Talk about hamstringing yourself from the get-go, might as well burn a few wads of cash while you're at it. Anyhow, the new single "Below this sun" is good, maybe even a little bit great, but like my wife just said to me, "this sounds really fun, but I can't recommend them to anyone." I've played it on my radio show a few times even though I'm loathe to announce it out loud and now I guess I'm recommending it you, here in print, despite my foolish trepidation. Once you get past the awful, awful name, there's actually a lot to like.
Kaka - Below this sun
Pitchfork reviews Thieves Like Us
Pitchfork is not into the latest Thieves Like Us album: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14483-again-and-again/
Jens Lekman - The end of the world is bigger than love
Trade an email address for a new song from Jens Lekman: http://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2010/07/jens-lekman-shares-new-song/
Culkin got it down on tape
Culkin, Swedish indierockers la classiqué, have finished recording their debut album and are now beginning to mix.
Don't believe it
Just to clarify one more time, rumors of Annika Norlin's musical retirement have been greatly exaggerated: http://razziarecords.se/news.asp?id=920
Supergruppen - Farsta Centrum by night (video)
The new video from Supergruppen, aka Swedish hip-hop artists Lorentz, Alexis Weak and Lowitz. Good thing the clip is so nice to look at because the song is terrible. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/13646830
MP3: Ted Gärdestad - Oh, vilken härlig da'
"Oh, vilken härlig dag!" Yes indeed it is a beautiful day, too bad I'm stuck inside working. Working far harder than a person ought to work during summer too, hence the lack of creative posts from me these recent weeks. Physically here, yet mentally gone, trying my best to embrace our small window of sunshine up here in the PacNW.
Ted Gärdestad - Oh, vilken härlig da'