Vindra - My old hometown (video)
Swedish melodic rock act Vindra have created their first video for the song "My old hometown", filmed in Linköping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyeyhN5RSzA
MP3: The Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt
It's all too easy to let a lowkey release like this slip under the radar, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention The Tallest Man on Earth at least a few (dozen) more times, as would befit the quality of the music. Kristian Matsson's pinched nasal delivery may be off-putting to some much like that other big-name folky he's often compared to, but I find that his plaintive approach serves his songs well. Rustic and unadorned, there is no need for embellishment, vocal or otherwise -- the music speaks for itself through a simple voice and a fingerpicked guitar.
"The wild hunt" is the title track of his latest album and it is a marvel of instant nostalgia and gentle wistfulness. "I plan to be forgotten when I'm gone, yes I'll be leaving in the fall" I aim to defy.
The Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt
The Silent Ballet reviews Pan Sonic
The Silent Ballet reviews the latest, and possibly final, Pan Sonic album "Gravitoni": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3459/Default.aspx
Norma Bates - 40 days (video)
Norma Bates have a new video for the song "40 days": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM1qPuVBwag
Kongh European tour
Swedish doom act Kongh is touring Europe in July, their last international jaunt before they start work on their next album:
07/08 - Alte Zuckerfabrik, Rostock (GER)
07/10 - Stoned from the underground, Erfurt (GER)
07/11 - Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
07/12 - Kaddish, Schoten (BEL)
07/15 - Osteria da Tocchetto, Montebelluna (ITA)
07/16 - Lazzaretto, Bologna (ITA)
07/17 - Voodoo Arci, Comacchio (ITA)
07/18 - TBA (ITA)
07/19 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
07/20 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
Delay Trees - Cassette 2012
Finnish indie act Delay Trees are giving away a brand new track from their forthcoming album, due out in September: http://www.delaytrees.com/
Elias & the Wizzkids - Waste of time (video)
Elias & the Wizzkids get all retro with a little help from Therese Johansson of Lowood. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMoccMtx08
Pitchfork interviews Robyn
Pitchfork has a brand new feature-length interview with Robyn: http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7817-robyn/
Sirius playlist week #26
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. C.Aarmé - M.P.P
02. TALK 1
03. Abcess Exil - Havsluft
04. MF/MB/ - The big machine
05. Magnus Pelander - You have got no friends to turn to
06. TALK 2
07. The Bear Quartet - We're not gonna make it
08. Nidingr - Hymiskvitha
09. Kopfer Kat - Planet noise
10. No Hope for the Kids - Gasangreb
11. TALK 3
12. Jasmine Kara - Try my love again
13. The Goner - Strong interactions
14. Jesper Norda - Gentle and slow with a new sharp edge
15. TALK 4
16. Menfolk - Heart and sling
17. Andreas Söderlund - Hawaii
18. Hebosagil - Big sun
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
The Swede Beat #17
Issue #17 of Swede Beat is now online and its focus is on the hip Stockholm neighborhood of Södermalm: http://www.theswedebeat.com/magazine/17-sodermalm/
Hombre Malo to tour Russia
Okkultokrati-related act Hombre Malo will be touring Russia and the Baltics later this month -- dates and sample tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hombremalooslo
Figurines - Lucky to love (video)
Figurines now have a video for their new single "Lucky to love": http://morningsiderecords.dk/2010/06/video-figurines-%E2%80%93-lucky-to-love/
Robyn - Don't fucking tell me what to do (video)
Robyn's new video for "Don't fucking tell me what to do" isn't just 3D, it's also interactive with Twitter: http://robyn.com/killingme/
Lucky for me, I've got a pair of the good ol' red+green glasses on my desk from the Finnish band Radar whose new EP "A black shade of neon" has a 3D cover.
VBS: Skate Sweden (video)
Kinda OT, but whatever: VBS' latest episode of their "Skate Europe" series visits Sweden: http://www.vbs.tv/watch/skate-europe-season-2--2/skate-sweden-part-1-of-5
Rigas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (What's your poison?) (video)
"We are special people." Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV82gVr85Dk