Suma to tour East Coast in October
Swedish doom act Suma will be coming to the US in October for a 2-week East Coast tour with Unearthly Trance. Dates soon.
Britta Persson - Meet a bear (mp3)
Sign up for Britta Persson's mailing list, get a free download of her new single "Meet a bear": http://www.brittapersson.com/meetabear/
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Earthmover
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be releasing the new single "Earthmover" on June 29 and you can stream a preview of it at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/bonnieramigomusicgroup/the-soundtrack-of-our-lives-earthmover
The band is currently releasing a new (digital) single every month up until the release of their 7th album "Origin vol III" in 2011.
Ny Våg archives available for streaming
Swedish Radio has posted a bunch of archives from their classic punk/new-wave show "Ny Våg" on their website for streaming: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1602&artikel=3789980
If you're into 80s punk rock, this stuff is essential. Say thanks to the Facebook group that made it happen.
MP3: Junip - Far away
Both José González and Junip's music is best suited for a seated theater than a standing-room only club, but that didn't stop the latter from putting on an excellent show at the last stop of their premiere US tour in Seattle on Saturday night. Expectations were met and exceeded and the new material sounded great once I let myself get into their hypnotic groove. Great heavy 70s vibe too, with the driving organ and extra percussionist on stage -- definitely got the feeling they could easily let things ramble off into spacier territory with quality results. Maybe next time, in November? When they come back with a more established repertoire?
Though I really did enjoy the show, I still have a few bones to pick. One, and this is more of a general complaint not specific to Junip, the mandatory/expected encore is bullshit. I love seeing a band play a solid, well-planned and focused set; even better if they leave the audience wanting more (and don't give it to them). Second, Mr. González needs to ween off the covers. I fully expected "The ghost of Tom Joad" since the band recorded it for the "Black refuge" EP, but had I left pre-encore, I would have missed it and been none the wiser. In fact, I kinda wish I did leave pre-encore because what they did play was not worth sticking around for. Two covers (the aforementioned Springsteen plus a Nico song) with an unmemorable original sandwiched between? Lame. Shame to go out on a bad note.
Junip - Far away
Glad midsommar!
It doesn't look like summer outside my window, but if the calendar says so, it must be so. Expect updates to be slow/sporadic this week as I am taking a much-needed break to recharge my batteries and catch up on dayjob-related work.
Sirius playlist week #25
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Baby Alice - Piña colada boy
02. TALK 1
03. CEO - Come with me
04. Faster Katt - The girl and the crow
05. EL-SD - Walking sideways
06. Masshysteri - Dom kan inte höra musiken
07. TALK 2
08. Champagne Riot - The champagne anthem
09. Khoma - In it for fighting
10. Dear Euphoria - Rescue
11. Haust - Anti-reproductive
12. TALK 3
13. This Is Head - 0011
14. Familjen - Det var jag
15. Mikkel Meyer - Tunge (feat. Non)
16. TALK 4
17. Rasmus Kellerman - The greatness & me
18. Grande Roses - The astronaut
19. We Live In Trenches - White knuckles
20. The Amazing - And it looks like today
21. 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.
MP3: Underacheiver - Triumph of emptiness
Two new Underachiever demo tracks were just posted for free download. The first one "Triumph of emptiness" takes a different path than before, showing a new, more melodic side of the band. More syncopation too, taking them more towards the offset rat-tatat of, say, Helmet as opposed to the steady 4/4 caveman drubbing they excelled at on demo #1. Not that I want to be one to discourage growth and progress, but I miss the ready steady lunkheaded singlemindedness of their eighth note pulse and furthermore, I am not feeling the melody, not at all. Vocally, they can't match it either, nor would I want them too. There's certainly something to be said for keeping it simple.
Underacheiver - Triumph of emptiness
New Twig 7" on Fraction Discs
has just released a new 7" from Stockholm-based indiepop act Twig: http://www.fractiondiscs.se/content/thelabel.html
Pitchfork interviews Eric Berglund (CEO)
Pitchfork talks to Eric Berglund (The Tough Alliance) about his new solo project CEO, among other topics: http://pitchfork.com/news/39189-meet-ceo-inside-the-mind-of-eric-berglund-of-the-tough-alliance/
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
03. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
06. Purified In Blood - Under Black Skies
07. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
08. Unni Wilhelmsen - 7
09. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
10. Bobbysocks - Let It Swing - The Best of Bobbysocks
11. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
12. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
13. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
15. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
16. Steinar Engelbrektson Band - Aller Beste
17. Ingenting - Ingenting live
18. Aleksander With - Still Awake
19. Sigrid Moldestad - Sandkorn
20. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
Listed: diskJokke
Norwegian artist diskJokke does the "Listed" thing for Dusted: http://dustedmagazine.com/features/911
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
02. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
03. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
04. Eric Saade - Masquerade
05. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
06. Jannez - Se på oss nu
07. Erik Grönwall - Somewhere between a rock and a hard place
08. Sabaton - Coat of arms
09. Teddybears - Musik ur teaterföreställningen Don Carlos
10. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
11. Timoteij - Längtan
12. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
13. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
14. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
15. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
16. Johnossi - Mavericks
17. Wahlströms - Vårt älskade 80-tal
18. The Ark - In full regalia
19. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
20. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
Despotz start clubnight, give away Suck Shaft mp3
have started a new Stockholm clubnight called Atlantis which kicks off on July 16 at Debaser Slussen and will feature the live debut of DJ/producer Suck Shaft. To promote the event, the label is giving away a track: http://www.despotz.se/email/suck-shaft_-_there-are-children-here.mp3
New VSNJE album coming
Viktor Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble has completed work on their new album "Lover man" which will be released in late summer via . Expect coinciding tourdates to be announced soon.