Mikey Mic - Swedish girls (video)
Brilliant marketing or exploitive trash? Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shv8sNRCzVU
Late Night Venture in the UK
Danish act Late Night Venture will be heading to the UK for a few dates at the end of the month:
05/30 - The Garage, Swansea
05/31 - Milgi's, Cardiff
06/01 - Dublin Castle, London
06/02 - The Spare Room Bar, Birmingham
06/03 - The Fleece, Bristol
06/04 - Frog And The Fiddle, Cheltenham
MP3: The Aches - Dancing syllables
The Aches fly way under the radar and that's a shame because they're a fine pop-punk band, in a 1980s sort of way, not in an asymmetrical haircut and eyeliner sort of way. Could it be the forgettable name? Or maybe they just aren't in with the right crowd? They could all be total assholes too for all I know, but that doesn't change the fact that their new album "Slit up" (on , vinyl-only) is 100% solid. Opening cut "Dancing syllables" establishes the blueprint: jagged, danceable rhythms; anxious vocals; a big chorus with an inclusive (though somewhat cryptic) message and gang-vocals. Oh, and bits of skronky sax for extra post-punkish flavor. It's catchy, it's fun, it's got just the right ratio of angst vs hooks. Multiply by ten and you got yourself an album. Definitely deserving a bigger audience.
The Aches - Dancing syllables
New Slaraffenklang EP available for free download
Slaraffenklang, the mutant collaboration between Danish acts Efterklang and Slaraffenland, are giving away the new live EP "Prinser & vikinger" as a free download: http://rumraket.tumblr.com/post/634329465/new-free-slaraffenklang-ep
Five tracks, including two where the bands cover eachother and three mashups.
Psilodump - The droidwhatever EP
Swedish electronic act Psilodump has a new EP available: http://www.psilodump.com/XD-NETS-011/
You can download/stream for free or choose to pay via one of many options.
Menfolk - Rubato (con song)
have added another new track from Menfolk to their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/playrec
"Rubato (con song)" might just be my favorite song from their upcoming record "Beast one/man nil".
"List of lights and buoys" to get vinyl reissue
will be re-releasing Susanna and the Magical Orchestra's 2004 album "List of lights and buoys" on heavy 180g vinyl: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/susannaandthemagicalorchestra/rlp-3034-susanna-and-the-magical-orchestra-list-of-lights-
"Pure vida dude" to get Japanese release
The new Haleiwa (nee Mikko Singh) album "Pure vida dude" is now officially 100% finished and will be released in Japan on July 7 via .
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Band of Horses
02. Familjen
03. Håkan Hellström
04. The Radio Dept.
05. The National
06. Shout Out Louds
07. jj
08. The Bear Quartet
09. Jonathan Johansson
10. Robyn
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
The Tallest Man on Earth live on Minnesota Public Radio
Check out an interview and live performance with The Tallest Man on Earth at Minnesota Public Radio: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/05/24/tallest-man-on-earth-live/
Juni Järvi - (I love it when you call me) Baby (feat. Annika Norlin)
Listen to a YouTube preview of the brand new Juni Järvi single "(I love it when you call me) Baby", featuring guest vocals from Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyiuXpN_hE
The official release date for said track is May 26 and it will be followed by the album "The gospel" in early September which will feature guest appearances from Markus Krunegård (Laakso) and others.
PopMatters reviews The Amazing
The Amazing's new release "Wait for a light to come" does not live up to PopMatters' expectations: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125643-the-amazing-wait-for-a-light-to-come
Ghost Society compose film soundtrack, offer samples
Danish act Ghost Society created a soundtrack for the documentary film "Tankograd" about "modern dance in the most radioactively polluted place on earth" and are offering up a couple samples for free download: http://www.dpc-rec.dk/?p=948
Street Fighting Man - Learning to die
Swedish rock act Street Fighting Man are back after a couple years in obscurity with two new tracks for free download: http://streetfightingman.bandcamp.com/album/learning-to-die-single
Look for their debut full-length "The shadow" to be released this summer.
New Röyksopp album "Senior" coming in August
The new Röyksopp album "Senior", the sequel to last year's excellent record "Junior", will be released in late August as opposed to April, which obviously did not happen. Read more: http://royksopp.com/back-with-senior-info