New Kendal Johansson 7" on Sincerely Yours
There's a new 7" from Kendal Johansson out on : http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0140.php
See the video for the Big Star cover title track "Blue moon" here: http://vimeo.com/8240414
Fredrik live on NPR (video)
Check out video footage of Fredrik performing live for NPR: http://www.frdrk.org/2010/05/06/npr/
Beast needs new singer
Via I Just Can't Hate Enough comes word that frontman Modde has left Beast to concentrate on his other band Nitad, so of course the band is looking for someone new to fill his role. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/stockholmbeast
Remix Disco Ensemble, win a phone
Basso, Nokia and are teaming up for a Disco Ensemble remix competition: http://basso.fi/discoensemble
Hjertestrop to record new LP
Danish punkrockers Hjertestrop will be going into the studio in mid-June to record a new LP. They'll be releasing it via in Europe while will handle things in the US. Also, look for the band to tour the East Coast in November -- dates coming soon.
Playground signs Little Children
Little Children (nee Idiot Kid) has been officially picked up by .
New music from Lissvik
Daniel Lissvik (Studio) is streaming a few new tracks on his myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/danlissvik
Presenting: Hexvessel (feat. members from Code)
Check out Hexvessel, the darkwave/neofolk sideproject of Aort and Kvohst from Code: http://www.myspace.com/hexvessel
Sasu Ripatti to bring back Sistol for two new albums
Resident Advisor reports that Sasu Ripatti (Luomo, Vladislav Delay) will be releasing two new albums this summer under his newly revived moniker Sistol: http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=12080
MIC Norway profiles Valkyrien Allstars
MIC Norway profiles the excellent fiddle trio Valkyrien Allstars: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010012214084435003891
Ingrid Olava live in London
Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava is doing a number of UK dates around The Great Escape Festival:
05/13 - The Prince Albert, Brighton
05/14 - Audio Above, Brighton
05/18 - The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
05/19 - The Bedford Arms, Balham, London (free)
New music from Marit Bergman
Three new songs from Marit Bergman, including a cover of Tom Petty's "Free falling": http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=32829527&blogId=533958552
MP3: Traktor - Where water goes
Traktor are one of the proud few Swedish noiserock bands left carrying the torch in 2010 and "Where water goes" is their new single, the first from their forthcoming album due out this fall (via , I believe). As is so often par for the course, expect lots of subtely discordant melodies, sharp rhythmic turns, shouted vocals and, in Traktor's particular instance, a heavy reliance on single-note guitar lines. When they do break out the chords, it's well-employed for emphasis; otherwise the track is surprisingly spacious. It's that level of intricacy and attention to detail that makes this a decent listen, otherwise it's kind of lacking in dynamics and is most certainly way too long. Not sure the video adds much either, but it's worth a gander.
Direct link to the video: http://vimeo.com/11522336
Traktor - Where water goes
Club 8 - Western hospitality (video)
Club 8's video for their new single "Western hospitality" is now online: http://www.vimeo.com/11159314
Not sure why they password-protected it, but it's the name of the band, all lowercase with no spaces.