Alexis Weak - Ser rött (video)
-affiliated rapper Alexis Weak has a video for his new single "Ser rött": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJWh19n710c
Wildbird & Peacedrums - Tour & Retina EP preview video
Check out a trailer video for Wildbird & Peacedrums' upcoming European tour and new choir-infused "Retina" EP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYurgDyKZSg
Sleep Party People - Our falling snow (video)
Danish indie act Sleep Party People have a new video for the song "Our falling snow": http://vimeo.com/11185743
Pg.lost
In never out
Black Star Foundation
Pg.lost have always impressed me -- their first effort, "Yes I am" is as solid and engaging a debut record as I know, followed quickly by the lengthier, though less intricate "It's not me, it's you!", which, despite my criticisms, remains a fantastic foray into the world of postrock. That said, this most recent effort is perhaps their crowning achievement. "Yes I am", while a stunning record, feels more like an EP than an album; "It's not me, it's you!" occasionally used sledgehammers of sound where previously they had weaved elaborate melodic threads; but on "In never out", Pg.lost get it just right -- the building, anthemic qualities of "Yes I am" are paired faultlessly with the heavy, driving relentlessness seen on "It's not me, it's you!". Whatever worries the opening track's minimalist darkness gave me at first were easily dispelled by the detailed and layered, but just as heavy, "Jura", one of the album's finest moments. Now, after almost a week with "In never out", it's hard to imagine the album starting any other way, even if the majority of the record has more in common with the haunting, stratified second track. Even though those initial thrills that course through my brain upon hearing damn fine postrock have subsided somewhat, I'd still recommend "In never out" to friends interested in heavier, more distortion laden postrock just as readily as I would Mono's "One step more and you die" or Explosions in the Sky's "All of a sudden I miss everyone". Pg.lost deserve to have their name and their achievements, especially "In never out", mentioned in the same discussion as artists and albums of the caliber cited above.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Shout Out Louds fall tourdates
Shout Out Louds have lined up a few new fall tourdates:
09/22 - Rentless Garage, London (UK)
09/23 - Ruby Lounge, Manchster (UK)
09/24 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
09/25 - The Social Brudenell Club, Leeds (UK)
10/13 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
10/14 - Ubu, Rennes (FRA)
10/16 - Marche Gare, Lyon (FRA)
11/02 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
The Kissaway Trail - Beat your heartbeat (video)
Check out The Kissaway Trail's new video for "Beat your heartbeat": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMGBEZgddcE
Important presents "Skulls CM von Hausswolff & The Sons of God Descending The Silver River of the DFX"
has just released a new LP from The Skull Defekts featuring two collaborations, one for each side. Up first is a live recording from Fylkingen, Stockholm where the group was joined by CM von Hausswolff for a drone session and on the flip is a studio session with long-running Swedish noise duo The Sons of God, aka Kent Tankred and Leif Elggren. Full details and ordering info: http://www.importantrecords.com/releases/imprec290_release_page.htm
Little Marbles - Du får mig att förlora (del ett)
Little Marbles are streaming a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/littlemarbles
Pitchfork says "Clinging to a scheme" is "best new music"
Pitchfork bestows their "best new music" tag on The Radio Dept.'s new record: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14146-clinging-to-a-scheme/
Sirius playlist week #17
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit
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.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
05. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
06. Aleksander With - Still Awake
07. Finn Kalvik & Hans Erik Fosnes - Neste Stasjon Grorud
08. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
10. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
11. Torbjørn Egner - Samlede CD-er
12. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
13. Thom Hell - All Good Things
14. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
15. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
16. Ketil Bjørnstad - Remembrance
17. Sigrid Moldestad - Sandkorn
18. Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons
19. Staut - Staut
20. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
Jan Toft signs with Warner Norway, will release new album in June
Jan Toft has signed with and will be releasing a new album with them in June. Hear the first single "Berceuse" here: http://www.warnerwall.no/?p=2593
Anders Boson from Fibes, Oh Fibes! going solo
Anders Boson has left Fibes, Oh Fibes! to go solo and will be releasing his debut album "Don't let me go" on May 26 via . Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/andersboson
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
02. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
03. Crashdïet - Generation wild
04. Rolandz - Jajamen
05. Hellsingland Underground - Madness & grace
06. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
07. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
08. Petter - En räddare i nöden
09. Khoma - A final storm
10. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
11. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
12. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
13. Di Leva - Lovestar
14. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
15. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
16. Perikles - Var ska vi sova inatt - en samling
17. Kristina - At Carnegie Hall - Kristina - At Carnegie Hall
18. Björn Skifs - Da capo
19. Timo Räisänen - The anatomy of Timo Räisänen
20. The Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt
New Kristian Anttila single next week
Kristian Anttila will release the new single "Världens snuskigaste man" on April 28, the first taste of his forthcoming album due out this fall.