Preview a new track from Norwegian act Kakkmaddafakka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6oar6Rw9AA
The band has just finished a new album with producers Kåto Ådland (Sondre Lerche) and Erlend Øye (Kings of Convenience, this is his first producer credit) which will be released via Erlend/The Whitest Boy Alive's label "Bubbles" sometime later this year. They will also be premiering much of the new material at their upcoming by:Larm live appearances where hopefully it'll sound much better than the tepid mush that is on display in that video.
Finnish act Boomhauer will play their final show on April 7 at TVO in Turku. They say: "Everything comes to end and now it was a good time for the band to quit before things got ugly, tired and jaded and before we lost our friendship or the good memories about the band. So it's all good." Makes sense to me!
Pirate Love are streaming their new single "Space doubt" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thepiratelove
Said track will appear on a split 7" with Little Girls to be released by Canadian label . The band will also have another 7" on in March featuring the track "Sick of you" b/w "A kiss hello".
Swedish pop/electro producer and -affiliate Adrian Lux has signed with US label , home to artists such as Basement Jaxx, Deadmau5 and Tiësto. Look for the new single "Teenage crime" this spring.
The Goner's new record "Behold a new traveler" is just as good as I'd hoped. He's pushing forward with new sounds and ideas and working with collaboratively with more people, but it's still instantly recognizable as no one else. Above all, it's the dark mystery that looms throughout his work that catches my ear, a mood that's emphasized via minor-leaning Eastern melodies, lots of ringing, open chords and illusory, mystical lyrics. "Bright and colossal (risen mind)" finds The Goner in full-band mode for (I believe) the very first time and it's interesting to see how the increased fluidity of the setup affects the music: more space, more rhythm, more jamming. There's some lingering awkwardness in the situation, but I think it befits the tune's uncertainty and regardless, I'm still enchanted. Along with a few others on my 2010 watchlistThe Goner is making some of the most interesting music coming out of Sweden right now.
Göteborg-based label has announced the signing of local (to them) garage-rockers The Percivals and will be releasing their debut EP on March 10. Hear a track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thepercivalsswe