Tutankamon, the new all-star Swedish indie act featuring Adam Olénius (Shout Out Louds), Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John), Daniel Värjö (The Concretes) and Niklas Korssell (The Plan), will play their first official live gig on September 29 at the Nudie Jeans store in Stockholm and it will be streamed live. Check it: http://www.nudiejeans.com/blog/2009/09/14/tutankamon-live-nudie-jeans-sk%e2%88%9aonegatan-75-in-stockholm/
Warmer Climes has a new mixtape from Calle Thoor of Bolywool: http://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2009/09/warmer-mixtapes-3-by-calle-thoor-of.html
Swedish Colombia, the new label run by ex-Carcrash Records folks Shelby Cinca (Frodus) and Håkan Johansson (Division of Laura Lee), have signed the Gbg-based techno duo Ungt Blod and will be releasing their debut EP "Hunger" on October 31. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/ungtblod
Norwegian act Det är Jag Som Är Döden have changed their name to DU and signed with TrustMe Records. Expect a new single around December with an album to follow in early 2010.
The microsite for Katatonia's new album "Night is the new day" is now open: http://nightisthenewday.com/
Swedish postrock act Scraps of Tape are heading to Japan in a few days for their 2nd tour in that part of the world:
09/19 - Club Quattro, Osaka
09/20 - Club Quattro, Nagoya
09/21 - O-East & Duo Music Exchange, Tokyo (Shibuya)
09/22 - O-Nest, Tokyo (Shibuya)
Razzia Records will be releasing volume two of their "There's a Razzia going on" compilation series on October 7 and here's the tracklist:
01. Hello Saferide - I fold
02. Joel Alme - You remember the goodtimes but the goodtimes don't remember you
03. David Sandström Overdrive - Song is holy
04. Theodor Jensen - BAPADA
05. I Are Droid - With lowered arms
06. Konie - I'm just another boy
07. Dundertåget - Låt mej va
08. Jonna Lee - Violent Playground
09. They live by night - Ctr+Alt+Del My Heart (Fredrick Carlsson Remix)
10. Säkert! - Min hemstad (Wannadies cover)
11. Maia Hirasawa - Because of you
Swedish act The Deer Tracks will be supporting Patrick Wolf on tour in Europe:
09/28 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
09/29 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
09/30 - Mousonturm, Frankfurt (GER)
10/01 - Astra, Berlin (GER)
10/03 - Z-Bau, Nürnberg (GER)
10/04 - Ampere, München (GER)
10/05 - WuK, Wien (AUS)
10/07 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
10/08 - Schuur, Lucerne (CH)
10/09 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
10/10 - Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
In addition to the two new streaming tracks posted yesterday, Enfant Terrible has also posted two new Agent Side Grinder video clips promoting the industrial act's two upcoming releases: "Die to live" / "Life in advance"
Soundvenue is streaming the new 6-song EP "The life and death of a male body" from Danish indie act The Rumour Said Fire: http://soundvenue.com/artist/therumoursaidfire
Sin Fang Bous will be supporting fellow Icelanders Múm on tour in North America this fall, his first time in on these shores. Dates:
10/21 - The Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
10/22 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
10/23 - black cat, Washington DC, Washington DC
10/24 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
10/26 - Le National, Montreal, Quebec
10/27 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
10/28 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
10/29 - McGuire Theater, Minneapolis, MN
11/01 - Marquee Room, Calgary, Alberta
11/02 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver BC
11/03 - Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA
11/04 - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
11/05 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
11/06 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
11/07 - Yost Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
Ungdomskulen will be releasing the new 7" single "Idunno" on September 21 via UK club promoter/label NIKA Club and will be celebrating with a record release show at Hoxton Bar in London.
Norwegian artist Sissy Wish is streaming the new demo track "Bill, get back on your horse" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sissywish
Enemy Alliance will finally be releasing their new album "Damnation dawning", recorded way back in July 2008, in the next month or two assuming all goes according to plan. Or at least that's what they say... wait and see!
Swedish chamber-pop sisters Piroth will be heading out to tour Europe in November:
11/04 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
11/05 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover (GER)
11/06 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
11/07 - Boute du Monde, Vevey (CH)
11/13 - Club Truskel, Paris (FRA)
11/18 - Enosteria, Brescia (ITA)
11/19 - Lego Cafe, Cesena (ITA)
11/20 - Gabba, Gabba, Taranto (ITA)
11/21 - I Sotterranei, Copertino (ITA)
11/22 - Mattatoio, Carpi (MO) (ITA)
11/24 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
11/26 - Cafe Vinyl, Wetzlar (GER)
11/27 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
11/28 - Hans Wurst, Berlin (GER)