Combat Rock Industry reports that the new St. Hood album "For the dead" is being prepped for an August release. Also, the next two entries in their ongoing classic Finnish punk 7" reissue series will be out in "about a month" and they are Unicef's "Kakimassaa" and Lama's "Nimeton". Expect preorders to begin soon.
Live music with Fibes, Oh Fibes! at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/06/15/musik-med-fibes-oh-fibes/
Fy Fan have finalized dates for their tour of Japan in September:
09/18 - Earth Dom, Tokyo w/Imperial Leather
09/19 - Birdland Studio, Sendai
09/20 - Earth Dom, Tokyo w/Imperial Leather
09/21 - Hack Finn, Aichi
09/22 - Socio, Osaka
09/23 - K2, Okayama
09/24 - King Cobra, Mie
09/25 - Pumpkin, Kanagawa
09/26 - Rinky Dink Studio, Tokyo
09/27 - Kyara, Saitama
Full details here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=119755903&blogId=495000913
As mentioned before, Two White Horses are coming to the US and here finally are some of the live dates they've lined up:
06/19 - Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY
06/20 - The Black Lodge, Philadelphia, PA
06/21 - Rocks Off Concert Cruise, NYC, NY
06/22 - Pianos, NYC, NY
06/24 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NYC, NY
06/25 - North Star, Philadelphia, PA
06/26 - Mercury Lounge, NYC, NY
My pal Björn Kleinhenz has a new album out today called "Head held high on fearsome pride" and of course it's great, as expected. Even better: all benefits go towards the medical care of Humle, Björn and his girlfriend Yrsa's rabbit. Best: Not only is it stupid cheap (€3.70!), it comes with bundled with cover art, lyrics and a digital scrapbook of pictures from the island of Fårö where Björn wrote and recorded this record. I actually just purchased a copy myself even though Björn had already sent me the mp3s. Like I said, it's for a good cause and I am more than happy to demonstrate my support. For further enticement, here's a selection for you to listen to called "I hate it when you go". The sound is unmistakably Björn Kleinhenz, but I also think that island living has rubbed off on him. It's very relaxed, very comfortable and yes, very very good. If you dig the pastoral and very personal mood of Iron & Wine, especially the first album, you'll love this for sure -- it's got a lot of that same feeling. To purchase the rest of the record, go here: http://www.kleinhenz.se/
Björn Kleinhenz - I hate it when you go
Wailin' Henry, the solo project of Henrik Thorén from Swedish roots act Strayfolk, has a new video for his song "The water": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlj-Vpj99tQ&fmt=18
Swedish indie act Alibi Tom are giving away the new radio edit version of their brand new single "Sometimes I'm afraid": http://www.alibitom.com/dl.php?id=sometimes.mp3
Expect a video for said track to appear shortly.
Slaraffenland just released the brand new single "Meet and greet" and you can pre-listen (and purchase) at their label's website: http://rumraket.com/
Look for the band's new album "We're on your side" to be released on September 7.
Danish act Didium and The Black Bonnie Picture report that they have secured the services of famed producer/engineer Paul Schroeder (The Verve, Stone Roses, Talk Talk etc.) to work on their next album. He will produce six tracks and will also mix the whole lot.
Beyond Dawn's new retrospective compilation "Bygones" which collects their earliest, doomiest material, is currently streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/beyonddawnofficial
Great underappreciated band - these guys were/are way ahead of their time.
Digfi on The Crêpes, a new Swedish act featuring Fredrik Lindson (The Embassy) and Dan Lissvik (Studio): http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=12572 (in Swedish)
The duo's debut album "What else?" comes out on vinyl on June 17 via Information, with a digital/CD release to follow in August. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecrepes
Swedish EBM-focused label SubSpace Communications reports that The Kick's debut album "Metal heart" is currently streaming in its entirety at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thekicksweden
Pitchfork reviews Swedish artist Jonathan Johansson and his Hybris debut "En hand i himlen": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12817-en-hand-i-himlen/
The Musebox is giving away a free mp3 from Norwegian rockers Pirate Love: http://www.themusebox.net/featured_artist/pirate_love/11_laughing_gas.mp3
I think I prefer Silver's more sinister vibe overall as far as new-ish Norsk rock goes, but these guys are pretty good too.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special (almost) all-electronic feature:
01. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
02. TALK 1
03. Fever Ray - Triangle walks
04. Antifilm - Mado
05. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
06. TALK 2
07. Håkan Lidbo - Born in the USA
08. Pan Sonic - Kahalaus
09. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
10. Existensminimum - 1993
11. TALK 3
12. Familjen - Det lilla livet
13. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (Mikael Jonasson remix)
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry
17. Marybell Katastrophy - Hey Frank
18. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
19. TALK 5
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.