Spoonfork giving away most of their album
Swedish indie act Spoonfork are giving away an edited version of their album "All is well" as a free download: http://www.spoonthefork.com/
Marit Bergman to release Pride single in late July
Marit Bergman's anthem for Stockholm Pride "Casey, hold on", a song "about a young girl who just came out to her parents and it didn't go very well", will be released as a proper single in late July.
Immanu El being recording, prep single
Swedish postrock act Immanu El report that they've started tracking the nine songs they plan to record for their next album "Moen" and also that the song "Agnes Day" will be released online sometime in July. More details to come...
BigBang to film live DVD
BigBang will be filming their performance at the Norwegian Wood Festival in Oslo on June 13 for an eventual DVD release. Expect various guests to join the band on stage for the special event.
Biker Boy - Where do you go to?
There's a new single + video from Biker Boy and it's a cover of "Where do you go to?" by Peter Sarstedt and Hybris has it available for free download: http://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/06/biker-boy-where-do-you-go-to-new-single.html
'Farväl Örebro', the first Swedish music video for the hearing impaired
DN on Swedish rapper Osten af Mozzarella (aka Fredrik Engström) whose new video for the song "Farväl Örebro" is apparently Sweden's first music video performed in sign language: http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/sveriges-forsta-musikvideo-for-horselskadade-1.889526 (in Swedish)
The clip itself is viewable here: http://www.dn.se/webbtv/film-ljud/osten-af-mozzarella-farval-orebro-1.889485
Lorentz & M. Sakarias - Baby! (video)
Swedish rappers Lorentz & M. Sakarias have a new video for the track "Baby!": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhrxyU0E_k&fmt=18
Paddington Distortion Combo - Kristallklare natta (video)
Check out the new video for "Kristallklare natta" from Paddington Distortion Combo: http://www.vimeo.com/4785338
SellOut! signs Munn Til Munn Metoden
SellOut! Music has announced the signing of Munn Til Munn Metoden. Look for a free remix EP from them soon with a proper single and mini-album to come later this year, in the meantime, listen to the band here: http://www.myspace.com/munntilmunnmetoden
You Know, For Kids! new release preview tracks now available
Why write a press release when you can just re-appropriate my work? But seriously, and no hard feelings, the important thing here is that You Know, For Kids! has posted multiple sample tunes from their upcoming reissue releases of Noise and Kommissarie Roy: http://www.myspace.com/ykfk
If you dig classic poppy punkrock with a New Romantic edge, you definitely need to check this stuff out.
Aqua - Back to the 80s (video)
It's not viewable from the US, but here's a link to Aqua's new video for the single "Back to the 80s": http://www.universalmusic.no/ecrm/aqua/
Skweeelicious interviews Joxaren
Skweeelicious talks to Joxaren (Moder Jords Massiva) about his illustrious career and his future with skweee: http://skweee.com/?p=42
Skiva presents new singles from Moneybrother, Jacob Felländer
New tracks streaming at Skiva:
Moneybrother - We die only once (and for a very long time)
Jacob Felländer - Wrong
The former is the latest single from the popular Swedish artist and is described as a "lowbrow summer reggae tune." As for the second, it was produced by Christian Kjellvander and was written to accompany Jacob's photo exhibition "Choices" and his art-book "Stand Still - Drift Theories".
MP3: Cilihili and DaBook - Orinoco flow
Unsurprisingly, the new P3 Ström collection "Musiken vi hatar" ("Music we hate") isn't really good per se, as much as it is an interesting musical exercise. Really, what do you expect from a collection of artists covering the music they despise? There are limits to how much you can polish a turd and even then, it will never really shine. Of all the selections contained therein, Cilihili and DaBook's take on Enya's dreaded "Orinoco flow" is the one that made me most curious, besides maybe Andreas Tilliander's dubbed-out take on "All that she wants" by Ace of Base, yet another popular track that people love to hate. The latter of the two removes all the pep of the original, leaving nothing but suck, however the former is a stupendously fun reimagination of a much-reviled classic. Like many great covers, any adherence to the original is thrown out the window, so we the listener are instead treated to cut-up disco beats and a reinvigorated chorus melody. Also: "What the fuck is 'Orinoco flow'? What does it mean?" Seriously!
Cilihili and DaBook - Orinoco flow
Sissy Wish finally confirm US release
Norwegian artist Sissy Wish has officially signed with US label Afternoon Records who will be releasing her most recent album "Beauties never die" over here on September 22. Expect tourdates to be announced soon.