Rigo aims for summer album release
Rigo from Infinite Mass will be releasing his as-yet-untitled sophomore solo album on June 10 and yes, it will include the Melodifestivalen entry "I got U".
New single from Johan Kinde coming soon
Johan Kinde (ex-Lustans Lakejer) will release the new single "Jag hade slutat drömma om att känna så här", his first in 19 years, on April 27. Watch a clip of him performing said track on Swedish TV: http://www.tv4.se/1.283438?videoId=1.951200&renderingdepartment=2.4034
New Artillery album coming this summer
Danish reunited (x2) thrash legends Artillery will have a new album out this summer and will be touring in support. Read the full press release: http://teethofthedivine.com/site/news/artillery-returns-with-a-brand-new-studio-album/
New Logh EP, website
Logh's new EP "Death to my hometown", featuring 3 previously unreleased tracks, is out now and they've unveiled a new website to commemorate it: http://logh.se/
Go there for a preview as well as a live video from Danish radio.
High Hats to tour Europe in September
Swedish punk-pop act High Hats will be touring Europe the 2nd half of September. Expect dates to be confirmed soon.
Hanna Hirsch album to be available in two obsolescent formats
Hanna Hirsch's excellent "Tala svart" album will soon reissued in two new formats. First off, German label Adagio 830 will be doing an LP version and it should be sent off for pressing next week. Secondly, Swedish cassette label Klorofyll Kassetter will be doing a tape with an exclusive side B full of covers, remixes and other stuff performed by their friends Anna Järvinen, Sewer Election, Street Drinkers, Martin Herterich, Wood Salad and Nattskiftet totalling some 60 minutes of music (the original album is just barely over 30). No official release date yet for either, but expect them both sometime in May.
Stream A Camp's 'Colonia'
A Camp's full album "Colonia" is streaming at Spinner: http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/11
Don't forget to read our recent interview with them here
Norwegian report on p2p downloads confounds dying industry
A Norwegian study has confirmed yet again what should be common knowledge/common sense: frequent p2p downloaders are often the music industry's biggest legal consumers: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009042113333213407186
Invasionen debut confirmed for August
Invasionen, the Swedish-language version of Dennis Lyxzén's power-pop act The Lost Patrol Band, has finally confirmed that their debut 7" will be released on August 1 via April 77 Records.
The Kick - Freak (video)
Swedish goth-pop act The Kick have posted their new video for "Freak" on myspace: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56072055
Olle Nyman live @ Le Cargo
French webzine Le Cargo recently did a three-song acoustic session with Swedish artist Olle Nyman: http://www.lecargo.org/spip/olle_nyman/session_acoustique_123/videos-4795.html
Tickets for 'Tomorrow, in a year' (feat. The Knife) available soon
Tickets for the Hotel Pro Forma play "Tomorrow, in a year - A Darwin opera" soundtracked by The Knife will be going on sale on May 11. Full details about the play with links for ticket details are here: http://www.hotelproforma.dk/side.asp?side=2&id=438&ver=uk
The Knife's most recent newsletter said that tickets for the Århus performance were supposed to be available today, but I can't seem to find them and HPF's site says otherwise.
MP3: OK Star Orchestra - Sing-Sing the Cat
Another instrumental track today: OK Star Orchestra is a Stockholm-based trio featuring the somewhat non-standard instrumentation of two guitars plus drums. No bass, but that's okay; they make up for it with twang. Or maybe it's just Olympia getting to me -- the city's historical lack of bass (see: Sleater-Kinney and Bratmobile for example, or more currently, Gun Outfit) is consistent. Actually, on this particular track that I'm sharing today they've enlisted the Sing-Sing of the title to mew a bit and there's also a tuba player that comes in to fill out the bottom-end. How could you not be charmed? I bet that even folks who profess to hate country music will find something to like here.
OK Star Orchestra - Sing-Sing the Cat
Antifilm album confirmed for June
Danish techno label Statler & Waldorf has confirmed that the new Antifilm album "IO" will be officially released on June 2.
New Stars in Coma album coming in May
Music is My Girlfriend has confirmed that they will be releasing the new Stars in Coma album "Sisters" on May 4. Full details here: http://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=118