Everyday Sensations - 1 step 2 steps b/w Who put the heart in you
Download a free two-track single from Swedish indiepop act Everyday Sensations: http://www.khutmandoo.com/es
New music from The Mary Onettes
Swedish shoegazers The Mary Onettes have two new tracks streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/themaryonettes
As mentioned before, their new EP "Dare" will be released on April 29.
Sirius playlist week #12
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Lassus - Into another
02. TALK 1
03. Björn Kleinhenz - Black water
04. The Rollstons - The art of squandering time
05. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
06. TALK 2
07. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
08. Obscure - Massacre
09. The Sweptways - Time of the season (ft. Pelle Almqvist)
10. Commando M. Pigg - Mot stjärnorna
11. TALK 3
12. Samuraj Cities - Mixed up record collections
13. Lowood - It's a mess
14. Wardruna - Bjarkan
15. TALK 4
16. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
17. Breach - Lost crew
18. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
19. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Old friends
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.
Marit Bergman needs tour help
Marit Bergman is looking to do an East Coast tour in May. She's looking for intimate venues with acoustic pianos, so if you think you can help out, get in touch: http://www.maritbergman.net/
The Crystal Caravan confirm album release, release party
Umeå-based retro-rockers The Crystal Caravan have confirmed that their long-awaited self-titled debut album will be released on April 3 via recently resurrected local label Garageland Records. And keeping it local, the record was produced by Dennis Lyxzén (The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Refused) and mixed/mastered by Pelle Henricsson (too many credits to mention) at Tonteknik. There will be a record release show that night at Scharinska Villan and Dennis will DJ in addition to a full-band performance.
And speaking of Scharinska and Garageland, I understand that the record store is moving to the basement of the Pink House and will be operating with extended evening hours in an attempt to drum up more business. Best of luck to them -- it's tough times out there for retailers.
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Fever Ray
03. Jenny Wilson
04. Loney, Dear
05. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
06. A Camp
07. Bon Iver
08. Montt Mardié
09. Jeniferever
10. The Bear Quartet
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
King and Gaahl become God Seed
Ex-Gorgoroth members King and Gaahl has chosen God Seed as their new moniker since losing their lawsuit with Infernus. One word: LAME.
Veto
Live @ The Proud Gallery, London, UK 03/20/2009
Tonight, Danish superstars Veto had the somewhat unenviable task of playing to a room full of weekend ravers, hipsters and stragglers. Billed as a London showcase, these sort of events tend to have promoters who focus more on the shintz & glamour of the venue and the units of lager sold than on any potential sonic wizardry offered by the musical acts on the bill. Arguably, the current global economic meltdown has put an already greater strain on the somewhat uneasy relationship between art and commerce.
However, tonight somehow Veto manage to rise above the drunken revelry of the party people to put on a set which showcases why they recently won the prestigious P3 award in their native Denmark. Egged on by a hardcore army of super-fans down the front, the band display a sound which is able to capture the industrial electro of The Faint, with added post-recession gloom.
In a live setting, the tracks from their recent album "Crushing digits" are a given a lot more room to breathe. A particular highlight from the set is "Breathe", which is given space to morph into a multiheaded schizophrenic beast of a tune, prototyping every aspect of the band's live show. The song features a two minute near silence, in which the band's small army of native fans continued their relentless death march and cheering.
A slight criticism is the aesthetic of the stage setup. Whilst drummer Mads Hasager demonstrates a palpable punch with his incessant groove, vocalist Troels Abrahmsen is mostly obscured by a huge flight case. Even though this acts as a makeshift stand for his laptop, it firmly bridged the gap between performer and audience. The performance of the fans at the front of the stage put on a theatrical spectacle, the stage setup broke down the existence of a fourth-wall.
- Nick Levine
Tryghed & Tristesse working with The Silent Section
Tryghed & Tristesse will be doing a CD + 7" with long-running Danish dark-rock act The Silent Section sometime around early summer. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/thesilentsection
If you dig later Swans or maybe early Madrugada, you'll probably dig this too.
Sony signs Pony the Pirate, single on the way
Sony has signed up-and-coming Norwegian act/Urørt-winner Pony the Pirate. Look for the single "Walk the shame" to be released digitally on April 6 with an album to follow this fall.
New Disco Ensemble EP on the way
Disco Ensemble will be releasing a new EP on April 22 entitled "Back on the MF street" featuring four previously unreleased tracks and two remixes of "Bad luck charm" as done by both Them Shepherds and Mr. Velcro Fastener.
Sounds Like Violence confirm new album release
Sounds Like Violence will release their new album "The devil on Nobel Street" on May 25 via Burning Heart Records. Read the press release: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=520
Antennas - Youngbloods (video)
The video for the latest Antennas single "Youngbloods" was just uploaded to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrVg7dDMXw&fmt=18
Ex-Ultrasport frontman goes solo
Juho Kosunen, ex-vocalist for Finnish indiepop act Ultrasport, has a new solo project called Future Gravity and has posted his first two songs for free download: http://www.futuregravity.com/
Sounds pretty good!
Musik med Cats on Fire
Live music from Finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/03/20/musik-med-cats-on-fire-3/