Labrador Records has announced the signing of Little Big Adventure (aka Swedish artist Magnus Sätterström) and is offering their/his first single "The hateful eye" as a free download: http://www.labrador.se/mp3/lba-the_hateful_eye.mp3
Look for the new EP of the same name to be released on May 13.
Check out Danish artist Birk Storm's new video for "I even got to move my own feet": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdn6AOrTlSA
Hymns from Nineveh,the solo project of Jonas Petersen from Attrap, has a new track called "Daughter of Zion" posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hymnsfromnineveh
This is the the first taste of what's to come from his forthcoming album and it features guest appearances from Mikael R. Andreasen (Kloster) and Nikolaj Paakjær (Even If It's Me).
Mariam Wallentin from Wildbirds & Peacedrums has a new blog: http://mariamthebeliever.blogspot.com/
The Sounds' new single "No one sleeps when I'm awake" is up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thesounds
Turboweekend's new album "Ghost of a chance" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/turboweekend
As said before, I dig this one quite a bit. Kinda reminds me of later-era Weeping Willows, but with far more electronic-oriented instrumentation.
Stream Inevitable End's new album "The Severed Inception" in its entirety: http://www.theseveredinception.com/
The Swedish death metal act will release said debut album on March 17 in North America, March 23 in Europe.
Swedish cassette-only label Kassettbolaget Svart Pyramid is offering up a whole bunch of releases for free download, including stuff from Knife & Ape and Optic Nest: http://kassettbolagetsvartpyramid.blogspot.com/
Swedish gothrock act The Kick is coming to Vancouver BC for a few shows later this month:
03/20 - The Metropole
03/26 - The Bourbon - Blastramp
03/27 - Chaser @ Cecil
Marit Bergman's entire new album "The tear collector" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/maritbergman
Understated Swedish melancholy/acoustic artist The Late Call will release his debut album "Leaving notes" on April 3 via Tapete Records. Download a free mp3 here: http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=534
For more info and samples, go here: http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=508
Daniel Ekeroth, the author of the superb "Swedish Death Metal" book, has now compiled a 3-disc set of classic tunes to accompany your reading. Full details right here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=124730132&blogId=470211597
If the book wasn't essential enough, this collection seals the deal. I'm going to track down a copy ASAP.
Swedish indierock act The Idle Hands are streaming three new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theidlehandsswe
The band's debut full-length "Dark rooms" will be out in April.
27 was a big year for me too. That was the year in my life that I, for all intents and purposes, walked off a cliff into a new life. My wife and I quit our jobs, packed up and moved north into the unknown (Olympia). It wasn't just a new location, but a new era of responsibility. Sometimes I wish I could go back, but those moments are fleeting. No regrets!
As for Kristofer's take- it's a bit more obscure, but I wouldn't be surprised by a similar story. Common wisdom seems to say that we're supposed to get our shit together by our late twenties, so those years on the cusp could be a big turning point. I miss the option of being frivolous or spontaneous, even though I never really was. As for the song? Fantastic, of course. The run-on sentences provide the drive and the subtle vocal doubling adds intrigue. It takes a little while to get where it's going, but it's well worth it. You'll know when you arrive.
Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 albums of the week:
01. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
02. Röyksopp - Junior
03. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
04. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
05. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
05. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
07. Frida Hyvönen - Silence Is Wild
08. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
09. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
10. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
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