It's not officially released until Monday, but Sigh & Explode's new album "These seem like tarantulas" is now streaming in its entirety at Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Sigh%2B%2526%2BExplode/These+Seem+Like+Tarantulas
Swedish booking/promotion agency Luger has totally revamped their website: http://www.luger.se/
Check out Swedish artist Sofia Lilly Jönsson covering The Smiths' classic "There is a light that never goes out" in a video made by photographer Simon Groth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEyDrYqkPH8
Lama (NOR) will be releasing the new single "Then you'll see" on April 16, the first taste of what will be their second album.
Here's the video for the new Bob Hund single "Tinnitus i hjärtat": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIeYeiUqjk
The new album "Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig" comes out March 25.
Go here to download the Hans Appelqvist remix of "The battle in water" by Wildbirds and Peacedrums: http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/blog/view/59/TM
Besides releasing a new album, Moneybrother is also releasing a line of tomato soup. I wonder if he'll have any on the upcoming US tour...
Does this mean Gbg-style indierock is back in full effect? There's so many bands embracing it now and a lot of them are actually doing it quite well. For Kusowsky, they lose me a bit when go all self-indulgent/Håkan Hellström on the ballads, but the upbeat numbers such as "Dansa" pull off that whole Bad Cash Quartet revival just fine. Give me a steady four-on-the-floor beat and a cheery wordless refrain and I'll take it with a smile. In summation: short, sweet and mindless in the best possible way. Summer will be here soon, right?
Kusowsky - Dansa
Anti will be handling the US release of The Field's new album "Yesterday & today". Kompakt will still be handling it internationally and is putting it out on May 25, Anti one day later on May 26.
Pitchfork reviews the Lars Horntveth album "Kaleidoscopic": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12762-kaleidoscopic/
Norwegian electro/goth/metal act Magenta will have their new album "Art and accidents" released in North America on April 10 via Vendlus. Preview the whole damn thing at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/magenta
Full details here: http://www.vendlus.com/?p=63
The final single from Robert Svensson's album "Young punks are on the never-never" will be the opener "Broadway". Look for it in April. After that, expect him to reappear shortly thereafter with a new record from Mixtapes & Cellmates - I do believe it's currently being mixed.
Apparently there's a new Bob Hund single available on iTunes called "Tinnitus i hjärtat".
Check out the new video for "Mayhem" from Lorentz & M Sakarias: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0q5sf311F8
MI reports that up-and-coming Swedish pop artist Erik Hassle has signed a big international deal with Island Records: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/597/Erik_Hassle_i_varldsavtal_med_Island_Records.html (in Swedish)>
Roxy Recordings will continue to handle him for Sweden and North America.