Little Red Snapper gets US release date
Zip Records has locked down the date of April 28 for the US release of Little Red Snapper's album "Morning light".
Maia Hirasawa gets US release
I don't know why no one bothers to tell me these things in advance: Maia Hirasawa's excellent and charming album "Though, I'm just me" is out next week in the US via Thrive Records.
Synesthetic Recordings unearths two old Tangle Edge tracks for new 7"
Norwegian label Synesthetic Recordings is putting out a 7" from Norwegian prog act Tangle Edge on February 16 featuring two old previously unreleased tracks. Side A is "Long time since I saw an egg" which was recorded for radio back in 1985 and the flip will feature "Ambrosia parallels", an acoustic cut from 1991. 200 copies only, so act fast: http://www.synestheticrecordings.com/SYRE027.htm
Scandipop interviews September
Scandipop talks to Swedish pop artist September: http://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=475
Music Export Finland February newsletter
Music Export Finland's February newsletter is now online: http://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=179
Cloudberry Cake on Saturday Kids
Cloudberry Cake Proselytism talks to Roger Källs from Saturday Kids/The Gwen Stacys: http://cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=504
Preview/preorder Scraps of Tape 'Grand letdown'
Head to Tenderversion's site to preview three tracks from the new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown" and to get preorder info: http://www.tenderversion.com/
Paper in NYC
Swedish postpunks Paper are coming to NYC for a 3-night stand at The Cakeshop March 4-6. Look for Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava to do the same later in the month as well.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. deLillos - Huskeglemme
02. Kari Bremnes - Ly
03. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
04. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
05. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
06. El Caco - Heat
07. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. Skambankt - Hardt regn
09. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
10. Marit Larsen - The Chase
11. Vamp - St. Mandag
12. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
13. Fjorden Baby! - Fjorden Baby!
14. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
15. Bellman - Mainly Mute
16. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
17. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
18. I Was A King - I was a king
19. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
20. Espen Lind - Army of one
Nomethod signs Love is a Burning Thing
Nomethod has announced the signing of Stockholm-based electro/Krautrock act Love is a Burning Thing and will be releasing their debut single "Dancer on a chair" on March 13. Preview here: http://www.nomethod.se/liabtecard/
Ulver to play live for first time in 15 years
Ulver will make their first live appearance in 15 years (!!!) at the Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer on May 30. Details and ticket info: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=34726270&blogID=470259719
Pocketful release new EP
Swedish act Pocketful has a new EP out now on Ovanbeck Records called "Ambigious signs". Details and a sample: http://www.ovanbeck.com/
Hard to say for sure from that short clip, but I'm getting a bit of a Talk Talk vibe.
Ane Brun to play Russia
Ane Brun will make her Russian debut on March 27 at the Vinzavod Art Center/Tsurtsum Café in Moscow.
Two new David Åhlén songs now streaming
David Åhlén now has two new songs streaming at myspace, one of them featuring Emil Svanängen of Loney Dear: http://www.myspace.com/davidahlen
Very recommended.
Pirate Love robbed in Italy
Norwegian act Pirate Love had their van stolen in Italy: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=71201609&blogID=470230914