Dieter Schöön's phenomenal 2007 album "Lablaza" is out now in the UK and France with new artwork by Claus Castenskiold (The Fall, Gun Club). Tourdates:
03/24 - POP IN, Paris
03/25 - L'Alimentation Générale, Paris
03/28 - The Hope & Anchor, London
03/30 - 12 Bar Club, London
David Åhlén's long-awaited new album "We sprout in thy soil" is currently being mixed and has been designated an April 20 release date.
Aftonbladet reports that Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld from Kent will appear on the next Andreas Tilliander album: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article4316623.ab
Poor Martin gets resigned to footnote status!
Dundertåget has a new official website: http://www.dundertaget.se/
New spring dates in the US for The Tallest Man on Earth:
03/18 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Ron tom's, Portland, OR
03/23 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
03/25 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
03/26 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
03/28 - Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, CO
03/30 - The waiting room, Omaha, NE
04/01 - Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
04/02 - Turf club, St. Paul, MN
04/04 - tba
04/05 - Shubas, Chicago, IL
04/06 - Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN w/The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice
04/11 - The Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
04/15 - Bowery Ballrom, New York, NY
Two women playing excellent, dark, not-easy-to-classify rock music? Sad to say it, but they're doomed to failure. Maybe if they were still teenagers or twins or tried to sex it up with electro beats then maybe they'd have a chance. Prove me wrong!
Lowood - Crash
Swedish goth-rock duo Woland is streaming their new single "Darkstar" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wolandsweden
The NY Times has a live review of Lindstrøm: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/arts/music/31lind.html?_r=2&ref=music
The release of The Sound of Arrows forthcoming album "Puzzles and wonders" has been pushed back to fall.
Finnish hardcore act Frivolvol has a new album in the works for release sometime around March or April. Their last album "Who needs maps when we got time?" was one of the most brutally negative records I've heard in a long time, so of course I'm really looking forward to what they do next.
Alarma Man reports that their new album "Love forever" is finally done and as proof you can now hear three new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/alarmaman
As for an actual physical release of said work, details are still tba.
Check out the video for "Cycling trivialities" by José González: http://vimeo.com/2868125
The video for the new Peter Bjorn and John single "Nothing to worry about" will premiere on February 6.
Absolut Noise talks to up-and-coming Swedish act Lowood: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/02/lowood-interview.html
Finnish act Damn Seagulls have a new website now that their new record "Hunting season" is out: http://www.damnseagulls.com/