Swedish postrockers Jeniferever have signed with Monotreme Records for all territories excluding Japan and will be releasing their new album "Spring tides" in April. The label will also be giving the band's debut album "Choose a bright morning" an international rerelease around the same time as well.
Norwegian act I Was A King has signed with The Control Group for North America and will be releasing their debut self-titled album over here in early April with a single preceding it on January 27 as a 7" and digital download.
Dyno (ex-Closer/Bright Oak) has a new track on myspace called "Emotional", easily some of their best material yet: http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno
Perhaps I need to reconsider my previous assessment?
IAT favorites Lukestar are streaming a new track: http://www.myspace.com/lukestar
Too bad myspace doesn't allow downloads anymore.
Powersolo are streaming two new tracks off their forthcoming album "Bloodskinbones" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/powersolo
Swedish electro/noiserock spazzes I Date A Wolf will release their new album "Talon of the heave" in May. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/idateawolf
Swedish indierockers New Decade have their new EP up for streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/newdecademusic
Expect a late January/early February release.
Swedish music site Dagensskiva is running their annual reader's poll: http://dagensskiva.com/nominera-skivor/
Check out a video of David Åhlén (Namur) performing "Draw us near" solo on acoustic guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VlULHd8N4
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Hello Saferide
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Kristofer Åström
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Moto Boy
08. Montt Mardié
09. Isolation Years
10. Irene
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Pitchfork talks to Josephine Olausson from Swedish postpunk act Love Is All: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148114-interview-love-is-all
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Marit Bergman - This is the year
02. TALK 1
03. Peter Bjorn and John - Hey (shut the fuck up boy)
04. Convoj - Knives and riptides
05. Lesli - Half a wing
06. TALK 2
07. Je Suis Animal - The mystery of Marie Roget
08. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (Mikael Jonasson remix)
09. I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper - Cthulhu story
10. TALK 3
11. Fronda - Mitt allt
12. Thus:Owls - Climbing the fjelds of Norway
13. Champagne Riot - Scandinavian warfare
14. The Garlands - Why did I trust you?
15. TALK 4
16. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - This room seems empty without you
17. They Live - The driller
18. Lowood - Crash
19. TALK 5
20. Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown
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.
Adrian Recordings released the final Dmitry Fyodorov single of 2008 while we were out on break, but it's too good to pass up: http://www.adrianfiles.com/bake_sale.mp3
As to how they'll follow up their monthly single series in 2009 remains to be seen.
Really, this time I mean it! I've been working hard on this website update for something like two months now and of course I had to push extra hard over the weekend to get things up today, but I'm okay with that. Even if I wasn't able to get every little thing ready in time. As for Marit Bergman, this might just be her year too. After running her song subscription service throughout 2008, she's put together a full-length album called "The tear collector" for release on March 25 and this might just be her chance to break through in the US. That's what I'm hoping for anyway. At the very least, I'd like to see her leave her second home in NYC to play a show on the west coast.
Marit Bergman - This is the year
Here's the playlist for last week's radio show on 12/28, a special all-jazz program to close out the year:
01. TALK 1
02. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra
03. Saft - Marching for no. 1
04. Auton - El Dorado
05. TALK 2
06. The Splendor - Canary Islands
07. Kornstad/Opsvik - Happy house (live)
08. TALK 3
09. Yttling Jazz - Konstant krease
10. Jonas Knutsson - Glaciär
11. Moha! - Teknosangen
12. Oskar Schönning - Faustine
13. TALK 4
14. E.S.T. (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) - Leucocyte (ad initio)
And in case you happened to catch it, here also is my Sirius XMU top 10 most important albums of 2008 playlist:
#10 - Fucked Up - Days of last
#09 - Commando M Pigg - Baby doll
BEST COVER SONG - The Kid - Mayhem troopers (Cortex)
#08 - Katzenjammer - Le pop
#07 - Tobias Hellkvist - Wintervarm
#06 - The Goner - Field ceremony
BEST REMIX OF 2008 - Firefox AK vs Laid - Once I was like you
#05 - Haust - Ugly fucking Oslo
#04 - Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Which way to go
#03 - Sort Sol - White shirt
BEST LIVE ACT OF 2008 - Sex Vid - Cleansing
#02 - Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
#01 - Lukestar - White shade
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.