Parker Lewis (and friends) wish you a merry little Christmas
Mad For It has a new Xmas single from Parker Lewis posted for free download: http://www.madforit.se/
"Leaves" record release for Like Honey
Like Honey will celebrate the release of their debut full-length "Leaves" with a show at KB in Malmö on Friday, December 19. Details: http://hybrism.blogspot.com/2008/12/like-honey-release-party-malm.html
Animal Alpha down to three
Guitarist Christer-André Cederberg and bassist Lars Imre Bidtnes have left Animal Alpha, leaving the band a three-piece (for now). Read the latest newsbrief from the band which includes the very first demo track that frontwoman Agnete Maria Forfang Kjølsrud ever sang on: http://www.animalalpha.com/
pHinnWeb on Viola's "Melancholydisco 2"
pHinnWeb on the new Viola album "Melancholydisco 2": http://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/artist-viola-various-artists-title.html
Alphabeat, Ida Corr and Lykke Li = Border Breakers
Scandinavian artists Alphabeat (DK), Ida Corr (DK) and Lykke Li (SWE) are three of the winner's of the 2009 Border Breakers award to be handing out at Eurosonic next month. Read more: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1991&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Doomsday's best of 2008
Swedish punk/crust site Doomsday Mag's favorite picks of 2008: http://doomsdaymag.blogspot.com/2008/12/rsbstalista-2008.html
A Camp sings "Stilla natt"
Watch A Camp (Nina Persson) perform "Silent night" in Swedish + German: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKSFt4SAgio&fmt=18
All Scandinavian reviews "The more"
All Scandinavian on Marybell Katastrophy's debut full-length "The more": http://allscandinavian.com/466/marybell-katastrophy-the-more/
New Optic Nest CS on Moptaco Dics
Moptaco Dics, the label of Knife and Ape/Chronic Heist/et al., will be releasing a new cassette from Optic Nest this Friday entitled "Plays The Buchla 200". I guess there's a record release show at Kolsyrefabriken in Stockholm as well, with Altar of Flies, Time Deleters, Jean-Louis Huhta and others, but I'm not 100% sure of the details.
They Live - Magic glasses
They Live, the solo sideproject of one of the dudes from Pistol Disco (remember?), has a new EP for free download: http://www.antiton.com/theylive.html
Digfi's top songs of 2008
Digfi's top songs of the year: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=12219
MP3: Robert Svensson - 1991
Robert Svensson's first solo single was "1987", a track which featured guest vocals from Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds. That was supposed to be a big selling point I guess, yet it ended up being one of the weakest tracks on his album. Nine months later, here we are with his latest single "1991" which actually happens to be my favorite track on the album. 4 years made the difference? Anyhow, the template for the sound isn't that different - we still get the same indierock with skittering beats and clever percussion, soft synths and a big, big chorus. "1991" also eschews more typical "rock" instrumentation, relying (almost?) solely on electronics. That helps separate the piece from Robert's work with his band Mixtapes & Cellmates and it also provides a wider palette for him to dip his proverbial paint brush. Yes, it's a bit colder, but that too is fitting for the season as far as I'm concerned. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a fresh blanket of snow outside to go play in.
Robert Svensson - 1991
Musikknyheter.no best of 2008
Musikknyheter.no lists their favorite Norwegian music of 2008: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/4718
Lower than lo-fi, but free for download
Download a couple sample tunes from Norwegian act Lower Than Lo-fi, but Higher courtesy of Metronomicon Audio: "I couldn't be there" / "Words"
The band's new CDr "No need for ladders" is out now.