Black Twig - Paper aeroplane/Kouvola (fast)
is giving away the new Black Twig single "Paper aeroplane" as a free download, along with letting you hear the b-side "Kouvola (fast)".
I Used To Be A Sparrow album stream
I Used To Be A Sparrow's debut album "Luke", now streaming in full at Bandcamp. If you've enjoyed any of Dick Pettersson's other bands such as In These Woods or Voices Break the Silence, you'll dig this slightly mellower act of his too.
New Loosegoats album gets title, release date
The new Loosegoats album "Ideas for to travel down death's merry road" will be released on April 18 via . The lead single "Montananas" premiered on P3 yesterday and should be hitting digital platforms next week.
In the Country out west
A couple new US dates for Norwegian jazz trio In the Country:
05/23 - The Royal Room, Seattle, WA
05/24 - The Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
Giana Factory worldwide rerelease
Giana Factory's album "Save the youth" will be getting an expanded international rerelease in late March as a 2CD/LP featuring the full album plus the "Bloody game" EP and various 7" remixes. Dates include March 28 in France, March 30 in Germany, April 10 in the US and May 7 in the UK.
Susanna - Freeze (live video feat. Jenny Hval, Hilde Marie Kjersem)
Check out Susanna (aka Susanna Wallumrød of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) performing the new song "Freeze" live together with Jenny Hval (Rockettothesky) and Hilde Marie Kjersem. Susanna's new album "Wild dog" will be officially released on March 16 via .
Joel Alme - A tender trap (video)
PSL has the premiere of the new Joel Alme video for "A tender trap": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/03/14/premiar-joel-alme-a-tender-trap/
It's a Trap! Clubnights 3/16: Vånna Inget + EL-SD + Gamla Pengar
Friday! Gamla Pengar + EL-SD + Vånna Inget at Debaser Malmö! Be there! The FB evite: https://www.facebook.com/events/317358944978351/
Tennis Bafra - May 15 (video)
Got 20 minutes to spare? Of course you do! Put a load of laundry on and check out this new video from Swedish indierockers Tennis Bafra.
Mordant
Black evil master
Night Tripper Records
The most succinct way of describing Sweden's Mordant is to say that it's like a 3-way blend of Watain, Nifelheim and Carpathian Forest with a hint of the rhythm guitar sound from "Slowly we rot" and miles of melody in the mix. If that sounds like it might float your boat, then I would suggest you buy this right away. If, like me, you find the aforementioned bands quite patchy in their output then I would be wary of parting with your hard-earned for this. There are some really killer moments on "Black evil master", with all of "Council of evil" as a prime example, but the flipside of that is that a lot of the material sounds the same, despite the wealth of riffage on offer. There are also some subpar moments on the album, such as "Retaliation of the dark" which -- if you were to replace Bitchfire's (yes, I know!) vocals with John Tardy's -- would sound like a bonus track on Obituary's "Back from the dead" stinker. Despite its initial promise and many cool moments "Black evil master" is a pretty average album that doesn't have a hope in hell of standing the test of time.
- John Norby
Slagsmålsklubben - Jake blood (video)
At long last, something new from Slagsmålsklubben. "Jake blood" is the first single from the group's upcoming album "The garage".
MP3: Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
Over the almost-10 years or so I've been doing this site there's been a small handful of bands that have really stuck with me and sound just as good today as when I first heard them. The evocative rustic folk of Det Gamla Landet is a prime example. Where are they now?
Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
We Are Serenades to tour US in May
We Are Serenades will tour the US in May, dates forthcoming.
Her Bright Skies - DJ got us falling in love again (video)
As proven by the KLF, nothing like covering an already-popular song to secure a hit.