The release of the new album "Implosion" from Swedish pop-punks Smalltown has been delayed until 2009.
Norwegian act Sigh & Explode report that their new album is done and currently being mixed by Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh). Expect a March release.
Marybell Katastrophy is now streaming samples from her debut full-length "The more" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/marybellkatastrophy
As said before, this is one of my last, most highly anticipated releases this year.
Listen to a brand new track from Umeå act The Crystal Caravan: http://www.myspace.com/crystalcaravan
The band's new Dennis Lyxzén-produced album is due to be released this coming spring.
Antenna has the lowdown on the winners of this year's Danish Metal Awards: http://www.antenna.nu/?p=663
Check out Sofia Talvik's brand new video for the song "Clown": http://www.sofiatalvik.com/news/new-video-released/
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Tomas Halberstad - Travel as I wait
02. TALK 1
03. Robert Svensson - 1991
04. Auton - El Dorado
05. Parken - Jag har varit vilsen, Lisa
06. TALK 2
07. Tiger Lou - Trust falls
08. Promise and the Monster - Night out
09. Park Hotell - Black hole
10. TALK 3
11. Sort Sol - Excalibur
12. Convoj - The shovel
13. Satyricon - Black crow on a tombstone
14. On Volcano - Out of sight
15. TALK 4
16. Hello Saferide - Anna
17. Him Kerosene - Ventilate
18. Tobias Hellkvist - Ships of the North Atlantic
19. TALK 5
20. Division of Laura Lee - LAX
21. Oskar Schönning - Nino casino
22. Haust - Success
23. TALK 6
24. Passiv Dödshjälp - Helvetet, tur och retur
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XM U. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Tiger Lou
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Juvelen
05. Hello Saferide
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Kent
08. Jens Lekman
09. Britta Persson
10. The Legends
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Kiki Pau
Let's rock
Pyramid/Johanna Kustannus
Kiki Pau are an elusive beast. I hear elements of "London calling"-era Clash, especially the appreciation of old-school ska and reggae, and the Kooks' songwriting in "Bobby Marley"; rockabilly and indie frameworks ensnarl themselves around angular, playful guitar work akin to that of Franz Ferdinand in "Your bedroom"; the opening of "Poses" reminds me of The Smiths' "Rusholme ruffians", only to evoke much more contemporary British references in the verse and chorus; the break in "Chronic puberty" pays skillful homage to the Beach Boys; and "Berlin" brings to mind Razorlight and Longwave. Pair this ability to freely, mischievously wheel all through the indie rock (80s, 90s, and contemporary), swing, and rockabilly genres (just to name a few) with strong, clever vocals, references to Steinbeck (in a song titled "Bukowski"), and you have a fantastic record that's made all the stronger by its complicated relationship with both melancholy and summery pop, seemingly unable to deal with one without the other.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
MP3: Cortex - Safe in the dark
Thoughts on seeing "Let the right one in/Låt den rätte komma in" at the Olympia Film Festival this past weekend:
- It's lonely being a pre-teen misfit
- Being a vampire is far more lonely
- It takes a really creepy dude to live in servitude to an eternally 12 year-old vampire
- Stockholm suburbs haven't changed much in 26 years, at least in my (admittedly small) experience
- If someone hits you, hit back harder
- The previous is even better if a vampire's got your back
- Sewn-shut genitals are never a good look on anyone
- Everyone just wants to be understood
Since the film was set in 1982, here's a thematically appropriate track from the mighty Cortex recorded live the same year for the famed show "Ny våg" on Swedish Radio. Download more awesome live Cortex stuff at Tonkraft: http://tonkraft-sr.blogspot.com/
Cortex - Safe in the dark
Swedish act Promise Divine has a new EP posted for free download: http://www.promisedivine.com/
LoveIsNotMyOnlyCrime is streaming a couple rough-mix tracks from their forthcoming album at myspace: http://myspace.com/loveisnotmyonlycrime
Danish indie label Morningside Records (Figurines, Speaker Bite Me, I Am Bones, etc.) has announced the signing of Wont Lovers Revolt Now and be releasing the band's debut album in January. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wontloversrevoltnowmusic
Long-running Swedish death-metal act Necrophobic has announced the addition of bassist Alex Friberg: http://www.regainrecords.com/viewItem.php?id=315