Check out a video of Frida Hyvönen, Jennie Abrahamsson and Marit Bergman singing together backstage before a show in NYC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUJOyUNTzuc&fmt=18
There's a new contest to remix the Lisa Miskovsky single "Still alive", as heard in the game "Mirror's edge": http://mirrorsedgemusic.com/remix/
Eardrums rounds up a few new indie releases out of Norway from the bands Maribel, Sally Suicide and Harrys Gym: http://eardrumsmusic.com/2008/11/11/new-from-norway-maribel-sally-suicide-harrys-gym/
The release of Kaizers Orchestra sideproject Skambankt's new album "Hardt Regn" has been set for January 26.
Watch a video clip of Swedish techno artist Andreas Tilliander performing a track in the studio old-school style (w/machines, not computers): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKDSMjPCHY&fmt=18
PopMatters on the new record from Love Is All: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63848-love-is-all-a-hundred-things-keep-me-up-at-night/
Gbg-based drone artist Jasper TX has a new 3" CD out on Norwegian label Fenêtre Records called "Closet ghosts". Read more here: http://www.fenetrerecords.com/releases/ghosts.html
Promises Promises will be going into the studio with Kristian Anttila to record their proper debut EP on November 21.
Here's a photo diary from Powersolo's most recent US jaunt with Heavy Trash: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=260
Check out episodes #55 and #56 of Combat Music Radio program "Obdurate Ground" for an extended interview/feature with Swedish doom act Kongh: http://www.combatmusicradio.com/obdurateground/
Check out Promise and the Monster's excellent new video for "Night out": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk1D2x7FeM&fmt=18
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. TALK 1
02. Anna Maria Espinosa - A little moonlight
03. Marit Bergman - 1985
04. The Goner - Haven
05. TALK 2
06. Park Hotell - Black hole
07. Fredrik - Holm
08. Emmanuel Tegel - Solaris (beat mix)
09. TALK 3
10. The Alien - Extract #3
11. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius (Boeoes Kaelstigen's yea/nay remix)
12. Montt Mardié - Modesty Blaise
13. TALK 4
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
15. They Live By Night - Endless summer
16. Katzenjammer - Tea with cinnamon
17. TALK 5
18. Nitad - Dag efter dag
Reminder: my show airs on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time.
Pitchfork reviews the new Amon Amarth album "Twilight of the Thunder God" and I'm From Barcelona's latest "Who killed Harry Houdini?".
MP3: Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd
I won't pretend to be impartial on Tiger Lou's new album "A partial print". Not only do we have a working relationship (I put out the "Until I'm there" 7"), but I am also lucky enough to consider Rasmus Kellerman a friend. Apparently I'm also something of an inspiration, having intoned the words "The more you give, the less you carry" when offering to lend a hand with the band's gear at Umeå Open. Who knew I was such a font of wisdom? Who would've thought such seemingly mundane circumstances can be so transformed? So yeah, I am about as far from unbiased as one can be, though I hardly let such matters keep me from opining on many subjects.
"Crushed by a crowd" struck me as an odd choice for a single at first, but I've since come around, having considered it more in context. It may not be the album's highlight, but it is immediately accessible and it sounds the most like the Tiger Lou you've come to know, as opposed to the Tiger Lou you thought you knew, the Tiger Lou of "A partial print". Every new album is different than the last and this one is far more austere and opaque than anything he's done before. It's also more grandiose and imposing when taken as a whole, in its intended dosage. Hence, "Crushed by a crowd" gives an easy in; its comforting familiarity allays concerns, the fear of change. And it's also a great song, one I appreciate the more I listen. That's the other thing - "A partial print" is, above all, a grower. It's a big, modern rock record with moments of huge bombast, but fans craving a more intimate connection will need to spend more time digging below the surface looking for a way in. It's there for you if you want it, but it holds you back at arm's length. Trust me though, it's worth it.
Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd