Pitchfork on the international release of The Tough Alliance's first album "The new school": http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/145119-the-tough-alliance-the-new-school
MP3: Theresa Andersson - Na na na
I missed Theresa Andersson's opening number last night, but I'm going to presume that it was "Na na na". It's the obvious choice really, as not only is it the first track on her new album "Hummingbird, go!", it's simply a great song. It also firmly establishes her skill as a loop-based solo performer, something you plainly see in this video that circulated not too long ago. As for the rest of the set (I came in during "Birds fly away" thanks to a long drive and a lack of convenient parking), Theresa did a great job working the cool, but ultimately receptive audience who I presume were all there to see the headliners Squeeze. Actually, "work" was by far the overwhelming motif of the set judging by the way she juggled all of the instruments and vocal lines. Which is not to say she struggled through it, rather it served to exemplify how difficult it is to create such intricate music by oneself. The level of talent on display was unquestionable. The result: a long line of converts back at the merch table post-set wanting CDs and/or signing the mailing list. That is the measure of success.
Theresa Andersson - Na na na
Kusowsky is going into the studio this week to record their debut album. 10 songs, 4 of which are EP tracks that will be re-recorded, expect a February release.
Kopia (aka Douglas Holmquist) has a brand new release out on the Kitty Litter netlabel: http://www.kittylittermp3.se/2008/09/kopia/
Stream the entire new Pg.Lost album "It's not me, it's you!": http://pglost.com/prelisten/itsnotmeitsyou.html
Band in Box has a new song posted on myspace, the first taste of what to expect from their next album? Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/bandinbox
The new Convoj single "Shovel" will be released on October 15 via Wonderland Records with the long-awaited full-length album "Exceptionnel" following on November 12.
PopMatters gets around to covering Tape's latest album "Luminarium": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63186/tape-luminarium/
Mimas' new video for "Cats on fire" is now posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLVDbYx_jo
Tiger Lou and Firefox AK are touring Germany together in December:
12/03 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
12/04 - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
12/05 - Forum, Bielefeld
12/08 - Schocken, Stuttgart
12/09 - Ampere, München
12/10 - Gare de Lyon, Wil
12/11 - ISC Bern, Bern
12/12 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
12/13 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg
Anna Ternheim is giving away an acoustic version of her new single "What have I done": http://www.annaternheim.com/
Check out Ane Brun's brand new Magnus Renfors-directed video for her latest single "Don't leave": http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=42938677
Scraps of Tape have posted a couple of fun liveclips from their record release party for "This is a copy is this a copy": http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=28158922&blogID=433500370
Old footage, but new to the interweb.
The video for the latest Those Dancing Days single "Home sweet home" is online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MTU-kCl9us