Only in Swedish, but still worth noting: Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer of The Knife talk queer sound and more with Bang Magazine: http://www.bang.se/artiklar/extramaterial/the-knife-bang-sant-2011-09-09
Check the accompanying Spotify playlist here.
New Dödsvarg? I'm not entirely sure, but it sounds sick!
Listen to Norway has posted a new entry in their "Live at the Office" series, this time featuring Paal Nilssen-Love Trio which features the renown jazz drummer backed by saxophonist Ken Vandermark and clarinetist Ab Baars: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011091511161939857175
NY Mag's Vulture blog has an exclusive stream of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/jens_lekman_an_argument_with_m.html
The latest Acid House Kings album "Music sounds better with you" is now also the world's first indiepop app: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/acid_house_kings_announce_ipad_app/
Swedish hard-rockers Bonafide will be touring the UK in December, see a poster with the dates here: http://www.blacklodge.se/WP2/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Bonafide_Tour_uk_small_flyer.jpg
Billie the Vision & the Dancers will be doing a few UK gigs in October supporting Seasick Steve:
10/08 - HMW Apollo Hammersmith, London
10/10 - 02 Apollo, Manchester
10/11 - 02 Academy, Glasgow
Another new Rising tune for our collective listening pleasure to coincide with the unveiling of their new website. Go see the band on tour:
10/28 - Raum Eins, Aarhus (DK)
10/29 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
11/03 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
11/04 - UJZ Korn, Hannover (GER)
11/05 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
11/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/07 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
11/08 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
11/09 - Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden (GER)
11/10 - Comet, Berlin (GER)
11/11 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
11/12 - K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/13 - Black Fleck, Potsdam (GER)
11/24 - Kansas City, Odense (DK)
11/25 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
11/26 - Beta, Copenhagen (DK)
Preview excerpts of all the tunes from the upcoming Cryo MCD "Beyond", due out October 26 via
Look for Mattias Hellberg (Hederos & Hellberg, The White Moose) to release his new solo album "High in the low lands" on November 2. Recorded in a week at a remote cabin, the album is said to be "a sinister and strange collection of songs colored in the same dark blues style of songwriters such as Skip Spence, David Crosby and Syd Barret," but also with an "almost nostalgic echo of Scandinavian soft melancholic folk."
The new Korallreven single "As young as yesterday" got Best New Music'd in the Pitchfork track list: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12409-as-young-as-yesterday-ft-victoria-bergsman/
Another sample from the new Ville Leinonen album "Auringonsäde/Pommisuoja", out now via .
Swedish rockers Three Seasons will be releasing a new 7" entitled "Escape" this coming fall via .
The official winner of Junip's "Without you" video contest, made by co-DEPENDENCYfilm of Albuquerque, New Mexico.