Safe House Staff is a new-ish Swedish hip-hop collective featuring rappers Nimo, Näääk, Mackan, RahBalder and Sexfemman, all well-known solo acts in their own right, backed by DJs Kojak and Lickshot and all based out of Marcus Price and Kristoffer Malmsten's Safe House Studio. They're also sounding quite promising, especially if you dig hip-hop mixed with skweee like I do. Look for their debut EP to be released on September 2 via .
Finnish indie act Delay Trees are giving away their new EP "Before I go go" as a free download: http://www.delaytrees.com/
PopMatters reviews WhoMadeWho's latest record "Knee deep": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/145178-whomadewho-knee-deep/
Aversionline covers the new 7" EP from Norwegian 90s-style emo/hardcore revivalists Wits End: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2011/08/08/wits-end-st-7/
Swedish Americana artist I'm Kingfisher will be heading back to the UK in September:
09/06 - Dublin Castle, London/Camden
09/08 - Buffalo Lounge, Cardiff
09/09 - The Central Station, Wrexham
09/10 - The Well Inn Festival 2011, Holywell
09/11 - The Telford's Warehouse, Chester
There will be a public tribute concert for Gustaf Kjellvander (The Fine Arts Showcase, Songs of Soil) at Debaser Malmö on August 23 featuring a host of artists and friends doing their part to celebrate Gustaf's life and art: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254486701235796
is doing a picture disc 12" version of the new Jens Lekman EP: http://srvc.se/jens-lekman/an-argument-with-myself%21
The new Chicagojazzen release "Brachiosaurus II" has been confirmed for an August 20 release via . 17 tracks, including "Duane Weber 2" which can be sampled above.
Peter Bjorn and John created videos for each and every track on their (excellent!) album "Gimme some" and now the whole enchilada is streaming via Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/tv/special-presentation/1754-peter-bjorn-and-john/2827-gimme-some/
Air France is finally back with a new song via : http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0172.php
More details here: http://theairfrance.tumblr.com/post/8510818931
Lo-fi/DIY visuals balanced out by quality Swedish indiepop melancholia. Hear more from Örnsberg here: http://soundcloud.com/ornsbergtinydancer/sets/tiny-dancer
Download the title track of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": http://www.jenslekman.com/An%20Argument%20With%20Myself.mp3
He's also got a bunch of new live dates:
09/28 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
09/29 - California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
10/01 - Columbia, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
10/05 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington DC
10/06 - Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/08 - Somerville Armory, Boston, MA
10/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/14 - The Vereniging, Nijmegen (NL)
10/15 - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/17 - Heaven, London (UK)
10/19 - Band on the Wall, Manchester (UK)
10/22 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE)
10/24 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
10/27 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
10/29 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris (FRA)
The new Moloken album "Rural" is mixed and ready to be mastered, but it will not be out this month like previously announced. Instead, the release is being pushed back to November while artist/animator Kenny Lindström (Bring Me the Horizon, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Logh, Norma Jean, etc.) finishes up hand-drawing the artwork and the band works on a new video Standard Film Team. More details (and hopefully samples) when I get 'em...
Danish indierockers I Got You On Tape have confirmed that their new album "Church of the real" will be released on September 5 via /.
Long-awaited new music from Promise and the Monster off the forthcoming album "Red tide", due out September 26 via .