Clash Music talks to Giana Factory
Clash Music interviews Danish act Giana Factory: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/giana-factory
Clash Music interviews Danish act Giana Factory: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/giana-factory
Danish act Pinkunoizu, one of the last bands to be released via now-defunct Danish indie label , has signed with UK-based label who will be releasing the band's new EP "Peep" this coming September and eventually a full-length album sometime thereafter. Check out a preview tune from the band's website: http://www.pinkunoizu.com/
There's a new, long interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone at the blog The Inarguable: http://theinarguable.blogspot.com/2011/07/made-of-music-interview-with-gylve.html
has signed Swedish duo Pasadena and will be releasing their debut single "Summer just walked up to me" on August 1.
Upstart Finnish label has announced that they will be releasing the debut album from The New Tigers (featuring members from Goodnight Monsters) on September 21. Hear a sample tune: http://soundcloud.com/soliti/pocketful-of-sand
Night Minutes, the new band of ex-We Live in Trenches bassist Anna Knutsson and ex-Cut City bassist/vocalist Max J Hansson, have finally unveiled their new album "Grateful depression" and are offering it for paid digital download and free streaming preview. Check it: http://nightminutes.bandcamp.com/
It's more like CC than WLIT and far more shoegazey than either, but any fan of good music is strongly encouraged to check it out.
And fuck you if you support this piece of shit in any way. Read here: http://www.burzum.org/eng/library/war_in_europe01.shtml (intentionally not hyperlinked)
It's continually appalling that "respectable" labels continue to release this guy's music and even worse that "respectable" people continue to buy it. There are no excuses.
Fenriz' band of the week is Swedish HC act Hårda Tider: http://www.myspace.com/officialdarkthrone/blog/543740537
Stereogum has the premiere of a new Opeth track from their upcoming album "Heritage": http://stereogum.com/766792/opeth-the-devils-orchard-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/
Tobias Hellkvist (Pixie Carnation) has announced that he will be releasing a new solo EP entitled "Kaskelot" on August 19 via the label . Said release was improvised and recorded during a single session at Sundlaugin Studio in Reykjavik, Iceland this past April.
The Skull Defekts have confirmed that their next 12" release, the one they recorded as a six-piece while on tour, will be called "2013-3012" and will be released in October/November via .
Abhinanda frontman and label honcho José Saxlund discusses Swedish hardcore with Svensk Musik: http://svenskmusik.org/article/video-jose-saxlund/
Two of my greatest passions in life, beer and music, together as one: http://www.sentencebeer.com/post/7459552902
(aka a mix at Viktor Sjöberg's excellent beer blog featuring a whole bunch of new and not-yet-released Swedish music. If dogs were including somehow, it would be the perfect trifecta.)
The long awaited Säkert! album in English will be called "På engelska" (obviously!) and will mostly feature translated versions of songs from their most recent album "Facit" as well as two from the self-titled debut. It will be released on August 29 via at home in Sweden with a North American release coming via and in Benelux via . Read more: http://cani.saekert.com/about
More here, including a sample tune and a invitation to participate in a video project: http://cani.saekert.com/
Peter Bjorn and John (and more) pay tribute to The Strokes with an album of covers: http://stereogum.com/767531/stroked-tribute-to-is-this-it/mp3s/