Frida Selander - Forever on your team (video)
Frida Selander has a new video for the track "Forever on your team": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP_cplCwb9w
Tag: News
Shotgun Language - Downtown tonight EP
Swedish indie/folk act Shotgun Language have a new 2-song EP streaming at Bandcamp: http://shotgunlanguage.bandcamp.com/album/downtown-tonight-ep
Look for the band's full-length debut "Goodbye city limits, hello heartland" to be released later this year.
Blessing - Fabric of wonder
Blessing, the new band from Lars Strömberg and Ludwig Dahlberg of The (International) Noise Conspiracy (remember?), will be releasing their debut 7" in May via , "Fabric of wonder" being the a-side.
Iconcrash - Delete
Finnish act Iconcrash just finished recording their next album are now streaming a new track at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/iconcrash/delete-single-version/s-OJW7t
Egil Olsen - She and him (and I) (video)
New music from Norwegian singer/songwriter Egil Olsen from his forthcoming album "Keep movin - keep dreamin", due out June 10. Details at Egil's website: http://www.egilolsen.com/
Pitchfork reviews The Raveonettes
Pitchfork gives a mediocre grade to the new Raveonettes album "Raven in the grave": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15295-raven-in-the-grave/
The Gatheration - An illusion just to fail (video)
The Gatheration is a new band featuring the four brothers Blomberg, Simon and Daniel from M:40 plus Ulf of Grace.Will.Fall and Jesper who is apparently the black sheep of the family with no notable band resumé. Anyhow, they've come together with the intention of playing straightforward punkrock and, if this song's any indication, I'd say they've succeeded mightily. Look for their debut 7" on / in May with a European tour to follow.
Martyrdöd in Seattle
I don't know if it's a one-off thing due to the collision of the Miasmal/Sanctuary in Blasphemy tours or what, but Martyrdöd is coming to the US and will be playing the Black Lodge in Seattle on June 17 with No Statik, Walls, Slowmotions (JPN), Crazy Spirit and my own dumb band Criminal Code. Should be pretty awesome.
Iceage comes to the UK, US
Danish postpunk teens Iceage will be touring extensively over the next few months and here's a few of the dates I've seen confirmed, most of which will be supporting Fucked Up:
05/05 - tba, London
05/06 - White Rabbit, Plymouth
05/07 - Clwb lfor Bach (matinee show), Cardiff
05/07 - Croft, Bristol
05/08 - Institute, Birmingham
05/09 - The Well, Leeds
05/10 - Caberet Volataire, Edinburgh
05/11 - The Cluny, Newcastle
06/17 - NYC
06/18 - NYC (instore)
06/19 - Philly
06/20 - Baltimore (tbc)
06/22 - Boston
06/23 - NYC
I've heard they'll be doing a full US tour with Total Abuse, so expect dates for that to be announced soon.
New Big Byrd 7" for RSD
Swedish "supergroup" Les Big Byrd has a new 7" called "Zig smile" coming out via as a Record Store Day exclusive. I'm not sure what songs are on it or anything, but it's limited to 300 copies.
Kvalität: We Are the Storm
Watch as We Are the Storm perform "I woke up to the bells" for Kvalität. More pics here: http://www.kvalitat.com/2011/04/we-are-the-storm-i-woke-up-to-the-bells/
Emmon - Distance (video)
Emmon's brand new single "Distance". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avs4s299USM
Traktor - Omega
Swedish noiserockers Traktor have a new tune up at SoundCloud off their forthcoming split 10" with Antigua & Barbuda: http://soundcloud.com/traktorbiz/traktor-omega
Morningside to release Ghost Flute & Dice album
It appears that will have two final releases before they call it quits. I'm not sure what the 2nd is, but the first will be Ghost Flute & Dice, a solo instrumental project from pianist Mikkel Almholt, a prolific Danish scene veteran. Read more and hear a sample tune: http://morningsiderecords.dk/2011/04/new-band-ghost-flute-dice/
Sista Sekunden confirm new EP
Sista Sekunden has confirmed that their new 7-song 7" EP "Svartvit" will be officially released on May 7. 1200 copies, black vinyl.