Swedish pop act Pacific! will be releasing the new single "Unspoken" (featuring Sarah Assbring/El Perro Del Mar) on April 18 along with the usual slew of probably-useless b-side remixes. Preview it at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCX26pazdE
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Familjen
03. Bright Eyes
04. Veronica Maggio
05. Those Dancing Days
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Cut Copy
08. Säkert!
09. James Blake
10. Broder Daniel
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Danish act Cartidge will be releasing a new 6-song EP called "Liquid" this spring via . The first single, "Saint song", is out now and can be heard at the band's website: http://www.cartridge.dk/
Viktorious, the solo act of Viktor Norén from Sugarplum Fairy, is giving away a new track every week for the next eight weeks at his website: http://viktorious.net/
Release Magazine shines a spotlight on Swedish industrial duo Necro Facility and their new album "Wintermute": http://www.releasemagazine.net/Spotlight/spotlightnecrofacility2011.htm
The Hype Machine is streaming the new Lykke Li album "Wounded rhymes" in its entirety: https://hypem.com/#!/artist/Lykke%20Li
Watch the backwards version of Peter Bjorn and John's new video for "Second chance" at Vevo: http://www.vevo.com/watch/peter-bjorn-and-john/second-chance/SE2M41100103
September Malevolence have announced that their new album "Our withers unwrung" will be released on August 26. Full tracklist and tourdates and so on will be announced shortly.
Swedish death metallers Miasmal are streaming a brand new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/miasmalband/music/songs/toxic-breed-79982924
The band's new album is complete and should be out in time for the band's upcoming US tour in April. And I gotta say; I was pretty tentative about these dudes before, but this new track rules.
Baron Bane's new single "My slow world". Direct link: http://vimeo.com/20166157
Dusted gives high praise to the new The Skull Defekts album "Peer amid": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6181
Kvelertak won the Statoil grant this year of 1m NOK which will no doubt help them in their international touring aspirations: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011022113010229113756
There's a sampler of the new Lykke Li album "Wounded rhymes" up on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/20100255
I didn't get around to hearing Makthaverskan's excellent self-titled album until way after its release, otherwise it would have easily made my Best of 2009 list. Good to see they're not giving up on it though, despite its criminally underwhelming reception -- perhaps the current goth zeitgeist will serve them better. Anyhow, here's a brand new video for the track "Know love" and it's great, though, uh, a bit NSFW. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/18879071
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