Swedish label will be doing a CD release of We Live in Trenches' full-length debut "Modern hex". The vinyl came out earlier this year via and is highly recommended for anyone into rocked-out punk ala Fucked Up.
is offering up Enforcer's excellent album "Diamonds" as a free download for 1 day only: http://www.heavyartillery.us/enforcerpromo/
Shout Out Louds recorded a Band of Horses cover, member Ted Malmros made a video: http://vimeo.com/13701417
The new Stefan Sundström album "5 dagar i augusti" will be released on September 1 via .
The title track from the EP, released earlier this year. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FziNGBTFoY
will be releasing a discography collection from Norwegian punks Siste Dagers Helvete in late August: http://tigernet.no/shop/release.php?code=129472
Also, I do suspect that the FYR001 catalog number means we'll be seeing more retrospective releases from the label in days to come.
Interment, yet another quality act of Swedish death revivalists, will officially unleash their album "Into the crypts of blasphemy" on August 2 in Europe, August 31 in the US. Preview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARB2pEBYUdk
In addition to the CD on , there will also be an LP version coming out on August 13 via which will feature a bonus cover of "Torn apart" by Carnage.
Kaka's self-titled debut album from a couple years ago was a bit of a sleeper. A few really great tracks (such as "The hotspurs"), but it never seemed to get much traction. That is to say, I enjoyed it, but it lacked the stickiness I really need in my pop music. Not to mention, an atrocious name. C'mon... Kaka? Talk about hamstringing yourself from the get-go, might as well burn a few wads of cash while you're at it. Anyhow, the new single "Below this sun" is good, maybe even a little bit great, but like my wife just said to me, "this sounds really fun, but I can't recommend them to anyone." I've played it on my radio show a few times even though I'm loathe to announce it out loud and now I guess I'm recommending it you, here in print, despite my foolish trepidation. Once you get past the awful, awful name, there's actually a lot to like.
Pitchfork is not into the latest Thieves Like Us album: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14483-again-and-again/
Trade an email address for a new song from Jens Lekman: http://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2010/07/jens-lekman-shares-new-song/
Avi | Thu, Jul 29th, 2010 12:47:46