The new Monastir album "Good things never last" will finally be released on November 16 via A West Side Fabrication. The new single "So defeated" will be sent to radio shortly. In other AWSF news, look for new albums from both Boy Omega and Björn Norestig early next year.

Boy Omega on tour:

10/07 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm (SWE)
10/08 - 1000 Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
10/09 - tba, Berlin (GER)
10/10 - Club Schokoladen, Berlin (GER) w/Herman Düne
10/11 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER)
10/12 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER)
10/13 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Great Lake Swimmers
10/15 - De Klos, Emmeloord (NL)
10/16 - Academy of Arts, Enschede (NL)
10/22 - Pustervik (Woody West), Göteborg (SWE)
11/09 - Kom, Göteborg (SWE)

Germany's Decoder Records has licensed "I name you isolation" from Boy Omega. It will come out on October 17. And then in November the label will release Bear Quartet's excellent "Angry brigade" and Vega's "Sole love" over there. More details tbc.

Racingpaperplanes and Boy Omega will be teaming up for a split EP in the near future. They're not sure who will release it yet, but I'll be sure to stay updated.

Boy Omega has finished recording the new album "The black tango" and has posted the full tracklist and cover art at their website: http://www.boyomega.com/
Be sure to check out the many samples available for download - it's some good stuff.

Download an mp3 of Boy Omega covering the Magnetic Fields song "Papa was a rodeo": http://www.thebookofdaniel.net/mp3/BoyOmega-PapaWasARodeo.mp3
The track is set to appear on the upcoming tribute album "Our love is meaningless", due out later this year on US label The Slight Record. More info on that here: http://www.itsmeaningless.com
The Slight Record will also be releasing BO's new record "The black tango" in the near future. Upcoming BO tourdates:

08/18 - Ease Down, Jönköping (SWE) w/Lassus, Peterbilt
08/19 - Villa vid vatten, Kristianstad (SWE) w/Lassus, Peterbilt
08/20 - Kollektiv, Malmö (SWE) w/Lassus, Peterbilt
09/02 - Magasin 15, Trollhättan (SWE)
10/08 - 1000Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
10/13 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Great Lake Swimmers
10/14 - Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
10/15 - Emmeloord, De Klos (NL)
10/17 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
11/09 - Kom, Göteborg (SWE)

US-based label The Slight Record will be releasing Boy Omega's most recent album "The black tango" sometime around October. Look for releases in other territories to be announced shortly as well. In other news, preparations are already underway for BO's third album, tentatively titled "Hope on the horizon". The many backing players in the "orchestra" contributed to the arrangements on the songwriting for this selection of songs and the music will almost all be tracked live in the studio. Every time I hear something new from these guys it's always better and better, so I expect big things.

Boy Omega has a slightly different new web design along with some newly updated live dates: http://www.boyomega.com/

Boy Omega has confirmed that the new EP "The best time of the year" will be released on May 11 via A West Side Fabrication. It features one track from the last album "I name you isolation" and four new unreleased songs. Tracklist:

01. The Best Time Of The Year
02. Damn
03. The Pattern
04. Waltz Of December
05. Distance

All the new material I've heard keeps getting better and better, so I'm looking forward to this release.

The tracklist for Johnny Bråttom's upcoming "Svensk Populärmusik Volym Tre" compilation has been revealed:

01. Björn Kleinhenz - Better company
02. [brus] feat. Gisela - Long flowering day
03. Double-O - Call of a lifetime
04. CDOASS - The correct use of failure
05. The Tiny - Lake
06. Loney, Dear - A few good men
07. Slagsmålsklubben - Supermaskinen
08. Richard Reagh & wwnb2 - Friends
09. Memoplay - Words are small
10. Lassus - Sunshine
11. Soul Supreme - Hit and run
12. Boy Omega - By midnight we'll give it a go
13. Britta Persson - You are the best
14. Talking to Teapots - Waiting for it all to end
15. Kubot - Go west
16. 50 Hertz - Chansen finns men är försvinnande liten
17. Zacke feat. Johnny Redskin - I ain't lyin'
18. Niccokick - Some don't make it through the haze
19. Pete Thompson - Our roads
20. Hans Appelqvist - Godnatt Bremort

It comes out in April.

Check out the brand new song "Leafless" from Boy Omega, the project of singer/songwriter Martin Henrik Gustafsson: http://kubot.ath.cx/kubotsite/hidden/boyomega-leafless.mp3
The track features guest vocals from Emelie Molin of the very excellent post-rock act Audrey and was recorded live in Martin's bedroom. In other news, Boy Omega's new album "The Black Tango" which Martin describes as being darker and more electronic than his debut, is due out later this year.

Download the song "The best time of the year" from Swedish singer/songwriter Boy Omega: http://kubot.ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega-TheBestTimeOfTheYear.mp3

Top 10s for 2004: Boy Omega

The "Independent Sweden" compilation from US/Spanish label Fork Series is finally done, almost a year after it was first announced. Here's the tracklist:

01. David & The Citizens - "New Direction"
02. Niccokick - "Wasted Love"
03. Björn Kleinhenz - "Let's Try"
04. Thomas Denver Jonsson & The September Sunrise - "24 Seven"
05. Ane Brun - "Humming One Of Your Songs"
06. Adria - "Your Shift" *
07. Studio - "Down By The River"
08. Now - "Chin Up" *
09. Kid Commando - "Urban Bushman"
10. CDOASS - "Autovision"
11. Menteroja - "Ho Chi Minh Style"
12. Dr Higgins - "Jag Dansade Ett Liv" *
13. Laakso - "Fight The Fight
14. Celestine - "Beneath Your Sight…" *
15. Sandy Mouche - "Carkeys" *
16. Homeland - "Flood" *
17. Boy Omega - "I Might Not Be Real" *
18. Lemko Hall - "Those Are The Sundogs"
19. The Flu - "Little Friend" *
20. Det Gamla Landet - "Tolv Under" *

* Previously unreleased

New mp3 today from Audrey, one of the many fine post-rock bands on A Tenderversion Recordings. They'll be playing a record release party for their new EP at Bommens Salonger in Göteborg on Friday along with Boy Omega who are celebrating the release of their debut album. Labelmates Scraps of Tape will perform as well.