It looks like Lust for Youth's album "Growing seeds", originally released on the Iceage-related imprint, will be getting a US repress via . Official release date: November 14
FWIW, I like synthpop and goth music, but I don't like this band at all. Comparisons to early Cold Cave are apt I suppose.
It appears that Pitchfork is open to reviewing 7"s now, that is if you are affiliated with critical-darlings Iceage: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16817-walk-on-heads-ep/
Iceage/Sexdrome project War is henceforth to be known as Vår and this here is their new video.
Newly signed to and currently in the studio with Jens Benz (Thulebasen, Iceage, Powersolo). Expect an album this fall.
Iceage have been forced to cancel their upcoming UK/Ireland tour plans in May due to illness, but they've also updated their schedule with a lot more dates all over the world: http://iceagecopenhagen.blogspot.com/2012/04/cancelling-adding-shows.html
Iceage have announced a new string of US dates to follow their appearance at the Pitchfork Music Fest in July:
07/15 - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival), Chicago, IL
07/17 - Now That's Class, Cleveland, OH
07/18 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
07/20 - La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec
07/21 - 285 Kent St., Brooklyn, NY
07/22 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
07/23 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
07/24 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
07/25 - Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
07/26 - Caledonia, Athens, GA
07/27 - 529, Atlanta, GA
Danish label is putting out a new 7" from postpunk/noiserockers Lower called "Walk on heads" -- full details and a sample download here: http://escho.net/esc25
Not sure if it'll end up as eBay gold like Iceage did before them, but I dig what I hear. Oh, and foreigners like me can snag a domestic pressing via if they wait til May.
Iceage/Sexdrome techno/noise crossover sideproject War now have a video for the song "Brodermordet" off their new 7" single "At war for youth", due out later this month via .
The upcoming 7" from Sexdrome/Iceage sideproject War (could you be more unoriginal?) is now available for preorder from : http://sacredbonesrecords.com/releases/sbr069/
Not a lot of Scandinavians in Pitchfork's top 50 albums list this year, but we do have Lykke Li at #43, Iceage at #37 and The Field at #26: http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/
Speaking of Iceage, the intitial lineup for the 2012 edition of Chaos in Tejas has been announced and will feature the Danish wunderkunds along with Nasum and Herätys as well as a whole host of other awesome metal/punk/hardcore bands: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/12/antisect_reform.html
Check out Iceage doing a 3-song live session for the BBC: http://www.abeano.com/iceage-youre-nothing-more-in-session-london-photos-listen/9290
Gaffa DK's top 10 Danish albums of 2011:
01. Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh ( / )
02. Larsen And Furious Jane - Dolly ()
03. Malk De Koijn - Toback From The Fromtime ( / )
04. Iceage - New Brigade ( / )
05. The Raveonettes - Raven In The Grave ()
06. Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat ()
07. Suspekt - Elektra ( / )
08. Michael Møller - A Month Of Unrequited Love (self-released)
09. L.O.C. - Libertiner ()
10. Thulebasen - Gate 5 ( / / )
Read more: http://gaffa.dk/artikel/55220 (in Danish)
The final 12 nominees for the 2011 Nordic Music Awards have been decided and they are as follows:
Ane Brun - It all starts with one
Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes
Rubik - Solar
Gus Gus - Arabian horse
Malk De Koijn - Toback to the fromtime
Siinai - Olympic game
Björk - Biophilia
Iceage - New brigade
Montée - Renditions of you
Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje
Goran Kajfes - X/Y
The Field - Looping state of mind
Read more: http://nordicmusicprize.com/eng/pages/1-nordic_music_prize_2011
