The new Bröderna Lindgren album "I tiden" will be out on October 3 and you can preview the lead track "Här är jag" (feat. Ebbot Lundberg) at the label 's website: http://www.brusoknaster.se/
Other guest vocalists on said album include Amanda Bergman (Jaw Lesson), Britta Persson, Magnus Carlsson (Weeping Willows), Patrik Arve (Teddybears), Anja Bigrell (Montys Loco), Mattias Alkberg, First Aid Kit and more.
Pitchfork reports that The Tallest Man on Earth is collaborating on a soundtrack with Idiot Wind, aka Amanda Bergman aka Hajen/Jaw Lesson: http://pitchfork.com/news/43419-the-tallest-man-on-earth-working-on-film-score/
Said film is directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller and is said to be a romantic drama entitled "Once a Year" and will feature seven tunes written exclusively by the duo.
Amanda Bergman aka Idiot Wind nee Jaw Lesson/Hajen explains the multiple name changes to Devotion: http://www.devotionmagazine.se/?artikel=oss-emellan-amanda-bergman-forklarar-historien-bakom-hajsoppan (in Swedish)
From Hajen to Jaw Lesson and now Idiot Wind? And a European tour with The Tallest Man on Earth? Appears so: http://www.myspace.com/hajensmyspace
has unveiled the full tracklist for the upcoming album from The Göteborg String Theory, featuring an all-star cast:
01. Ben Lauber - Sadludium
02. Warren Suicide - Fuck off, happy
03. Jmy Haze - Promise
04. Bow & Arrow - Higher
05. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
06. Pacific! feat. El Perro Del Mar - From lips divine
07. José González - Cycling trivialities
08. Wildbirds & Peacedrums - So soft so pink
09. Ebbot Lundberg - There's only one of us here
10. Jaqee - Kokoo girl
11. Fox Machine - Frank Lloyd was wright
12. Jaw Lesson - Rats and rifles
13. Midaircondo - Come with me
14. Studio - Out there
15. El Perro Del Mar - A better love
More info, including samples and preorder details are available here: http://www.kningdisk.com/index_tgst.htm
The Göteborg String Theory have posted a studio video of them performing the song "Rats and rifles" with Jaw Lesson (nee Hajen) taking lead vocals: http://www.tgst.org/
has announced they will be putting out a 2CD/2LP record from The Göteborg String Theory, an all-star collaboration of German classical composers and some of Göteborg, Sweden's finest musicians. In addition to the physical release (on April 17), there will also be a live concert at Göteborgs Konserthus featuring contributions from José González, Pacific!, El Perro Del Mar, Fox Machine, Silverbullit, Jaw Lesson, Anna von Hausswolff, Bow & Arrow, Warren Suicide, Jmy Haze, Daniel Gilbert, Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of our Lives), Ben Lauber, The Skull Defekts feat. Daniel Higgs, Jaqee and The Berlin/Göteborg String Theory orchestra. More info: http://tinyurl.com/y9wqffj
The good folks at MIC Norway sent me a big box of CDs earlier this week as part of their "Listen to Norway" music promotion program, so to oblige them I will attempt to do some sort of weekly feature on one of the contents therein. I'm planning on listening to most of it anyway, so why not give it focus? Now as for the types of discs they sent me, there's a good selection of pop, rock, indie and metal stuff that I've either heard before or at least somewhat familiar with, so I decided to jump into the other stuff first. I know some Norwegian jazz, mostly through artists affiliated with or , and we'll get to those in coming weeks, but it's definitely the folk music that intrigued me the most. As regular readers should know by now, I love traditional Scandinavian folk, especially when it's done in contemporary fashion ala Detektivbyrån, but I'm also quite fond of the trad stuff, it's just that I barely know where to start with it so let us consider this to be a mutual exploration. There's a lot of folk music out there and I've listened to a damn lot of Hardanger fiddle this week and while I couldn't begin to tell you the history of the style or anything about the various regional variations, I know what I like and Valkyrien Allstars are a group I definitely can get into. According to the liner notes of their self-titled debut (2007), the trio got their start as the house band at The Valkyrien Restaurant in Oslo though they definitely seemed to have moved beyond that now, having been nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and toured Japan (and released a new album "To måner", which I do not have yet). Musically speaking, they are at their essence, a Hardanger fiddle trio, though they do mix it up by adding a few extra instruments and vocals. But what I like best about them is their energy and enthusiasm, a similar trait I heard in Swedish act Hedningarna, the band that first got me interested in Nordic folk. "Å gjev du batt meg" is one of the group's mellower tracks, but I just love the vocal on it, especially frontwoman Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen's rough-edged tone. It reminds me of Hajen/Jaw Lesson a bit, in fact they even kinda look similar as far as hairstyle is concerned. Anyhow, it's those little cracks at the edges that make it, and that's why I'm sharing this song today.
Expect more folk discoveries and other new (to me) tunage in weeks to come.
Valkyrien Allstars - Å gjev du batt meg
The new Bröderna Lindgren album "Presenterar meningen med livet" is seriously good, way better than the debut even, despite the core group of guest vocalists remaining more or less the same. There's some fresh blood though and I think that's what takes it over the top: Firstly, we have Those Dancing Days singing on "Dom bästa"... pleasant enough, but not living up to the title. Secondly, we also have Hajen (now called Jaw Lesson) singing two songs -- I think she has a great voice with an intriguing rough edge, but she's yet to fully wow me and her songs are merely good, not great. Keep an eye on her though because she's definitely going places and if you don't believe me, listen to fellow bloggers Absolut Noise and Swedesplease because they are both big fans. No way can I deny her potential. However, by far the best contributor on this record would have to be Britta Persson. Her opening cut "Annan sort" is brilliant, perhaps even one of the best songs I've heard this year, twinkly harpsichord be damned! No matter what material she's dealing with, Britta always has a strong, instantly recognizable voice and she always sounds stunning. Even better, she continually challenges herself by taking on all sorts of different genres and styles and still continually improves on everything she's done before. So yeah, I'm quite impressed. Definitely recommended.
Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort (feat. Britta Persson)