We continue our glut of great new music with another full week of daily tunes, 'cept this time it's all demo/self-released material. My first choice was easy - all of Iisole's previous material has been strong, but their latest demo is a stunner. The band has started to incorporate more post-rock tendencies into their noisy, guitar-heavy sound and the result is something like a cross between KVLR and Logh, two of my most favorite bands. How could I not love it? Hopefully you will too.
Iisole - The words
Swedish singer/songwriter Britta Persson reports that her debut full-length album "Top quality bones and a little terrorist" is done and will be released in August via Bonnier Amigo. The recording features many esteemed guests, such as Kristofer Åström, Per Nordmark (Fireside), Mattias Friberg (Logh) and more. Listen to three songs and help her choose the first single: http://www.brittapersson.com/
Bad Taste has just released a brand new version of Logh's brilliant album "The raging sun": http://www.badtasterecords.se/shop.asp?id=169&artistid=0&typeid=0
Check out the video for "The smoke will lead you home" from Logh: http://www.badtasterecords.se/files/public/logh_smoke_high.ram
Logh has updated the tour diary on their myspace blog: http://blog.myspace.com/logh
Logh is keeping a tour diary at Musiklandet: http://www.musiklandet.se/ml/index.nsf/1?Open&a=kr&id=139A19B54A735385C12570FA0079C76B (in English, in case you were wondering)
Logh charts at #7 in the Indieworkshop top 50 for 2005: http://indieworkshop.com/articles/270/
Also note that Denmark's The Psyke Project came in #37.
New European tourdates for Logh:
12/02 - Stadshallen, Lund (SWE)
01/05 - W2, Den Bosch (NL)
01/06 - Oli Kino, Magdeburg (GER)
01/07 - Wachaus, Potsdam (GER)
01/08 - Cafe Wagner, Jena (GER)
01/10 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
01/12 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
01/14 - Cahier de Brouillon, Hoogstraten (BEL)
01/17 - Heretic Club, Bordeaux (FRA)
01/18 - Sala Arrebato, Zaragoza (SPA)
01/19 - Sala Azkena, Bilbao (SPA)
01/20 - Ritmo Y Compas, Madrid (SPA)
01/21 - Sidecar, Barcelona (SPA)
01/22 - Rico Amor Club, Castellon (SPA)
01/24 - L'Usine, Geneva (CH)
01/25 - Hafenbuffet, Rorschach (CH)
01/26 - Salzhaus, Winterthur (CH)
01/28 - Velvet, Aviano (ITA)
01/29 - Stadtwerkstatt, Linz / Urfahr (AUS)
01/30 - B72, Wien (AUS)
01/31 - Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg (GER)
02/02 - Nato, Leipzig (GER)
02/03 - Mau Club, Rostock (GER)
Dusted reviews Logh: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2531
Even though they don't love the record, I'm glad to see an English review that actually affords the music the attention it deserves.
Logh has posted the video for "Destinymanifesto": http://www.logh.se/media.asp