PopMatters reviews The Amazing

The Amazing's new release "Wait for a light to come" does not live up to PopMatters' expectations: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125643-the-amazing-wait-for-a-light-to-come

MP3: The Amazing - And it looks like today

Despite the intermittent rain up here in this part of the world, there's no doubting that spring has finally arrived. Let this new single from The Amazing be your soundtrack. The band's new EP "Wait for a light to come" is out now and it is bliss.

The Amazing - And it looks like today

Sirius playlist week #20

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Enforcer - High roller
02. TALK 1
03. Robyn - Dancing on my own
04. The Amazing - And it looks like today
05. Årabrot - End of first chant: II
06. TALK 2
07. The Bombettes - Cherry shot
08. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
09. Lapko - Kiss 'n' cry
10. TALK 3
11. The Howard Way - Runaway
12. Familjen - Socker
13. Deathchain - The crawling chaos
14. Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
15. TALK 4
16. Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time
17. Marit Bergman - Free falling
18. Jennie Abrahamson - I lost my heart
19. TALK 5
20. Menfolk - Rubato (con song)

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

The Amazing to release new album in April

Subkiminal Sounds has announced that The Amazing's sophomore album "Wait for a light to come" will be released on April 14 and will be available on both CD and vinyl, the latter in a limited run of 1000 copies.

Pitchfork reviews The Amazing

Pitchfork reviews the self-titled debut album from The Amazing: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13882-the-amazing/

Too Cool to Die reviews The Amazing

Too Cool To Die reviews Swedish psych-rockers The Amazing: http://www.toocooltodie.com/index.php?/tctd/aotw/the_amazing/

Sirius playlist week #45

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Marit Bergman - Höstvisa
03. Viola - No connection
04. Brothers of End - Why
05. TALK 2
06. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
07. The Bear Quartet - Carry your weight
08. Kornstad - Oslo
09. TALK 3
10. The Amazing - Is it likely
11. Erik Enocksson - Non lupi
12. [ingenting] - Dina händer är fulla av blommor
13. TALK 4
14. Sivert Høyem - Empty house
15. Rickard Jäverling - May & Lee
16. Isolation Years - Let's step aside
17. TALK 5
18. Elmo - Young love

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

The Amazing - Dragon (live video)

Watch The Amazing perform "Dragon" live for East Village Radio at CMJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2KVEWLseSw

"Dragon" track review @ Pitchfork

The Amazing's "Dragon" gets a 7 in Pitchfork's track review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11570-dragon/

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Markus Krunegård
02. Kent
03. The Bear Quartet
04. El Perro del Mar
05. Kings of Convenience
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Fever Ray
08. Loney, Dear
09. The Amazing
10. Lake Heartbeat

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Dusted reviews The Amazing

Dusted reviews The Amazing's excellent self-titled debut, one of my current favorite records: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5311

Sirius playlist week #39

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Joensuu 1685 - I'm on fire
02. TALK 1
03. Boy Omega - Dinosaur drugs
04. Katatonia - Forsaker
05. Moloken - Die fear will
06. TALK 2
07. Rising - Dead kings
08. The Cardigans - Erase/rewind
09. The Amazing - Dragon
10. TALK 3
11. The First Miles - Black heart
12. [ingenting] - Medan vi sov
13. Skriet - Kärlekens land
14. TALK 4
15. Abandon - It's all gone

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

MP3: Moloken - Die fear will

Along with The Amazing's self-titled debut (discussed briefly here), my pick for September's album(s) of the month would have to go to Moloken's "Our astral circle". Yes, [ingenting]'s new record is also brilliant and well-deserving of praise and Abandon's "The dead end" is likewise incredibly powerful, but I've listened to Moloken a heckuva lot more often that anything else. Now if you remember, I wasn't that impressed with the band's epic debut EP, but it did show promise and on this new effort they have delivered in full. Once again, the band sound is rooted in heavy, dark hardcore ala "Souls at zero"-era Neurosis, especially considering the prominent bass presence, but they're also not afraid to go full-on metal when necessary. They're also unafraid to show off their chops either, as you'll hear on the song I've posted today. Some of their flair is subtle, but any musician should recognize that this rhythm section is a monster and that those long instrumental passages kick serious ass. Kinda like Tool minus the pretentious restraint, I'd say. And with better songs too, though that's not saying much considering Tool has always been way more about craft and mood than catchy riffs. Anyhow, this is a great release with broad appeal to all fans of heavy music, whether it be crust, doom or whatever. I hope other metal fans take note.

Moloken - Die fear will

The Amazing - Code II

Fader has a new track from excellent Swedish psych act The Amazing off their forthcoming 10" from Mexican Summer: http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/23/premiere-the-amazing-code-ii-mp3/

Too Cool to Die interviews The Amazing

How many times will a journalist write "The Amazing are... amazing!" Not that they aren't, but laziness abounds. Check out this interview at Too Cool to Die with The Amazing, just skip the intro: http://www.toocooltodie.com/index.php?/tctd/interviews/the_amazing_answer_our_questions_of_doom/