Västerbottens Folkblad talks to The Perishers about their upcoming North American tour with Sarah McLachlan and more: http://www.folkbladet.nu/index.asp?vf=1&x=29297 (in Swedish)
Apparently the song "Sway" got something like 97k times for free at iTunes. If that's true, how come I don't see any American press talking about these guys?

Umeå's The Perishers will be doing an extensive North American tour opening for Sarah McLachlan beginning in mid-April. Dates:

04/12 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC (CAN)
04/13 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC (CAN)
04/15 - Sportsmart Place, Kamloops, BC (CAN)
04/16 - Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC (CAN)
04/18 - Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
04/19 - Bank Of America Centre, Boise, ID
04/20 - Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV
04/22 - Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA
04/23 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
04/25 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
04/27 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
04/28 - Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO
04/30 - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
05/02 - Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
05/04 - BJCC, Birmingham, AL
05/05 - Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, FL
05/06 - Orlando Centroplez, Orlando, FL
05/08 - Office Depot Center, Sunrise, FL
05/09 - St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
05/11 - Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
05/13 - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
05/15 - John Labatt Centre, London, ON (CAN)
05/16 - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON (CAN)
05/17 - ACC, Toronto, ON (CAN)
05/20 - Cumberland Co. Civic Center, Portland, ME
05/21 - Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH
05/22 - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY
05/24 - The Theatre @ Madison Sq, New York, NY
05/25 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
05/28 - Trump Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
05/30 - Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB (CAN)
05/31 - Harbour Station, St. John, NB (CAN)
06/01 - Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, NS (CAN)

Can you say big break or what?

For those keeping track, here's a list of all the music being played on Fox's "The OC", which of course contains a couple significant Scandinavian artists like The Perishers (and should hopefully include Tiger Lou soon): http://musicfromtheoc.com/weekly_mix.html (via)

Totally outdoing The Perishers, SubSpace Communications is offering their own free download of "Blue Christmas", this version from electronic artist and Elvis-nut Aaron Sutcliffe: http://www.subspace.se/sounds/sutcliffe/Aaron_Sutcliffe_-_Blue_Christmas.mp3

Download The Perishers covering the old classic chestnut tune "Blue Christmas": http://media.nettwerk.com/mp3/singles/ThePe_BluCh.mp3

"Sway" by The Perishers is being offered as a free download this week via the iTunes music store.

Umeå's The Perishers will be supporting Snow Patrol for three sold-out shows in London at the end of the month:

11/28 - Carling Academy, Birmingham
11/29 - Brixton Academy, London
11/30 - Brixton Academy, London

Still no official word on a UK release for their latest album "Let there be morning", but I can only assume it isn't too far off.

The Perishers have a special budget price EP available for sale via iTunes in advance of the US release of their latest album, due out over here sometime around March. Read more: http://www.perishers.nu/new/article.asp?id=33

The Perishers are getting even more placement on TV ads in the US besides the OC: http://www.perishers.nu/new/article.asp?id=32

The Perishers
Let there be morning
Nettwerk

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this release. The only time I've heard of The Perishers was glancing through the liner notes for the Lost Patrol's "Song about running away". Doing some more research, I discovered that one of their songs is going onto the soundtrack of that trend-o-rama Fox show "The O.C." and a couple of the members was also involved in that Cult of Luna side-project Koma. Using my barely-functioning brain (thanks a lot, college), I didn't really know where they would fall in the spectrum.
"Let There Be Morning" is this Umeå, Sweden-based group's second effort. On the opener, "Weekends," lead singer and guitarist Ola Klüft's voice mournfully waits for the two-day break at the end of the work week. Klüft, being backed by Martin Gustafson (keyboards/backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass) and Thomas Hedlund (drums), lets his voice handle every lyric as if it were a piece of porcelain. His vocals never weigh down the songs but provide the right amount of emotion for every song. The subtle guitar work, combined with the keyboards, creates a sound similar to that of Coldplay and Travis but with more of an "indie" edge to them. "Trouble sleeping," which will appear on vol. 2 of the soundtrack for "The O.C.", is the highlight of the album. Klüft's voice glides over the instruments while the guitar and piano quietly play off one another. Lyric-wise, the songs aren't that hard to decipher. Simple, straight-to-the-point stuff point that won't rack your brain.
- Navy Keophan

Nettwerk has licensed "Let there be morning" from The Perishers for release in the US. There's no exact date set yet, but they say it should be out in February.

What kind of webmaster would I be if I didn't provide an mp3 from my selected album of the month? Download a track from Koma on the right. As mentioned way too many times before, the band features members from The Perishers and Cult of Luna and play epic, heavy, melodic rock. Check it out.

Staffan Hellstrand, Cult of Luna, Dan Viktor, Captain Murphy, The Perishers, C.Aarmé, Rundfunk and Ulf Stureson have been added to the Trästock Festival lineup.

Not only are there two new radio playlists added on the right, but there's also a new album of the month. Koma is a great band that manages to strike the perfect balance between heaviness and melody. Members of The Perishers and Cult of Luna and totally worth checking out. As for the radio stuff, take your pic between some sweet, summer pop tunes, both new and old. Or chill out with a selection of instrumental music, from noisy electronics a la Pan Sonic, to gentle jazz from Tord Gustavsen to epic post-rock from Magyar Posse. Or listen to both - the choice is yours.

The Perishers has updated their website with a bunch of personal information about each band member: http://www.perishers.nu/new/band.asp