Frank at Chromewaves is impressed by Danish acts Mew and Under Byen: http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2311

Check out Lazy Spinning Sparrow, a new Danish act that just opened their website: http://www.lazyspinningsparrow.dk/
If you like bands like Lampshade and Under Byen who fit somewhere between the realm of post-rock and dreampop, you'll definitely dig this. There's also a bit of the chamber-pop sound of The Tiny thrown in as well. The songs they have for streaming sound great, so check it out.

Under Byen's most recent album "Samme stof som stof" will be released in the US on September 28 via Toronto based label Paperbag, home to artists such as Broken Social Scene and Stars. Read our review here and get excited. The record will also be released in Germany via Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in early October and in Benelux around the same time via Excelsior Recordings. Look for a European tour to be announced for the fall.

Danish post-rock act Under Byen has signed a North American deal with Toronto-based label Paper Bag Records. More details to come.

In semi-related news, Figurines home-country labelmates Under Byen (both on Morningside) have licensed their most recent album "Samma stof som stof" for release in Japan via Ultra Vybe. It will come out July 8.

Under Byen
Samme stof som stof
Morningside Records

For the stupid two language dude that I am, there is something inherently charming about a women singing in a Nordic tongue, must be Björk-envy. In any case, Under Byen singer Henriette Sennenvaldt sings in this dreamy whispery voice that is simply incredibly sexy, yet triste. The music underneath is post-rock in a similar fashion to Do Make Say Think, but with a more noisy aspect of raw percussion and field recordings. Under Byen also uses a lot of minimal arrangements to create a thin curtain behind Sennenvaldt, only to explode a few minutes later in an intense fury. Instrumentation is all over the place and adds to the overall brilliance. I have heard plenty of post-rock in the last few years, but this is amongst the best.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Stylus fawns over Under Byen: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3952
Look for our own flattering review to be posted this weekend.

Morningside will be releasing the self-titled debut album from Thunderbear aka Thorbjørn Krogshede of Under Byen on January 16. Check out a preview track: http://morningsiderecords.dk/mp3/thunderbear_-_pas_paa_du_ikke_falder_i.mp3

Morningside Records 2006 release schedule:

01/16 - Thunderbear
02/06 - Jomi Massage/DR Big Band
03/06 - Under Byen
05/XX - Oh No Ono 7" single

It has been revealed that Denmark's Under Byen will finally release a new album on March 6, 2006 via Morningside Records.

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is presenting a special show in London on June 3 featuring Denmark's Efterklang and Under Byen. Read more: http://www.ica.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14189

Katrine and Anders Stochholm, ex-members of Denmark's Under Byen, are collaborating together on a new as-yet-unnamed project. More details: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=13204 (in Danish)

The latest Scandinavian music reviews from the German webzine Sellfish:

Path of No Return - Black nights coming
Soulwork - Stabbing the drama
Under Byen - Det er mig der holder träerne sammen

Danish electronic/ambient/noise music site Noisejihad just added a whole bunch of new tracks from Pol Mod Pol, Wäldchengarten (remixing Under Byen) and Soviet Subliminal Seduction: http://www.noisejihad.dk/

New artists confirmed for the Malmö Festival: Mattias Alkberg läser poesi, Darling Desperados, Under Byen, Ramses Revolution, Moder Jords Massiva, Sophie Rimheden, Livekaraokeshow and more. Details: http://www.malmofestivalen.nu/