Quarterly report: Q12011
Country: Denmark
The Boombox Hearts - Cover me
Covering Bruce Springsteen is generally a low risk-to-reward kind of thing to do, assuming you don't totally blow it. Thankfully, Danes The Boombox Hearts pull it off with enough of their own sad-sack/slowcore style to make it plenty worthwhile. Look for the band's new EP "Monte Carlo" to be released on April 25 via , a new sublabel of .
Mescalin, Baby sign with Target
has announced the signing of Mescalin, Baby and will be releasing the band's full-length debut "Air air" on May 23: http://www.targetrecords.dk/news.php?id=66
The Late Great Fitzcarraldos confirm debut album
Danish all-star indie trio The Late Great Fitzcarraldos, featuring members from I Got You on Tape, moi Caprice and Choir of Young Believers, will be releasing their self-titled debut full-length on May 2 via .
When Saints Go Machine - Add ends (video)
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new When Saints Go Machine video "Add ends": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/music-videos/1619-when-saints-go-machine/2565-add-ends/
Obstacles working on new EP, Russian tour
Obstacles are working on a new 12" EP for release via in the next couple months. Four songs supposedly showcasing "a new side" of the band, whatever that means. They're also heading over to Russia in mid-April for a string of dates:
04/14 - Squat Café, Moscow
04/15 - tba Moscow
04/17 - V-Club, Saint Petersburg
Emma Acs - Fever (video)
Gaffa has the premiere of the new Emma Acs video for "Fever": http://gaffa.dk/tv/clip/649
The New Spring album preview
Soundvenue is streaming the new album from Danish act The New Spring along with commentary (in Danish) on every song from songwriter/mainman Bastian Kallesø: http://www.soundvenue.com/features/2011/03/21/lyt-til-the-new-springs-debutalbum
New Rumpistol EP in April
reports that they'll be putting out the new Rumpistol release "Talk to you EP" on April 18, available either as a 12" or digital download. Details/sample: http://www.rump-recordings.dk/releases/18
Dusted reviews Iceage
Dusted reviews the US release of Danish youngsters Iceage: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6320
New album in April from F.U.K.T
Danish drum'n'bass act F.U.K.T will release their sophomore album "Falling" on April 18 via . Check out the first single "Farligt" above.
Decorate.Decorate frontman goes solo as Brother Grimm
Ex-Decorate.Decorate frontman Asbjørn Auring Grimm is going solo under the alias Brother Grimm and has signed with and will soon be releasing the new single "Wiggedy wack". Hear a short sample and be potentially dismayed: http://vimeo.com/21338096
Penny Police - Slow down Sofie (video)
New music out of Denmark from Penny Police. Look for her debut EP "Thieves like us" to be released on April 4.
Keith Canisius
This time it's our high
Darla Records
It takes a concerted effort not to judge this album by its cover, and opener "People's faces" does a pretty good job at shifting one's attention from the hideous, frightening artwork to the intricacies of Keith Canisius' music. Then you get about halfway into the song and you're not sure why it hasn't evolved into something else. After five minutes of repetitious instrumentation, the song finally starts going somewhere -- and promptly ends. Unfortunately, this pattern repeats throughout the album. Every song that opens with promise eventually self-destructs. The album feels like a meandering three-hour film that could have, in the right hands, been edited into a 90-minute masterpiece, and there are plenty of moments that betray the talents of the composer. Sadly, these moments just aren't enough. As background music, it's not half bad; as the follow up to Canisius' "Ferris wheel makeout", it's perplexing and, at best, a shadow of what it might have been.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Scandinavian Film Festival on-demand
OT, but worth noting: Nordisk Film and TV Fond have partnered with Eurocinema and Diva.AG to create an on-demand Scandinavian film festival which will be making its North American premiere on May 1. Read the press release: http://eurocinema.com/festivals.php