New Powersolo in February
Danish rockabilly weirdos Powersolo will release their new album "Buzz human" on February 14.
Country: Denmark
PopMatters reviews Dragontears
PopMatters is scared of Dragontears' final album "Turn on tune in fuck off!!": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/133348-dragontears-turn-on-tune-in-fuck-off/
Danish P3 Guld nominees
Gaffa has the rundown for the nominees of Denmark's P3 Guld awards: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/45085
Papir debut out December 1
has announced that the self-titled debut LP from Danish Krautrockers Papir will be released on December 1. 250 copies, hand-stamped covers; preview here: http://www.myspace.com/papirband
WMBR: Riding the Norse horse
There's a new Scandinavian-focused radio show on WMBR (MIT) in Cambridge, MA: http://www.track-blaster.com/wmbr/index.php?startmo=06&startyr=1984&endmo=11&endyr=2010&sort=desc&program=125
Download the last two episodes here: http://wmbr.org/www/sched-tue#norse
Thrill Jockey picks up CODY
has been on a tear recently picking up a ton of new acts and you can now add Danes CODY to their list of distributed artists. Look for CODY's debut album "Songs" to be released in this US this spring.
Vuf #6: Back to nature
Danish label has a new comp posted for free download: http://vuf-empire.dk/
Featured artists include Sleep Party People, Chimes and Bells, The Deer Tracks, Troels Abrahamsen, I Got You on Tape and more.
Bella Union picks up Treefight for Sunlight
Danish act Treefight For Sunlight has been picked up by UK label who will be releasing their first international single "What became of you and I" on December 13.
TLOBF talks to Champagne Riot
The Line of Best Fit talks to Champagne Riot ahead of their upcoming appearance at Ja Ja Ja in London: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/11/ja-ja-ja-champagne-riot/
I Got You On Tape - TNT
Hear a new track from Danish act I Got You On Tape: http://soundcloud.com/fishcorp/i-got-you-on-tape-tnt
Make Out, starring Junior
This will probably the first and last time I mention them since they are more of an American band than otherwise: ex-Junior Senior member Jesper Mortensen (aka Junior/I Scream Ice Scream) has a new NYC-based group with fellow Dane Anders Christiansen and two American ladies called Make Out and you can hear their debut single "I don't want anybody that wants me" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/makeoutwithfacebook
Sounds pretty damn tepid to me, but there you go. Let us never mention their name again.
Kitty Wu - Gold chain (video)
This is the new video for "Gold chain" from Danish act Kitty Wu. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy-t-RzPcL4
Gaffa DK Music Awards 2010
The nominees for Gaffa's Danish music awards have been announced:
Album:
De Eneste To - De eneste to (/)
Efterklang - Magic chairs ()
Kashmir - Trespassers ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava - Howl at the moon ()
The Rumour Said Fire - The arrogant ()
Band:
De Eneste To (/)
Efterklang ()
Kashmir ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava ()
The Rumour Said Fire ()
Female artist:
Fallulah ()
Henriette Sennenwaldt (
Male artist:
Jacob Bellens (Murder) ()
Jesper Lidang (The Rumour Said Fire) ()
Kasper Eistrup (Kashmir) ()
Søren Huss ()
Tobias Kippenberger (The Floor Is Made Of Lava) ()
Newcomer:
De Eneste To (/)
Fallulah ()
Ginger Ninja ()
The Rumour Said Fire ()
Vinnie Who ()
Hit song:
Dúné - Dry lips ()
Dúné - Let go of your love ()
Hej Matematik - Party i Provinsen ()
Nephew Feat. Landsholdet - The Danish way to rock ()
Turboweekend - Trouble is ()
Music video:
Burhan G Feat. Nik & Jay - Tættere på himlen (dir: Michael Sauer Christensen) ()
De Eneste To - Morten (dir: Casper Dalhoff) (/)
Kashmir - Still boy (dir: Jakob Printzlau) ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava - Leave me now (dir: Casper Balslev) ()
Under Byen - Unoder (dir: Manyar I. Parwani) (
Full list: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/44683
Kissaway Trail frontman goes solo as The Pinecone Cheer
The Kissaway Trail frontman Søren Corneliussen has started a new sideproject called The Pinecone Cheer -- listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thepineconecheer
2011 Statens Kunstråd stipends announced
The Statens Kunstråd/Danish Arts Council has announced the recipients of their grant money for 2011: http://www.kunst.dk/musik/omtilskud/hvemharfaaettilskud/
Bands receiving funds include Powersolo, Cody, Slaraffenland, Murder, Marybell Katastrophy, Efterklang, Afenginn, WhoMadeWho, The Tremolo Beer Gut, When Saints Go Machine and Turboweekend, among many others.