Country: Denmark
First list of SXSW 2010 acts confirmed
Scandinavian acts confirmed for SXSW 2010: Ólöf Arnalds, Julian Berntzen, Adiam Dymott, Francis, The Kissaway Trail, Unni Lovlid, Lowood, Mixtapes & Cellmates, Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks), Movits! and Surrounded.
Kissaway Trail - SDP
There's a new track from Kissaway Trail up at Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13620-sdp/
Matinée Recordings announces new releases for 2010
Indiepop label Matinée Recordings has announced new albums from Northern Portrait and The Electric Pop Group as well as a new comp featuring cuts from both bands as well as Cats on Fire and lots more. Head to their website for full details, samples and preorder info: http://www.indiepages.com/matinee/news.html
Apparatjik confirm new single
Apparatjik, the all-star project featuring Jonas Bjerre (Mew), Guy Berryman (Coldplay) and Magne Furuholmen (A-ha), will release the new single "Electric eye" as a digital download on November 30 via their own (cryptic) website: http://www.apparatjik.com/
Mew live album on the way
Mew will release the new digital live album "Live at the Hollywood Palladium" on December 7. Said album was recorded during the band's performance at September 2 earlier this year.
Sirius playlist week #47
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction
02. TALK 1
03. Monty - En till himmel
04. Superfamily - Songs of the weak will die
05. Agent Side Grinder - Black vein
06. TALK 2
07. Murmansk - Silver heel
08. Cleaning Women - Across the void
09. Pintandwefall - Jail
10. TALK 3
11. Tobias Hellkvist - Scars and stripes
12. Truckfighters - Traffic
13. Rockettothesky - Barrie for Billy MacKenzie
14. TALK 4
15. Peter Bjorn and John - I don't know what I want us to do
16. Håkan Hellström - En vån med en bil
17. Barra Head - Common ground
18. TALK 5
19. Makthaverskan - Vi var människor från början
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 Silent Ballet reviews Keith Canisius
The Silent Ballet reviews the new solo album "Waves" from Keith Canisius: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2900/Default.aspx
Efterklang confirms new album
Efterklang have confirmed that their new album "Magic chairs" will be released on February 22. Said record was produced by Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Grizzly Bear) and will be released in Scandinavia on the band's own Rumraket label and everywhere else via 4AD.
Play/Rec signs Trust
Trust has been picked up by Play/Rec and no, it's not the French thrash act that Anthrax covered. This band is a guitar/drums duo featuring ex-members from Up In Arms and they already have one 7" out and another on the way, but Play/Rec will handle their debut full-length, due out in early 2010. Samples here: http://www.myspace.com/abandcalledtrust
Marybell Katastrophy in Italy
Updated Italian dates for Marybell Katastrophy:
12/04 - Ginger Zone, Scandicci
12/05 - Cantina Mediterraneo, Frosinone
12/06 - Zuni, Ferrara
12/09 - Diagonal Loft, Forlì
Oh No Ono get US release date, NYC dates
Friendly Fire has confirmed that the US release of Oh No Ono's album "Eggs" will be on January 26. They'll also be coming over around then for their first NYC shows:
01/27 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
01/28 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Oh No Ono track review at Pitchfork
Danish indie act Oh No Ono in the Pitchfork track reviews: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11646-internet-warrior/