is giving away a new song from Black Twig, the first sample of the band's upcoming debut album "Paper trees" which will be out in January. There's some definitely Sonic Youth vibes going on here, so be sure to check it out if you're into that sort of noise.
"Kevätlaulu" ("Spring song") is the second single from Juho Salmi & Suuri Voima's sophomore album "Kesä tulee, tunnetko", out now via and available on Spotify here in the US. Maybe not seasonably appropriate, but maybe that's a good thing.
Music Export Finland and the Finnish Music Information Centre have joined forces and consolidated as Music Finland to further promote Finnish music abroad throughout the world. Read the press release: http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/8B4FC57252827251C225791F003DDA05?opendocument
And speaking of Finns going abroad, the FIMIC project "News from Helsinki" will be sending Jimi Tenor, The Wrecking Queens, Jaakko & Jay and Dusha Pitera to Moscow for a showcase at Sixteen Tons on October 13: http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/0A68ED4C733C9823C22578FC0047C479?opendocument
Finnish gloom-rockers Mystons are heading out for a few live dates around The Baltics and beyond:
10/04 - Ülase12, Tallinn (EE)
10/05 - Zavood, Tarto (EE)
10/06 - Nabaklab, Riga (LV)
10/07 - Fontaine Palace, Liepaja (LV)
10/08 - Pogo Baras, Šiauliai (LT)
10/10 - Estrada stagebar, Bydgoszcz (POL)
10/12 - Köpi/ Koma F, Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Pogo Baras, Vilnius (LT)
Keep an eye on Iconcrash's twitter for some sort of special event tomorrow, October 5th: http://twitter.com/#!/Iconcrash
Viola's brand new tune for the month of October is called "Maybe you're dreaming" and is now available for free download: http://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-10-maybe-youre-dreaming
Bizarro over-the-top 90s alt-rock revival from Finland, wrapped in a newspaper like an order of fish and chips.
Iconcrash are keeping a video tour diary going and they're even taking the time to provide English subtitles. More here: http://iconcrash.wordpress.com/
"An anthem from the 80s" is the first single from Finnish lo-fi/indie artist Koria Kitten Riot's forthcoming album "The lows & the highs".
Who the what now is Slussenanalys? Finnish noiserockers singing in Swedish, like a bizarro Herätys in reverse? Look for the band's debut LP "Aquila Helvetos Asfaltos" to be released soon via imprint in cooperation with .
Finnish noiserockers Hebosagil have a brand new 7" on entitled "Herätys": http://hebosagil.com/2011/new-hebosagil-7-out-now/
Finnish indie act Rubik will be embarking on their first-ever full US tour this October alongside US act Lights:
10/22 - Sonar, Baltimore, MD
10/24 - Eagle Theater, Pontiac, MI
10/25 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
10/26 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
10/28 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
10/29 - Cicero's, St. Louis, MO
10/30 - Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence, KS
11/01 - Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
11/02 - The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
11/04 - Soma, San Diego, CA
11/05 - Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ
11/07 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
11/08 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/09 - Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR
11/10 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
The New Tigers' self-titled debut album is out today via and I believe this is their first video.
Finnish metal from 1985, rescued from obscurity by for an official 7" reissue (b/w "Eyes of fire") via imprint . No official release date yet, but tit will be limited to 500 copies.