Indiepop for the melancholy set. The connections to Magenta Skycode should be fairly obvious, though it must be said that Burning Hearts' sonic ambitions are a touch less grandiose. No matter really, I'm a big fan of both acts and BH's latest record "Extinctions" is getting lots of repeat plays 'round these parts in recent days. Dunno what took me so long to come around, but it finally clicked.
Burning Hearts - Into the wilderness
Export Music Sweden reports that (that's Play It Again Sam, in case it rings a bell) has joined forces with Sweden's leading distributor to launch a new pan-Scandinavian distribution venture under the banner : http://www.exportmusicsweden.org/2012/04/pias-and-border-launch-pias-nordic/
Other Scandinavian operations taken under the wing of this joint operation include (Norway), (Denmark) and (Finland).
"River venom" is the latest video from Finland's Lapko and was shot on location in Joshua Tree & Palm Springs, CA.
Not sure if it means there's going to be a full US tour or what, but I see that Mirel Wagner is confirmed to play the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC this coming September: http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/
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Lighthouse Project have added a couple more preview tracks to their Bandcamp page for their upcoming album "We are the wildflowers": http://lighthouseproject.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-wildflowers
Pitchfork reviews the Siinai/Moonface collaboration "Heartbreaking bravery": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16495-moonface-with-siinai-heartbreaking-bravery/
Finnish noiserockers par excellence Throat are now up on Bandcamp where they are offering their OOP releases as free downloads: http://ihatethroat.bandcamp.com/
Expect samples of newer stuff to appear there soon, too.
Perhaps you've seen this? Well, it's hopefully not too surprising for most of you regular readers, here's a short follow-up article on the subject from The Atlantic that includes actual academic citations: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/04/where-heavy-metal-bands-are/1714/
' upcoming release schedule is bonkers -- in addition to the new Beastmilk and Hexvessel 7"s, as well as the "Dawnbearer" 2LP repress, they've also got like 5 new releases coming out every week from May through June. Here's the Finnish/Scandinavian highlights:
05/09 - Sähkö-Isku - Sata kaljaa 12"
05/09 - Kovaa Rasvaa 7"
05/09 - Problems? - Ei tää lama päähän käy 7"
05/09 - Unicef - Käkimassaa 7"
05/09 - Kollaa Kestää - Jäähyväiset aseille LP
05/16 - Abhorrence - Completely Vulgar 2LP / CD
05/23 - Jess and the Ancient Ones LP/CD
05/23 - Callisto - Noir 2LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Envoy of Death LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Go To Hell 7"
05/23 - Kimmo Kuusniemi Band - Moottorilinnut LP + DVD
05/30 - CMX - Kolmikärjen veljeskunta 4LP
05/30 - Musta Paraati - Peilitalossa LP
05/30 - Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects 2LP
05/30 - Rattus - WC räjähtää LP
05/30 - Mana Mana - Maria Magdalena 7"
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & NUS LP
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & 1980 - Pelko ja viha LP
06/06 - Carpathian Forest - Strange Old Brew LP
06/06 - Candlemass - Ancient Dreams 2LP
PopMatters recommends Finnish artist Mirel Wagner, calls her an "old soul": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156551-mirel-wagner-mirel-wagner/
A quick teaser for the upcoming I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper album, due out in September via .
Finnish doom act Callisto will see their 2006 album "Noir" get the 2LP vinyl reissue treatment by this coming May. The new edition will include the previously unreleased demo track "Coming aeons" as bonus and will be issued as 300 copies on black, 200 on silver.
Watch Pintandwefall perform an acoustic version of "Apple and I die" for Luomustudio.
Usually anything with the "space disco" tag is an instant turn-off for me, but Lumeet comes off more like 80s action movie montage soundtrack than the usual Balearia-inspired, cognoscenti-approved stuff I typically associate with the style. Simply put: If the retro analog electronics of fellow Finns Nightsatan or Desert Planet are your thing, you'll probably dig this too -- I know I do.
Check out the entire full-length album "Isadora Mu" at Bandcamp: http://store.lumeet.net/album/isadora-mu
Lumeet - Lyonesse Zero
