A quick preview of The Late Call's forthcoming album "Pale morning light", produced by John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening, Hearts No Static, etc.) and also featuring Ylva Ceder and Patric Thorman (Tvärvägen). The video for the first single "Look At You Now" will be up soon with the actual album to follow on September 14 via .
"Halos" is the lead single from the new Boy Omega album "Night vision", due out September 7 via . Download the track for free here.
"Wilderness" is the title track of The Horror The Horror's new album, due out April 22 via . Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQtLCJFL9sI
will be releasing a new 7" single from Malmö-based act Pixie Carnation, the first from the band's forthcoming album. No exact release date yet, but expect it to appear around February 2011.
are offering a free download of The Grand Opening's excellent new single "Be steady": http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=215
"Be steady" is the first single from The Grand Opening's forthcoming album "In the midst of your drama", due out November 8 via . As always, highly recommended for anyone into Swedish melancholia. And also, huge GRATTIS till TGO frontman John Roger Olsson for becoming a father!
Swedish melancholy indie act The Late Call have a video for their new single "Fribourg": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suWQjEh1Y2M
Look for the band's new John Roger Olsson-produced album "You already have a home" to be released on October 8 via .
is giving away the new Nom de Guerre track "Everybody knows" as a free download: http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=706
will be releasing the new album "Run ego" from Danish act Men Among Animals later this month and are giving away the track "Menth reloaded" as a free download: http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=240
You can also check out a video for the lead single "White" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsVX5R7fgc
Nom de Guerre has signed with German label , home to fellow Swedish bands such as The Grand Opening and Lacrosse. Look for their new album "Love thy neighbor" to be released in March followed by a Euro tour in May.
The Grand OpeningAfter having first found The Grand Opening through the netlabel here a couple of years ago, I thought I had an idea of what they sounded like. Suffice to say, I was a bit naïve in that outlook. With "Beyond the brightness", the music has become slightly more minimal, the lyrics dimmer, and the overall package something quite good. At times, it recalls "Northern blues"–era Kristofer Åström, which is not something to look lightly on. That same, bleak yet beautiful feeling is evident here, and best conveyed on tracks such as "On the losing end" and "Lonely hearts night out". "Anxious looks" starts the album off strong and does not let up much at all. As introspective as it is, it's fragility is so accessible, I can see new fans being won over as a result.
- Matt Giordano
The Grand OpeningThe Grand Opening is primarily the efforts of John Roger Olsson, a soft-spoken young man with an undying will to tell stories of love and heartbreak. "This is nowhere to be found" is Olsson's debut and its ten brooding, down-tempo tracks will leave you feeling a little softer and a little more malleable even after just a few minutes. Every song is crafted to bring you down a few notches and pull you into a contemplative state, the lyrics dive into the happy and unhappy (guess which wins in the end) and though they are a little on the simple side, they have enough moodiness to alter the rest of your day. While acts like Doveman are sapping things down in the states, The Grand Opening appears to have things handled for the EU.
- Phil Del Costello
Here's a nice little 7" that you should try and get hold of. The Horror The Horror sound like a less difficult Television (especially the guitar in "Twice in a lifetime"), and thus a bit like The Strokes. But don't let this scare you now, this is actually so good that I can see these guys becoming quite big, if they manage to keep on making tracks like these. It got that hipster rock sound about it that I never really associate with Sweden but rather Washington or Canada. Only bad thing about this 7" is that there are only two songs on it – I'd like some more fresh and appealing rock like this, please, as soon as possible.
- Simon Tagestam
