Kevin album preview
Finnish indierock act Kevin are currently streaming their new album "Ebb and flow" in full for a limited time ahead of its release date on September 14 via .
Plector post album for streaming, announce imminent demise
Umeå metal act Plector has announced that their forthcoming album "Punishment day", due out October 31 via and currently streaming in full at SoundCloud, will be their last. The band's final show will be at the Discouraged Festival in their hometown on September 15 alongside Moloken and Khoma.
Stereogum best new bands of 2012: Icona Pop, Mirel Wagner
Icona Pop and Mirel Wagner are the two Scandinavian representatives on Stereogum's top 40 best new bands of 2012 list, alongside local-to-me friends Milk Music who are also well worth checking out: http://stereogum.com/1142542/stereogums-40-best-new-bands-of-2012/franchises/listomania/
Cajsa Siik - Was I supposed to (video)
Cajsa Siik now has a video for her new single "Was I supposed to".
Arkhe - Hungertornet
Dark vibrations from southern Sweden off the band's new 7", out now via .
Stagnant Waters album gets release date
Stagnant Waters, the French/Norwegian avant/black metal act featuring Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz, Fleurety, Umoral, etc.), has finally confirmed that their self-titled debut album will be out on October 29 via . Check a sample tune here.
Easy October - Baby blue (feat. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson)
Easy October = Kristoffer Hedberg, Kristofer Åström, Nikke Ström (Nationalteatern, etc.) and Johan Håkansson (A Camp, Freddie Wadling, etc.). Look for an album this fall?
Cobolt - Postume
For most folks, the band Cobolt is, at best, a forgotten footnote from the Umeå music scene of yore. For nerds like me who pursued every thread until exhausted, they were a revelation, an eye-opening glimpse into the vast and varied expanse of the Norrland music scene in a post-Refused world. And now, at long last, Refused bassist Magnus Björklund has posted his old band's final unreleased recordings for public consumption. I've had semi-illicit copies of a number of these tracks for many years now and am glad they are finally getting a proper chance to find an audience -- very recommended!
Halasan Bazar - Mountaintops (video)
New indie/psychrock outta Denmark from an artist known as Halasan Bazar. Order the cassette from the label right here or hit up a full album stream/paid download via Bandcamp.
Dusted reviews Mika Vainio
Dusted gives praise to Mika Vainio's latest solo record "Fe3O4 - Magnetite": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7348
Lust for Youth comes to Sacred Bones
It looks like Lust for Youth's album "Growing seeds", originally released on the Iceage-related imprint, will be getting a US repress via . Official release date: November 14
FWIW, I like synthpop and goth music, but I don't like this band at all. Comparisons to early Cold Cave are apt I suppose.
Icona Pop - Ready for the weekend (club mix)
Brand new stuff from Swedish pop act Icona Pop.
Kiss Kiss Kiss - In it deep (video)
"In it deep" is the first single from Danish act Kiss Kiss Kiss off their new album "Ponte 25", due out October 15.