Tag: News

Amish 82 - Even stardom

New music from Norwegian electropop act Amish 82 off their latest album "So we must meet apart", out now via .

Agonia picks up Kongh

Swedish doom act Kongh has signed with for the release of their third album which they will be recording this summer with Karl Daniel Lidén (Dozer, Switchblade).

Pitchfork reviews Tomas Barfod

Pitchfork reviews WhoMadeWho drummer Tomas Barfod's debut solo record "Salton Sea": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16790-salton-sea/

Starlight Serenaders - Orange wind (video)

Is Starlight Serenaders the mellow, psychrock version of Sunn 0)))?

Oliver North Boy Choir - Shadows

Danish blog Hits in the Car has unveiled a brand new single from a recently reunited Oliver North Boy Choir: http://stytzer.blogspot.com/2012/06/shadows.html

Now open: Music Finland

Music Finland, the new consolidated office of Music Export Finland and the Finnish Music Information Centre, has officially opened its doors as of this week: http://musicfinland.fi/
The websites of the two prior organizations will continue to function until this September when the merger is complete.

Emma Bates - Lovergirl

New from Emma Bates (Otur), an alternative version of her upcoming single "Last night last time".

Familjen to release new single, more

Look for Familjen's brand new single "Vi va dom" to be released on June 18 in combination with an online performance where the price of admission is a pic your recycling receipt -- details here. The new album "Allt på rött" will be released on September 5.

New Nordpolen on the way

The new Nordpolen single "När mitt blod pumpar i dej" will be officially released on June 15 with an album to follow in October.

Beast (video)

Behold, the Beast of Malmö.

Hellsingland Underground announce new album

Swedish Southern-rockers Hellsingland Underground have announced that their 3rd album "Evil will prevail" will be released on September 19. Look for the first single/video "The lost river band" to be released in a few weeks.

Shiny Darkly - He's suicidal (video)

"He's suicidal" is the debut single from up-and-coming Danish act Shiny Darkly. Their self-titled EP will be released on June 25 via .

Pitchfork interviews Jens Lekman (+ new tourdates)

Pitchfork interviews Jens Lekman about his upcoming album "I know what love isn't", his almost-sham marriage and other subjects: http://pitchfork.com/features/update/8857-jens-lekman/
He'll also be touring this fall, here's a few newly announced European dates:

09/19 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
09/20 - Hackney Empire, London (UK)
09/21 - The Haunt, Brighton (UK)
09/23 - Gaité Lyrique, Paris (FRA)
09/24 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
09/25 - Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht (NL)
09/26 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)

Europ Europ - Mellowharsher (preview)

A preview of the upcoming Europ Europ 10" MLP "Mellowharsher", due out soon via .

New Matti Bye LP on the way via Tona Serenad

will be doing an LP with Swedish artist/composer Matti Bye, one of my current favorite Swedish artists.