Wolfbrigade - Peace of mind
At long last, new music from Wolfbrigade. The band's new album "Damned" will be out April 24 via /.
Tag: News
Fenriz' Band of the Week: Avfall
Fenriz's latest Band of the Week: Norwegian crust/metal act Avfall. Check out their demo at Bandcamp.
99 Minutes #21
Episode #21 of Listen to Norway's excellent podcast program "99 Minutes" is now online: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012030809342039053788
No unifying theme this time out, just a diverse batch of interesting Norwegian music from all genres.
Circle of Ouroborus - Toivosta syntynyt
Listen at Pitchfork as Finnish act Circle of Ouroborus transitions from semi-inept black metal/gothrock to semi-inept synth/post-punk: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13287-toivosta-syntynyt/
The Bombhappies album preview
The Bombhappies have posted their entire new album "A good fire" for streaming in full via Soundcloud -- highly recommended for fans of jangly pop ala REM. Likewise, fans of such sounds are encouraged to check out Anchorless' latest record "Every nook and cranny" as well.
Vädret - Löven dansar balett där ute
Vädret, the solo alias of Scraps of Tape guitarist Marcus Nilsson, has just released his debut EP via and the whole thing is streamable via Bandcamp and/or Spotify.
Kingsize going web-only
The final print edition of Sweden's premiere hip-hop mag Kingsize will roll off the presses in April. The mag will continue online-only thereafter.
Out of Vogue - Fingers crossed
"Fingers crossed" is the first official full-length sample tune from the upcoming Out of Vogue EP "The welfare year", 's first new release in over 10 years. Official release date: March 9.
Solander in the US
Solander is confirming their SXSW and US tour plans and here's the latest:
03/14 - SXSW / Official showcase @ St David's Bethell Hall (9:30 pm), Austin, TX
03/15 - SXSW / Riot Act Media party @ Diving Swan (2:20 pm), Austin, TX
03/16 - SXSW / NXNA @ Weirdos (3 pm), Austin, TX
03/16 - SXSW / Hyde Park Bar & Grill South (6 pm), Austin, TX
03/17 - SXSW / SXSNackbar (12 noon), Austin, TX
03/21 - Sail Inn, Tempe, AZ
03/23 - Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ
03/24 - Tin Can Alehouse, San Diego, CA
03/25 - tba, Los Angeles, CA
03/26 - The Knockout, San Francisco, CA
03/27 - Luigi's, Davis, CA
03/29 - Kelly's Olympian, Portland, OR
Look for the band's album "Passing Mt. Satu" to be released over here on March 20 via . Also, check them out playing live on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon right here.
Razika to release new 7" via 540 Records
, the label run by the dude who puts on Chaos in Tejas, will be releasing a new 7" from Norwegian act Razika. Details forthcoming.
Soso - My women, my guitars (video, feat. Kriget)
Soso (nee Sophia Somajo) covers Cody ChesnuTT in her bedroom with a bit of help from instrumental trio Kriget (sort of).
mylittlepony now Making Marks
Norwegian indie act mylittlepony (nee My Little Pony) has changed names once again and shall henceforth be known as Making Marks, the title of their sophomore album. They'll break in the new name with a few dates in Italy:
04/18 - Black Market, Roma
04/19 - Spazzio Mavv, Vittorio Veneto
04/20 - Carmen Town, Brescia
04/21 - La Mela di Newton, Padova
04/22 - odelay!, Bologna
Soliti signs Paperfangs
Just signed to : Tampere/Helsinki indiepop act Paperfangs. The band's debut EP "AAVVAV" is up on Bandcamp now and will be followed by a cassette release on March 26.
Sailor & I – Tough Love (Aril Brikha remix video)
More often than not I could usually care less about remix tracks, but watching a video of the actual production underway makes it far more interesting. The cribbed Kate Bush melody still kinda irks me though.