Swedish indie act Stars in Coma has a new 7-track mini-album posted for free download: https://starsincoma.bandcamp.com/album/prototype-paradise
Said collection is called "Prototype paradise" and it features a Strawbs cover plus a number of leftovers from the upcoming record "Midnight puzzle", due out March 25 via .
The Janitors aspired to Silverbullit-level greatness on their debut album and failed, but with their new release, "The sick state EP", they've come mighty close. We're still neck-deep in derivative works territory (see "Epileptic city" vs "Magnetic city") and the band's name is still forgettable at best, but there's a lot they're getting right: the steady motorik pulse, the layers of noise, the ominous vibe. Even if they don't have much personality of their own manufacture, I'll accept 'em as a solid Silverbullit tribute and will remain optimistic they'll push the envelope a bit further as time goes on.
Listen to "The sick state EP" here and keep an eye out for another three EPs to be released over the course of 2011 with an eventual LP compilation of the tracks coming at the close.
The Tallest Man on Earth and fellow Swedes Francis will be touring Europe in May:
05/16 - Trädgårn, Göteborg (SWE)
05/17 - Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
05/18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/19 - O2 Sheperd's Bush Empire, London (UK)
05/20 - Cirque Royal, Brussels (BEL)
05/22 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
05/23 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
05/24 - Muffatthalle, München (GER)
05/25 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
05/30 - Maroquinerie, Paris (GRA)
06/01 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IRL)
reports that they'll be releasing a new album from William the Contractor on March 18 entitled "Tall stories". Hear the first single "Black gold" here: https://soundcloud.com/cryingbob/william-the-contractor-black
Normally I can hardly be bothered to check out all the remix garbage that gets sent my way, but I'll make a small exception for this since a) the new Veronica Maggio single "Jag kommer" is a great tune and b) this mix tamps down the Strokes-isms that are kind of distracting on the original and turns it back into the sort of straight-up dancepop you might have expected in the first place. Recommended!
PSL has the official premiere of Syket's new video "Let it heal": https://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/02/22/extra-extra-videopremiar-syket-let-it-heal/
Check out Ljusår, a new Swedish synthpop band featuring ex-members of Kamera: https://ljusar.se/
Three Seasons is the new band of ex-Siena Root vocalist Sartez Faraj and much like his work with that previous act, they totally rule. I know that Graveyard continues to be the poster-boys of the Swedish hardrock scene right now and they're pretty good, don't get me wrong, but in the same way that Siena Root's 2008 release "Far from the sun" was overshadowed by Graveyard's self-titled debut, let us not make the same mistake again. There's room at the top for more than one set of heavy rock jammers and, anyhow, Three Seasons is definitely the superior band. Besides, if you can't get down with those organ solos, you don't deserve to be listening to this stuff anyway.
On the opposite end of the hip-hop spectrum from Movits!, here's something new from GBG-based rapper Adoo. Look for a follow-up single in April with the album "De Knas" to follow afterwards.
Here's the video for the new Movits! single "Sammy Davis Jr.". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwfDNzTYks
Semi-reclusive Swedish music legend Jakob Hellman has recorded a new duet together with Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) this past weekend: https://www.nsd.se/noje/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=5993323 (in Swedish)
The track is called "Utan er" and it will be featured on Magnus' upcoming solo debut "Svart flagg" which he is currently working on for release this spring. I do believe this is Jakob's first new recording since he guested on "Du min vän" from Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos' 2006 album "Jazzen".
If you want to hear the new Adam Tensta single "Scared of the dark", head to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USEyCmrkC_g
Filter has the premiere of a new track from Fredrik off their forthcoming album "Flora" (see our review here): https://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/mp3_fredrik_moves_us_with_rites_of_spring_filter_premiere
Hellsongs is calling it quits following the stroke suffered by lead singer Siri Bergnèhr, but they will be doing one last show on March 11 in their hometown of Göteborg together with the Göteborgs Symfoniker. Read more: https://www.hellsongs.com/
Something new from Gaby and the Guns. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/19970219
The band's new album "Bränner staden" will be released on April 6.