The video for the new Jonas Game single "ADHD" is now online: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/video/yours0061.html
I'm still digesting the album, but my first impression is that it seems awfully front-loaded.
Immanu El
They'll come, they come
And the Sound
Having dedicated a decent amount of the past five years of my life to the music scene (in various functions and positions, most ending in savage failure), I've developed a rather refined musical palate. I nod and smile and say things like, "Yeah, this band's not too bad" when a friend plays me a song or a group they've recently fallen in love with, but rarely do I find these sessions truly rewarding. My ears have been damaged too long and too often by music for me to continuously fall over myself for new bands like I used to (but I desperately search for that wide eyed, naïve boy in the landscapes painted in new records), not unless they're really bringing something to the table. And Immanu El's "They'll come, they come" is unquestionably a forceful and substantial album; an effort that probes sections of our musical consciousness that have fallen into shadow and been ignored too long.
Sweden has Aerial and Once We Were, both bands supporting a very high standard for the cinematic explorations of other Scandinavian groups, and Immanu El pass this rigorous assessment with flair and elegance. As is often the case with exceptional records, the closer is brilliant. "...in valleys" is a sweeping, graceful composition, and a fitting conclusion to an album that effortlessly traverses terrain we typically associate with bands like Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, and Logh. It's difficult to truly do anything novel and unique in the genre of post-rock, but Immanu El come damned close, at the very least combining all the beauty that the aforementioned groups investigate in a subtle, distinctive manner. "Panda" demonstrates how essential Claes Nilsson Strängberg's voice is to the overall sound and achievement of Immanu El. Vocals are often absent from these types of explorations, and attempting to place a voice into the strata of other instrumentation is a complicated and precarious procedure. Immanu El excel in this respect, and in a myriad other respects throughout. Absolutely brilliant.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Watch an interview and live performance from Finnish folk act Värttinä on Link TV: https://www.linktv.org/video/1658
Richard Reagh has unearthed a few rarities and old tunes for free download: https://richardreagh.blogspot.com/2007/11/sides-and-rarities.html
German label Power it Up will be rereleasing Regurgitate's 1994 album "Effortless regurgitation of bright red blood" plus the "Concrete human torture" demo on double-vinyl with the 4th side being etched with their logo. The first 500 copies will also come with a bonus 7" featuring five previous unreleased tracks recorded during 2006. Expect a late March release and act fast if you want color vinyl because quanitities will be limited.
Download the I Am Bones online promo pack with mp3s and videos and other goodies: https://www.iambones.dk/mp3/the_online_thing.zip
New tourdates for the Defectors:
11/15 - La Feline, Paris (FRA)
11/16 - Rat Pak, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
11/17 - Deep Inside, Dijon (FRA)
12/07 - tba, Silkeborg (DK)
12/31 - tba, Darmstadt (GER)
NRK has video footage of Kurt Nilsen playing a new song: https://www21.nrk.no/p3tv/?bcpid=909858640&bclid=979039172&bctid=1284278949
Indie MP3 interviews Club 8: https://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2007/10/club-8-part-one.html
Foxy Digitalis lauds the new Eric Malmberg album "Verklighet & beat": https://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/reviews.php?which=2895
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
02. Dance With A Stranger - Everyone needs a friend - The Very Best of DWAS
03. Henning Kvitnes - Stemmer i gresset
04. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
05. Alejandro Fuentes - Tomorrow only knows
06. Jan Eggum - Hjerteknuser
07. Raga Rockers - Ubermensch
08. Minor Majority - Candy store (2 CD edition)
09. Christian Ingebrigtsen - The Truth about lies
10. Sigvart Dagsland - Forandring
11. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
12. Scandinavia - Fly
13. Jørn Hoel - På grunn av dæ
14. Solveig Slettahjell - Domestic songs
15. Bugge Wesseltoft - IM
16. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
17. Kari Bremnes - Live
18. Superfamily - Warszawa
19. Leif Ove Andsnes - Ballad for Edvard Grieg
20. GT-Sara - På farten med full rulle
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
04. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
06. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
07. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
08. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day
09. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
10. The Hives - The black and white album
11. Petter - God damn it
12. Shirley Clamp - Tålamod
14. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
15. Avatar - Schlacht
16. Ken - Äntligen hemma
17. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
18. José González - In our nature
19. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
20. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner
Finnish indiepop act Captain Cougar will release their new album "Chapters" on December 5 via Pinetree Records. Listen to the first single "Nature" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/captaincougar
Yet another remix of The Bell's "Target group" is now online for download, this one from Team Skidoo/Tek Box: https://www.zshare.net/audio/45818779f68e0b/
Also look for The Bell to be featured on eMusic's Daily Download on November 3.