Check out a new profile piece on the Moonbabies over at One Times One: https://www.onetimesone.com/interviews/moonbabiesballroom.php
Swedish big-band/metal act Diablo Swing Orchestra has licensed their album "The butcher's ballroom" to Candlelight Records for a full European release. Look for it on August 13. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra
Post-rock webzine The Silent Ballet has another new comp posted for free download: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/367/ItemID/516/Default.aspx
Featured Scandinavian artists include Scraps of Tape and Pg.Lost.
Paper Thin Walls praises Swedish black metal act Bergraven: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=734
Erik de Vahl's very limited recent release "Oh! My spine" is 100% sold out, so he's made the whole thing available for free download: https://erikdevahl.com/ohmyspine/
Discobelle has an mp3 of the new Kalle J single "Vingslag": https://www.discobelle.net/2007/05/21/kalle-j-vingslag-exclusive/
Bad Afro, in cooperation with National Danish Radio, will be releasing a vinyl-only live album from On Trial. Recorded at the Gutter Island festival last summer, the show features tracks mostly taken from the band's recent (and quite excellent) "Forever" album, as well the previously unreleased track "Pure evil" and a cover of "A house is not a motel" by Love. 500 copies only, out on June 25.
Recent Imperial Recordings signee Promise and the Monster will release her debut EP "Antarktis" on June 13. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/promiseandthemonster
A West Side Fabrication has confirmed that they will release a new single from Jupither in early June entitled "Salvation". Look for the band's new full-length to follow sometime in September.
Songs I Wish I Had Written is offering up the new single "Blue motorbike" from Moto Boy for free download: https://www.songsiwish.com/bluemotorbike.mp3
Their description: "Magnificent operaesque voice accompanied by high lonely tones on a hard rock guitar and a steady beat to dance to all night long."
Swedish indiepop act Bonnie and Clyde has recorded a cover of their peers Penny Century (now Little Big Adventure) and posted the track for free download: https://www.littlebigadventure.se/happypeople.mp3
End of All is looking to tour the US in 2008 and could use some help: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=107803375&blogID=266577021
IAT faves Closer have enlisted Kim Wennerström of God Damn Trio as an additional live guitarist. The enhanced lineup will make their live debut at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 9 (12pm, Gibson stage).
This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Shout Out Louds
02. Bright Eyes
03. Feist
04. Bloc Party
05. Arctic Monkeys
06. Björk
07. Radiohead
08. The Arcade Fire
09. Laakso
10. The Beatles
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