Tenderversion has posted a brand new track from Once We Were: https://www.tenderversion.com/temp/oww/03A-once_we_were-cutcorners.mp3
The band's new album "Contra" comes out November 20.
Swedish techno-punks 64revolt have posted their new 4-track EP "Ballads of malice and discontent" for free download: https://www.myspace.com/64revolt
It contains various collaborations with artists such as Otur, Gisela, Steso Songs, The Light Bulb Project, 50hertz and more.
Apparently The Ark have cancelled all of their upcoming US dates 'cept for their rescheduled NYC show in late November. There go my Halloween plans. My wife is pissed.
The Genuine Fakes new single "Star" is now available as a free download (along with two b-sides) from their website: https://www.thegenuinefakes.com/
This is the first of four free singles planned for release. There's no set dates for them yet, but they expect to post a new one every month or so until the entire album is available.
Franky Lee has posted another new song on their website and myspace called "The way I'm going". Also look for a video for the track "The world just stopped" in November. That's the first single from the band's forthcoming debut album "Cutting edge", due out late January via Burning Heart.
This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 tracks of the week:
01. The Killers – When You Were Young
02. The Shins – Sleeping Lessons
03. Loveninjas – I Wanna Be Like Johnny C
04. The Shins – Australia
05. The Shins – Phantom Limb
06. Nikola Sarcevic – Love Is Trouble
07. The Shins – Pam Berry
08. The Shins – Red Rabbits
09. The Killers – Sam's Town
10. I'm from Barcelona – We're From Barcelona
And the top 10 albums of the week:
01. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
02. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
03. The Knife – Deep Cuts
04. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
05. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
06. The Strokes – Is This It
07. The Knife – Silent Shout
08. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
09. Thom Yorke – The Eraser
10. Hello Saferide – Introducing...
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Swedish singer/songwriter Juni Järvi leaves for a tour of Spain tomorrow:
10/31 - Bar & Co, Madrid
11/01 - Garcilaso café, Toledo
11/02 - Loui-Loui, Gijón
11/03 - Sala Castelló, Barcelona
11/07 - Na-Nai, Madrid
Keep up with his adventures here: https://blog.myspace.com/54413387
Swedish electronic act Social Ambitions has two new songs posted online: https://www.phaser.se/
International Scandinavian act Your Favorite Question (based in Denmark and consisting of one Dane, one Swede and one Norwegian) will tour the UK in November:
11/19 - The Hope, Brighton
11/20 - Beachclub, Notting Hill Arts Club, London w/Sci-Fi Skane
11/23 - The Thirsty Scholar, Manchester
11/24 - Pop Klubb, Retreat@St Dominics, Newcastle
Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/yourfavouritequestion
Swedish expat John Alexander Ericson has posted some material from his new album "Black clockworks" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/johnalexanderericson
If you enjoy singers with light and airy voices like Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley or Ben Christophers, check John out. "Black clockworks" comes out October 31 via Kalinkaland Records.
This week's scheduled Radio Dept. show in London on November 3 has been postponed to January at which point the band is expected to return to the UK for a full tour.
Namur's excellent album "Songs from the Valley of Baca" is being offered as a free download: https://www.namur.nu/
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Don't forget to catch IAT.MP3 artist The Grand Opening on tour in Northern Europe:
10/30 - Kulturhaus 73, Hamburg (GER)
10/31 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover (GER)
11/01 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
11/02 - Cafe D`Art, Neu-Ulm (GER) w/Montag
11/03 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER) w/Samba, Eskobar
11/04 - Schwarzer Engel, St.Gallen (CH) w/Wolke
11/05 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
11/06 - Kerosin, Augsburg (GER) w/Wolke
11/07 - Stereo Wonderland, Köln
11/08 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf (GER)
11/09 - Raststätte, Aachen (GER)
11/10 - Schlachthof, Weisbaden (GER) w/Josh Ottum, Gem
11/11 - Pavian, Augsburg (GER)
The video for the song "Freakshow of the damned" from Swedish hard-rockers Fingerspitzengefühl is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIZarEwNOwE
Robyn covering Teddybears? Sure, why not: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/track_reviews/39422/Robyn_Cobrastyle#39422