Service reports that after three years, Franke will finally be coming back with a new record.
Stereogum joins the hype for Norway's 120 Days: https://www.stereogum.com/archives/003106.html
Lookee here, a new music blog all about Danish Music: https://danishmusic.blogspot.com/
It's Tuesday so that means it's time yet again to give away a pack of promos. This week's winner? Tomas Larsson. Congrats Tomas! There's still a few more weeks left in August, so if you still haven't entered yet, there's still time to do so.
The Shooting John song "Rain song" has been selected to be included on the airline Lufthansa's playlist for September through October. Nothing like a captive audience on the plane to help get your band noticed. The band will also be touring Europe in September:
09/19 - Knust im Schlachthof, Hamburg (GER)
09/21 - Club Aufsturz, Berlin (GER) (Northern Reflections - music from the cold Popkomm Showcase)
09/23 - Subrosa, Dortmund (GER)
09/28 - Tonenburg, Höxter-Albaxen (GER)
09/29 - Café Kapilio, Langenau (GER)
10/21 - The Cavern, Liverpool (UK)
10/22 - Bluecat Music, Stockport (UK)
10/23 - Hark to Towler, Manchester (UK)
10/25 - Accoustic Moods, Shrewsbury (UK)
10/26 - Earmusic, London (UK)
Recent Dreamboat Music signee Oh Lucky Star is now up on myspace with a sample track from their forthcoming album "A place in the sun": https://www.myspace.com/ohluckystar
The instrumental act consists of members from Eve and the Last Waltz, Galento and Burek V.
Friday Bridge just put out a split 7" with American artist Kelly Slusher via the label Surreal Ceremonies. The featured track "The end of the affair" is an alternative version of the song that will be also be appearing on the upcoming album. Listen to a clip: www.commonfrequency.org/Friday_Bridge--End_of_the_Affair--Clip.mp3
Swedish indie act Gemene Man has posted the video for "In med apan, ut med dig" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gemeneman
Tack! Tack! Tack! checks in after returning home from Emmaboda:
T!T!T! at Emmaboda had a strong red threat of Sweden through the line-up. From Brighton (home of Sweden Made Me) came Bobby McGees. The UK-Sweden link was further bolstered by Monster Bobby's membership in 2/7 Swedish band The Pipettes.
Nevertheless, this was T!T!T! at Emmaboda with IAT jocks.
Festival faves The Bobby McGees gave up seven songs to 150 people crowded in the D&tC tent with Monster Bobby following on with a further six songs, increasing the crowd to 250 - this in competition against Hello Saferide performing on the main stage. Not too shabby we say.
Bands to catch the eye of T!T!T! included Familjen, Hemstad, I'm From Barcelona, Vapnet, SMK, Hello Saferide and D&tC, to name just a few. We missed them, but The Tiny were said to be immense. Old timers like Billie the Vision and the Dancers gave a memorable show, and trumpetplayer Lisa promised to marry T!T!T! Even more lovely was when The Pipettes dedicated "Pull shapes" to T!T!T!
T!T!T! dedicated it to all the other would-be proponents of music on the scene for Scandi music. From Spain, Italy, Scotland, England, Ireland, USA and elsewhere; everyone was there. You know who, Tack!
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Norwegian industrial/metal act Red Harvest has finally confirmed that their long-awaited live DVD "Harvest bloody harvest" will be released on September 18 and the limited first edition comes in a deluxe metal box. Besides a full 50-minute set recorded at the Sonic Solstice festival in Oslo from 2005, the disc will also include various videos, rehearsal footage and a few other bootleg-type live clips.
Swedish alt.country singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson reports that he has begun work on his third solo album, tentatively titled "What I need know is a third hand". Assuming everything goes according to plan, expect an early 2007 release via Kite Recordings.
IAT.MP3 artist The Grand Opening has posted the tracklist for the new album "This is nowhere to be found" at their website: https://www.tgomusic.com/diary.asp
It comes out September 22 via Tapete Records and I can't wait to hear it. The samples I've heard so far are amazing.
Anna Ternheim's new album "Separation road" will be released on September 27 and the first single "Girl laying down" premieres on Swedish Radio P3 this Friday.
Swedish singer/songwriter Lisa Miskovsky will release her third album "Changes" on August 30. Check out the video for the first single "Mary": https://www.lisamiskovsky.com/?sid=archive&folder=videos