Congrats to Thomas Denver Jonsson for winning himself a copy of Hell On Wheels' latest album "The odd church". Yes, even popular and respected musicians can enter and win on It's a trap! After all, they are all still just people like you and me: broke and in need of new music. Thanks to everyone who entered! I'll try to give away a few more CDs this summer.
William Hut's new single "Take it easy" is now up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/williamhut
The track comes from the band's forthcoming album "Nightfall", due out this fall (I think) via Universal Music.
Check out the video for "Kill the DJ" from Norway's Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band: https://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=66980858-9976-4659-9a91-642d62db022b&delivery=stream
Embee from Looptroop has a brand new mixtape called "Mash hits" that just came out and you can hear snippets here: https://www.looptroop.nu/shop/soundclips/mashhits_snippets.mp3
To buy the disc, hit up Looptroop's online shop: https://www.looptroop.nu/shop
Denmark's No Hope for the Kids has been confirmed for this year's Pointless Fest, August 10-13 in Philadelphia. Sadly, it will be their only US show this trip. Def not to be missed.
Hybris releases are here and in-stock, both as CDs and mp3s! Look for a multitude of titles to be added to the webstore shortly: [click here]
(Note: not all the mp3s are up yet, but they will be added over the next day or so. Physical CDs are in-stock and ready to ship.)
One more day to enter the Hell On Wheels CD giveaway! Click the banner on the right! The winner will be announced tomorrow.
The new Paza Rahm netrelease on Children of Dos features a remix from Psilodump: https://childrenofdos.com/releases.htm
Finnish pop act Lemonator has a new website: https://www.lemonator.net/
Yes, the band is as good as their name.
Hello Saferide has some new videos online for both "The quiz" and "My best friend": https://www.hellosaferide.com/?p=164
Swedish netlabel Go, Jukebox! has added electronic act Garmisch Partenkirchen to their roster. Head over to the website to download a few tracks: https://www.gojukebox.net/
Bootleg Booze has announced the signing of Mary's Kids, a new Norwegian rock band featuring former members of the band Mensen. Look for an album this fall.
New international tourdates for Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane Brun:
07/03 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) w/Teitur
07/06 - Vestfoldspillene, Åsgårdsstrand (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet
07/18 - Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA w/Xavier Rudd
07/19 - Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA w/Xavier Rudd
07/20 - Bowery Ballroom, New York w/Xavier Rudd
07/22 - Dream Away Lodge, Becket, MA
07/25 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI w/Xavier Rudd
07/26 - House of Blues, Cleveland, OH w/Xavier Rudd
07/27 - Southgate House, Newport, KY w/Xavier Rudd
07/28 - Park West, Chicago, IL w/Xavier Rudd
07/29 - Cabooze On West Bank, Minneapolis, MN w/Xavier Rudd
07/31 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO w/Xavier Rudd
08/03 - Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA w/Xavier Rudd
08/04 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA w/Xavier Rudd
08/10 - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
08/14 - Joe's Pub, NYC
08/25 - Lerkendal, Trondheim (NOR) w/A-ha
08/26 - Color Line Stadion, Ålesund (NOR) w/A-ha
09/08 - Logen, Bergen (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/10 - Stavangeren, Stavanger (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/11 - Gamle Logen, Oslo (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/14 - Björnsonhuset, Molde (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/15 - Studentersamfundet, Trondheim (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/17 - Kulturhuset Banken, Lillehammer (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/20 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/21 - Trägårn, Göteborg (SWE) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
Danish label Play/Rec has announced the tracklist for their five-year anniversary comp, entitled cleverly enough "Five years". The disc features everyone from their roster covering one of their mates and the results is as follows:
01. Barra Head - If It Ain't Broke (The Unit)
02. The Unit - Simonix/Deserters (Lack)
03. Lack - Kill The Lights (Barra Head)
04. Menfolk - Chilblain Heart (Monoton)
05. Monoton - The Storyteller's Been Up All Night (The Violet Hour)
06. The Violet Hour - Are We Enemies? (Menfolk)
07. Mount Eerie - Not Too Fancy (Janosch)
08. Janosch - Wooly Mammoth’s Mighty Absence (Mount Eerie)
09. The Kind Of Bitter - The Beat Up Blues (The Magic Bullet Theory)
10. The Magic Bullet Theory - Dead Fight (The Kind Of Bitter)
Seeing as how Play/Rec is one of my favorite labels, I can't wait to hear it! There will be a record release showcase at Roskilde tomorrow (see link for details, PS free beer!) and the official release date for stores is July 3.
MP3: The Others aka 22PP - Law of the jungle
Let's continue with a bit more Finnish music, shall we? The forecast calls for another blazing day of intense heat, so it's only fitting that I post a little beach music courtesy of The Others aka 22 PP, the instrumental surf-rock alias of 22 Pistepirkko. The band's first recorded output consists of three Link Wray covers (one of which I've posted today), packaged together with 22 PP's very first EP "Ouwee!" from 1986 and it's amazing how little the two recordings differ in terms of quality. Garage-rock, surf-rock, whatever - it all befits the same sort of grungy, homegrown sound. It's not the sort of thing I'd listen to year-round, but it sounds perfect when the weather calls for it. Now if only I could actually go to the beach today instead of being stuck in the office!
The Others aka 22PP - Law of the jungle