Curious as to what the guys from Millencolin are up to? Check it:
Nikola has just entered the studio in Gothenburg for a recording of a new solo album. Mathias is in our Sound Lab Studios producing the legendary Swedish punk band Asta Kask's new album! Mathias has also recorded some stuff with a side project of his called Franky Lee. Larzon has also recorded new stuff with his crust band Kvoteringen. Erik is doing some various artwork and photography and hanging out with his dog Colin. The Kingwood World tour will end in August with some summer festivals! After this summer the writing process of a new album starts! (Hopefully also the making of the new DVD!)
Oskar Schönning's new album "Happy jazz, please" will be out on May 3. I've heard a few tracks which I think might be appearing on it and they were all really, really good. Maybe I'll even post one someday soon.
Swedish rockers Mando Diao are in the studio working on their third album. The band is producing it themselves, Owen Morris (New Order, Oasis) will mix and Tim Young (Robbie Williams) will master it. Look for the first single this summer and a September release.
Updated US tourdates for Finland's Echo Is Your Love:
05/15 - Lennys, Atlanta w/Technine, Parsec
05/16 - tba, Nashville, TN w/Maps, A Poet Named Revolver
05/17 - Lemp Arts, St. Louis, MO
05/18 - The Valhalla Gallery, Kansas City, MO
05/19 - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
05/20 - Big Vs, Minneapolis, MN
05/21 - The Party Awesome House, Milwaukee, WI
05/22 - The Secret Location, Indianapolis, IN
05/24 - The Mr. Roboto Project, Pittsburgh
05/25 - Sidebar, Baltimore w/New Brutalism, Yukon
05/26 - Goodbye Blue Mondays, Brooklyn, NY
05/27 - tba, New York w/Kiss Kiss, Deathtrap
05/28 - 120 Hamilton, New Brunswick, NJ
05/29 - AS220, Providence w/Spheres
05/30 - PA's Lounge, Somerville, MA w/Forbes Graham (Kayo Dot), Tristan Da Cunha
05/31 - Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/Death to Tyrants
06/01 - The Veggieplex Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
06/02 - Warehouse Next Door, Washington DC
06/03 - tba, Richmond, VA w/Souvenir's Young America
06/04 - tba, Chapel Hill/Durham, NC w/Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan
06/05 - tba, Charlotte, NC w/Calabi Yau
Updated tourdates for A-ha:
07/15 - Guilfest, Stoke Park, Guildford (UK)
07/16 - Summer Pops, Kings Dock, Liverpool (UK)
07/19 - Dock Rock, Royal Victoria Dock, London (UK)
08/25 - Lerkendal stadium, Trondheim (NOR)
08/26 - Color Line stadium, Ålesund (NOR)
10/27 - Sport Palace, Kiev (UKR)
10/29 - Sport Palace, Rostov-on-Don (RUS)
10/31 - MTL Arena, Samara (RUS)
11/02 - Ice Palace, Kazan (RUS)
11/04 - Sport Palace, Ekaterinburg (RUS)
11/07 - Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
11/08 - Sport Hall, Yaroslavl (RUS)
11/10 - Ice Palace, St Petersburg (RUS)
11/11 - Olimpiisky Palace, Moscow (RUS)
Shaktar has a new track from Lo-Fi-Fnk as their mp3 of the week: https://www.shaktar.nu/songs.php?id=46
Stylus on Nicolai Dunger and the US release of "Here's my song...": https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3978
The title of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra forthcoming album has been confirmed as "Melody Mountain". Look for it in August.
Cake On Cake is still hard at work on her next album and has posted a few more new tracks for preview at her website: https://www.cakeoncake.com/
She's not sure what songs will make the final cut, so this might be the only place you'll get to hear them.
It's Friday once again so that means it's time for a classic mp3 post and today I'm passing over the reins to frequent contributor Simon Tagestam:
Bad Cash Quartet have written quite a few great songs which makes it difficult to cherry pick one track. Their self-titled first album is their weakest and most punk one, but there are still some blistering songs on it, such as "Dragqueen" and "Amuse you". Almsot every song on their second album "Outcast" is a winner, especially the title track which became the anthem for most of Sweden's indie kids when it was released in 2001 (oddly enough, it was first released as a b-side). But the one song that I've been listening to lately is neither that anthemic (probably more anemic), nor does it reek of the cockiness that has become BCQ's trademark, although it does contain other essential BCQ themes - alienation and loneliness. The song is called "Valentine" and it's three minutes long and something of a love song. The song can be found on "Midnight prayer", BCQ's third and most recent album.
Anyone know if these guys are still around? It's been awhile since we've heard from 'em. I was mightily disappointed in "Midnight prayer", but there's no denying that "Outcast" is a genuine stone-cold classic so there's still hope that a new record could be good. UPDATE: Since posting this, I've received word that BCQ drummer Jonas was spotted in Austin (at SXSW I presume) and is currently living in NYC. The band is most definitely on hiatus.
Bad Cash Quartet - Valentine
I figured that since I've decided to post new mp3s five times a week now that it would be a good idea to incorporate more thematic days into my posting schedule. Friday's have been dedicated to older/classic material for awhile already and now I'm making Thursdays my day to talk about stuff in the webstore that might not necessarily be brand new, but is still well-worth hyping. I know, it's quite self-serving of me, but consider this: I only carry music from bands and labels I like and am happy to endorse. If I was doing this for money I would've quit years ago. Anyhow, I never really said much about the latest Christian Kjellvander album "Faya" when it was brand new and I don't have a good excuse as to why. It's a bit of a slow-burner, so I suppose that makes it easy to pass over, but upon further listening I've discovered that it's much stronger than I originally thought. Christian's debut "Songs from a two-room chapel" had a much more overt intensity, but this one is quieter, more relaxed and more subtle. Fans of Nordic Americana should still find a lot to like, I assure you. So here's his latest single "Drag the dirt in" and if you dig it, you can buy it here.
Christian Kjellvander - Drag the dirt in
I figured that since I've decided to post new mp3s five times a week now that it would be a good idea to incorporate more thematic days into my posting schedule. Friday's have been dedicated to older/classic material for awhile already and now I'm making Thursdays my day to talk about stuff in the webstore that might not necessarily be brand new, but is still well-worth hyping. I know, it's quite self-serving of me, but consider this: I only carry music from bands and labels I like and am happy to endorse. If I was doing this for money I would've quit years ago. Anyhow, I never really said much about the latest Christian Kjellvander album "Faya" when it was brand new and I don't have a good excuse as to why. It's a bit of a slow-burner, so I suppose that makes it easy to pass over, but upon further listening I've discovered that it's much stronger than I originally thought. Christian's debut "Songs from a two-room chapel" had a much more overt intensity, but this one is quieter, more relaxed and more subtle. Fans of Nordic Americana should still find a lot to like, I assure you. So here's his latest single "Drag the dirt in" and if you dig it, you can buy it here.
Totalt Jävla Mörker's new self-titled album has been confirmed for a May 29 release. Tracklist:
01. Samma Jävla Skit
02. Psykets Heroin
03. Kall Värld
04. Piskan Viner Igen
05. Fader Vår
06. Fängelse Med Vita Knutar
07. Smärtgränsen
08. Embryo
09. Människan Som Försöksdjur
10. Ödets Väg
11. Norrland
12. Ditt Krig
13. Döden, En Lönsam Affär?
14. Vi Säljer Inte Ut, För Vi Har Inget Köpt
15. Den Nya Tidens Korståg
Shoot Charlie has posted some new tracks for download: https://www.shootcharlie.com/filer/musik.php