The new Rigas album is done and just about to be sent off to press. It features guest appearances from the likes of Blood Music aka Karl-Jonas Winqvist, Malin from Midaircondo and Pelle Lindroth from The Chrysler and will be out on April 19.
Johnossi's video for their new single "" is up for streaming: https://se.v2music.com/site/windowsMedia.asp?trackID=4851
Check out the e-card for the new Holiday with Maggie album: https://www.wynonarecords.com/
I can't believe that website has three splash pages. Three! One is bad enough.
Umeå Open has a nice new website: https://www.umeaopen.nu/
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=94
MTVe is streaming the new Antennas album "Sins": https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=6223
Buy it as an mp3 download here: [click here]
This week's "Listed" column at Dusted features a contribution from Swedish artist Loney, Dear: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/477
The album "Sologne" is available for purchase via IAT right here.
The Horror The Horror's new album has finally been confirmed for release in Sweden on March 17 and March 20 in the UK. It's already available in GAS and Benelux, Spain, the US and more of Europe is in the works. Steam it here: https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=6222
The new Hell On Wheels single "Alexandr" is now available as free download on the Hybris website, both as an mp3 and mp4 video: https://www.hybrism.com/
Also posted at Hybris today are a new Vapnet mp3 and Biker Boy video.
German webzine Creative-Eclipses interviews ex-Breach members Tomas Hallbom and Anders Ekström: https://www.creative-eclipse.com/
Breach is one of my all-time favorite bands, so it's very cool to catch up with what the band members are doing now since their 2002 breakup.
Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde. It's a ballsy move to knight yourself and name your backing band after an art movement. Especially for someone who sings so damn high. I've been waiting for Eric's debut full-length for awhile now and, while I understand that his music is not for everyone, I feel it is my duty to make everyone a convert. It's way more fey and twee than anything I'd normally listen to, but it's also silly, playful and much smarter than first impressions let on. I know I probably sound like hypocrite having criticized The Concretes for their amateurism earlier this week, but that aesthetic can work if done right. The difference is that The Concretes are trying to be better than their abilities permit and Eric Beyond, on the other hand, doesn't seem to care so much about getting things right as much as having the proper feel and feeling. The funny falsetto is a red herring - listen more carefully and you'll get it.
Tons of new stuff being added to the webstore today including a selection of paid mp3 downloads from the Kasual Records catalogue (Arial Kill Him, Ikaros, Beezewax, etc.) and a handful of CDs from Oscillatone (Majessic Dreams, Kompjotr Eplektrika) with more stuff on the way from the likes of similarly named Danish labels PonyRec and PlayRec. Let's go shopping!
I was planning on heading to Seattle tonight to see Figurines and Kira and the Kindred Spirits at the Export Music Denmark showcase, but if it keeps snowing I'm not sure I'll be up for the 90+ minute drive. We shall see.
The Skitsylen/New Noise website is updated with a new design and new mp3s from Ambulance and Mardröm: https://www.skitsylen.tk/