Nina Persson of The Cardigans contributes some guest vocals on the upcoming Christian Kjellvander album "Faya", due out October 19. Read more: https://www.cardigans.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=3073
Swedish hardcore act Nine will enter the studio this weekend to record a couple new tracks for an EP to be released on Finnish label Combat Rock.
New European dates for Melody Club:
10/09 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
10/10 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
10/11 - Mudd Club, Berlin (GER)
10/12 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
10/13 - Zoo Bar, Rome (ITA)
10/14 - Rainbow Club, Milan (ITA)
10/15 - Hiroshima Mon Amour, Turin (ITA)
10/17 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
10/28 - Palace, Kalmar (SWE)
10/29 - Harrys, Avesta (SWE)
HIM's new album "Dark light" will be available for full streaming at hottopic.com on September 20, one week ahead of the release date.
Finnish noise-rockers Fun have posted their entire debut EP for free download: https://www.noisecorewalze.com/
If you are even remotely into the classic Touch & Go/AmRep style, you better check these guys out cuz they rule.
Finnish avant/free-folk label Fonal has posted a video of Kiila's performance at All Saints Church in Cambridge: https://www.fonal.com/videos.html
Dead Frog Records has announced the signing of Sara Rumar and will be releasing her debut album in January.
Swedish post-punks Cut City will enter the studio in October to record their debut full-length for release on GSL sometime early next year.
Stream some tracks from the new Randy album "Randy the band" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/randyband
Why these guys aren't properly appreciated outside of Sweden I'll never understand. The new stuff sounds killer, as always.
Norwegian electronic act Alog on tour:
12/03 - Sheune, Dresden (GER)
12/06 - Spitz, London (UK)
12/08 - Impakt festival, Utrecht (NL)
12/10 - KC Netwerk, Aalst (BEL)
More soon.
In other Alog news, Melektronikk will soon be putitng out a collection of their remixes, b-sides and outtakes entitled "Catch that totem!". Confirmed release date coming soon.
A-ha reports from their big NYC concert, the first on US soil in 20-some years: https://www.a-ha.com/index.php?id=6110&cat=417
Aversionline reviews Swedish death industrial/power-electronics act Mörkermännen: https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2720/
The WFMU blog posts on early Finnish psych-act The Sperm: https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/09/adventures_in_t_2.html