Starting with a sax squeal like a boiling kettle, this is the sound of keeping on keeping on, as performed by Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O. That's what you do when your entire life has been devoted to rock'n'roll, as is most certainly the case for these dudes. They can kick up quite a racket too, especially on tunes like "Hey honey". Definitely not bowing out quietly, that's for sure.
There will be a public tribute concert for Gustaf Kjellvander (The Fine Arts Showcase, Songs of Soil) at Debaser Malmö on August 23 featuring a host of artists and friends doing their part to celebrate Gustaf's life and art: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254486701235796
is doing a picture disc 12" version of the new Jens Lekman EP: https://srvc.se/jens-lekman/an-argument-with-myself%21
The new Chicagojazzen release "Brachiosaurus II" has been confirmed for an August 20 release via . 17 tracks, including "Duane Weber 2" which can be sampled above.
Peter Bjorn and John created videos for each and every track on their (excellent!) album "Gimme some" and now the whole enchilada is streaming via Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/tv/special-presentation/1754-peter-bjorn-and-john/2827-gimme-some/
Air France is finally back with a new song via : https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0172.php
More details here: https://theairfrance.tumblr.com/post/8510818931
Lo-fi/DIY visuals balanced out by quality Swedish indiepop melancholia. Hear more from Örnsberg here: https://soundcloud.com/ornsbergtinydancer/sets/tiny-dancer
Download the title track of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": https://www.jenslekman.com/An%20Argument%20With%20Myself.mp3
He's also got a bunch of new live dates:
09/28 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
09/29 - California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
10/01 - Columbia, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
10/05 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington DC
10/06 - Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/08 - Somerville Armory, Boston, MA
10/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/14 - The Vereniging, Nijmegen (NL)
10/15 - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/17 - Heaven, London (UK)
10/19 - Band on the Wall, Manchester (UK)
10/22 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE)
10/24 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
10/27 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
10/29 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris (FRA)
The new Moloken album "Rural" is mixed and ready to be mastered, but it will not be out this month like previously announced. Instead, the release is being pushed back to November while artist/animator Kenny Lindström (Bring Me the Horizon, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Logh, Norma Jean, etc.) finishes up hand-drawing the artwork and the band works on a new video Standard Film Team. More details (and hopefully samples) when I get 'em...
Danish indierockers I Got You On Tape have confirmed that their new album "Church of the real" will be released on September 5 via /.
Long-awaited new music from Promise and the Monster off the forthcoming album "Red tide", due out September 26 via .
Pitchfork reports that The Tallest Man on Earth is collaborating on a soundtrack with Idiot Wind, aka Amanda Bergman aka Hajen/Jaw Lesson: https://pitchfork.com/news/43419-the-tallest-man-on-earth-working-on-film-score/
Said film is directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller and is said to be a romantic drama entitled "Once a Year" and will feature seven tunes written exclusively by the duo.
Today's lead story: Gaffa publishes a review of Swedish rockers Takida so heinous, the dudes take the time to complain to Aftonbladet about it. The gist for non-Swedish speakers: Gaffa said Takida vocalist Robert Pettersson sounds like he has Downs Syndrome which, as we all know, is a terrible insult to anyone afflicted with that condition. No one wants to be accused of sounding like Robert, especially not the handicapped.
The Silent Ballet reviews the latest Biosphere album "N-plants": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4341/Default.aspx
The new Casiokids album "Aabenbaringen over aaskammen" has been confirmed for release on October 11 via . Check out the lead single "Det haster!" here: https://iheartvinyl.polyvinylrecords.com/em/dethaster