Skogar update

Swedish experimental artist Skogar (aka Johannes Brander) will be collaborating with American artist Sharon Van Etten on an upcoming project, due out sometime later this year. In the meantime, check out a review of his most recent cassette release "Magic/Khands" at Foxy Digitalis: https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=11559
In other news, Skogar's next release will be his first ever on LP as opposed to CS or CDr and it is coming via the newly-founded label . More details on that when I get them.

Interview asks about "Gimme some art!"

Interview magazine talks to Peter Bjorn and John (well, actually just John and Bjorn) and artist Jonas Torvestig about their new art show and their apparent partnership in a new record label called : https://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-06-10/peter-bjorn-and-john/
More here: https://www.grandlifenyc.com/2011/06/10/thumbs-up-for-peter-bjorn-and-john/

Periferin sampler

Swedish underground indie/experimental cassette label has assembled a comp of their bands covering eachother as their 20th release and are giving it away as a free download: https://periferinac.blogspot.com/2011/06/prf-020.html

Cold Mailman EP preview

Preview Cold Mailman's new self-titled EP: https://soundcloud.com/spoontrain/sets/cold-m/s-pQC1p
5 songs including a bunch of older, reworked material and a Cocteau Twins cover.

Monty - Hatar autotune

Monty hates autotune and wants to make sure you know for sure: https://www.entillhimmel.se/news/demo-hatar-autotune/

Early Jonas Palm recordings unearthed for LP reissue

Out now via , "De-compositions" from Jonas Palm, an early recording made after the release of his first album "Ze wörmnest" from 1980 and never before released: https://www.borft.com/details.php?ProdID=1104
If you're into early minimal synth, the samples sound killer.

Epilä - Pakko tehdä väärin (video)

New Suomi powerpop from Epilä.

Execration - A crutch for consolation

is offering up a track from the new Execration album "Odes of the occult" for free download: https://duplicate-records.com/mp3/web_mp3/05_-_A_Crutch_For_Consolation.mp3
If you're into brutal old-school-favored death metal ala 2009's brilliant Obliteration LP "Nekropsalms", you'll probably want this too.

Champagne Riot - Alcohol kisses (demo)

A new demo tune from Champagne Riot, demonstrating a bit more of a Hi-NRG electropop sound than usual.

Get your name on Cut City's LP

Cut City will be printing the name of each and every person who purchases their new/final/superb album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed" on the back cover of the upcoming vinyl edition, that is, unless they decide to opt out: https://wherestheharm.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/credit-where-credits-due/
Personally, I'd just be happy to pre-pay for the LP, thank-you list or not.

MP3: Hebosagil - Keskipäivän aurinko

Hebosagil's new album "Ura" finds them realizing the progression hinted at on their various recent splits (w/Viisikko and Two Beats Off), fully shedding their metal skin and emerging as a dangerous noiserock beast. Still heavy as hell, just in a different way: less low end and screaming leads, more dissonance and jarring rhythms. Still a great band too, now someone just needs to step up and press all their full-lengths to wax (not it!).

Hebosagil - Keskipäivän aurinko

Robyn live at JFK

Robyn will be performing a concert at JFK Int'l Airport in NY on June 20 and Stereogum is giving away passes: https://stereogum.com/729582/win-passes-to-see-robyn-at-a-jetblue-terminal/news/

Astrid Swan - Box elder

Hear a sample from Astrid Swan's upcoming album "Hits (Pavement for girls)" which, yes, just so happens to be a tribute to Pavement, the band that ruined indierock forever: https://soundcloud.com/soliti/astrid-swan-box-elder

The Silent Ballet reviews Circle

The Silent Ballet reviews the latest Circle album "Infektio": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4201/Default.aspx

Kapten Röd - Saknade vänner (video)

The latest single from Swedish reggae/hip-hop artist Kapten Röd.