Crash Nomada - From town to town (video)
Swedish Eastern-tinged folk-punk act Crash Nomada have a new single out on Wednesday called "From town to town" and here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUtCW7ecVcc
Ison & Filles - Galen/Lever så här (feat. Newkid) (video)
The official video for "Galen/Lever så här" from Ison & Fille off the group's long-awaited new record "För evigt", due out May 11. Direct link: https://youtu.be/tD5qHqQeSXQ
PopMatters reviews The Deer Tracks
PopMatters gives high marks the The Deer Tracks: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/139885-the-deer-tracks-the-archer-trilogy-pt.-1-ep/
Alcoholic Faith Mission - Legacy (video)
Alcoholic Faith Mission have a new video for the tune "Legacy": https://vimeo.com/20893382
MP3: System - Inheritance
Electronic acts have been trying their best to emulate machines, long since the early days of Kraftwerk and beyond, but Swedish electro act System takes it to the logical next level by actually employing speech synthesis to replace human vocals. The result is surprisingly effective in context, especially when the lyrics are sung from the chilling perspective of the machine -- "We will be here long after you are gone". Advanced synthesis balanced by analog synths, maintained by two human slaves. Or something like that; it's a dystopian ideal put to sound if ever there was one.
"Inheritance" is System's latest single off the album "Circle of infinite radius", officially released on April 27 in a slightly different version with "more punch" along with the b-side "Against me".
Svart Markt: Det här är UÅ, inte LA
New sXe hardcore outta Umeå available for free listening/download: https://svartmakt.bandcamp.com/
Read a short interview with the band here: https://www.swehc.com/2011/04/26/svart-makt/
Pitchfork reviews Figurines, Acid House Kings
Pitchfork reviews Figurines new self-titled album as well as Acid House Kings' "Music sounds better with you".
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Jonathan Johansson
02. Anna Järvinen
03. Jens Lekman
04. Acid House Kings
05. Fredrik
06. Holy Ghost!
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Syket
09. Lykke Li
10. Palpitation
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Lykke Li confirmed for Lollapalooza
Lykke Li will be playing this year's Lollapalooza festival: https://lineup.lollapalooza.com/
Asta Kask US tour
Not sure why I didn't post this ages ago, but here's Asta Kask's upcoming US tourdates:
05/20 - The Morgue, Seattle, WA
05/21 - East End (21 and up), Portland, OR
05/22 - East End (all ages), Portland, OR
05/24 - Big Tree, Arcata, CA
05/25 - The Fire Escape, Sacramento, CA
05/26 - Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA
05/27 - 924 Gilman St., Berkley, CA
05/28 - BLVD (Threatfest), Los Angeles, CA
05/29 - Dipiazzas, Long Beach, CA
05/30 - Inner City Youth Center, Phoenix, AZ
06/01 - Rubber Gloves, Denton, TX
06/02 - Emo's (Chaos in Tejas), Austin, TX
Martyrdöd tourdates
Confirmed US tourdates for Martyrdöd/Sanctuary In Blasphemy:
06/15 - tba, Oakland, CA (Sanctuary In Blasphemy)
06/16 - tba, Olympia, WA w/Miasmal (Sanctuary In Blasphemy)
06/17 - Black Lodge, Seattle, WA w/Slowmotions, Crazy Spirit, Criminal Code
06/18 - tba, Vancouver BC w/Unlearn
06/19 - tba, Portland, OR w/Slowmotions
06/20 - Hub, Sacramento, CA
06/21 - Knockout, San Francisco, CA w/Yadokai
06/22 - tba, Santa Barbara, CA
06/23 - tba, Long Beach, CA
06/24 - tba, Los Angeles, CA
06/25 - First Church Of The Buzzard, Oakland, CA
Expect venues to be confirmed shortly. I'm pretty sure the Oly show will probably be in someone's basement somewhere.
PopMatters talks to Junip, pans The Haunted
PopMatters interviews Junip: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/139613-in-every-direction-an-interview-with-junip/
Also posted over there today, a scathing dismissal of The Haunted's new record: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138927-the-haunted-unseen/
The Knife are recording
The Knife are reportedly working on a new album for release in 2012: https://theknife.net/take-action-for-the-housing-rights-of-roma-in-rome
Blood Mortized confirm LP release
Blood Mortized has confirmed that their sophomore album "The key to a black heart" will be getting a vinyl release via when it is finally unveiled in late 2011.