Jenny Hval video portrait
Via The Wire, a video portrait of Norwegian artist Jenny Hval (nee Rockettothesky). Direct link: https://vimeo.com/21597670
Casiokids RSD split preview
Pitchfork is streaming the upcoming Casiokids/Of Montreal split 7" being released for Record Store Day: https://pitchfork.com/news/42087-listen-to-of-montreal-and-casiokids-split-7-for-record-store-day/
Nordic By Nature April mix
Nordic by Nature have a new mixtape for April: https://soundcloud.com/shibie/nordic-by-nature-we-are-from
Junip @ Daytrotter
Junip has a new 3-song live session up at Daytrotter: https://www.daytrotter.com/dt/junip-concert/20054492-111920.html
New Lake of Tears in late April
Swedish goth/doom act Lake of Tears will release their new album "Illwill" on April 29, their first since 2007's "Moons and mushrooms" and their 8th overall. The band will also be visiting Russia in May and you can get tourdates off their website: https://www.lakeoftears.net/
Niels Nielsen - Birds
Niels Nielsen has a new single called "Birds" which is a slightly reworked version of the original from his new album "Welcome to the promising land of hi5ers and hopeless people". Stream/download at Bandcamp along with the exclusive b-side "To the sun": https://nielsnielsen.bandcamp.com/album/birds
Klubbland #28: Glasvegas
I guess this kinda/sorta qualifies: the latest episode of Klubbland features a live performance by Glasvegas, their first in Sweden with new Swedish drummer Jonna Löfgren: https://klubbland.se/2011/04/01/28-glasvegas-2/
Efterklang's "An island" now streaming
Pitchfork is streaming the new Efterklang feature-length live music film "An island": https://pitchfork.com/tv/one-week-only/1581-efterklang/2574-an-island/
Symptoms samples
Check out some short sample clips from the new Kasper Bjørke EP "Symptoms": https://www.kasperbjorke.com/project/symptoms-ep
Viola - Elämän iskelmä
Viola always does something entertaining for their April track-of-the-month and their latest is no exception: https://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-04-elaman-iskelma
Last year was black metal, this year it's... Finnish schlager. Needless to say, I love it.
Screw it.
I quit.
Francis - Time is on our side
Swedish female-fronted indie act Francis have a brand new song called "Time is on our side" that they are giving away as a free download: https://francisishere.com/?p=251
Look for the band's full-length debut "Lekomberg, we were kin" to be released this coming spring.
Sissy Wish says new single soon
Sissy Wish reports that the new single "Dance all night with you" will be released "soon" and that it "will be the coolest song I have ever released." As for the long-rumored new album "Happy monster", apparently it will be out later this year.
Fenriz' Band of the Week: Christian Mistress
Kind of off-topic, but screw it: Fenriz' band of the week is local-to-me heavy metal rippers Christian Mistress: https://www.bandoftheweek.net/
Stoked to be seeing on them on Saturday and will hopefully be able to grab the vinyl reissue of their 4-song demo. Not that I don't already have the OG, but gotta collect em all, y'know?