Kvohst's world without us
Kvohst of Hexvessel has assembled a podcast mix of evil psychrock gems for Club Mega Therion blog: https://clubmegatherion.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-without-us.html
The Boombox Hearts - Cover me
Covering Bruce Springsteen is generally a low risk-to-reward kind of thing to do, assuming you don't totally blow it. Thankfully, Danes The Boombox Hearts pull it off with enough of their own sad-sack/slowcore style to make it plenty worthwhile. Look for the band's new EP "Monte Carlo" to be released on April 25 via , a new sublabel of .
MP3: Principe Valiente - One more time
If you've been reading this site for awhile, hopefully you've learned how to read between the lines as to whether or not I like something without me necessarily coming out and saying it. Or at least you've figured out my tastes well enough to make some educated guesses. Being said, I've linked up a lot of really mediocre crap in recent memory and I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to balance it out with lots of quality mp3 posts or well-spoken reviews. We do what we can, but resources are slim. Accept my apologies along with an mp3 of solid Swedish goth rock from Principe Valiente. The band's self-titled debut is out now via and should appeal to all fans of shoegazey dark pop such as Broder Daniel or Interpol.
Mescalin, Baby sign with Target
has announced the signing of Mescalin, Baby and will be releasing the band's full-length debut "Air air" on May 23: https://www.targetrecords.dk/news.php?id=66
PopMatters reviews PB&J, The Sounds
PopMatters gives high marks to the new Peter Bjorn and John album "Gimme some": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/136159-peter-bjorn-and-john-gimme-some/
Also reviewed, The Sounds' new album "Something to die for": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138633-the-sounds-something-to-die-for/
The Friend - New Berlin Wall (video)
Is this a Hedwig reference? I certainly hope so. The Friend's new album "Athletic girls" is out now via and you can preview a couple other tunes here.
Frantic Sunday - The city is listening
Swedish indierock act Frantic Sunday have a new single called "The city is listening" which can now be streamed at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/franticsunday/the-city-is-listening
Under the Radar talks to Niki and the Dove
Under the Radar interviews hyped Swedish pop duo Niki and the Dove: https://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/niki_and_the_dove
Avant-garde Metal bears witness to Zweizz/Virus/Ulver
Avant-garde Metal went to London to cover the landmark Zweizz/Virus/Ulver gig and has posted an extensive report: https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=213
Son of a Kid - Like you
Alx Reuterskiöld of Set Fire Run has some sort of new solo pop thing called Son of a Kid, the first taste of which you can hear here: https://soundcloud.com/sonofakid/like-you
Necro Facility - Cuts
It won't be out until May 11, but here's a sample tune from the upcoming Necro Facility album "Wintermute". Listen to another one here.
Little Dragon at Pfork Tunnelvision
Pitchfork is streaming a couple live tunes from Little Dragon's recent NYC performance: https://pitchfork.com/tv/#/tunnelvision/1621-little-dragon/2568-blinking-pigs/
New Tv-resistori in early April
will be releasing Finnish indiepop act Tv-resistori's new self-titled album, their third overall, on April 6 on CD, vinyl and also cassette for lofi purists. Samples and more info: https://www.fonal.com/shop/tvresistori_st_cd
New jj in May
Apparently the new jj record "jj nº4" will be released on May 16.
Dödsvarg is Bergman-approved
I'm not sure exactly what this means, but apparently the estate of Ingmar Bergman have pre-listened to some of Dödsvarg's upcoming release and giving approval for the project to move forward: https://www.suiciderecords.se/news.asp?id=9