Guitarist Adam Zaars has amicably parted ways with Swedish metal act Enforcer: https://www.myspace.com/enforcerswe/blog/542457610
The band will continue on as a 4-piece with vocalist Olof Wikstrand taking on 2nd guitar duties.
will be putting out a new six-song 7" from Swedish råpunks Desperat, preview here: https://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/03/desperat-denihil-release.html
The new Friska Viljor album "The beginning of the beginning of the end" isn't out for a few more days, but you can already stream the whole thing at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cryingbob/sets/fv-bbe
Danish drum'n'bass act F.U.K.T will release their sophomore album "Falling" on April 18 via . Check out the first single "Farligt" above.
Ex-Decorate.Decorate frontman Asbjørn Auring Grimm is going solo under the alias Brother Grimm and has signed with and will soon be releasing the new single "Wiggedy wack". Hear a short sample and be potentially dismayed: https://vimeo.com/21338096
Umeå pop-punks Epidemics have been added to our May 28 Clubnight! Be there!
SwingflySeven of the ten tracks on "Awesomeness" (a retooling of Swingfly's 2009 album) have already been released as singles, so the album plays like a greatest hits collection. This is party music through and through -- a fusion of hip-hop, pop and rock. It's all pretty ridiculous, but that's part of the charm of Swingfly's sometimes goofy, always endearing persona. Anybody who uses the boast "hot like a fresh baked bun" is clearly not taking himself too seriously. As expected, the first half is the strongest, barreling out of the gate with four major pop hits, including most recent single "Me and my drum" (of the "fresh baked bun" fame). But the second half is no slouch either, highlighted by a pair of older singles (2006's "Something's got me started" remains deliriously fun and fresh four years on). It's a singular sound, but one that's surprisingly versatile. Things even get pensive on album closer "Let you go", with its spare, atmospheric electronics. Recommended for fans of Robyn and Teddybears (both of which Swingfly has worked with in the past).
- Nick James
This is kind of fun, a bit-pop medley of Swedish hits from the past 10 years or so. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h4R1oRXgpw
has posted a new track from Hope I Die Virgin on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tigerfysisiskformat/hope-i-die-virgin-panther
Look for the band's new album "Forever no way" to be released soon.
Oskar Gyllenhammar, a young Swedish artist, ahem, "rock-poet", who is being compared to Håkan Hellström, Jakob Hellman, etc., will be releasing his debut album "Tågen slutar aldrig gå härifrån" on April 6. The first single "Förvirrad" is out now.
From Sink's new 12" EP "Truth & severance", out now via . Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zcb8bxbaE
In case you were unaware, Finnish hardcore blog Killing the Legacy is back doing regular updates and a recent highlight is this post featuring Endstand's very first demo cassette: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2011/03/fear-of-future.html
The new Jenny Wilson single "Horrors of love", her collaboration with French artist Ryskee, is released today via , the label run by Fatboy Slim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tNisyz8xw
Finnish act Regina will be releasing their as-yet-unnamed fourth album in September with the first single "Jos et sä soita" making its premiere on March 30.
Tomas Halberstad and 047 have just co-released a brand new single and since Tomas is such a nice, easygoing guy, I'm making him answer a few questions about said single. And oh yeah, the track is pretty good too!
So how did this collaboration come about? Whose idea was it in the first place?
This is what I think happened:
The guys in 047 decided they wanted to record another album, while they also wanted to introduce some vocal-elements into their music. Not wanting to sing themselves they decided upon doing some collaborations. They know me from Punk of Country and from my solo-stuff, and we have mutual friends, so they asked, and I accepted.
Did they give free reign to do whatever you wanted vocally? Did you have any other input on the song or what?
The song is a collaboration in its true sense.
I came to their studio with a verse and a chorus, chords and melody, and we recorded a track with just guitar and vocals. Then, they proceeded to produce the track. Decided what went where, changing a chord there, adding a melody here. Then I got the backtrack, wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The process was really enjoyable. So enjoyable, in fact, that we have decided to record two more tracks. (Where they'll end up, I don't know.)
What else are you up to? Got any other music of your own in the works?
Well, I've just released an album, giving homage to the surroundings of my childhood. It's instrumental, electronic and not for everyone. But, the tracks had been collecting dust for some time, so I thought it would be best to get them out there. That album is called "1989". I'm also working on my 'songs for the seasons', if you will. Having released "Summer Love AA" and "Autumn Fall AA", I still have Winter and Spring to record and release. The songs are done, the recordings aren't. And, to top it all off, I am working on the marathon project that is my second album. I am in the lyric-writing part of the process but I just can't seem to get my thoughts on paper. It's all about death. The basic tracks for the record are all recorded. It sounds like Tom Petty.