Greencoats LP coming via Tomt this fall
has announced that The Greencoats will be releasing their debut full-length CD/LP "A blend of silk & satin" this coming fall.
Testbild! + Louis Philippe = The Ocean Tango
Check out The Ocean Tango, a collaboration between Swedish experimental pop act Testbild! and Frenchman Louis Philippe: https://oceantango.bandcamp.com/
The CD version of the album won't be available until November, but it looks like the files are all available now. And as far as vinyl goes, they are requesting feedback to weigh demand.
Shining to film live DVD
Shining's upcoming show at Rockefeller in Olso on November 3 (with support from Killl) will be filmed for an eventual DVD release.
Cloudberry to release 7" from Oh! Custer
will be releasing new 7" from Swedish indiepop act Oh! Custer in November: https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Röyksopp - Senior
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
03. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
04. Jan Garbarek/The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Novum
05. Skambankt - Søvnløs
06. a-ha - 25
07. Bjørn Johan Muri - Airwaves
08. Contrazt - Ser på verden
09. Vestlandsfanden - Livets Glade Plommer
10. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
11. Major Parkinson - Songs from a solitary home
12. The Respatexans - Hellbilly Heaven
13. Diverse artister - Go'natt
14. Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge
15. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
16. Harrys Gym - What was ours can't be yours
17. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
19. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
20. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Säkert! - Facit
02. Ola - Ola
03. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
04. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
05. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
06. Kent - En plats i solen
07. Anne-Lie Rydé - Dans på rosor
08. Pernilla Andersson - Ö
09. Darin - Lovekiller
10. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
11. Drifters - Stanna hos mig
12. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. The Bear Quartet - Monty Python
15. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
16. Stefan Sundström - 5 dagar i Augusti
17. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
18. Britta Persson - Current affair medium rare
19. Takida - The darker instinct
20. Eric Saade - Masquerade
MP3: Menfolk - Skeletons
Do you like Menfolk? Want a copy of their latest LP "Beast one/man nil"? I'm holding a single copy for resale and will part with it for $20 ppd (in the US, slightly more for foreigners). And as you can see from the pic, it includes a Dropcard for a full album download too. Email mailorder@itsatrap.com to hook it up.
Further enticement below, my current favorite track from the album.
Menfolk - Skeletons
Andreas Gidlund Quartet now on Hoob
has signed the Andreas Gidlund Quartet and will be releasing the group's fourth album "Made in Göteborg" on October 13.
Our Park - Longing for Miss Print
Download a new track from Swedish jazz/folk/rock/surf act Our Park: https://www.ourpark.se/missprint.html
Streets of Mars to Adore Music
has signed Streets of Mars and will be releasing their debut single "Breathe in breathe out" on September 29. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/streetsofmars
Pintandwefall tour diary
Pintandwefall have posted a tour diary from their recent trip to Germany: https://www.pintandwefall.com/ingermany.htm
The Bear Quartet
Monty Python
Adrian Recordings
Now that I've had a week to immerse myself in this record, I can say that it is a masterpiece -- there's really no other way to describe it. I expected it to be great, but I didn't expect it to be this great. I'm not going to hide, I've always been very vocal on my admiration for The Bear Quartet, but I've always felt that as an objective music listener, one can frequently be disappointed by their favorites. Whilst "89" was our reintroduction to the band (as well as their reintroduction to themselves, which they've recently mentioned), "Monty Python" comes off as not only a self-reevaluation, but also as a reevaluation of the current state of music -- "We're not gonna make it" serves not only as a comment on the industry, but as the current social and economic pitfalls which are robbing humanity in all aspects. "You you you you you you", "Fist or hand" and "Lovers goodbye" are some of the most tenderly affecting songs the band has ever written. The album's swansong, "Silent film" sums up not only the record, but the perhaps comes as close as ever to explaining the band -- they not only dictate the audience, but are one and the same -- as are we all.
- Matt Giordano
Masquer working with Per Egland
Masquer has enlisted Per Egland to produce their upcoming full-length debut which they hope to complete this fall.
The Floor is Made of Lava - Harder than you think (video)
The new video from The Floor is Made of Lava. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsdV0ORUzw
Finnish metal indoctrination begins early
Power metal vs. power squirrel, only in Finland: https://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/headbang-blogpost.aspx?post=1806786