Robert Svensson - Broadway
Robert Svensson's new single "Broadway" is out now and you can go hear to download the track and watch the video: https://www.nomethod.se/index2.html
The Fashion - Dead boys (video)
Danish act The Fashion have a brand new video for the song "Dead boys": https://www.vimeo.com/4643306
MP3: Isobel & November - Bones long forgotten
I received a myspace friend request from Isobel & November a few weeks ago and saw that they were selected to support the mighty Wovenhand on tour in Sweden, so I figured they were probably worth checking out. My intuition doesn't always pay off -- having a nice looking myspace page doesn't necessarily mean your band is good, though it does at least show you care enough to put time into it -- but it did okay for me in this case because I&N are pretty darn good. No surprise that they take on Wovenhand/16 Horsepower's gothic country sound as a starting point, but that's exactly what I expected and hoped for, so I am not disappointed in the slightest. It's a small niche, one mainly occupied by wannabees and non-believers who try to lay on the righteous gospel all too thick. It's also especially embarrassing to hear Euros weakly trot out Old West clichés, but luckily I&N keep things a bit more on the reserved tip. Yes, those elements are there, but this particular song is more a horrorshow ghost story than raining hellfire and damnation. Either way, the feeling of dread and despair is there and that's what's important. The mood is paramount to the sound and they've got it down. I'm looking forward to hearing more from these guys.
Isobel & November - Bones long forgotten
TSOOL line up London gig, summer festival dates
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will play Bush Hall in London on June 23. For more summer dates, check their website: https://www.tsool.net/
Komplott contemplates vinyl
Komplott has decided that the first edition of their new Maginot Series, Ronnie Sundin's "Sunspots", will be released on vinyl instead of mp3, but only in an ultra-limited edition of 50, each individually illustrated by the artist himself.
New website for Murmansk
Finnish heavy shoegazers Murmansk have revamped their website: https://www.murmansk-helsinki.com/
Dead By April has a new website
Overhyped Swedish act Dead By April has a new website now that their debut record is out: https://www.deadbyapril.com/
Latest CRI 7" reissues now available
Combat Rock Industry's classic Finnish punk 7" reissue series continues with the release of Ratsia's "Taalta tulee yo" and Lama's "Totuus loytyy kaurapuurosta" are now available. Limited to 500 copies each, so be sure to track one down soon.
Pg.Lost to Russia
Pg.Lost is heading to Russia in June:
06/20 - tba, St. Petersburg
06/21 - Aktoviy Zal, Moscow
Sounds Like Violence - Transparent
There's a new Sounds Like Violence track called "Transparent" posted for streaming/free download at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/soundslikeviolence
Fenomenon preparing new album
Norwegian electronic/jazz act Fenomenon will return with their fourth album "Soundtracks for unwritten scripts" in August via Beatservice Records. Expect the new single "The song about dancing" this summer.
Rigas Den Andre - Distordelle (it's so easy) (video)
Check out Rigas Den Andre brand new video for "Distordelle (it's so easy)", a track off the new Ramp Recordings skweee compilation "Skweee tooth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1okQ6_EXVM4&fmt=18
The Silent Ballet reviews 'Lost in reflections'
The Silent Ballet reviews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' "Lost in reflections": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2389/Default.aspx
Excruciate album to get vinyl reissue
Dark Symphonies sub-label The Crypt will be reissuing cult Swedish death metal act Excruciate's 1991 album "Passage of life" on vinyl for the first time ever. 200 hand-numbered copies plus 100 special "die-hard" edition on transparent red with poster, sticker and patch. No official release date yet, but pre-order info can be found here: https://www.darksymphonies.com/thecrypt/
Indie MP3 talks to Future Gravity (ex-Ultrasport)
Indie MP3 talks to ex-Ultrasport singer Juho Kosunen about his new project Future Gravity: https://indiemp3couk.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/ultraport-and-future-gravity-juho-spills-the-beans/