Danish label Iceberg Records have posted a bit of news about the various releases they have coming out later this year which includes new stuff from The Blue Van, Grand Fiction, Minor Flaw and Telli Bill. Read more: https://www.iceberg-records.com/sider/nyheder.asp?side=0&nyhed=184
Fever Ray is the name Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife's brand new solo project. Expect an album later this year via Rabid Records and keep an eye on feverray.com in the meantime.
Information has posted a few clips from the new Fontän 12" "Early morning": https://www.inf000.com/
I really enjoyed their previous release "Aktionskammarn" and have been looking forward to this one for awhile - it finally comes out on July 28.
Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros is releasing a new limited-edition EP entitled "In the slipstream vol 1: live" featuring five live tracks. It will be issued in 1000 hand-numbered copies and will be available on July 26.
Spin is streaming the brand new I'm From Barcelona single "Paper planes": https://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-new-im-barcelona-stream-paper-planes
UK tabloid The Mirror is streaming the new Alphabeat video for "Boyfriend": https://www.mirror.co.uk/video?channel=Entertainment+News&clipid=1425_mir_2051&bitrate=300&format=flash
Lambgoat has dates for the upcoming Children of Bodom US tour: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11060
Dusted reviews the new Paavoharju record "Laulu laakson kukista": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4421
Swedish electronic artists Plej have posted two new tracks on myspace to celebrate the release of their new album "Home is where your heart was": https://www.myspace.com/weareplej
Lykke Li's show at Hotel Café in LA on August 25 is sold out, but don't despair - she'll be back in November for a show on the 3rd at the El Rey.
#1 Hits from Another Planet has a new track today from Norwegian synthpop act Don Juan Dracula: https://alienhits.blogspot.com/2008/07/don-juan-dracula-television-you-see-me.html
The rough mix was posted awhile ago, but Pitchfork now has the final version of the new Pelle Carlberg track "1983 (Pelle & Sebastian)": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/137671-premiere-pelle-carlberg-1983-pelle-sebastian-mp3-stream
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Theresa Andersson - Na na na (empty heart)
02. TALK 1
03. Soviac - Malorca
04. Agent Side Grinder - Ricocheting memories
05. Svenson - Howlong
06. TALK 2
07. Hello Kinski - Summer is a waste of time
08. Britta Persson - Kill Hollywood me
09. Tredje Mannen - Cul-de-sac
10. TALK 3
11. The Goner - Spirit roundup
12. Liket Lever - Levande begravd
13. TALK 4
14. Paper - Out of it into it
15. Hebosagil - Big sun
16. Murmansk - Vague language
17. Randy - Who's side are you on?
18. TALK 5
19. The Deer Tracks - Slow collision
Reminder: my show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday.
MP3: Haust - Ride the relapse
In terms of mood, this is the exact opposite of yesterday's post. I've been stoked on all the samples I've heard of Haust for awhile, but only just recently managed to track down mp3s of "Ride the relapse". I originally planned on picking up a CD at their ill-fated show in CPH, but it wasn't meant to be, though it appears to be working out for the best in the end since I'm much more excited about grabbing a copy on vinyl when it's released next month. But enough of my product fetishism, let's talk music! As Aversionline pointed out not too long ago, the band takes a myriad of influences and twists it into some of the most vicious hardcore sludge I've heard in awhile. I've talked a bit about how I feel like bad vibes are the new zeitgeist and this is the perfect illustration as far as I'm concerned. What better way to describe the dystopian state of the world than with this sort of harsh noise? The more I pay attention to the news, the better this sounds. Ride the relapse, indeed! Get with the times and get angry.