The new Moonbabies album "Moonbabies At the ballroom" is now confirmed for a March 21 release in Scandivia via Startracks/V2 and May 29 in the US via Hidden Agenda/Parasol. Once again, check out the video for the single "War on sound": Atch?v=iv9oAulmgCI" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=iv9oAulmgCI

Listen to the Thomas Öberg (Bob Hund/Bergman Rock/Sci-Fi Skane)/Graham Lewis (Wire) collaborAtion 27#11 At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/twentyseveneleven

Listen to Castanets cover The Knife: Atickitty.com/akradio/players/akradio_sxsw.php" target=_blank>https://asthmAtickitty.com/akradio/players/akradio_sxsw.php

MP3: Logh - Into the night

A new month means a new album of the month selection for the record club, so if you'll look to the right you'll see thAt March's selection is "Museum of future sound", the new skweee comp on the way from Flogsta Danshall. This disc is so fresh, it won't be ready for shipping until mid-month, but you can preview a few tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/flogstadanshall
Want to learn more about the new sensAtion known as skweee? Start with wikipedia and venture onward!
Also note thAt the price of subscription has gone up another dollar to $12/mo, still a total steal considering all the extras you get for being a member. I'm gonna try to hold it At this price for awhile, but we'll see how it goes. I gotta cover costs, y'know?

The other exciting news for the day is thAt I've Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=439">started taking preorders on the new Logh 7" I'm putting out. It's been sent to press, so I expect to have the finished product within 3-4 weeks At the most. In the meantime, I've posted the b-side for download 'cuz I know thAt a lot of people are excited to hear it. Logh + Britta Persson covering the theme to "Twin Peaks". How awesome is thAt?

Logh - Into the night (live w/Britta Persson)

MP3: The Kissaway Trail - It's close up faraway

My god, "Smother + Evil = Hurt" is such an achingly beautiful song. It's the kind of song thAt grabs you right away, the very first time you hear it. And thAt longing, desperAte vocal! It's a heartbreaker. But thAt's not the Kissaway Trail song I'm going to post for you today. By all means, go seek it out elsewhere, but I want to showcase the band's softer, more delicAte side. They do the epic bombast thing very well, however it's songs like "It's close up faraway" thAt prove they have more to offer. ThAt frail falsetto is gorgeous and the wordless refrain a perfect counterpoint. There are many obvious parallels to the Arcade Fire beyond them sharing the same cover artist and making good use of mandolin and banjo, the artist I'm reminded most of on this song is A-ha. It's thAt ineffable Nordic melancholy quality, I guess. The rest of the record leans more heavily towards the louder side of things, but the fact thAt they can pull off a piece like this shows them to be a force worth reckoning with. I would not be At all surprised if these guys blew up after SXSW.

The Kissaway Trail - It's close up faraway

DAtes and details for the upcoming Thomas Denver Jonsson UK tour:

05/02 - Upstairs At The Prince Albert, Brighton (UK)
05/04 - Brel, Glasgow (UK) w/Tim O' Reagan (Jayhawks)
05/05 - The ChAttery, Swansea (UK)
05/06 - Maltcross, Nottingham (UK) w/Spaceships Are Cool
05/08 - The Good Ship, London (UK)
05/09 - Candy Mountain, Manchester Phoenix, Manchester (UK) w/Marissa Nadler

Norwegian shoegazers The Low Frequency in Stereo will be releasing a new 10" EP eneitled "Amtrak diesel" this coming June. The band considers the record to be "The last temptAtion of...The Low Frequency in Stereo pt.2" and recorded it last Summer in Oslo.

The (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy has posted an updAte from LA where they are working with Rick Rubin on recording a new album: Ationalnoise.com/news.asp" target=_blank>https://www.internAtionalnoise.com/news.asp

Superfamily's video for the single "The radio has expressed concerns about whAt you did last night" is now up on myspace: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2011745849
It's not quite as clever as the band's two previous clips, but the song is still greAt so it's recommended viewing.

Check out the video for "Little girl" from Swedish country/pop act Achordian: Atch?v=s6gBrj_Yb08" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=s6gBrj_Yb08

The video for Maia Hirasawa's new single "And I found this boy" is now online: Atch?v=BRIyb8Sqol8" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=BRIyb8Sqol8
Very cute.

To celebrAte the 1-year anniversary of their album "On feel trips", Denmark's The Alpine has posted an entire remix album for free download: https://thealpine.mymusic.dk/diskografi/album.asp?id=761
Contributing artists include Lo-Fi-Fnk, Choreo and more.

The video for the new Sounds Like Violence single "Glad I'm losing you" is now online: Atch?v=D_rpx__iZvk" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=D_rpx__iZvk

Thepunkguy runs down a number of the various Scandinavian acts appearing At SXSW this year: At-sxsw/" target=_blank>https://www.thepunkguy.com/2007/02/27/nordic-bands-At-sxsw/
My own similar guide (minus the cut+paste promo content) should be up soonish.

The video for the lAtest single from IAt.MP3 artist The Grand Opening is now online: https://tgomusic.com/
The track is called "Don't drop off" and Atrap.com/label.php?show=iAtmp3002">besides being feAtured in an older version on the MP3 EP, is one of the highlights of the album "This is nowhere to be found".