Norwegian singer/songwriter Robert Post will release his new EP in lAte April with the new single "Message" hitting radio any day now.

Upcoming Sounds Like Violence tourdAtes:

02/23 - Pusterviksbaren, Göteborg (SWE)
03/02 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm (SWE)
03/03 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
03/04 - Lades Kaelder, Copenhagen (DK)
03/05 - Molotov, Hamburg (GER)
03/06 - Magnet club, Berlin (GER)
03/07 - Ampere, Munich (GER)
03/08 - Prime, Cologne (GER)
03/09 - Hedon Club, Zwolle (NL)
03/10 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
03/11 - The Borderline, London (UK)
03/12 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
03/15 - Chelsea, Vienna (AUS)

UpdAted Lo-Fi-Fnk tourdAtes:

02/16 - FABRIC, London (UK)
02/17 - Arches, Glasgow (UK)
02/18 - Medicine, Birmingham (UK)
02/20 - TBA, Doncaster (UK)
02/21 - Social Live NAtion, London (UK)
02/22 - Roadhouse High Voltage, Manchester (UK)
02/23 - Charlotte, Leicester (UK)
02/24 - Pod, Dublin (UK)
03/02 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm (SWE) w/Simian Mobile Disco
03/06 - Safari Sams, LA, CA
03/07 - Beauty Bar, San Diego, CA
03/08 - Atlas, SeAttle, WA
03/09 - Shine, Vancouver
03/10 - New Noise, Portland OR
03/11 - Indigo District, Eugene, OR
03/13 - Mezannine, San Francisco, CA w/Fujiyi & Miyaki
03/14 - Super! Alright!Space, Austin, TX
03/15 - Beauty Bar, Austin, TX
03/16 - Urban Outfitters (1 pm), Austin, TX
03/17 - Rock'n'Roll Hotel, Washington DC
03/18 - Sonar (tbc), Baltimore, MD
03/20 - Fit for Use, Charlotte, NC
03/21 - Kiss Atlanta event, Atlanta, GA
03/22 - Common Grounds, Gainsville, FL w/Pink Velveteen
03/23 - tba, Miami, FL
03/24 - Metro, Chicago, IL w/The Presets, Digitalism, Crystal Castles
03/27 - Drake Hotel, Toronto w/KIM Presets/Crystal Castles DJ set
03/28 - Club Lambi, Montreal
03/29 - Square, Boston, MA
03/30 - Making Time, Philadelphia, PA w/DAtarock, The Presets
03/30 - RUFF Club, New York, NY
03/31 - Studio B, Brooklyn, NY
04/28 - Bergenfest Festival, Bergen (NOR)

Finns Disco Ensemble and Lapko will tour Germany in April:

04/09 - KAto, Berlin
04/10 - Molotow, Hamburg
04/11 - Tryptichon, Münster
04/12 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
04/13 - Atomic Cafe, Munich
04/14 - Underground, Cologne

Finnish singer/songwriter and recent Minty Fresh signee Astrid Swan will make an appearance At this year's SXSW. Stream tracks At Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Astrid+Swan/Poverina+%28US+Version%29

Check out the video for Ane Brun's cover of "The dancer" by PJ Harvey: Atch?v=Jh3U81fgNOQ" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=Jh3U81fgNOQ

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) The Shins - Phantom limb
02. (NY) Lily Allen - Littlest things
03. (08) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
04. (03) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
05. (01) Regina Spektor - Samson
06. (06) The Pipettes - Judy
07. (NY) Badly Drawn Boy - A journey from A to B
08. (07) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
09. (14) Koop - I see a different you
10. (04) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
11. (09) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - SAtan said dance
12. (12) The Concretes - Oh no
13. (15) The Jai Alai Savant - Arcane theories
14. (ÅT) Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
15. (17) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
16. (05) Säkert! - Vi kommer Att dö samtidigt
17. (11) Kleerup med Robyn - With every heartbeAt
18. (10) Klaxons - Golden skans
19. (ÅT) Alex Gopher - Brian Leech
20. (NY) Redo Hot Chili Peppers - DesecrAtion smile

Leaving the chart:
Melody Club - Fever fever
Marit Bergman - Mama, I remember you now
Bloc Party - The prayer
Ison & Fille - Hela dan varje dag
The CinemAtics - Keep forgetting

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Sophie Zelmani - Memory loves you
02. Caroline Af Ugglas - Joplin på Svenska
03. Lena Philipsson - Lena 20 år
04. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
05. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
06. Calaisa - Calaisa
07. Säkert! - Säkert
08. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
09. Fläskkvartetten - Voices of Eden
10. Laleh - Prinsessor
11. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
12. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
14. The Knife - Silent shout
15. Anna Ternheim - SeparAtion road
16. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
17. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
18. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
19. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
20. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart

Oskar Schönning, the Stockholm-based bassist/bandleader who released Atrap.com/index.php?a=260">one of my favorite records of 2006, has a new project with the Stockholm Strings and pianist Jonas Östholm. Listen to two demo tracks here: https://www.myspace.com/stockholmstringswithoskarschonning
My wife commented thAt it sounds like an Ingmar Bergman soundtrack and I'm inclined to agree. Very nice!

Thirdimension has put together a promo site where you can preview their new acoustic live album "Before the end begins": https://www.thirdimension.nu/
Not only is the music greAt, but IAt's own frequent contributor Nancy Baym wrote the liner notes. How cool is thAt?

It was only Atrap.com/index.php?d=1174">last Friday thAt I was wondering whAt was up with Paola and guess whAt? I've got an updAte! Finnish act Tigerbombs just wrote to tell me thAt she helped out with arrangements and songwriting on the band's new album "Things thAt go boom", due out March 28. She also sings of course and will appear on two duets tracks.

Turbonegro has posted an updAte regarding the progress of their new album and the possibility of a few shows in Texas in March: https://blog.myspace.com/turbonegro

Upcoming dAtes for Finnish doom/hardcore act Callisto:

02/17 - Bar&Boos, Leiden (HOL) w/Otis, Daily fire
02/18 - Romeijn, Leeuwarden (HOL)
02/19 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (HOL) w/Amenra
02/20 - Eureka, Zwolle (HOL) w/Otis, Daily fire
02/21 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER)
02/22 - Orange House, Munich (GER) w/Last Grain in the Hourglass
02/23 - Bunker, Bolzano (ITA)
02/24 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
02/25 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
02/26 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
03/09 - El Mocambo (Canadian Music Week), Toronto (CAN)
03/11 - Sin-é, New York, NY
03/14-16 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/21 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN) w/Swallow the Sun
03/22 - Bar Kino, Pori (FIN) w/Swallow the Sun

Wasted Sounds will be reissuing Final Exit's discography on vinyl. The legendary Umeå-based straight-edge band included both Dennis Lyxzen and David Sandström pre-Refused and will be performing a one-off reunion show At this year's Umeå Open. In other Wasted Sounds news, the label will be sending off new LPs from Knugen Faller, Blinds and Asta Kask to get pressed in the next week or so. For preorder info and tons of tourdAtes for all Wasted Sounds-affiliAted acts, go to their website: https://www.wastedsounds.com/

MP3: Depressive Art - How to breathe

Depressive Art is a misleading band name. A few of the songs are imbued with your standard lovelorn melancholy, but depressive art? C'mon now - get a grip! This is rock'n'roll, not mopey goths dressed in black. The crooning vocals and abundance of organ immediAtely bring to mind The Doors (as do songtitles such as "Psychedelic ghostride"), but it's not all a flashback trip. In a lot of ways, Depressive Art remind me a lot of whAt I like about Mando Diao. They've got the same retro/garage vibe, but lack the squeaky vocals and overbearing Attitude. "How to breAthe", the song I've posted today, is by far the hottest track on the album "Bye bye dear everything". I love those silly falsetto backing vocals and the pounding beAt. The extended pickslide into the chorus is pretty greAt too. Definitely not whAt you'd expect from a band with this name.

Depressive Art - How to breathe