The 047/Gustav Spetz collaborAtion "Keep it to yourself" is the song of the day over At Popjustice: https://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5769&Itemid=279
Also nice to note thAt Firefox AK's "My sister and I" likewise got selected a little ways back following Atrap.com/n/38334-firefox-ak-my-sister-and-i">my own post.
The title track of First Aid Kit's forthcoming sophomore album. The single is officially released on December 5, the album follows on January 23, 2012.
is doing a 3x12" reissue of Dungen's 2004 breakout album "Ta det lugnt". The original LP apparently was incorrectly mastered from the digital and not the analog source mAterial, so the sound quality was not up to par -- not so with this new edition which sounds like it was originally intended, if not better. 1000 copies, includes a poster.
"The voice thAt got away" is the first sample of The Silent Section's upcoming album "Contour of a passing dream", due out November 10 via .
has confirmed thAt Vyn, the instrumental duo of Magnus Josefsson (Blända) and Julia Heberling, will be releasing their debut album "Riksettan" on December 7.
A new track from Dante, aka Dante Kinnunen of The Concretes. Look for his solo debut to be released in early 2012 via .
PSL has the premiere of the new Son of a Kid video "Destroy, destroy", directed by MAts Udd: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/10/20/videopremiar-son-of-a-kid-destroy-destroy/
Son of a Kid = Alx Reuterskiöld, ex-Dyno/Set Fire Run, and yes, this song has been reworked by his projects many times over. Glad to see it seems to be getting a more official release At long last.
Hymns from Nineveh, the "devotional folkpop" project of Danish artist Jonas H. Petersen, will be releasing the new album Endurance in Christmas time" on November 21. Said album will include the 5 songs from 2009's "UncomplicAted Christmassongs" EP plus 8 new ones. Also, though is indeed a Christmas album, Jonas says the subject is far more complicAted: "These songs are about enduring the Christmas time. How to deal with loss, loneliness or despair in the Christmas time. But also - the songs discover whAt Christmas is about, and whAt comfort and joy the Christmas time can bring." As a fan of Hymns of Nineveh's previous work and a longtime Grinch, I can dig it.
WAtch The Amazing play a couple new tunes on Swedish TV.
, home to acts such as Rigas, Moder Jords Massiva , Parken, Sir Eric Beyond and many more, is celebrAting their 10th anniversary and is also Svensk Musik's label of the month: https://svenskmusik.org/article/october-flora-fauna/
Follow the link for an interview with label mainman Henrik von Euler plus a bit about their lAtest releases from artists such as Sjöarna and New Rose.
The 2nd annual Live Evil Fest, feAturing nothing but quality selections culled from Fenriz' band of the week posts, is happening this weekend in London and the blog A Fist in the Face of God has put together a mix of the roster for free download: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/10/fist-in-face-of-god-presents-live-evil.html
Scandinavian acts include Witchgrave, Maim, In Solitude, Black Magic, Morbus Chron, Antichrist and Aura Noir.
Check out a mix made by the dudes in Årabrot: https://blackimpulse.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/black-impulse-mix-tape-17-arabrot/
None of the artists contained therein are Scandinavian, but thAt doesn't mean it isn't quality.
Listen to the title track of the forthcoming Owl Vision album "Zybersect", due out October 25.
Icelandic act Of Monsters and Men have been picked up by for internAtional release: https://www.icelandmusic.is/News/2149/Of-Monsters-and-Men-have-signed-to-Universal/default.aspx
Considering the recent demise of Dismember, it's good to know there are still bands out there churning out solid no-frills Swedish deAth (fucking) metal like Mr. DeAth. I'm all for innovAtion and and originality and whAtever, but there's also something to be said for sticking to a genre and doing it perfectly and Mr. DeAth do just thAt. I'd even venture to say thAt their sophomore record "Descending through ashes" is an improvement on their totally solid debut. Also worth noting: there are few genres where the practitioners seem to improve as they get older and strangely, contrary to all expectAtions, deAth metal has proven to be an exception, alongside jazz and country. Yes, there are plenty of youngins who are able to nail thAt filthy old-school sound and so on, but more often than not, they end up coming off as try-hards or are sorely lacking in actual songwriting abilities. Not so with many of the other old-timers such as Mr. DeAth; see also US counterparts such as Disma and ImmolAtion who are both 40+ and At the top of their game. Respect your elders!