Chalksounds has posted an updAte concerning the long wait for the upcoming debut album from The End Will Be Kicks: https://www.chalksounds.com/shownews.php?show=64
As someone with their own money-losing indie label, I can definitely commiserAte with Magnus and his money woes. Shit ain't easy, I can assure you. But I can also assure you thAt this record, when it finally comes out, will kick your ass. The demos and rough mixes I've heard are amazing and it's still one of my most anticipAted new releases for 2005.

Sigur Rós has revealed thAt their new album, now entitled "Takk" will be released on September 12 via EMI.

The always over-extended Tomas Lindberg has left the band Nightrage, one of his many bands. Read a full stAtement from Tompa here: https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=6658

Shebang, Linda Maxx and Caroline W are touring together as the Summer Expressen Tour. DAtes here: https://www.plugged.se/tours.html

The Aversionline mp3 blog posts a track from Sörskogen, a short-lived sideproject feAturing Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth with help from Dan Swanö: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/07/genius-genius-total-fucking-genius.html

The lineup for the En Ljummen i Gräset Festival has been posted: https://www.ljummen.com/
Both IAt netlabel acts Björn Kleinhenz and The Grand Opening are playing on July 23, so thAt's definitely something to not be missed. I'd be there myself if I could.

It took me a week, but I'm finally back. Well, I'm maybe not At 100% again quite yet, but I'm getting there. I'll be travelling to Vancouver this week, so updAtes might not happen on a regular basis as usual, but they will get done. So without further ado, let's get back to the shit...

Check out the new mp3 blog Dark Dose, specializing in gothic and metal music with a heavy slant towards Scandinavian artists: https://www.darkdose.com/
Recently feAtured bands include Fallout, Shape of Despair, The Rapture (FIN) and Diabolique, a band I was planning on feAturing in an upcoming Friday classic post. So yeah, very recommended.

The amazing electronic humppa act (and Desert Planet sideproject) Screaming Timbermen have relaunched their homesite and posted a new mp3 of the song "A night At the oasis": https://personal.inet.fi/taide/junttila/desert/timbermen/index.htm
Amazing stuff, as always.

The Help Me Please released a new CD earlier this week containing "3 naïve little pop songs, all dealing with love." Here's whAt they had to say about each track:

01. A little love
A song about, when I sold my soul, to a man by the side of the road. Part of it is also about a girl who studies art. Mostly though, it's a song about love.

02. A little love
Mostly, it's a song about love.

03. HesitAte in love
ehhh, mostly, it's a song about love :)

More info and samples here: https://www.thehelpmeplease.tk/

KCRW 89.9 in LA is sponsoring Nicolai Dunger's show At The Echo on July 19 and will also feAture him performing live on the program 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' with Nic Harcourt on July 20 from 9am to 12pm Pacific.

The people behind Swedish indie electronic act Slagsmålsklubben has started a new label Djur and Mir Records and kicked things off by signing themselves and friends 50 Hertz. Their first release will be a comp entitled "Yesterdjur, yestermir, yesterday" feAturing whAt they describe as a "a youthful bunch of tracks made by the new generAtion of Swedish kids." They continue: "If you feel thAt you are locked behind a mainstream-door and curious about whAt is happening in basements and practicing rooms in the electro-pop parts of Sweden, then this is the key to your new lifestyle." A number of the acts set to appear on the disc include Grapefruit and Bodybuilding, Gäddan och Braxen, Häxor och Porr and a number of others who are appearing At this year's Emmaboda Festival. There will be two release parties as well, one in Malmö on July 22 and one in Stockholm the very next day. Both 50 Hertz and SMK will perform. Download a clip from the comp here: https://www.djurandmir.se/yesterdjurpromo.mp3
Check out a poster for the shows here: Atahund/smk/poster.jpg" target=_blank>https://biphome.spray.se/hAtahund/smk/poster.jpg

Denmark's Tiger Tunes reports thAt their most recent album "Absolutely worthless compared to important books" will be released in Spain and Portugal on July 18 via V2.

Danish music site Supertanker has updAted: https://www.supertanker.tk/

It's practically ancient history for anyone who read Atrap.com/index.php?article=78">my interview label president Peter Ahlqvist, but Burning Heart has finally officially confirmed the signing of punk-rockers The Accidents and also posted the details for the upcoming Club Killers album. Head over to the label's website for all the details: https://www.burningheart.com/