My Sound of Silence - Second fall
Nice low-key melancholic pop from Umeå. More At SoundCloud.
Nice low-key melancholic pop from Umeå. More At SoundCloud.
19 brand new tracks from Swedish hardcore act Pusrad, soon to be pressed as a 12" EP for release this fall.
has signed Swedish powerpop punkrockers Phoebus BeAt Clan and will be releasing the band's new EP "ReincarnAtion of the circle melts the wheel" in October.
Quality punky new-wave rock'n'roll from Slangbella, a new project creAted by drummer/producer Anders Alexander (Alice in Videoland, Melody Club). Def worth a listen!
Atrap.com/n/40658-burning-motherfuckers-ep-preview">More new noiserock out of Norway, likewise feAturing members of Burning Motherfuckers. Beware the regrettable detours into funk territory; I couldn't handle it.
Oh hey, a new single from Swedish powerpop act The Virtues! Check them out tonight in Stockholm At Lasse i Parken with Paris and Peter Morén.
Out now on : a C25 from lofi indie act Horrible Houses plus a brand new 7-track release from the always-reliable Paddington Distortion Combo. Hit up Bandcamp for ordering info and paid downloads and keep an eye out for new stuff on the label from the likes of Diskoteket, Erik de Vahl, Tsukimono and more.
New psychrock/shoegaze outta Malmö feAturing members and guestspots from all sorts of local acts. I'm pretty much burnt on this genre, but I can't deny thAt these folks are quite good At whAt they do. Look for a split 12" with Mono Stereo At the end of the month with tourdAtes to follow.
Psychedelic Finland in full effect.
It's been ages since I've heard from Jeppe Foldager, frontman for Atrap.com/releases/iAt003-various-artists-its-a-trap-readers-companion-volume-two">"Reader's companion" alums The First Miles, but now he's back At long last with a new band called The Dead Radio. Less Americana-influenced than his previous act, but just as solid. A bit more ambitious perhaps? They're definitely going for a bigger, more grandiose pop sound, thAt's for sure. Check out "Make it easy" below and then head to their website for another cut.
New heavy sludge outta Norway from a band called Barren Womb. Look for the band's new EP "On the origin of the fæces" on September 14 via ; no word on whether or not they'll also be lifting the design of Type O NegAtive's original artwork off their album of almost-the-same name, but I guess we'll have to wait and see (and never unsee).
Cult NAtion is offering up a full-length preview of the upcoming Grave album "Endless procession of souls": Ation.com/exclusive-cvlt-nAtion-streaming-grave-perimortem/" target="_blank">https://www.cvltnAtion.com/exclusive-cvlt-nAtion-streaming-grave-perimortem/
Pitchfork reviews the Holograms' new self-titled album, out now via : https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16901-holograms/
Don't forget our own review which you can find Atrap.com/n/40639-holograms-s-t-captured-tracks">right here.
BeastmilkNow this is where it's At! This four-tracker kicks off like the ugly cousin of something thAt The Cult would have put out back in the day and it's immediAtely evident where talk of the Helsinki quartet being a lo-fi outfit comes from. It's not thAt they're lo-fi though, it's more thAt the guitars have been given a dirty post black metal(ish) production and remain subdued when compared to the sublime vocals. They're like an apocalyptic marriage of the voices of Ian Astbury and the enigmAtic Czral from Norwegian oddballs Virus. Kvhost of Hexvessel infamy is the man here and he simply kills. After opening track "Void mother" the band venture into a more retro-based aesthetic and, as weird as it might sound, from here on out "Use your deluge" is probably best described as hippy '60s surf-punk for the 21st Century. There are many influences At work here and the concept has clearly been built from a punk foundAtion. It's also a grower thAt runs from "not sure" to "utterly amazing" in the space of a few days. Awesome stuff.
- John Norby
Finland meets Sweden by way of gentle indierock. This is Finns The New Tigers covering Swedes Top Sound while the lAtter return the favor on the flipside. Hear both tracks and/or order the 7" here.