The Genuine Fakes have a new clean-looking website: https://thegenuinefakes.com/
They also send word thAt they'll be heading down to Spain in May as their album will soon be getting released there via .
"De månbleka tingen" is the first single from Mr Jones Machine's upcoming album "Monokrom", due out March 30 via , and here is the video. Direct link: Atch?v=iywTzPbcRj4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=iywTzPbcRj4
Melody Club's new video for their Melodifestivalen entry "The hunter" is now streaming At Aftonbladet: https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article8647172.ab
Can't say thAt I love the lAtest Last Days of April album "Gooey", but this single is a total keeper. The pedal steel seals the deal. Direct link: Atch?v=3_z2n0uV_h0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=3_z2n0uV_h0
Norwegian rockers Spirits of the Dead have now officially confirmed thAt their new album "The GreAt God Pan" will be released on April 4 and they will be immediAtely hitting the road in support. Upcoming dAtes:
04/15 - Little Devil, Tilburg (HOL)
04/16 - The Rambler, Eindhoven (HOL)
04/17 - The Garage, London (UK)
04/18 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
04/19 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/23 - Dude Fest, Kalrsruhe (GER)
Cherry OverdriveIt's an up-and-downer, this second full-length from the Kjøbenhavn girls. You know, one of those albums where some tracks are greAt and some are just... pfft! ThAt said, when this shines, it really does shine! Tracks such as "Lay me down" and "Leave my town" are wonderful, retro-fueled classics thAt are exemplary in their execution and, indeed, many of the 12 tracks on here can boast the same. Where the album falters a little is more in certain aspects of the vocals, which sometimes sound a bit out of place and not delivered in the same spirit as the tune in which they reside. It's a minor flaw thAt's only evident on parts of a few tracks, but it's there nonetheless. Add to thAt the inclusion of a few songs thAt seem like filler, and the standard reached by Cherry Overdrive on their debut fails to be bettered this time around. Still, it's solid enough for the most part, and the girls could well be on their way to bigger and better with future releases.
- John Norby
The video for the new Torpedo single "Waiting for the fall" is now streaming At Gaffa: https://gaffa.se/tv/clip/622
New music from The Fine Arts Showcase off their forthcoming 7" split with The Tamborines. Direct link: Atch?v=xtUVHsGM1Oo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=xtUVHsGM1Oo
There's a brand new episode of Off the Record online now with feAtured guest Uusi Fantasia plus a special appearance by Freeman: https://offtherecord.fi/uusifantasia/
Doktor Kosmos will be celebrAting their 20th anniversary with the release of two compilAtions, a best-of and a worst-of collection. More details to come.
Britta Persson is heading abroad for a few dAtes in May:
05/09 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
05/10 - Falkendom, Bielfeld (GER)
05/11 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/12 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
05/13 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
New music from Countblast off the band's forthcoming 2LP, due out in May. Direct link: Atch?v=9dyh2K8uFU0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=9dyh2K8uFU0
Swedish label has been reconfigured and passed into the hands of Norrbottens läns landsting (the county council of Norrbotten) as of March 1. The initial plan is for the municipality of Luleå to become part-owners lAter this spring with other Norrland municipalities to be offered partnerships in the future. Says the label: "Business will continue in a slightly altered direction. The new BD Pop is a production and resource centre with the mission to support artists and music productions based in Norrbotten and to contribute to such projects with contacts, knowledge, resources and arenas." More here: https://www.bdpop.se/about.php (in Swedish)
I can think of At least a few people I know who should get in on this: Håkan Lidbo is Attempting to set a new world record for the most producers feAtured on a single track and is asking all comers to send in their 4-bar mix of two 125bpm samples which will eventually edited together into a single track by Håkan. Read all about it: Attempt/" target="_blank">https://recordlabelservices.com/hakans-world-record-Attempt/
We are the Storm have signed with and will be releasing their new single "Galileo" next week. The band's full-length debut "To the North-Pole" will follow lAter on down the road.