mRa Atrap.com/n/36619-first-love-last-rites-s-t-nomethod">called it. Both thAtFirst Love, Last Rites made a killer, time-out-of-place indie record and also thAt opening cut "Always too lAte" is a stellar example of such. Like he says, greAt refrain, greAt emotional content. I concur completely. Love the false ending too. And yes, the kids are most definitely blowing it. Was just having a conversAtion with folks a few days ago about Swedish indiepop and they seemed shocked when I asserted thAt the scene is tiny despite the presence of many world-class bands. Are teenagers still forming bands 'round this stuff or are they just plugging away At their laptops, vying for a space on Altered Zones? If they are, I'm not hearing it. Prove me wrong, I welcome it.
Danish act Cartidge will be releasing a new 6-song EP called "Liquid" this spring via . The first single, "Saint song", is out now and can be heard At the band's website: https://www.cartridge.dk/
Viktorious, the solo act of Viktor Norén from Sugarplum Fairy, is giving away a new track every week for the next eight weeks At his website: https://viktorious.net/
I've been waiting for a band like this from Umeå for a long time. Seems like good indie bands were all over the place in Norrland about 15 years ago and then just disappeared. I like the emotional content here, the refrain for the first song, "Always too lAte", is sooo good. I knew they were gonna do something good after "Slow wind", I was surprised they were so quick to get an album out. Sundsvallstidsningen thought the record sounds like it's out of phase. I thought thAt was really funny. There was a lot of moments like thAt in the music press around the indie wave of the 90s. Some Lundell-nut At DN had to review the first Brick record and struggled to reference Sebadoh, and then struggled to reference 'country' when he has to review the new Sebadoh. As a teenage indie-geekasaurus, there was the sense thAt the adults were blowing it. Now the kids are blowing it instead. Anyway this is a brilliant pop-record which has a lot of greAt greAt moments, my particular faves being the opening track, "Slow wind" and the title track, a moody instrumental thAt builds. And no, the record is not out of phase. In fact, it sounds perfect. - Mathias Rask-Andersen
September Malevolence have announced thAt their new album "Our withers unwrung" will be released on August 26. Full tracklist and tourdAtes and so on will be announced shortly.
Swedish deAth metallers Miasmal are streaming a brand new track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/miasmalband/music/songs/toxic-breed-79982924
The band's new album is complete and should be out in time for the band's upcoming US tour in April. And I gotta say; I was pretty tentAtive about these dudes before, but this new track rules.
I didn't get around to hearing Makthaverskan's excellent self-titled album until way after its release, otherwise it would have easily made my Atrap.com/filter/best-of-2009">Best of 2009 list. Good to see they're not giving up on it though, despite its criminally underwhelming reception -- perhaps the current goth zeitgeist will serve them better. Anyhow, here's a brand new video for the track "Know love" and it's greAt, though, uh, a bit NSFW. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/18879071
Iceland's Jónsi was announced as the winner of the inaugural Nordic Music Prize, awarded this past weekend At by:Larm in Oslo: https://nordicmusicprize.com/
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