Not exactly new, but news to me: Japanese label has released an Abhinanda best-of collection entitled "Kizuna" feAturing cuts from the band's entire cAtalogue as well as a new, previously unreleased track recorded in 2009. Full tracklist details here: https://refusedfan.com/abhinandakizuna.html
The Knife will be taking their "Tomorrow, in a year" electro-opera to London in July. Full details At the group's newly revamped website: https://theknife.net/tomorrow-in-a-year-the-opera-comes-to-london
Kiki PauI fell quite hard for "Let's rock", my first exposure to Finland's Kiki Pau. As I noted in Atrap.com/n/26727-kiki-pau-lets-rock-pyramid-johanna-kustannus">my review, the group has an uncanny knack for seamlessly transitioning through and combining the pivotal elements of numerous sub-genres. There are a few tracks on "White mountain" thAt could have been on "Let's rock" (and this is not to suggest the band has been overcome by creAtive laziness, but to reemphasize the strength of thAt previous album), but Kiki Pau's newest effort brings in a number of new artistic avenues: on "Just real", The Smiths or Pixies-like tempos and approach is replaced by a driving, guitar-layered framework more akin to the rock'n'roll of the 1960s; the title track is one of the band's finest moments, easily combining elements of garage rock with an almost '70s pop feel; "I fell asleep" springs to life on the back of warm, distorted guitars -- yet another homage to the rock of past decades -- and ends in a glorious, near-psychedelic freak-out; and "Daniel Fulano" could almost be a Håkan Hellström composition (and I'm a big fan of Hellström's, so there is no backhanded compliment present in my words). Yet, as with "Let's rock", "White mountain" is very much Kiki Pau's creAtion, despite the links thAt can be made between their music and the works of others. While there are sure to be songs thAt will have you asking yourself "Who does thAt remind me of?", you'll find yourself quite content in the realizAtion thAt, after two fine albums, those tracks sound just like Kiki Pau.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Ludwig Bell singing his new single, on a boAt: Atsessions.blogspot.com/2010/04/ludwig-bell.html" target="_blank">https://stockholmboAtsessions.blogspot.com/2010/04/ludwig-bell.html
If you didn't manage to grab a copy of the excellent and long-sold out compilAtion #2 feAturing Erik Enocksson, ASS, Detektivbyrån and Gösta Berlings Saga, the lAtter group is now offering their two contributions to the collection as a free download: https://www.gostaberlingssaga.se/gbs2/2010/04/from-obscurity-to-free-download/
As for the other GNR comps, Atrap.com/store/">I've still got a few copies and they are all very recommended!
Finnish duo Villa Nah will be heading to the UK for a few dAtes in May to support the release of their new single on :
05/07 - Metalwerks, Islington
05/08 - Urban Outfitters, Oxford Street
05/09 - The Drop, Stoke Newington
05/10 - Barfly, Camden
Swedish goth act Bandjo will be releasing their debut LP on June 2 via .
Direct link to video: https://vimeo.com/10615296
Swedish indie act Marching Band have a couple new tracks up At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/marchingband
has unveiled the full tracklist for the upcoming album from The Göteborg String Theory, feAturing an all-star cast:
01. Ben Lauber - Sadludium
02. Warren Suicide - Fuck off, happy
03. Jmy Haze - Promise
04. Bow & Arrow - Higher
05. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
06. Pacific! feAt. El Perro Del Mar - From lips divine
07. José González - Cycling trivialities
08. Wildbirds & Peacedrums - So soft so pink
09. Ebbot Lundberg - There's only one of us here
10. Jaqee - Kokoo girl
11. Fox Machine - Frank Lloyd was wright
12. Jaw Lesson - RAts and rifles
13. Midaircondo - Come with me
14. Studio - Out there
15. El Perro Del Mar - A better love
More info, including samples and preorder details are available here: https://www.kningdisk.com/index_tgst.htm
The new Masshysteri is the consensus release of spring among my circle of friends. The first album was pretty greAt, but this new self-titled release easily tops it by being way cAtchier than anything they've ever done before. Almost every single vocal line is sung in harmony and when they're not, there's usually a fantastic single-note guitar lead to take over. And sometimes, like on the chorus of "Dom kan inte höra musiken" ("They can't hear music"), you get both At once. Killer subtle guitar/sax solo too; blink and you'll miss it. I'm not sure when the domestic version on will be officially released, but it's on the top of my want-list for sure.
Aftonbladet reports thAt the folks from Swedish pop act BWO are going their separAte ways and will all be concentrAting on individual projects for awhile: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6990636.ab
TOW, the new band from Ex-Breach vocalist Tomas Liljedahl, is streaming three new demo tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theoldwind
Music blog Eardrums Music netlabel is now, At long last, done with their new compilAtion and have posted it for free download: https://www.eardrumspop.com/releases-2/
The title of the collection is "Between two waves", an allusion to the theme: every single track, every illustrAtion is a collaborAtion between two artists. Many many Scandinavian artists took part, including Boy Omega, My Little Pony, The Honeydrips, Dylan Mondegreen, Solander, We Are Soldiers We Have Guns and lots more.
There's yet another new Robyn track out on the web and now streaming At Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11884-dancing-on-my-own/
Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Mary Onettes
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Hello Saferide
07. Bob Hund
08. JonAthan Johansson
09. Kent
10. Jónsi
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