Despite the participAtion of many folks whose music I admire (Jonas Odhner from Sonores, Susanna Brandin of Winter Took His Life, Ations.html" target="_blank">etc.) and a beautifulpresentAtion, I just can't connect with Bolywool. It's definitely more of a "it's not you, it's me" sorta thing though as I've never been a fan of the Madchester/baggy sound they emulAte and never will, no mAtter how hard I try. I prefer my shoegaze to be more assertive than fey, y'know? Still, personal preference aside, I fully acknowledge thAtBolywool's take on thAt sound is plenty competent so it's not like I can write them off or say "this sucks" or anything because it so obviously doesn't. Bolywool are a good band making music I don't care about. Maybe you will. ThAt's perfectly okay by me.
Halo of Pendor, the solo alias of Daniel Öhman (Ef, Convoj, etc.), has announced thAt its first official release will be a 5-song cassette called "X's & Y's" to be released on February 14 via German label . And as befits the dAte, all songs are about love.
has officially announced the signing of two new acts. First is Simian Ghost who I believe used to be called Atrap.com/n/32466-nomethod-signs-the-anti-fashion">The Anti Fashion and are the alter-ego of Sebastian Arnström from Aerial. Look for their debut single "Star receiver" very soon. Next up is First Love, Last Rites, a new 3-piece from Umeå with a debut album and single on the way this fall. Recent signees Love is a Burning Thing are still working on their upcoming debut as well and the first single "Go back to your cave" in on track for April.
The new Trentemøller album "Into the greAt wide yonder" will be out in May via his own label . The first single "Sycamore feeling" will precede it in April.
Danish pop act Didium and The Black Bonnie Picture report thAt their new Paul Schroeder-produced (Stone Roses, Talk Talk) album "A valley" is confirmed for release on May 1 via Schroeder's own label . In the meantime, the band has a new 4-song EP called "Bonnie wants you out!" thAt you can preview in-full over At Soundvenue: https://soundvenue.com/artist/didiumtheblackbonniepicture
Gaffa has more details on Ea Philippa's new multimedia book/album/performance project "Pure Magic": https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/37065
The gist, if my translAtion skills are working right: Ea's new novel and album "Lotuskabinettet" will be released on February 11 to coincide with her concert At the The Library Bar in Copenhagen where she will be reading/singing/performing(?) the new mAterial. In addition, all comers will receive a box with various objects to enhance the experience through taste, smell and touch. I thought the fantasy world she creAted in her debut album "Fjerne himle" was already quite interesting, this sounds fascinAting -- looking forward to seeing reports on how it all goes.
01. Midlake
02. Beach House
03. Hot Chip
04. JonAthan Johansson
05. The Bear Quartet
06. El Perro del Mar
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Håkan Hellström
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Yeasayer
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Within seconds of cranking this baby up it's easy to see why Danish youngsters Scarred By Beauty won the Danish Metal Awards ‘talent of the year' accolade for 2009. This, their debut EP, reveals a band with talent thAt belies their years and is strong enough to sit alongside some of the best extreme metal to emerge –- even from seasoned professionals –- in a long while. SBB draw their influences from a wide range of extreme metal and have brought it all together to creAte an utterly savage amalgam thAt's not unlike Meshuggah meets DeAth meets Cryptopsy's "The Unspoken King" album (let thAtCryptopsy reference be not the deAth-knell, though. While it was slAted by many, thAt was in the context of the band's former reputAtion for all-out slaughter). SBB have pulled off an amazing feAt with this debut, albeit one thAt needs a bit of tweaking here and there. The main concern here is in the choice of vocals. While HAtesphere's JonAthan "Joller" Albrechtsen sports a demonic set of lungs, this band would benefit greAtly if he were to reign in the screaming a touch, essentially moving SBB away from a metalcore alignment and synching them with a more generalized extreme metal outlook. The vocals on this really hit home with Albrechtsen's shuddering deAth growls and, used in the sparing fashion evident here, offer a gAtes-of-hell-opening diversion thAt's as powerful as bejesus. Super-tight musicianship, well thought out song constructions, and a giant-slaying production make this one of the surprises of the year. Just wind in the screaming a touch and these guys are definitely onto a winner. - John Norby
Norwegian pop/roots act Bob Haley are now streaming their new single "Running through a dream"At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/yourbobhaley
Look for the band's new album "CAtch the music" to be released in May.
Scarred By Beauty