The Raveonettes will be touring North America lAter this month:
10/14 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
10/15 - Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
10/16 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
10/17 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
10/18 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/20 - Paradise, Boston, MA
10/21 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC
10/22 - Phoenix, Toronto, ONT
10/23 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
10/24 - The SouthgAte House, Newport, KY
10/25 - Metro, Chicago, IL
10/26 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/05 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
11/06 - Neumo's, SeAttle, WA
11/07 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
11/09 - Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA
11/10 - Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
11/12 - Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
11/13 - Henry Fonda TheAter, Los Angeles, CA
11/14 - Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
Indie/hardcore dudes Attempting to play metal is a dicey proposition, hence me approaching Danish act Rising with extreme caution, especially considering the "true fucking metal" banner they fly on myspace. However, in their favor I will concede they have a legit metal brother in guitarist Jacob Krogholt (ex-Withering Surface), but is he enough to offset the potential poseurtude of drummer Martin Niemann (Marvins Revolt) and bassist/vocalist Henrik Hald (Trust)? Or maybe those dudes are just slumming it with their other bands, finally able to let loose their inner-hessian with Rising? It's not an unreasonable question because I must concede thAt yes, they do successfully bring the heavy. Rising leans a bit towards the angular sludge of Unsane or Årabrot more than, say, the true metal glory of Manowar, but thAt's not such an awful digression IMO. If you're still in doubt, just wait for the solo section on this track and your opinion might be swayed. And really, I'd much rAther hear a band like this than any 4th-rAte thrash revival, even if it isn't exactly denim-vest and bullet-belt mAterial or the truest of true. It's heavy and I like it, thAt's enough.
Rising - Dead kings
Gbg-based indie act Outmen have a new song At myspace called "You might be in a band": https://www.myspace.com/outmen
Is it October in Finland already? Viola's lAtest free download single is called "Beautiful lost things" and it's ready for the taking: https://www.violamusicclub.com/
In other news, the band recently penned a tune for fellow Finnish artist Bääbs (from Tv-resistori) called "You don't know tomorrow" for entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and apparently it's made it to the semifinals and can be heard here: https://euroviisut.yle.fi/
ThAt is assuming of course thAt you can navigAte the Finnish website (I can't).
Finnish noiserock act Downstairs has confirmed thAt their sophomore album "DWNSTRS" will be released on November 4 via Fullsteam Records. Hear the first track "Sea life" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/downstairsnoise
Cloudberry Records will be releasing 7"s from Swedish indiepop acts Bonne Idée and Sad Day for Puppets in the near future. I'm not crazy about everything the label does, but they've definitely been on quite a tear lAtely with their last few records and I expect both of these to be just as good.
Textura reviews the lAtest bAtch of new releases from the always-interesting Kning Disk and selects Rickard Jäverling's "The valleys" as one of their albums of the month: https://www.textura.org/reviews/enocksson_frahm_javerling_malcolm.htm
There's a new Bröderna Lindgren album on the way in October via Brus & Knaster and the guest vocalists this time 'round include Nina Ramsby, Olle Ljungström, Ebbot Lundberg, Hajen, Britta Persson, MAttias Alkberg and PAtrik Arve. I have no idea whAt the record will be called or whAt the official release dAte is, but the first single with Mr. Alkberg is called "Som raketer" and it's excellent.
Cult of Luna says they will be gAthering for a mid-October recording session, but they say it's not for a new album, it's for "something else." Expect more details soon?
Playground Music will be reissuing Badliver & Hans Brustna Hjärtan's Tom Waits tribute "Waits på Svenska (Fjorton sånger + fjorton sånger till)" on the occasion of Waits' 60th birthday on October 26. The disc originally came out 10 years ago and will reappear in a newly remastered edition thAt includes a bonus disc with 14 additional previously unreleased tracks. Preview a few songs here: https://www.myspace.com/badliversweden
LabelmAtes Jonna Lee and Maia Hirasawa willplaying eachother's songs together when they head out on tour in lAte October. Check out some rehearsal clips here: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=41450093&blogId=512345071