Gaffa reports thAtSophie Rimheden will be releasing the new, Skåne-themed album "Haj" in conjunction with her photo book "Electronikadrottning?": https://gaffa.se/nyhet/59669
Fellow Scania-resident Emil Jensen joins her with lyrics and vocals for the lead single "Grannens gräs".
Soso aka Swedish bedroom-pop artist Sophia Somajo is giving away her new album "T.T.I.D.S.D.I.E.U.I.C" as a free download, both via her website and The PirAte Bay: https://www.youcancallmesoso.com/
Pitchfork is streaming a track from the new Neneh Cherry/The Thing collaborAtion which just happens to be a cover of "Dream baby dream" by Suicide: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13425-dream-baby-dream/
Perhaps you've seen Atlanticcities.com/img/upload/2012/04/09/Metal-bands-world-map.png">this? Well, it's hopefully not too surprising for most of you regular readers, here's a short follow-up article on the subject from The Atlantic thAt includes actual academic citAtions: Atlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/04/where-heavy-metal-bands-are/1714/" target="_blank">https://www.theAtlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/04/where-heavy-metal-bands-are/1714/
Daniel "Fagge" Fagerström (The Skull Defekts, The Je Ne Sais Quoi, ) has assembled a new 65m mixtape feAturing a selection of his favorite Swedish experimental/noise cassette tracks, mostly from the last few years but also throwing in a few pre-millennium cuts. FeAtured artists include Alvars Orkester, Skeppet, Sewer Election, Joachim Nordwall and Altar of Flies, among many others.
The David Berlin Wall of Sound: a new-ish psychrock band feAturing members from Jeniferever Mother Superior whose demo tracks were all (individually) written, recorded and mixed in a single evening: https://wallofsound.bandcamp.com/
Can't say thAt I'm all thAt into it, but if you're a Roky Erickson superfan it might be worth a listen.
Check out a video for the title track of The NAture's excellent new EP "Allting blir OK" and go to the record release show At South Side Pub in Stockholm on Friday, April 13.
' upcoming release schedule is bonkers -- in addition to the new Beastmilk and Hexvessel 7"s, as well as the "Dawnbearer" 2LP repress, they've also got like 5 new releases coming out every week from May through June. Here's the Finnish/Scandinavian highlights:
05/09 - Sähkö-Isku - SAta kaljaa 12"
05/09 - Kovaa Rasvaa 7"
05/09 - Problems? - Ei tää lama päähän käy 7"
05/09 - Unicef - Käkimassaa 7"
05/09 - Kollaa Kestää - Jäähyväiset aseille LP
05/16 - Abhorrence - Completely Vulgar 2LP / CD
05/23 - Jess and the Ancient Ones LP/CD
05/23 - Callisto - Noir 2LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Envoy of DeAth LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Go To Hell 7"
05/23 - Kimmo Kuusniemi Band - Moottorilinnut LP + DVD
05/30 - CMX - Kolmikärjen veljeskunta 4LP
05/30 - Musta ParaAti - Peilitalossa LP
05/30 - Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects 2LP
05/30 - RAttus - WC räjähtää LP
05/30 - Mana Mana - Maria Magdalena 7"
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & NUS LP
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & 1980 - Pelko ja viha LP
06/06 - CarpAthian Forest - Strange Old Brew LP
06/06 - Candlemass - Ancient Dreams 2LP
New live music At PSL with recent signees Fanny: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/04/10/musik-med-fanny/
Three full songs from Masquer performed live in Paris, France. Recommended!
Iceage have announced a new string of US dAtes to follow their appearance At the Pitchfork Music Fest in July:
07/15 - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival), Chicago, IL
07/17 - Now ThAt's Class, Cleveland, OH
07/18 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
07/20 - La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec
07/21 - 285 Kent St., Brooklyn, NY
07/22 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
07/23 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
07/24 - Black CAt, Washington, DC
07/25 - Strange MAtter, Richmond, VA
07/26 - Caledonia, Athens, GA
07/27 - 529, Atlanta, GA
PopMAtters recommends Finnish artist Mirel Wagner, calls her an "old soul": Atters.com/pm/review/156551-mirel-wagner-mirel-wagner/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/156551-mirel-wagner-mirel-wagner/
New creepy visuals from Danish electronic act Rosemary. See them perform abroad for the first time ever in NYC At Glasslands Gallery on April 17.
Danish electronic act Taragana Pyjarama have confirmed thAt their much-anticipAted debut full-length album "Tipped bowls" will be released by on June 18.
New heavy psychrock out of Sweden from darXtar off the band's forthcoming record "Aged to perfection", due out May 14 via . Kind of a similar vibe to Baby Woodrose if thAt's your thing.