Tenderversion Recording (Scraps of Tape, September Malevolence, etc.) has announced the signing of Solander, the solo alias of Malmö resident Fredrik Karlsson (Fredrik, Vit Päls, Band In Box). Look for the debut album "Since we are pigeons" to be released this fall and a tour alongside labelmAtes Scraps of Tape in October. In the meantime, download a couple tracks including "Looking for gold" and their cover of Shellac's "Prayer to god".
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. I Are Droid - Sevenfold
02. TALK 1
03. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
04. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
05. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
06. José González - How low
07. TALK 2
08. Ison & Fille - Ikväll vi är kungar
09. Arcana - Invisible motions
10. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Silver heel
13. Björn Kleinhenz - HAZ 920
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs thAt maybe won't be forgotten
15. Randy - Evil
16. TALK 4
17. The Bombettes - Oh boy
18. We Are the Storm - Where we used to be heroes
19. Elmo - Young love
20. The Bear Quartet - Volksblues (ft. Karin Dreijer Andersson)
21. TALK 5
22. MAttias Alkberg - Jag bara tänkte, liksom, Att
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays At 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. ThAt's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
New dAtes for It's a Trap! Clubnights At Debaser Malmö are finally confirmed! First up, we have Norwegian act Sigh & Explode playing on August 8 and then we've got Pixie CarnAtion plus Rolf Fabian & the Industry of Cool on September 26! Both should be greAt shows, so you know where to be if you're in the area! Also, my friends Pixie CarnAtion will be heading down to Germany for a one-off gig At the BootBooHook Festival in Hannover on August 22. Mark your calendars!
Here's something kinda random: Luleå-based folk/swing/hip-hop act Movits! will be appearing Ation.com/" target="_blank">The Colbert Report tomorrow, July 27. Apparently, Mr. Colbert is a fan so he invited the group to perform on his show. How he heard of them, I have no idea -- honestly, I'm only vaguely familiar myself, mostly because of the recent single he/they did with Zacke "Spela mig på radion" (see below, and yes, Atrap.com/?n=30586">I have obliged). Too bad I cancelled my cable recently; guess I gotta wait for the web replay on Tuesday to see whAt it's all about. And New Yorkers, you can also check the group live At Joe's Pub on Friday, July 31.
Zacke - Spela mig på radion (feat. Movits!)
Paper Tiger will be releasing Logh's most recent album "North" in the US this October. Now how about a tour?
Swedish doom masters Switchblade have a new website and are streaming their forthcoming self-titled album, a monumental 49-minute piece split into three sections: https://www.switchblade.se/
Lots of greAt studio pics there too -- be sure to check the gallery.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
02. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
05. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
06. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for lAtskap
07. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
08. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
09. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
10. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
11. Eriksen - De aller beste
12. BigBang - Edendale
13. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
14. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
15. Röyksopp - Junior
16. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
17. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste
18. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
19. DAtarock - Red
20. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
02. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
03. Tomas Ledin - 500 dagar om året
04. Rolandz - Efter regn kommer solsken
05. Hans Edler with String Orchestra - Remember the sixties
06. Erik Linder - Inifrån
07. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
08. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
09. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
10. Blackjack - Summertime blues
11. Smurfarna - Smurfparty 2
12. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
13. Theresa Andersson - Hummingbird, go!
14. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - Olympiska nätter
15. Dead By April - Dead By April
16. Jannez - Guenerina
17. Benny Andersson Band - Story of a heart
18. The Refreshments - A band's gotta do whAt a band's gotta do
19. Style - Vill ha dej igen
20. Johan Palm - My antidote
PopMAtters reviews the US release of Kleerup's self-titled album: Atters.com/pm/review/94686-kleerup-kleerup/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/94686-kleerup-kleerup/
Arvid is way too hi-fi to ride the wave of hype surrounding similar synthpop revival acts such as Cold Cave or whAtever (and not nearly prolific enough either), but musically speaking, they're in similar territory. I'm sure some underground purists will scoff At thAt notion, but come on now -- let's be honest folks. They're all mining the same sounds Depeche Mode perfected ages ago, though yes, I concede thAt Arvid is firmly on the poppier side of things. Regardless, it's not quite as driving/pounding/industrial as I normally like this style to be, but whAtever. It's succeeds At doing whAt it intends. I suppose thAt if you ever wondered whAt a melodramAtic act like Kent would sound like minus guitars, Arvid might fill in the blanks.
Arvid - Kom och ta
Long-running Swedish deAth metal act Unleashed has signed with Nuclear Blast.
Mew has confirmed a small bAtch of headliner dAtes in the Americas:
08/22 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
08/24 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
09/01 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
09/04 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
09/10 - Vive Cuervo Salón, Mexico City
09/11 - TeAtro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, Jalisco
It's taken them 4 years, but Swedish female electronic/experimental act Midaircondo is back with the new album "Curtain call", due out September 16 via their own newly-established label Twin Seed Recordings. Hear the title track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/midaircondo
The Independent reports on the lAtest bAtch of Swedish artists to make inroads onto the internAtional music scene: Atures/sweden--stAtesponsored-rock-valhalla-1758704.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/feAtures/sweden--stAtesponsored-rock-valhalla-1758704.html
Nomethod fall release schedule:
09/07 - Aerial - All refrain mp3 single
09/18 - Mixtapes & CellmAtes - Soon mp3 single
09/23 - Anoraak (FRA) - Nightdrive with you CDEP
10/07 - Aerial - Put it this way in headlines CD/DVD
10/28 - Mixtapes & CellmAtes - Rox CD/LP/DVD/CS