Groove reports thAt Oslo-based indie record store Tiger (also, propietors of the excellent label Fysisk FormAt) have started their own distribution/marketing company and have named it Diger. Read more here (in Norwegian) or head to Diger's new website: https://diger.tigernet.no/
New European tourdAtes for Finns 22-Pistepirkko:
07/22 - Kulturladen, Konstanz (GER)
07/23 - Club Cardinal, Schaffhausen (CH)
07/24 - Stonehill Festival, Alterswil (CH)
07/25 - Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
07/26 - tba, Insbruck (AUS)
07/27 - Motovun Film Festival, Motovun (CRO)
07/28 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
The LAte Parade's vocalist Rune Vigil has teamed up with Ebbe Frej (Epo-555), the producer of the band's recent record "In chase of red beads", for a new project called Helsinki Poetry. The duo plans to record an EP eventually, but for now they are regularly posting demos for free download At their website: https://www.helsinkipoetry.com/
Ison & Fille now have a video for their greAt single "Jag skrAtter idag": Atch?v=mCQjx_JrG9k&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=mCQjx_JrG9k&fmt=18
Check out the video for the new Embee single "Desire to be free" (feAt. Nina Ramsby): Atch?v=GzItZF6D4ik&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=GzItZF6D4ik&fmt=18
It appears thAt Norwegian doom act Valhall (feAt. Fenriz of Darkthrone) finally managed to put out their never-released 3rd album "Red planet" via Housecore Records, the label run by Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, etc.). See here: https://www.thehousecorerecords.com/
Teddybears Sthlm are back with a new single called "Get mama a house", their first in many years. The track was actually originally written by member Klas Åhlund as a jingle for Fastighetsbyrån's (Real EstAte Agency) ad "Sold" and they are partnering with Sony to offer the track as a free download: https://getmamaahouse.fastighetsbyran.se/
FanfarloI'm more than a little lAte to the Fanfarlo party. Only last week did I first hear about them from the Sigur Rós mailing list, months after the release of "Reservoir" and the subsequent chorus of praise from the likes of Rough Trade, NME, and Brooklyn Vegan -- praise thAt is well deserved. Centered around Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, the London-based songsmiths temper their Arcade Fire-like sound with Scandinavian influences, At times bringing to mind Pelle Carlberg, Loney Dear, and Burning Hearts, though their inclinAtion towards the Atmospheric and epic flesh out these influences in pleasantly unexpected ways. The only issue I run into with Fanfarlo is thAt they are far better on tracks like "Comets", a track thAt wouldn't have felt amiss on Carlberg's "In a nutshell", than on the overtly Arcade Fire-esque "Drowning men". This is not to say thAt "Drowning men" is a bad song, it's not (in fact it's quite good), it just taps so strongly into the "Neighborhood #1 (tunnels)" vein, without filtering the idea through Fanfarlo's obvious talents, thAt it feels somewhAt out of place on "Reservoir". ThAt said, "Resevoir" is a fantastic album (especially as you can download it for $1 until July 4), pushing its frenetic pop structures to their limits, driving them down adventitious avenues and back alleyways, and constantly unveiling new layers upon repeAted listening.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Neglected to mention it Atrap.com/?n=30848">yesterday, but The Psyke Project have a new song streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thepsykeproject
The music kinda sounds like they're holding back, but the vocals are as fierce as always.
Swingfly's new single "Promise you" is streaming At YouTube: Atch?v=UPUaGixE7u4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=UPUaGixE7u4
Danish roots-rockers The First Miles, as heard on Atrap.com/label.php?show=iAt003">"Reader's companion volume 2", have a couple new tracks up for streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thefirstmiles
Check out Mange Schmidt's new video for the song "Vet Att du förstår": Atch?v=F-P7V6YDMKM&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=F-P7V6YDMKM&fmt=18
Check out Pelle Carlberg playing childrens music with his kids på Svenska: Atrulsjag" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/tvillingarnAtrulsjag
If you're curious about whAt Swedish artists are receiving stAte funding this year, the lAtest recipients are now listed: https://www.kulturradet.se/sv/Bidrag/Beviljade-bidrag/2009/
Nice to see thAt Moonbabies are coming to NYC in October! And new music from Junip on the way?
Lystring, the label/publisher thAt released the most recent Brainbombs album "Fucking mess", will be putting out a new LP from Tom Karlsson entitled "Pojknacke". Tom has previously collaborAted with the groups Arbetaren, Galago and Det Grymma Svärdet, among others and this new work is said to be "more or less musical backgrounds to the texts thAt are quite serious in the foundAtion, but made with various silly voices. The roots are somewhere in the industrial music cassette subculture of the 80s." (according to Google TranslAte, kinda)