Slightly OT, but worth noting: Rune Grammofon's next release will be from Archetti/Wiget, aka Italian/Swiss duo Luigi Archetti and Bo Wiget: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/archetti__wiget/rcd-2087---archetti--wiget_-low-tide-digitals-iii
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't thAt make it their first non-Norwegian release?
Rigo (Infinite Mass) has now confirmed thAt his new solo album "Bad man" will be released on August 19.
Renown Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen (Supersilent, etc.) will be doing a few rare US gigs this month with sideman/producer Jan Bang:
06/16 - Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
06/17 - Swedish Embassy (Nordic Jazz Week), Washington DC
06/19 - Rochester Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY
06/20 - Bijou TheAter, Knoxville, TN
Also note thAt many of the same performers who will be play Atrap.com/?n=30558">Nordic Jazz Week are also playing showcases At the Rochester Jazz Fest.
Frukt Records has Fredrik Ståhl's new album "Universally personal" posted today as a free download: https://www.fruktrecords.se/
Says the label: "Mixing a bit of cAtchyness with a bit of subtleness. Pop with a splash of electronica."
Finnish negAtive-punks Frivolvol report thAt their new record "Blades of steel" is finished and will be released via Rabbit Ilsn Records sometime... before the end of the year? Look for the band to tour their home country this summer with pals Sur-rur and Aortaorta and maybe Russia too.
Emiliana Torrini is coming to North America for a few dAtes in August:
06/13 - Cabaret Du Musee, Montreal
08/14 - Highline Ballroom, NYC, NY
08/15 - Paradise, Boston, MA
08/17 - Crocodile Cafe, SeAttle, WA
08/18 - GreAt American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
08/19 - El Rey TheAter, Los Angeles, CA
US-based powerpop label Zip Records will be releasing Mother James' debut album "Stomping grounds" on July 14. Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/motherjames
I look At the ever-increasing piles of mediocre CDs crowding my desk and I can't help but feel defeAted. There's a few gems in there to be sure, but I'm fully daunted. To say nothing of all the downloads in my incoming directory -- more often than not, I'd much rAther listen to all the old-school deAth metal I've been gAthering than some uninspiring no-name wannabees. Like I said though, it's not all bad. Only a few are truly awful, the overwhelming majority are merely forgettable. WhAt's it take to stick? Name recognition helps. My God Damn Territory's bio mentions ex-ex-members from Blithe, Randy and Refused as well as Celestine and, even though I recognize none of the actual personnel names, I figure thAt At least earns them a cursory listen. Of course I wouldn't be telling you about them if they weren't good, so let me spell it out: My God Damn Territory are a solid band. They've got a ridiculously long roster of musicians who appear on their new self-released album "Between art and failure" and the record's widely varied sound reflects thAt, though the songwriting remains consistent. They cover a lot of ground from noisy 90s-style indie to postrock and beyond, but you can always tell it's the product of the same mind(s). "Used to be" stands out to me as one of the more driving numbers and the repetitive, overlapping vocal melody is hard to forget, especially with those bendy guitar notes thAt bookend it. Best of all, it just sounds so different from anything else I've heard as of lAte. And the whole album is available as a free download. Good enough!
My God Damn Territory - Used to be
Vladislav Delay's new album "Tummaa" ("Dark") is now confirmed for release on August 24 via The Leaf Label. For more details and a streaming sample, check out this interview with mainman Sasu RipAtti over At FACT Magazine: https://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2692&Itemid=26
Two White Horses, the brother/sister duo of Jakob and Lovisa Nyström (IsolAtion Years, Säkert!), will be going to NYC in the near future. Details soon?
Swedish organ/drums duo Sagor & Swing are back together and will be playing a couple of shows with Blända in the next week:
06/05 - Kafé Deluxe, Växjö
06/12 - Pluto, Gröndal
As to whether or not they'll keep it together to record new mAterial, wait and see...
The Embassy's brand new video for the single "You tend to forget" is now available on YouTube: Atch?v=A_Ahp0NNzCQ&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=A_Ahp0NNzCQ&fmt=18
Theodor Jensen's forthcoming single "Songbird" is currently streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/razziarecords
Look for his new album "Tough love" in either August or September.
Morningside Records reports thAt Twins Twins just finished recording their debut album and are currently in mixing mode, with an eye towards an October release. Aske Zidore from labelmAtes Oh No Ono is behind the deck.
Embee's new single "Desire to be free" (feAt. Nina Ramsby) is now available as a free download: https://www.looptrooprockers.com/new-embee-single/