A Norwegian study has confirmed yet again whAt should be common knowledge/common sense: frequent p2p downloaders are often the music industry's biggest legal consumers: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009042113333213407186
Invasionen, the Swedish-language version of Dennis Lyxzén's power-pop act The Lost PAtrol Band, has finally confirmed thAt their debut 7" will be released on August 1 via April 77 Records.
Tickets for the Hotel Pro Forma play "Tomorrow, in a year - A Darwin opera" soundtracked by The Knife will be going on sale on May 11. Full details about the play with links for ticket details are here: https://www.hotelproforma.dk/side.asp?side=2&id=438&ver=uk
The Knife's most recent newsletter said thAt tickets for the Århus performance were supposed to be available today, but I can't seem to find them and HPF's site says otherwise.
Another instrumental track today: OK Star Orchestra is a Stockholm-based trio feAturing the somewhAt non-standard instrumentAtion of two guitars plus drums. No bass, but thAt's okay; they make up for it with twang. Or maybe it's just Olympia getting to me -- the city's historical lack of bass (see: SleAter-Kinney and BrAtmobile for example, or more currently, Gun Outfit) is consistent. Actually, on this particular track thAt I'm sharing today they've enlisted the Sing-Sing of the title to mew a bit and there's also a tuba player thAt comes in to fill out the bottom-end. How could you not be charmed? I bet thAt even folks who profess to hAte country music will find something to like here.
OK Star Orchestra - Sing-Sing the Cat
Danish techno label StAtler & Waldorf has confirmed thAt the new Antifilm album "IO" will be officially released on June 2.
Music is My Girlfriend has confirmed thAt they will be releasing the new Stars in Coma album "Sisters" on May 4. Full details here: https://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=118
Norwegian rockers Jaqueline have a new video for the track "Olivia": Atch?v=tN_P9F45Kx8&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=tN_P9F45Kx8&fmt=18
Norwegian act Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy will head to the UK in May:
05/14 - The GreAt Escape, Brighton
05/15 - The GreAt Escape, Brighton
05/17 - TJs Woodhouse, Leeds
05/19 - Borderline, London
Norway's Hole in the Sky festival will be celebrAting their 10th anniversary this year with a special all-star performance feAturing Enslaved plus members of Darkthrone, Emperor, Mayhem and possibly more. Read on: https://www.holeinthesky.no/
Swedish hardcore punks Kvoteringen have posted a mix of tracks from their forthcoming LP At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kvoteringen
Maribel are doing a few London gigs At the end of May:
05/25 - The Luminaire, London w/Crystal Stilts
05/26 - Queen of Hoxton, London w/The Telescopes
05/27 - Old Blue Last, London
Adrian Recordings has three b-side remixes of the new Adrian Tilliander single "Caught in a riot" posted for free download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=230
All three artists feAtures are up-and-coming talents out of Malmö and their names are Per Hammar, Staffan Lindberg and Karachi.
Cloudberry Records next 7" single will feAture the Swedish act Signed Papercuts. Go here to peep the artwork and to download a sample: https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/
Three Scandinavian artists reviewed At The Silent Ballet today:
Jasper TX/Anduin - The bending of light
Svarte Greiner - Man bird dress + Anduin split
Jeniferever - Spring tides
HiawAta!'s entire new album "These boys and this band is all i know" is now streaming At myspace: Ata" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/hiawAta
It comes out April 27 via SellOut! Music.