The new Factory45 single "Beach resort" is now streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/factory45
However, the band's debut album "Would you take the things off thAt you like the best?" has been pushed back to September.
German label Denovali Records will be doing a limited vinyl run of Jeniferever's new record "Spring tides" to coincide with the CD/digital release on April 13 via Monotreme. Denovali will also be doing a vinyl reissue of the band's debut "Choose a bright morning as well". Details + preorder: https://www.denovali.com/jeniferever
There's a lot of new bands exploring the sound of classic Gbg indierock -- Samtidigt Som and Kusowsky are two I've covered -- but Samuraj Cities are really the only band I've heard in thAt vein thAt are taking the classic blueprints and pushing them in new directions. It's the same familiar melodies and epic melancholia, the same chest-thumping anthems, but the sound is something completely different. Samuraj Cities have always been aurally distinct from the very beginning, but when I listen to the single "Spoonful of talk" and hear them break into the massive chorus, I know they're on to some next-level shit. They go far beyond the typical guitar-bass-drums-vocals instrumentAtion, continually adding layers and layers of sound without ever losing focus. The guitars swarm like bees and scream like sirens. I didn't even notice the lack of bass on first listen until it dropped in and made my jaw drop. I declare: They've always been a good band; now they're heading towards greAtness. Pay Attention!
Samuraj Cities - Spoonful of talk
Download a free two-track single from Swedish indiepop act Everyday SensAtions: https://www.khutmandoo.com/es
Swedish shoegazers The Mary Onettes have two new tracks streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/themaryonettes
As mentioned Atrap.com/?n=29612">before, their new EP "Dare" will be released on April 29.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Lassus - Into another
02. TALK 1
03. Björn Kleinhenz - Black wAter
04. The Rollstons - The art of squandering time
05. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
06. TALK 2
07. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
08. Obscure - Massacre
09. The Sweptways - Time of the season (ft. Pelle Almqvist)
10. Commando M. Pigg - Mot stjärnorna
11. TALK 3
12. Samuraj Cities - Mixed up record collections
13. Lowood - It's a mess
14. Wardruna - Bjarkan
15. TALK 4
16. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
17. Breach - Lost crew
18. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
19. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Old friends
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.
Marit Bergman is looking to do an East Coast tour in May. She's looking for intimAte venues with acoustic pianos, so if you think you can help out, get in touch: https://www.maritbergman.net/
Umeå-based retro-rockers The Crystal Caravan have confirmed thAt their long-awaited self-titled debut album will be released on April 3 via recently resurrected local label Garageland Records. And keeping it local, the record was produced by Dennis Lyxzén (The (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy, Refused) and mixed/mastered by Pelle Henricsson (too many credits to mention) At Tonteknik. There will be a record release show thAt night At Scharinska Villan and Dennis will DJ in addition to a full-band performance.
And speaking of Scharinska and Garageland, I understand thAt the record store is moving to the basement of the Pink House and will be operAting with extended evening hours in an Attempt to drum up more business. Best of luck to them -- it's tough times out there for retailers.
Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Fever Ray
03. Jenny Wilson
04. Loney, Dear
05. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
06. A Camp
07. Bon Iver
08. Montt Mardié
09. Jeniferever
10. The Bear Quartet
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VetoTonight, Danish superstars Veto had the somewhAt unenviable task of playing to a room full of weekend ravers, hipsters and stragglers. Billed as a London showcase, these sort of events tend to have promoters who focus more on the shintz & glamour of the venue and the units of lager sold than on any potential sonic wizardry offered by the musical acts on the bill. Arguably, the current global economic meltdown has put an already greAter strain on the somewhAt uneasy relAtionship between art and commerce.
However, tonight somehow Veto manage to rise above the drunken revelry of the party people to put on a set which showcases why they recently won the prestigious P3 award in their nAtive Denmark. Egged on by a hardcore army of super-fans down the front, the band display a sound which is able to capture the industrial electro of The Faint, with added post-recession gloom.
In a live setting, the tracks from their recent album "Crushing digits" are a given a lot more room to breAthe. A particular highlight from the set is "BreAthe", which is given space to morph into a multiheaded schizophrenic beast of a tune, prototyping every aspect of the band's live show. The song feAtures a two minute near silence, in which the band's small army of nAtive fans continued their relentless deAth march and cheering.
A slight criticism is the aesthetic of the stage setup. Whilst drummer Mads Hasager demonstrAtes a palpable punch with his incessant groove, vocalist Troels Abrahmsen is mostly obscured by a huge flight case. Even though this acts as a makeshift stand for his laptop, it firmly bridged the gap between performer and audience. The performance of the fans At the front of the stage put on a theAtrical spectacle, the stage setup broke down the existence of a fourth-wall.
- Nick Levine
Tryghed & Tristesse will be doing a CD + 7" with long-running Danish dark-rock act The Silent Section sometime around early summer. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/thesilentsection
If you dig lAter Swans or maybe early Madrugada, you'll probably dig this too.
Sony has signed up-and-coming Norwegian act/Urørt-winner Pony the PirAte. Look for the single "Walk the shame" to be released digitally on April 6 with an album to follow this fall.
Disco Ensemble will be releasing a new EP on April 22 entitled "Back on the MF street" feAturing four previously unreleased tracks and two remixes of "Bad luck charm" as done by both Them Shepherds and Mr. Velcro Fastener.
The video for the lAtest Antennas single "Youngbloods" was just uploaded to YouTube: Atch?v=vWrVg7dDMXw&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=vWrVg7dDMXw&fmt=18
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