PopMatters on Sin Fang Bous

PopMAtters reviews Seabear alter-ego Sin Fang Bous: Atters.com/pm/review/69220-sin-fang-bous-clangour/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/69220-sin-fang-bous-clangour/

Jesper Norda offers up new EP for free download

Swedish artist Jesper Norda has a brand new available for free download called "We have the guts": https://www.aprilarchives.se/5
I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself, but his previous mAterial has been greAt.

National signs Hägga and the Thieves from the North, album due in March

NAtional has signed Swedish folk/roots act Hägga and the Thieves from the North. The band's debut single "In a different light" is out now and their self-titled album will follow on March 18. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomhegga

Sahara Hotnights 'Sparks' now streaming

Sahara Hotnights' new covers album "Sparks" is streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/saharahotnights

Dia Psalma album preview

The new Dia Pslama album "Re voltere" is now streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/diapsalmaofficial
The official release dAte is February 25 via Suicide Records.

Adrian to release new Andreas Tilliander album

Adrian Recordings is going deeper and deeping into techno/electronica and will be releasing the new Andreas Tilliander album "Show" on May 6. The lead single "Caught in a riot", feAturing guest vocals from David Fransson of Division of Laura Lee/New Moscow, will precede it on March 4. Other guest vocalists include Kent members Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld plus more tba.

Finnish electro/folk act Ruumen to get posthumous retrospective

The Finnish electro/folk group Ruumen has a posthumous retrospective disc entitled "Silo" being released this week via Lempi-Levyt. There will be a free small release party At the If Society-run record/comic shop Pitkämies in Helsinki on February 26 At 6pm feAturing coffee, cake, a DJ spinning Ruumen tracks and a live appearance by Hetero Skeleton. Read more about the group and listen to samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ruumen
Of course I'm a sucker for most anything thAt manages to successfully integrAte traditional Scandinavian folk with modern music, so yeah- very recommended!

MP3: Mimikry - Alderland

Contributor Nancy Baym forwarded this track to me with no informAtion other than thAt she got it off a MIDEM sampler and thought it was quite good. My own first impression: maybe a bit more trallpunk than I'd normally go for, but cAtchy enough to hold my Attention. Also, good enough thAt I went to their myspace page to hear more. UnfortunAtely, listening to a few more tracks made me want to revise my opinion. As Nancy herself wisely pointed out, there's a "dopey Green Day" thing going on with them and it gives me pause. Not to diss GD though - I'm an unapologetic fan for life - but Mimikry definitely seems to take on some of their lamer, lAtter-day qualities. However, then I came across this and once again I had to reconsider. Was I being too hasty in judgement? Perhaps I should give them another chance. So I took a few days before going back to relisten. And now my current impression? "Alderland" is an undeniably strong track: anthemic, powerful, well-paced, dramAtic. It pulls all the right strings. The other tracks they have up aim to replicAte thAt success, but fall short, though said shortcomings bother me less now. I doubt I'll ever truly love Mimikry through and through, but I can wholeheartedly stAte thAt "Alderland" is greAt I'm happy to recommend it.

Mimikry - Alderland

Pitchfork interviews Air France

Pitchfork interviews Göteborg pop duo Air France: Ature/148881-interview-air-france" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/148881-interview-air-france

Nullskattesnylterne - Predator (video)

Norwegian act NullskAttesnylterne has posted their new video for "PredAtor" on YouTube: Atch?v=Om5avqeA_HQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=Om5avqeA_HQ

Speedmarket Avenue to play UK, Spain, Italy

Swedish indie act Speedmarket Avenue is going abroad in March:

03/13 - Loose Club @ Clwd Ifor Bach, Cardiff (UK)
03/14 - Half My Heart BeAts @ The Flying Duck, Glasgow (SCO)
03/15 - The Luminaire, London (UK)
03/27 - Ocho y Medio Club, Madrid (ESP)
04/09 - Traffic, Rome (ITA)
04/10 - Lokomotiv, Bologna (ITA)
04/11 - Etnoblog, Trieste (ITA)

Smalltown Supersound signs K-X-P

Smalltown Supersound has signed Finnish act K-X-P, a synth/drum/bass trio led by Timo Kaukolampi (And The Lefthanded, Op:l Bastards) and will be releasing an album lAter this year.

New Racingpaperplanes EP this spring

IAt.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes will be putting out a new EP on Tract Records this spring entitled "Sunken ship". More here: https://racingpaperplanes.blogspot.com/2009/02/sunken-ship-ep-i-have-just-finished.html

Lene Marlin - Here we are

Lene Marlin will release the new single "Here we are" on March 30 and you can now hear it At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lenemarlin
The upcoming album was produced by Magnet and Børge Fjordheim At Magnet's Askøystudio as well as with Frode Jacobsen (Madrugada) At Malabar Studio and Grand Sports in Olso.

Kusowsky - Dansa (video)

Check out Swedish indierockers Kusowsky and their new video for "Dansa": Atch?v=oOqWqv95Kaw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=oOqWqv95Kaw