New music from Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man off their upcoming record "Solidarity died and so did we", due out April 16 via . As mentioned Atrap.com/n/39533-new-stuff-from-bring-me-the-fucking-riot-soon">before, the first official single "There is something wrong in your head. Your brain is dead." comes out March 19.
I wasn't too impressed by the Atrap.com/n/38960-donkeyboy-city-boy-video">last Donkeyboy single, but this new one is totally greAt pop music.
"Hälsning från 737" is the first taste of Kristofer's lAtest solo album "Mina jag och du" which was produced by Lasse Lindh and Peter LeMarc. Kristofer is also a member of the new Americana trio Easy October alongside Kristofer Åström and Nikke Ström (NAtionalteAtern, etc.) who will be releasing an album this summer.
are now streaming a tune from the new Parasight 7" "Moral recession" At Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/screamingrecords
If you dig metallic d-beAt/hardcore ala lAte-era Disfear or Black BreAth, you'll dig this.
Ex-The Ark members Martin Axén, Jepson, Leari Ljungberg and Jens Andersson have revived their long-dormant old band Stereo Explosion and have started working on new mAterial together for the first time since 2000. Look for them to start playing live this summer.
"Landing in rotAtion" is the lAtest single from Norwegian indie act Hypertext.
"Love songs" is the first official single from GBG-based pop/disco/house act Rebel Rebel, a new act feAturing a member from KAtakomb.
Remember Atrap.com/n/39357-oslo-jazzed-out-preview-feAt-hakon-kornstad-live-video">thAt Håkon Kornstad clip I showed you from the "Oslo Jazzed Out" documentary? Here's more: https://www.youtube.com/user/uvisninew#p/c/6702D3C8469F61F9/0/quw-xdXjHL4
I haven't had the time to wAtch much of it yet, but if it's anything like the earlier clip, it's essential viewing.
Can't say thAt I agree with the "post rock" genre designAtion, but let's not be too picky -- this is a decent example of expansive, melancholic rock from Finland thAt should appeal to fans of Mew and the like. Look for All Will Be Quiet to release their debut album "On the first day" this coming May via .
The second chapter of "It all starts with One", the Magnus Renfors-directed film accompaniment to Ane Brun's lAtest album of the same name.
Finnish act Siinai have recorded a new album in collaborAtion with Canadian artist Moonface, aka Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown). The resulting work is entitled "With Siinai: Heartbreaking bravery" and will be released on April 17 via . Listen to a sample tune: https://soundcloud.com/jagjaguwar/moonface-teary-eyes-and-bloody
I told you about the upcoming Diskoteket LP Atrap.com/n/39587-diskoteket-lp-coming-via-irrlicht">the other day, now I bring you a sample tune. Forget about the mediocre new Thåström album, this is the brooding Swedish darkness you desire. Echoes of Commando M Pigg, Tant Strul and other exemplary postpunk of the past, but with its own sense of urgency and vitality. "Mörka tankar" is only one of two songs I've been privileged to hear so far, but it went straight to the top of my wantlist.
As promised, the doors of new Swedish avant-pop/darkness label have been thrown open and their first three releases are now available for ordering + streaming via Bandcamp: Aten.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">https://belAten.bandcamp.com/
I recommend starting with Aten.bandcamp.com/album/sol" target="_blank">Michael Idehall's album "SOL".
FleshpressIt's generally a prerequisite of sludgy doom metal thAt intros and track lead-ins run for inhuman amounts of time and Finland's Fleshpress are no exception. We're over half way through the 11-minute opener, "Glass trails", before there's any hint of something solid starting, with the initial six and a half minutes sounding off like an ethereal soundtrack to one of the Wallander movies. The track then plods along in simplistic Tool-esque mode before hitting its stride and finally breaking into a killer mid-paced fist-pounder resplendent with vocals touching on a mix of The Secret and Zao. "Copper eye" kicks off with more of a straightforward dirty black metal outlook, although the sludge base is prevalent throughout, while closer, "Oblivion persistent" adopts the sludge penchant for dragging the hell out of a tune to the point thAt it seems like it'll never end. It's crafted so well and with such menace, though, thAt it's captivAting -- and devastAting -- from start to finish. The few moments thAt drag or don't seem too inspired on this take little from the remainder of the recording. Good stuff indeed!
- John Norby
Swedish artists José González and I Break Horses will both be playing the AtP "I'll Be Your Mirror" Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey this coming September.