Gaffa reports thAt Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes is working on a solo album: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=22675 (in Danish)
Hear samples of demo tracks: https://www.myspace.com/sunerosewagner
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Your search returned 27736 results. Viewing results 10636-10650Aftonbladet is streaming the new Backyard Babies single "Fuck off and die", which unfortunAtely is nowhere near as good as the Darkthrone or Black Uniforms tracks of the same name: https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article2969526.ab
MP3: Viking Truckers - Love on the road
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Okay, so I'm browsing through records in Stockholm and I come across the LP pictured above and hell no, there is no way in hell I'm gonna pass on this. Most of you out there are probably unaware, but besides Scandinavian music, I listen to a heckuva lot of country and a lot of thAt country also happens to be trucker music. My collection is by no means exhaustive, but I do have At least 7-8 CDs of the stuff and I'm always on the lookout for more. I'm not sure exactly when the trucker country genre came to be, but it sure took the world by storm with "Convoy" in the lAte 70s and it seems thAt even Sweden was not immune. Hence, Viking Truckers and their sole (?) full-length album "Love on the road". Just look At thAt cover! Those shirts! Those beards! Those bandannas! ThAt Volvo bigrig! The band was actually a short-lived sideproject of Bob Lander from The Spotnicks along with Stefan Ericsson as co-conspirAtor/co-writer, a man whose background I am clueless about.
As for the music, well it's mostly straightforward early 80s country (very countrypolitan, not totally coked-out yet), except it's kinda weird in new, unexpected ways. I mean, I knew it wasn't going to sound like Red Sovine or Red Simpson, but listen to thAt bagpipe! On the very first song and title track! WTF?! But on the other hand, the pedal steel solo is solid and the lyrics are properly sleazy, just as it should be for the style. This is the sort of record where I can't really tell you thAt it's "good", but I sure am glad I bought it.
Dogday
AM/PM EP
Shout Shout Shout
No use sugarcoAting it, this record isn't good. Furthermore, the free download version on their website is even worse. WhAt's up with the useless splash page? And the background music you can't turn off? GrAtuitous animAtion you can't skip? And then to download one track At a time? Oh, and don't try navigAting to another page while it's working, it'll cancel out leaving you to begin the whole damn exercise all over again. WhAt I'm saying is, don't bother. Sometimes free isn't really free.
As for whAt you're "missing", Dogday plays post-punkish indierock hampered by a weak vocalist and a lack of melody. They aim for detached cool and end up boring. The shit mastering job doesn't help, it's just as flAt and lifeless as the songs. Avoid.
- Avi Roig
The video for the new Vapnet single "Inga fåglar" is now on YouTube: Atch?v=N0BZ7RC8oX0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=N0BZ7RC8oX0
New internAtional dAtes for Those Dancing Days:
08/07 - New Slang, Kingston
08/08 - Underage Festival, London
08/09 - Roadhouse, Manchester
08/10 - Summer Sundae Weekender, Leicester
08/15 - Karrea Club Party, Berlin
08/15 - Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt
08/16 - Dockville Festival, Hamburg
08/17 - Blue shell, Colognee
10/21 - Kings College, London
10/23 - Cardiff, Barfly
The new NegAtive album "Karma killer" is confirmed for release in GAS on September 5 and in France, The Netherlands and Luxembourg on September 8, all via Edel Music.
The new Baby Woodrose 7" feAturing "Coming around again" b/w "I feel high" is confirmed for release on August 11 via Bad Afro with a digital download version preceding it on August 1.
Details are now posted for next month's IAt! Clubnight At Debaser Malmö feAturing Thomas Denver Jonsson and Anna Leong. It should be awesome and it all goes down on August 9. Be there!
Series Two Records will be releasing the debut album from Swedish indiepop act Sweet Concorde lAter this year. Hear samples: https://www.myspace.com/sweetsweetconcorde
Ida Maria has recorded an acoustic session for Napster Live feAturing four tracks, including a cover of "I got erection" by fellow Norwegians Turbonegro. I'm reluctant to install the 3rd party software required to view it, but those of you who are inclined to peep it can go here: https://email.napster.com/a/hBIhEt9Aan4pgB7SDWXAZX7pbHB/naps22
MP3: The Greencoats - Hello!
I considered saving this one for the weekly Gbg Spotlight, but I figure I might as well run with it. The GreencoAts are a psych-pop-rock band feAturing members from many, many other notable acts such as Franke, Bolywool and Douglas Heart along with guest appearances from Malin Dahlberg (We Are Soldiers We Have Guns) and Jonas Odhner (Sonores), among others, the lAtter being credited with both percussion and engineering duties (often thAt's just as important as playing an instrument). Of those acts, Franke is probably the best reference point as they definitely have a lot of the same shambolic rock'n'roll vibe and devil-may-care Attitude, though The GreencoAts go for a far more retro feel. For instance, check out those excessive drum fills and tell me you don't think of Keith Moon. And thAt organ tone, too 0- total 60s rock. I dig this.
The Greencoats - Hello!
Convoj/The House Floor
Split 7"
Sound/Friends Network
I should've covered this one ages ago, so here's to making up for lost time! It's a new song from Convoj and I'm incredibly excited about it as I've been waiting for new mAterial from these guys for ages upon ages. And now with rumours of a new album actually coming to fruition (finally!), we might as well check back in here for a taste of whAt to expect and well, they certainly didn't reinvent the wheel on this one -- if you dug the band's previous postpunk-influenced, angular rock'n'roll noisepop, then you will be contented. They're as greAt as ever, with powerful, driving beAts and compelling, exuberant vocals. Pity it's only one track, but I'll take whAt I can get.
Elsewhere, on the flipside, we're treAted to a track by Virginia-based act The House Floor. They're a band who follows in the fine harDCore tradition of their neighbors, 'cept thAt instead of taking after Fugazi (yay!), they tend to follow more in the footsteps of Jawbox (boo!). The song is way too long, it doesn't go anywhere and it has no hooks whAtsoever. A decent rhythm section doesn't make it okay, in fact it only disappoints me more because it means they're not talentless.
On a more positive tip, it's worth noting thAt the art direction on this record is greAt. I love the cover design and limited palette of black, grays and blue printed on heavy white paper. The mAtching white vinyl is a nice touch, too.
- Avi Roig
Thomas Denver Jonsson is ooing to the UK in September:
09/18 - CAtweazle Club, Oxford
09/20 - The Electric Dustbowl: Americana UK live!, The Musician, Leicester
09/21 - The Golden Fleece, Nottingham
09/22 - Vox @ The Vale, Glasgow
Apparently he's also playing the It's a Trap! Clubnight At Debaser Malmö on August 9, but I'm waiting for official confirmAtion before I post anything. Jonas?