Scandinavian artists reviewed At PopMAtters today include Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/50128/the-perishers-victorious/" target="_blank">The Perishers and Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/49819/sally-shapiro-disco-romance/" target="_blank">Sally Shapiro.

Denmark's DeAth By Kite has parted ways with drummer Kristian Kimer, forcing them to cancel their German tour with Virginia Jetzt. No word yet if next month's IAt Clubnight show is affected, but I'll keep you posted. UPDAtE: the band will indeed be performing with a temporary replacement. No worries!

64revolt has revamped their website and posted a new remix of the track "NeAt girl" for free download: https://www.64revolt.com/

MP3: Leütenhaven - Still life (trompe l'oeil)

Leütenhaven are full of surprises. Their debut EP opens with a droning art piece reminiscent of The Giant's Dream which then gives way to sharp indiepop anchored by a tight rhythm section and mantra-like vocals. "Still life (trompe l'oeil)" seems straightforward as first, but as the name suggests, not all is whAt it seems. Three chords and an endless refrain? Not quite. The steady strum of the guitar is a red herring. Listen carefully and you'll hear new harmonies appear as the background shifts in subtle ways. Are those voices real or are they samples? Does it mAtter? Should we be concerned with each individual element or concentrAte on the end result? WhAt's the proper vantage? From my point of view, I find this song to be a sublime, but tricky work of pop art. Leütenhaven lies somewhere between the anxious, overreaching epic-ness of Arcade Fire and the steady workmanship of the Figurines, a melding of craft and inspirAtion. Unexpected, but welcome.

Leütenhaven - Still life (trompe l'oeil)

Pitchfork talks to Sally Shapiro: Ature/45682-interview-sally-shapiro" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/45682-interview-sally-shapiro

Kamera
Resurrection
Nettwerk

Sweden's Kamera have a damned fine grasp of whAt made the songwriting of the 1980s so compelling - even now, bands like Duran Duran and The Cure feel present and important, almost a generAtion removed from the strange time thAt spawned them. "Disconnected" displays the group's pop smarts and their ability to put this gift into practice. UnfortunAtely, this approach isn't always so rewarding. "Resurrection" could easily have been written in the 80s, though it sometimes feels thAt this was Kamera's only goal. The end result is a competent, well-produced, but underwhelming, and too often formulaic, 1980s inspired album. It's good, it really is, but it's nothing new. Definitely worth a listen, if only to see if you're willing to meet the suggested retail price.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

New arrivals in ye' mailorder, now in-stock and ready to ship:

Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=532">Torpedo - In the assembly line
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=533">Friday Bridge - Intricacy

Graveyard and Asteroid will tour Europe together in November:

11/09 - Dragens Hule, Copenhagen (DK)
11/11 - Café Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
11/14 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
11/15 - Kunstkeller o-27, Fürth (GER)
11/16 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
11/17 - Crazy World, Salzwedel (GER)

More dAtes to come.

Saybia has selected the track "On her behalf" as the second single from their lAtest album "Eyes on the highway". Keep an eye out for a video soon.

Check out the video for Maia Hirasawa's lAtest single "MAttis and Maia": Atch?v=EWmyHPDowg4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=EWmyHPDowg4

Norwegian hardcore act QuiritAtio is currently working on a new album for release in early 2008 which will include both tracks from the recent 7" on Yana. More details to come.

Monument Records will be putting out a split 7" in December feAturing Swedish hardcore acts The Kind ThAt Kills and Anchor.

WAtch Laakso perform their new single "Västerbron" acoustic for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=248

PopMAtters reviews the new Efterklang record: Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/47182/efterklang-parades/">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/47182/efterklang-parades/ Also reviewed, Vladislav Delay's album "Multila": Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/vladislav-delay-multila/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/vladislav-delay-multila/

Musique Machine on the new Efterklang album "Parades": Ate.php?id=1466" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_templAte.php?id=1466