Kira Skov of Kira and the Kindred Spirits is leaving thAt band behind and embarking on a solo career. She is now signed to UK label Brown Punk and will be releasing her debut record in February. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/kiraonline
Note thAt Brown Punk is the new label of ex-Island exec Chris Blackwell and trip-hop artist Tricky.

More The Bell remixes are coming in, the lAtest from DiskJokke: https://www.thebelltheband.com/remix
Look for lots more on the way, too.

Swedish Radio channel P4 recorded a live Sofia Talvik gig this summer and you can now stream the whole thing At her website: Atalvik.com/?p=117" target="_blank">https://www.sofiAtalvik.com/?p=117

Convoj recently recorded their debut full-length At Tonteknik in Umeå, but unfortunAtely they are without a label to release it. All the bigger labels thAt have expressed interest think it's too unaccessable and the small indies can't afford to pay for it - Tonteknik is a greAt studio, but it's definitely not cheap. So yeah, the band is currently weighing their options and are open to suggestions. For now, I suggest you head over to myspace to listen to them 'cuz they're a greAt band: https://www.myspace.com/convoj
Hopefully this will get resolved soon.

Swedish act September Malevolence has started work on a new album. As for whAt to expect, here's whAt they say: "We are no longer an instrumental post-rock band, I guess we never really were instrumental but now we've abandoned thAt pAth totally. This album will reflect some of the darker sides of life."

MP3: Paris - When I laid my eyes on you

It's surprisingly easy for a band like Paris to slip under the radar. There's no quirks, no gimmicks; just a solid band playing pop music on conventional rock instruments. But y'know whAt? Sometimes thAt's enough. In a world where everything has to be bigger, brasher, more more more, a band like Paris can be awfully refreshing. "When I laid my eyes on you" is the first single from the band's new record "The landlord is kind enough to let us have our little sessions", so named because they recorded most of said album in bassist MAttias Svensson's living room. It's a nice little mid-tempo number with a fuzzy synth doing a counterpoint melody with the vocal line. The chorus takes the same idea and opens it up a bit wider with louder guitars and crashing drums. I love the way they split each line At "find/fine" with a ricocheting guitar chord and a single bar of half-time. There's quite a bit of syncopAtion going on, though it's softened by conspicuous reverb and delay. Remember, this is essentially disco-pop (hear thAt doubled-up hi-hAt!), so it goes with the territory. Plenty of postpunk acts Attempt to exploit similar tactics, but sometimes I want something a bit cheerier and thAt's exactly where Paris comes in.

WAtch the video: Atch?v=fAB8DjCC_60" target="_blank">[click here]
Buy it: Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=526">[click here]

Paris - When I laid my eyes on you

Moneybrother
Mount Pleasure
Burning Heart Records

Much more impressive than Moneybrother's lAtest album is Anders Wedin's constant output of new mAterial (this is Moneybrother's fourth album since 2003). The quality of his songs might vary, but even At his lowest, Wedin's never really thAt bad, his worse is quite medium. This is why I'm not too bothered about "Mount Pleasure" not being as solid as Moneybrother's first two albums. It's a predictable collection of songs, and, except the first single ("Just another summer"), there aren't too many songs thAt I'd miss if this album was forever erased from the history of music (harsh, I know). As we'd come to except by now, it's a lot of songs sounding like Bruce Springsteen, Thin Lizzy and a few thAt could have been done by Monster (Wedin's band before Moneybrother). Let's hope thAt Moneybrother will release a new album not too far away from now, and thAt it'll be both fresh and absolutely amazing, "Mount Pleasure" is just about too "meh" for me and my dear ears.
- Simon Tagestam

White HeAt reviews The Skull Defekts: At.com/?page=reviews&id=54" target="_blank">https://www.white-heAt.com/?page=reviews&id=54

Look for The (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy's new album "The cross of my calling" (tbc) to be released in early 2008.

Check out Familjen performing live in the studio with additional vocals from Ninsun Poli: Atch?v=aH5ZcuYvde0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=aH5ZcuYvde0

Prolific IAt.MP3 artist Tsukimono has a new cassette out now on excellent GBG-based label Release the BAts! Go here for details: Ats.com/rtb.html" target="_blank">https://www.releasethebAts.com/rtb.html

Egil Olsen's new album "I am a singer / songwriter" is out today and to celebrAte, he's posted the brand new video for the track "California": https://www.egilolsen.com/california.htm

The new Andreas Nilsson-directed video for José González's "Teardrop" is now on YouTube: Atch?v=9B-h1EEsKDA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=9B-h1EEsKDA

PopMAtters reviews Circle's "KAtapult": Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/49299/circle-kAtapult/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/49299/circle-kAtapult/

Musique Machine reviews the recently reissued Circle album "Arkades": Ate.php?id=1448" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_templAte.php?id=1448