The new Blood Music single "Lovely love" is now available for listening At record label Make It Happen's myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/recordlabelmakeithappen
Look for the new album "Threeeps" to be released in September.

Swedish punks KamikAtze will tour Europe next month in support of their new "Jag är defekt" EP: Atze.se/" target=_blank>https://www.kamikAtze.se/

New José González tourdAtes, including quite a few in South America:

05/31 - tba, Tijuana (MEX)
06/01 - Puerto 22, Guadalajara (MEX)
06/02 - Lunario, Mexico City (MEX)
06/05 - SESC Cila Mariana, Sao Paulo (BRA)
06/06 - Era So O Que Faltava, Curitiba (BRA)
06/09 - Cina Arte Normandie, Tarapaca (CHI)
06/12 - tba, Mendoza (ARG)
06/14 - TeAtro ND Ateneo, Buenos Aires (ARG)
06/16 - tba, Montevideo (URU)
06/28 - AccelerAtor, Göteborg (SWE)
06/30 - AccelerAtor, Stockholm (SWE)
07/06 - Cactus Festival, Gent (BEL)
07/08 - InternAtional Istanbul Jazz Festival, Istanbul (TUR)
07/24 - Les Nuits de Fourvières Fest, Lyon (FRA)
07/29 - Midlands, WestmeAth (IE)
08/11 - Summer Sonic, Chiba Marina Stadium, Tokyo (JAP)
08/12 - Summer Sonic, WTC Open Air Stadium, Osaka (JAP)

IAt faves Desert Planet, being thAt they are eager early-adopters of new technology, will make their next release via USB memory stick. Entitled "Aska-Osaka Virtual Highway", it will contain 512mb worth of new music and multimedia as well as contributions from cyberpunk author Kenji SirAtori. Read more: https://stick.desertplanet.com

Frode Johannessen, frontman for Norwegian dreampop act Popface, will be releasing a solo album this fall under the name Beautifulmemorieslastyourwholelifelong. Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/beautifulmemorieslastyourwholelifelong

Nomethod has signed Mixtapes & CellmAtes frontman Robert Svensson to a solo record deal which he is currently recording At home in Stockholm for an anticipAted October 10 release. Look for a free EP soon and listen to demos At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/robertsvenssonisalive

The lAtest issue of the Zotapine webzine has a feAture on Hello Saferide: https://www.zotapine.com/4/music.htm

Lampshade frontwoman RebekkaMaria will release her debut 12" solo single "Part of the game" using the moniker As In RebekkaMaria on June 2 via Attack Music to coincide with her performance At the Spot Festival. B-sides include the track "Cowboy song" as well as remixes from SuperTroels, Kernefamilien and Varano. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/asinrebekkamaria

This week's Atrap">It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Shout Out Louds
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Arctic Monkeys
04. Björk
05. Of Montreal
06. The NAtional
07. Feist
08. The Tough Alliance
09. Modest Mouse
10. Radiohead

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Adrian Recordings has signed even more electrionic music, this time it's Swedish duo Boeoes Kaelstigen. Look for the group to perform and this year's Arvika Festival and keep an eye out for the 12" EP "Pan European" lAter this year. Download an mp3 of a full liveset: https://roventskij.net/mornel/boeoeskaelstigen/Liveset070223.mp3
More samples: https://www.myspace.com/boeoeskaelstigen

The Wall Street Journal had an article on the lAtest Swedish music explosion the other day: https://online.wsj.com/article/SB118013401357815214.html?mod=weekend_leisure_arts_hs_coll_left
Seems to me like a rehash of everything thAt was said a few years ago when The Hives and TSOOL were getting press, but whAtever. A subscription is required to read the article, so if someone would be kind enough to repost the text in the msgboard, I'd appreciAte it.

Eardrums on Novoton's lAtest signing Norma and their new EP "1": https://blog.eardrumsmusic.com/2007/05/norma-swedish-band-debuts-with-really.html

A West Side FabricAtion ranks their favorite Bear Quartet records: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=96741265&blogID=269492130

Elsewhere At Pfork, a Labrador Records video primer: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/43056-various-artists-labrador-5

MP3: Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna

Another surprisingly good record thAt just came out is Sahara Hotnights's new one "WhAt if leaving is a loving thing". I wasn't sure they were capable of a comeback, but they've gone and proved me wrong. Once you reconcile your expectAtions and understand thAt they'll never make another loud rock record like "C'mon let's pretend", you too might be pleasantly surprised. I think the band has always had pop aspirAtions, they've simply didn't know how to Attain them. Hiring Björn Yttling to produce was certainly a big step in the right direction. He's got a greAt ear for arrangements and the decision to use acoustic guitar as the main rhythm track on opening number "Visit to Vienna" was certainly the right way to go. Build it up with some simple monophonic pianoline doubling the bass and throw in some hand-claps - can't go wrong. Vocalist/frontwoman Maria Andersson gets a little too PJ Harvey with the cAterwauling, but overall, I don't think she's ever sounded better. She has always had greAt Attitude, there's no doubt, but she is capable of more. I guess thAt's whAt you call mAturity, eh? Really well done.

Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna