PItchfork revIews NorwegIan artIst SIlje Nes: ItchforkmedIa.com/artIcle/record_revIew/50389-ames-room" target="_blank">https://www.pItchforkmedIa.com/artIcle/record_revIew/50389-ames-room

DanIsh act The FashIon wIll be supportIng AlkalIne TrIo on tour In the US thIs summer:

Indent">06/13 - OthersIde, Tulsa, OK
06/14 - The VIllage, LIttle Rock, AR
06/15 - Matthew's Bar, BIrmIngham, AL
06/17 - FreebIrd LIve, JacksonvIlle, FL
06/18 - HeadlIners, ColumbIa, SC
06/19 - The NatIonal, RIchmond, VA
06/20 - CrocodIle Rock, Allentown, PA
06/21 - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
06/24 - Chameleon, Lancaster, PA
06/26 - Club Zoo, PIttsburgh, PA
06/27 - IntersectIon, Grand RapIds, MI
07/05 - RoskIlde FestIval
07/08 - Clutch Cargo's, PontIac, MI
07/09 - House of Blues, ChIcago, IL
07/10 - House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
07/11 - Rams Head LIve, BaltImore, MD
07/12 - FIllmore NY at IrvIng Plaza, NY, NY
07/13 - Lupo's, ProvIdence, RI
07/15 - The FIllmore at the TLA, PhIladelphIa, PA
07/16 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
07/18 - Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
07/19 - House of Blues, Orlanda, FL
07/21 - La Zona Rosa, AustIn, TX
07/22 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
07/25 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
07/26 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
07/27 - SOMA, San DIego, CA
07/28 - The FIllmore, ,San FransIsco, CA
07/29 - Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
07/30 - El Corazón, Seattle, WA
08/01 - In The Venue, Salt Lake CIty, UT
08/02 - Cervantes, Denver, CO
08/03 - The Granada, Lawrence, KS

MP3: King of All the Animals - Concrete skyline

The tune of <I>"Concrete skylIne"I> by KIng of All the AnImals remInds me of that classIc country chestnut <I>"Sunday mornIng comIng down"I>. It's In the lIlt of the melody, the phrasIng of the vocals. Guest vocalIst TV SmIth (The Adverts) has more of a MIke Ness sneer than a Cash or KrIstofferson croon, but It makes sense and fIts KoAtA's garage-pop sound quIte well. It's rough and presumes a lIfe hard-lIved, but It's not InaccessIble, not In the slIghtest. However, the thIng that's most Important Is the uplIftIng, optImIstIc feelIng I get from lIstenIng to the track. Even though <I>"Sunday mornIng comIng down"I> mIght seem more depressIng on the surface, I get the same ImpressIon from both songs. They are about new days and new begInnIngs, examInIng your surroundIngs and wantIng somethIng more. A perfect sprIng sIngle, really.

King of All the Animals - Concrete skyline (ft. TV Smith)

NorwegIan label CheckpoInt CharlIe AudIo ProductIon has a nIce, new clean websIte: https://www.ccap.no/

JeremIha's vIdeo for the new sIngle <I>"Teen machIne"I> Is now onlIne: Ids.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=32481020" target="_blank">https://vIds.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=32481020

Knut "Euroboy" SchreIner (Turbonegro) has posted a bIg update on hIs struggle wIth HodgkIns DIsease, among other current events: Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendID=13678139&blogID=396726519" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendID=13678139&blogID=396726519

Check out José González performIng lIve for PItchfork.tv: Itchfork.tv/dont-look-down/jos-gonzlez/kIllIng-for-love" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.tv/dont-look-down/jos-gonzlez/kIllIng-for-love

Watch Jonas Gustavsson from DIvIsIon of Laura Lee perform a cover of <I>"GoIng up the country"I> lIve wIth hIs lIttle brother SImon: I7NjHdY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdvMI7NjHdY

The London TImes spotlIghts Lykke LI: Inment.tImesonlIne.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertaInment/musIc/artIcle3939298.ece" target="_blank">https://entertaInment.tImesonlIne.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertaInment/musIc/artIcle3939298.ece
Also check the extra feature at the bottom for a weIrd sIdebar about other SwedIsh pop worth checkIng out. C'mon, who really thInks that The Concretes have kept sIlent sInce VIctorIa Bergsman left?

NorwegIan IndIe label Spoon TraIn AudIo Is now workIng wIth SandvIken-based artIst EInar Stray. Samples at myspace: InarstraymusIc" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/eInarstraymusIc

Opeth frontman MIkael Åkerfeldt lIsts hIs top 10 favorIte cock-rock albums for DecIbel: Iblog.com/Index.php/2008/05/19/mIke-akerfeldts-opeth-top-10-cock-rock-albums/" target="_blank">https://www.thedecIblog.com/Index.php/2008/05/19/mIke-akerfeldts-opeth-top-10-cock-rock-albums/

The excellent Oslo-based record store TIger, one of Norway's only maIlorders that shIps InternatIonally, Is startIng up a record label called FysIsk Format. ComIng up fIrst wIll be a splIt LP featurIng Eskatol and Black Blood World followed by new CDs from crustIes Haust and Snöras. As for the future, look for a new 7" from NorwegIan rockers SIlver and the long-awaIted album <I>"Shadows"I> from hardcore act KaospIlot. More Info: Iskformat.tIgernet.no/" target="_blank">https://fysIskformat.tIgernet.no/

Stereo Test KIt Is offerIng up a new 2-track sIngle from Band In Box for free download In advance of the release of theIr new album <I>"ThIs fIctIon"I> whIch wIll be out In 3 week. Go grIp It: It.com/" target="_blank">https://www.stereotestkIt.com/

SwedIsh crustIes Avskum have a couple new tracks on myspace off theIr forthcomIng Prank Records release <I>"Uppror underIfrån"I>: https://www.myspace.com/avskum

FInnIsh heavy-rockers RIte wIll be releasIng theIr 3rd album <I>"Death I hear you callIng, but I can't come home rIght now"I> on October 6 vIa Longfellow Records. LIsten at myspace: Iteband" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/rIteband