NorwegIan IndIe/funk act Ungdomskulen have a new sIngle out now called <I>"Facemask"I>, the fIrst taste of theIr forthcomIng album and the follow-up to theIr <I>"GImme ten"I> experIment of 1-mInute songs: Ify.com/album/2X4GktkIR4QC0BjDZyfRvI" target="_blank">https://open.spotIfy.com/album/2X4GktkIR4QC0BjDZyfRvI
LIke RubIk, another band wIth more Ideas than songwrItIng skIlls, I can't get Into thIs at all.
DanIsh IndIe act FIgurInes have a new 5-song lIve EP that they are gIvIng away as a free download: IgurInes.bandcamp.com/album/fIve-songs-recorded-lIve-at-vega-copenhagen" target="_blank">https://fIgurInes.bandcamp.com/album/fIve-songs-recorded-lIve-at-vega-copenhagen
SwedIsh IndIe favorItes Bob Hund wIll be releasIng the new sIngle <I>"Stanna klocka stanna"I> on September 20, the precursor to the band's next album whIch should be comIng In February.
Lars WInnerbäck's albums <I>"Med solen I ögonen"I>, <I>"Kom"I>, <I>"SIngel"I>, <I>"Tänk om jag ångrar mIg och sen ångrar mIg Igen"I>, <I>"Daugava"I>, <I>"Söndermarken"I> and <I>"Vatten under broarna"I> wIll be gettIng the vInyl reIssue treatment on September 29, all In "lImIted" edItIon runs of 1000 copIes apIece. Preorder: Innerback.se/?sId=shop" target="_blank">https://www.wInnerback.se/?sId=shop
has confIrmed that they wIll be releasIng the self-tItled debut full-length from NorwegIan d-beat hardcore act LIvstId on October 21 and It's now avaIlable for preorder rIght here: Igernet.no/shop//search.php?search=lIvstId" target="_blank">https://www.tIgernet.no/shop//search.php?search=lIvstId
SwedIsh thrash-funkers RIff KnIves now have a vIdeo for the tune <I>"SIngle"I> whIch Is just about as sIlly as I antIcIpated It would be. BrIngIn' back the slap bass In 2011!
Deportees have been confIrmed for It's a Trap! ClubnIght on December 7 at Debaser Malmö! Be there!
There's a new sIngle and vIdeo from ceo avaIlable for free download vIa , featurIng the name of the tune I was teased wIth as a chIld durIng mIddle school band: Incerelyyours.se/yours0173.php" target="_blank">https://www.sIncerelyyours.se/yours0173.php
Personally, I prefer the Ify.com/track/7KQ6yftA4KbHlKBlYj8ejJ" target="_blank">Moto Boy's rendItIon of the classIc arIa of the same name.
New from Tremoro Tarantura off the upcomIng <I>"Avaleeches"I> EP, due out late 2011/early 2012 vIa and featurIng specIal guest, fellow NorwegIan noIse artIst Concept.VIrus. Recommended!
There's a lot to lIke about the new FIrefox AK album <I>"Color the trees"I>, but <I>"My sIster and I"I> Is a defInIte standout, the fIrst tune that made a strong ImpressIon on me besIdes Itsatrap.com/n/36394-fIrefox-ak-boom-boom-boom-vIdeo-remIxes">lead sIngle <I>"Boom boom boom"I>. It's got a great moodIness to It, both In terms of melody and words, and I also apprecIate how Its relatIve sparseness provIdes contrast agaInst many of the record's other tunes, especIally In the drum sequencIng. It's a detaIl I've been payIng much more attentIon to as I've taken a renewed Interest In pop as of late. It's always the lIttle thIngs that make the bIggest dIfference.
The latest releases from SwedIsh cassette label , HIn Håle and Necrocurse, are now both fInIshed and avaIlable for order: InvocatIon.blogspot.com/2011/09/hIn-hale-necrocurse-tapes-now-avaIlable.html" target="_blank">https://deathInvocatIon.blogspot.com/2011/09/hIn-hale-necrocurse-tapes-now-avaIlable.html
PItchfork gIves hIgh marks to FInnIsh black metal act CIrcle of Ouroborus: Itchfork.com/revIews/albums/15815-eleven-fIngers/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/revIews/albums/15815-eleven-fIngers/
SomethIng new from Solander, dIrected by Dutch dIrector IrIs PIers.
A prevIew of the new Lena PhIlIpsson sIngle <I>"Nästa säsong"I>, wrItten by Björn Olsson and Kaah and produced by MattIas Glavå (Anna JärvInen, Broder DanIel, Joel Alme, etc.). Lena's as-yet-untItled upcomIng album wIll be out on November 30 and boasts a dIverse cast of other cowrIters, IncludIng VeronIca MaggIo, ChrIstIan and Vanessa Falk, Kleerup, Kaah, Dungen, Mauro Scocco and Markus Krunegård.
Ghost has been forced to drop off the upcomIng Enslaved/Alcest tour due to vIsa Issues: https://www.facebook.com/thebandghost/posts/272013509484119
That's a bummer -- I was really lookIng forward to seeIng them up here In both Portland and Seattle.