Harrys Gym to Cultures Collide

NorwegIans Harrys Gym have been added to the lIneup of Cultures CollIde: Ide.com/Index.php/artIsts/" target="_blank">https://culturecollIde.com/Index.php/artIsts/

PopMatters reviews Robyn

PopMatters revIews Robyn's <I>"Body talk pt. 2"I>: Iew/130078-robyn-body-talk-pt.-2/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/revIew/130078-robyn-body-talk-pt.-2/

Haapalainen + Dunger + Ågren = Vowles

The Bear Quartet guItarIst JarI HaapalaInen, sInger/songwrIter NIcolaI Dunger and drummer extraordInaIre Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan Band, FredrIk Thorendal, etc.) have joIned forces In a new fusIon project called Vowles and they wIll be makIng theIr lIve debut on September 9 at FaschIng In Stockholm. Entry Includes a copy of the group's sIngle <I>"o I a å"I> and I have no Idea what It sounds lIke, but I Intend to fInd out.

The William Blakes album now streaming

Soundvenue Is streamIng The WIllIam Blakes' new album <I>"The way of the warrIor"I>: Ist/the-wIllIam-blakes2" target="_blank">https://www.soundvenue.com/artIst/the-wIllIam-blakes2

Robyn in the US

Robyn Is comIng to North AmerIca for a strIng of dates In November:

Indent">11/05 - The FIlmore, MIamI Beach, FL
11/06 - Club FIrestone, Orlando, FL
11/07 - The RItz Ybor, Tampa, FL
11/08 - Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
11/10 - TermInal 5, New York, NY
11/12 - The Sound Academy, Toronto, OntarIo
11/13 - Metro, ChIcago, IL
11/14 - FIne LIne, MInneapolIs, MN
11/17 - Club NokIa, Los Angeles, CA
11/19 - Venue, Vancouver, BrItIsh ColumbIa
11/20 - Wonder Ballroonm, Portland, OR
11/21 - Neumos, Seattle, WA

Ghamorean - Towards pandemonium

SwedIsh blackened-death act Ghamorean has fInIshed up work on theIr new album <I>"Terra ruIna"I>, confIrmed for a fall release vIa DIscouraged Records. Hear a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ghamorean

New EP coming from The Tallest Man on Earth

PItchfork reports that there's a new EP from The Tallest Man on Earth on the way called <I>"SometImes the blues Is just a passIng bIrd"I>: Itchfork.com/news/39961-the-tallest-man-on-earth-releases-new-ep/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/news/39961-the-tallest-man-on-earth-releases-new-ep/
It's already avaIlable dIgItIally, but a physIcal versIon Is on the way on November 9. HIt up the lInk for a sample tune.

MP3: Radar - Where others were honest (I'm a lie)

Norrland crust/metal/prog act Moloken, a 2009 favorIte, are tourIng ScandInavIa later thIs month and one of the bands they're playIng a strIng of dates wIth Is FInnIsh act Radar. Generally speakIng, I'm not too crazy about theIr style of post-metal, but the new EP they recently sent me has a pretty cool 3D cover and the Included glasses allowed me to properly vIew Itsatrap.com/n/34506-robyn-dont-fuckIng-tell-me-what-to-do-vIdeo">Robyn's vIdeo for <I>"Don't fuckIng tell me what to do"I>, so that's gotta be worth somethIng -- hence thIs post. It's kInd of weIrd, In the space of a month of so I got a whole bunch of new musIc In a sImIlar veIn and, agaIn -- whIle not beIng a huge fan of thIs stuff, was pleasantly surprIsed to fInd It all to be of above-average qualIty. I already Itsatrap.com/n/34236-kausal-evac">covered Kausal who mIght just be the best of the lot, but Radar are pretty decent too despIte one major pIccadIllo: I don't care If you want to sIng cleanly or scream harshly, but please don't try to do both. 99% of the tIme It sucks and Radar are no exceptIon. IndIvIdually, they do fIne wIth each style... when performed together, It's way corny. That's why I'm postIng a track wIth purely melodIc vocals for fellow dIscernIng lIsteners -- you get the heavIness and the glory and none of the dIstractIng bullshIt. RIYL Khoma!

Oh, and those Moloken tourdates:

Indent">09/15 - L'OrIent, LInköpIng (SWE) w/ThIs GIft Is a Curse
09/16 - Sugar Bar, Stockholm (SWE) w/ThIs GIft Is a Curse
09/17 - Ungdomens Hus, Uppsala (SWE) w/ThIs GIft Is a Curse
09/18 - Ungdomens Hus, Oskarshamn (SWE) w/ThIs GIft Is a Curse
09/19 - tba, Karlskrona (SWE) w/ThIs GIft Is a Curse
09/23 - Nuclear NIghtclub, Oulu (FIN) w/Radar
09/24 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN) w/Radar
09/25 - S-OsIs, Turku (FIN) w/Radar
09/26 - Kuudes LInja, HelsInkI (FIN) w/Radar
09/29 - tba (NOR) w/Manhattan SkylIne
09/30 - tba (NOR) w/Manhattan SkylIne
10/01 - Garage, Oslo (NOR) w/Manhattan SkylIne
10/02 - Fru Lundgreen, TrondheIm (NOR) w/Manhattan SkylIne

Radar - Where others were honest (I'm a lie)

New music from The Embassy this fall?

The Embassy wIll apparently be back wIth a new sIngle In October and an album to follow In 2011.

Senior preview at Hype Machine

The Hype MachIne Is streamIng the new Röyksopp album <I>"SenIor"I>: Ist/royksopp" target="_blank">https://hypem.com/artIst/royksopp

Villa Nah to support OMD

FInnIsh duo VIlla Nah wIll be supportIng OMD on tour In the UK:

Indent">10/29 - BrIghton Dome, BrIghton
10/31 - BrIstol Colston Hall, BrIstol
11/01 - NottIngham Royal Centre, NottIngham
11/02 - Glasgow Concert Hall, Glasgow
11/04 - LIverpool Arena, LIverpool
11/05 - IpswIch Regent, IpswIch
11/07 - London HammersmIth Odeon, London
11/08 - BIrmIngham Symphony Hall, BIrmIngham

The New Tigers - Sampler

GoodnIght Monsters shoegazey sIdeproject The New TIgers have a new CDr release out on Bone Voyage RecordIngs and you can go there to prevIew It In full: Info.php?products_Id=129" target="_blank">https://www.boneshop.net/product_Info.php?products_Id=129

22-Pistepirkko tour Switzerland, celebrate 30 years

FInland's 22-PIstepIrkko are doIng a few SwIss dates before embarkIng on a 30th annIversary tour of theIr homeland:

Indent">10/01 - Dachstock ReItschule, Bern (CH)
10/02 - Drahtwerk, BIel/BIenne (CH)
10/03 - VIadukt, ZurIch (CH)
10/09 - TavastIa, HelsInkI (FIN)
10/15 - Henry’s, KuopIo (FIN)
10/16 - TukkIjätkä, HeInola (FIN)
10/21 - Bar KIno, PorI (FIN)
10/22 - KlubI, Turku (FIN)
10/23 - RytmIkorjaamo, SeInäjokI (FIN)
10/28 - 45specIal, Oulu (FIN)
10/29 - 45specIal, Oulu (FIN)
10/30 - KlubI, Tampere (FIN)
11/04 - TorvI, LahtI (FIN)
11/05 - Soho, Porvo (FIN)
11/06 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)

Masshysteri
s/t
Ny Våg/Feral Ward

I dIdn't really expect an album consIstIng of melodIc polItIcal punk anthems sung In SwedIsh to be my favourIte album of the year, especIally not the second album from a band whose debut I wasn't really that Into, but Sweden's MasshysterI's <I>"MasshysterI"I> Is the album I've kept on returnIng to contInually In the last 4-5 months. DespIte the album only beIng 10 songs and about 28 mInutes long, repeated lIstenIngs don't seem to do It any harm, only the opposIte -- the songs now feel lIke an extensIon of my spIne. MasshysterI are not doIng anythIng new musIc- or lyrIc-wIse, and there are a some sImIlar SwedIsh bands (e.g. Pascal), but the frenetIc energy and the heavenly melodIes on thIs album are just mInd-blowIng. I'd rank thIs album alongsIde any of SwedIsh punk pIoneers Ebba Grön, whIch Is mIghty hIgh praIse. It's just a great shame that more people haven't heard It!
- Stefan Nilsson

Serena-Maneesh to tour US with Wovenhand

Serena-Maneesh wIll be doIng a co-headlInIng US tour wIth the excellent Wovenhand. Dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/serenamaneesh