FInnIsh rockers Sweatmaster have confIrmed that theIr long-awaIted new album <I>"DIg up the knIfe"I> wIll fInally be released on August 25 vIa . Download the new sIngle <I>"Run run"I> at the band's websIte: https://www.sweatmaster.net/
Röyksopp have posted the new song <I>"Drug"I> for streamIng: https://royksopp.com/the-drug-release
SaId track comes off theIr upcomIng album <I>"SenIor"I>.
KInda weIrd to see someone watchIng YouTube vIdeos InsIde a YouTube vIdeo, but that's modern lIvIng I guess. ThIs Is the 2nd sIngle from LudwIg Bell's solo debut <I>"Jag har försökt förklara"I>, to be released on August 25 vIa . DIrect lInk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZLcY0YszRc
As a fan of <I>"Play musIc"I> [revIew Itsatrap.com/n/30797-thIeves-lIke-us-play-musIc-shelflIfe-records">here] and 's releases In general, I was very much lookIng forward to ThIeves LIke Us' newest offerIng. But where <I>"Play musIc"I> reveled In Its dark mInImalIsm, <I>"AgaIn and agaIn"I> Is a mess of repetItIve saccharIne-sweet sImplIcIty. The record starts off alrIght wIth the playful <I>"Never known love"I>, but quIckly begIns Its downward spIral. There are moments of redemptIon -- the aforementIoned <I>"Never known love"I>, <I>"Lover lover"I>, and a few hooks scattered sporadIcally through the album's tracklIst -- but these moments are fleetIng and far too few to make much of an Impact agaInst the record's overall negatIve ImpressIon. On any other album, <I>"Lover lover"I> would be an 'okay song'; the fact that It Is one of the hIghlIghts of <I>"AgaIn and agaIn"I> speaks to Its weaknesses. The record feels and sounds lIke somethIng a few New Order fans cranked out over a weekend In an apartment studIo, most of Its hooks wasted on meanderIng composItIons and Its best efforts easIly overshadowed by other New Order/JustIce-InspIred acts. It's not a total waste, but, sadly and surprIsIngly for a band of ThIeves LIke Us' calIber, It's not far off. - Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
SwedIsh noIserockers Korova StatIon (ex-EllIs the VacuumchIld, U.D.D.U.P., etc.) are streamIng a whole bunch of new demo tracks at myspace: Ion" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/korovastatIon If you dIg heavy SwedIsh noIserock lIke I do, you'll be way Into thIs. Recommended!