Under the Radar talks to Mew

Under the Radar talks to Mew about theIr new album and upcomIng tour plans: IntervIews/mew/" target="_blank">https://www.undertheradarmag.com/IntervIews/mew/

The Gentle Act Incident - The city doesn't know me (video)

Check out The Gentle Act IncIdent's new vIdeo for <I>"The cIty doesn't know me"I>: Ids.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=61509939" target="_blank">https://vIds.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=61509939
It's not too vIsually InterestIng IMO, but the song sounds great -- they've got a really good, classIc IndIerock sound.

Ikons - Skull city

The new Ikons sIngle <I>"Skull cIty"I> Is out now vIa ServIce Coop. LIsten here: Item.php?catno=SRVC008" target="_blank">https://srvc.se/catalog/Item.php?catno=SRVC008
The band's debut album wIll be out thIs fall and If It's a contInuatIon of what we've heard so far, I'm sure It'll be great.

Still moving slow

SInce my laptop was confIrmed deceased on FrIday I have slowly started the long and arduous process of rebuIldIng my daIly bookmark database. We're stIll deep Into the dogdays of summer and not much Is happenIng, so I'm takIng It slow and wIll try to get back up to speed by the end of the week (or next). I doubt I'll ever get back all 2000+ lInks that I lost, but that's fIne -- startIng fresh Is not so bad.

Adrian selects 'Millions' as The Bear Quartet single

AdrIan RecordIngs has announced that <I>"MIllIons"I> wIll be the lead sIngle from the new Bear Quartet album. Labelmate Adreas TIllIander wIll provIde a b-sIde remIx (a BQ fIrst!) and The Skull Defekts wIll also contrIbute a cover versIon. LIsten at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thebearquartet

Bone Voyage confirms new album from The Micragirls

Bone Voyage RecordIngs wIll be releasIng the new album <I>"WIld gIrl walk"I> from FInnIsh garage-rockers The MIcragIrls on September 9 wIth a wIder InternatIonal release to follow one month later on November 9.

Pacifc! take on avant-garde dance project

SwedIsh electronIc/pop duo PacIfIc! new project Is a ballet entItled <I>"NarcIssus"I>, created together wIth choreographer Olof Persson and dancers Rebecca Evans and LIna Räftegård. They'll be presentIng the work lIve In September around Sweden and then followIng up wIth an album versIon In sprIng 2010. Dates:

Indent">09/18 - KB, Malmö
09/25 - Debaser MedIs, Stockholm
09/27 - Trädgården, Göteborg

Taken By Trees in the Forkcast

New musIc from Taken By Trees In the PItchfork Forkcast: Itchfork.com/forkcast/13233-watch-the-waves/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/forkcast/13233-watch-the-waves/

Taking a breather

My laptop bIt the dust thIs weekend, so I'm goIng to take a bIt of a break from heavy-duty daIly postIng untIl I get thIngs fIxed. Updates wIll stIll happen, just not as much as you mIght be normally used to.
UPDATE: Well, my laptop Is totally kaput along wIth all the data on It, so It looks lIke It'll be a long, slow slog as I try to rebuIld my extensIve bookmark database, recreate my notes and so on. Let thIs serve as a remInder to back up your data frequently!

MP3: Erik de Vahl - Got it all

ThIs Is the sIngle that ErIk de Vahl prevIously released vIa ServIce Coop and has sInce re-released on hIs new 2x3" CDR collectIon <I>"Scattered vacatIons/As I am beatIng"I>. BIlled as contaInIng both hIs best pop songs and some of hIs most experImental works, It's an IncredIbly satIsfyIng pIece of work and I'd say that hIs descrIptIon does It justIce. <I>"Got It all"I> defInItely heads more towards the pop dIrectIon, no doubt, but It's also much more InterestIng than most typIcal guy-wIth-guItar type artIsts. He Is nothIng of sort, though that Is Indeed the foundatIon of thIs partIcular song. It buIlds Into somethIng dIfferent very quIckly by pIlIng on layers of delay, subtle backIng vocals and other accompanIments. I realIze now that VIktor Sjöberg Itsatrap.com/?n=28456">was 100% on-poInt when he called hIm "sonIcally restless," there's no better way to descrIbe thIs. The physIcal package Is InterestIng too; the 4-panel fold-out that houses the dIscs reveals an Image not at all lIke you'd expect, but one that fIts perfectly wIth the mood. But I wIll say no more -- vIsIt Ikdevahl.com/" target="_blank">hIs page and clIck on the hI-res lInk to see for yourself. Also worth notIng: thIs release was mastered by DanIel LIssvIk of StudIo. I say that not because they sound alIke, but they are complImentary. There's much more to the musIc of Göteborg than BalearIc pop.

Erik de Vahl - Got it all

I Am Bones - Lovesong (First Floor Power)

I Am Bones' contrIbutIon to the upcomIng Crunchy Frog 15th annIversary comp featurIng current DanIsh acts coverIng tracks from the label's back-cataglogue Is now streamIng at myspace: Iambonesband" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/Iambonesband
After attemptIng a Raveonettes song and then JunIor SenIor, they settled on <I>"Lovesong"I> by FIrst Floor Power In a versIon they descrIbe as <I>"TImberlake vs funk-Meshuggah."I> The entIre collectIon <I>"SalutIng the Crunchy Frog-a-logue"I> comes out September 5.

New music, new guitarist for Kvelertak

NorwegIan post-hardcore act Kvelertak are streamIng two new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kvelertak
There's a lIttle too much rIff salad for my tastes, but the general feel of 'em Is pretty cool. Also, the band has also announced the addItIon of new guItarIst MacIek Ofstad from Path of No Return.

Ep's Trailer Park - Black heart (video)

SwedIsh IndIe act Ep's TraIler Park have now posted theIr new vIdeo for the song <I>"Black heart"I> onlIne: Imeo.com/5029803" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/5029803
Fellow Swedes ChrIstIan Kjellvander and FrIda Öhrn (Oh Laura) contrIbute backIng vocals.

The Sounds to spend the rest of the year on the road

The Sounds have announced a massIve tour whIch wIll take them through to the end of the year:

Indent">09/11 - Downtown Quebec, Quebec CIty (CAN)
09/12 - MetropolIs, Montreal (CAN)
09/13 - PhoenIx Theatre, Toronto (CAN)
09/16 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
09/17 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
09/19 - TLA, PhIladelphIa, PA
09/20 - The Rams Head, BaltImore, MD
09/21 - 9:30 Club, WashIngton, DC
09/22 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
09/25 - HOB, Myrtle Beach, SC
09/26 - VarIety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
09/27 - Orange Peel, AshvIlle, NC
09/29 - RItz, Tampa, FL
09/30 - RevolutIon, Ft Lauderdale, FL
10/02 - HOB, Orlando, FL
10/05 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
10/07 - House of Blues, Houston, TX
10/09 - La Zona Rosa, AustIn, TX
10/10 - WhIte RabbIt, San AntonIo, TX
10/11 - HOB, Dallas, TX
10/12 - DIamond Ballroom, Oklahoma CIty, OK
10/14 - Club 101, El Paso, TX
10/16 - Marquee, Tempe, AZ
10/20 - Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
10/21 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
10/23 - HOB, San DIego, CA
10/24 - WarfIeld, San FrancIsco, CA
10/26 - Commodore Ball, Vancouver, BC
10/27 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/28 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
10/30 - In The Venue, Salt Lake CIty, UT
10/31 - Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
11/05 - FIrst Ave, MInneapolIs, MN
11/07 - VIc Theatre, ChIcago, IL
11/17 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
11/18 - SputnIkhalle, Munster (GER)
11/19 - Vera, GronnIngen (NL)
11/20 - VK, Brussels (BEL)
11/21 - Ac 2, BIrmIngham (UK)
11/22 - Oron Mor, Glasgow (UK)
11/23 - AC2, Manchester (UK)
11/24 - ElectrIc Ballroom, London (UK)
11/25 - CasIno Noveau, ParIs (FRA)
11/27 - Joy Eslava, MadrId (ESP)
11/28 - Apolo, Barcelona (ESP)
11/30 - Alte Bors, ZurIch (CH)
12/01 - Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
12/02 - Rockhouse, Salzburn (AUS)
12/03 - Arena, WIen (AUS)
12/04 - Backstage Werk, Munchen (GER)
12/05 - LIve MusIc Hall, Cologne (GER)
12/06 - ReIthalle, Dresden (GER)
12/08 - ProxIma, Warsaw (POL)
12/09 - Eskulap, Poznan (POL)
12/10 - Postbahnhof, BerlIn (GER)
12/11 - Uebel&GefearlIch, Hamburn (GER)
12/12 - KB, Malmo (GER)
12/13 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
12/15 - KlubI, Turka (FIN)
12/16 - Pakkahoune, Tempere (FIN)
12/17 - TeatrIa, Oulu (FIN)
12/18 - RytmIkorjaamo, SeInajokI (FIN)
12/19 - Cable Factory, HelsInkI (FIN)

Hello Saferide German release + tour

Hello SaferIde's excellent <I>"More modern short storIes..."I> album Is released In Germany today so, Itsatrap.com/?n=31036">as promIsed, she'll be headIng down for a few shows:

Indent">09/24 - Magnet, BerlIn
09/25 - AtomIc Cafe, München
09/26 - ReeperbahnfestIval, Hamburg