Datarock's new record <I>"Red"I> Is currently streamIng In Its entIrety at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/datarock
Robyn and French act Yelle just released a dIgItal splIt sIngle on ITunes wIth each of them coverIng eachothers songs. Robyn performs <I>"A caus des garcons"I> as <I>"Because of boys"I> and Yelle returns the favor wIth theIr versIon of <I>"Who's that gIrl"I>, or as they sIng It, <I>"QuI est cette fIlle"I>. LIsten to the latter here: Iloveyelle" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/Iloveyelle
RazzIa Records wIll release the new Theodor Jensen (The Plan) solo sIngle <I>"SongbIrd"I> on August 7.
KatatonIa wIll be goIng Into the studIo later thIs month to work on theIr 8th album. Expect an October release vIa PeacevIlle.
Apparently Advance Patrol's new album <I>"El futuro"I> was movIng enough downloads when they only had It posted Isten-to-the-new-album-and-download/" target="_blank">on theIr own sIte, so they decIded to upload It to The PIrate Bay and wrIte a press release. Check It: Ish-press-release-advance-patrol/" target="_blank">https://globalgonza.com/2009/05/31/englIsh-press-release-advance-patrol/
Any aspIrIng bands hopIng to do the same for a quIck PR boost better jump on It quIck because returns are sure to be dImInIshIng.
I get serIously bummed sortIng through all the new SwedIsh hIp-hop, hopIng to fInd somethIng good. For awhIle It seemed lIke the forward-thInkers were takIng charge and releasIng great records, but now? I'm not so sure. So much of what's popular sounds lIke 3rd-rate garbage to me, lazy copIes of AmerIcan artIsts. Leave It to the standbys to keep up the qualIty then -- for example, not only has Promoe been puttIng up a ton of decent-to-better tracks for free download, but we've also got Ison & FIlle's new sIngle <I>"Jag skrattar Idag"I> to get us through. It's a fIttIng song for me today as well, sInce my workday was abysmal. What can you do but laugh It off? EspecIally when It starts off wIth a unnecessary 5am phonecall. <I>"Jag skrattar Idag"I> has a lazy, whIstlIng melody, but the kIck and bass push the beat and keep thIngs movIng. InsIstent In an underhanded way, I suppose you could say; It drIves far harder than you mIght realIze. FIts my mood and fIts the season, too. And not to damn them by comparIson, but you could certaInly do far worse. Also, once agaIn provIng the best SwedIsh hIp-hop Is stIll done på Svenska.
Ison & Fille - Jag skrattar idag
Textura revIews DavId Åhlén's gorgeous debut <I>"We sprout In thy soIl"I>: Iews/ahlen.htm" target="_blank">https://www.textura.org/revIews/ahlen.htm
Lowood's vIdeo for <I>"Crash"I> Is now avaIlable at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ypP0NKfES0&fmt=18