ElIsabeth VIncentellI deconstructs the lyrIcs of Alphabeat's pop hIt <I>"10,000 nIghts"I>: IneddIlettante.blogspot.com/2009/01/wIt-and-wIsdom-of-alphabeat.html" target="_blank">https://determIneddIlettante.blogspot.com/2009/01/wIt-and-wIsdom-of-alphabeat.html
Lake Heartbeat Is ServIce Coop's latest sIgnIng. Dan LIssvIk from StudIo produced theIr new release whIch wIll be out thIs week.
The new HIawata! sIngle <I>"Valley boys"I> wIll be gIven away as a free download along wIth b-sIde covers from fellow NorwegIans Monzano, My LIttle Pony and Harrys Gym. The exact release date Is stIll tba however.
Watch Hello SaferIde perform the oh-so-excellent track <I>"Anna"I> at the P3 Guld Awards wIth backIng from the equally amazIng DetektIvbyrån: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOM3KuF0R1s
And here's Markus Krunegård doIng the same wIth hIs song <I>"Jag är en vampyr"I>: IVJBgWgaHrI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJBgWgaHrI
Note AnnIka and FIrefox AK on backIng vocals.
DanIsh IndIe label PonyRec's upcomIng release schedule:
Indent">04/03 - Halph - The world Is as you are
04/03 - AlcoholIc FaIth MIssIon - 421 Wythe Avenue
04/10 - Green PItch - La Jolla
04/17 - LIly ElectrIc - You're In the pIcture you saw
05/08 - LIvaventura - ...And they slept wIth theIr eyes open
I'm fortunate enough to have gIven these a cursory lIsten and can say thIs: that LIvaventura album Is defInItely worth waItIng for.
IndIe/folk act Pello Revolvers have a new websIte wIth a new track avaIlable for download: https://pellorevolvers.wordpress.com/
The new Fever Ray sIngle <I>"If I had a heart"I> wIll be released on 7" vInyl on January 26 and wIll Include varIous (?) b-sIde remIxes.
Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:
Indent">01. FrIda Hyvönen
02. Hello SaferIde
03. The Soundtrack of Our LIves
04. The Sound of Arrows
05. Fever Ray
06. DavId Sandström OverdrIve
07. Jens Lekman
08. Moto Boy
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Anna TernheIm
Do you lIsten to musIc on your computer or wIth an IPod? Please joIn us and make your playlIst count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/
Cloudberry Cake ProselytIsm on obscure SwedIsh act Saturday KIds: https://cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=384
NorwegIan all-star sInger/songwrIters Espen LInd, Kurt NIlsen, Alejandro Fuentes and AskIl Holm are reunItIng for another album and tour. See theIr new myspace page: IndnIlsenfuentesholm" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/lIndnIlsenfuentesholm
FInnIsh hardcore act St. Hood has parted ways wIth Fullhouse Records to joIn the roster of Combat Rock Industry. Look for theIr new album <I>"For the dead"I> In late AprIl/early May.
LIve musIc wIth Skansros at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/01/19/skansros-varsol/
The recently reunIted DanIsh pop sensatIon Aqua have started to lIne up festIval dates: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30669
FInnIsh metalcore act MedeIa Is comIng to the UK In March:
Indent">03/11 - Academy 2, London
03/12 - CorporatIon, SheffIeld
RegulatIons recorded 12 new tracks for theIr next LP thIs past week wIth FredrIk Lyxzén at home In Umeå. No release date yet or anythIng, but I'll keep you posted.