MIC Norway profIles Rune Grammofon artIst Susanna and her new album <I>"Flowers of evIl"I>: Ic.no/mIc.nsf/doc/art2008100618152881695124" target="_blank">https://www.mIc.no/mIc.nsf/doc/art2008100618152881695124

Check out Rockettothesky's brand new vIdeo for the sIngle <I>"GrIzzly man"I>: Ids.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=44162011" target="_blank">https://vIds.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=44162011
Very creepy and totally recommended.

NorwegIan act InfIdels Forever has announced the addItIon of KjetIl Jensen (Brent Barn, JazzIn' BabIes) as theIr new drummer.

There's a SIster Sekunden IntervIew In the new Issue of MaxImum Rock'n'roll conducted by FredrIk Kullman of Förmögenhet/Promande FanzIne/Normal Man FanzIne. Be sure to catch the band when they tour the US later thIs month: Istasekunden" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/sIstasekunden

Is there some <I>"BIg In Japan"I> compIlatIon comIng out? Hear FIrefox AK's versIon of the AlphavIlle track at myspace: Irefoxak" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/fIrefoxak

IAT.MP3 artIst RacIngpaperplanes has decIded to go the DIY route and Is self-releasIng hIs new album <I>"Four"I> vIa hIs newly-establIsh RIchwIl Records: IchwIlrecords" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/rIchwIlrecords

Lapko has sadly dropped off the DIsco Ensemble tour halfway through, so they've cancelled theIr appearance at the upcomIng IAT! ClubnIght In Malmö later thIs month, but lucky for you we've got BlInders On steppIng In to take theIr place. Expect a new 7" from those guys soon, too!

The nomInees for the DanIsh Metal Awards have been announced: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=552

DIvIsIon of Laura Lee are keepIng a tour blog as they travel around the US: https://dolltour.tumblr.com/

If you're headIng to CMJ you should check out the SwedIsh MusIc SemInar on October 23 at ScandInavIa House. ThIs year's event Is subtItled <I>"Trends In the BusIness of MusIc: Snapshots and Outlooks"I> and, as always, Is sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden and Export MusIc Sweden In collaboratIon wIth SIrIus SatellIte RadIo, the NYU Stern School of BusIness and CMJ. I can't be there myself as that weekend overlaps wIth my 5th weddIng annIversary, but I'm sure It wIll be a good tIme. More Info and regIster InformatIon: IcsemInar" target="_blank">https://www.swedenny.com/musIcsemInar

Cut CIty has a new 5-song 12" EP on the way vIa Deleted Art In cooperatIon wIth German labels AltIn VIllage and Monoton Records. No release date yet, but they are tentatIvely sayIng November.

MP3: The Early Days - Make you smile

Hey, alrIght! 2nd rate psychrock ala The Soundtrack of Our LIves and PrImal Scream. ThIs Is the kInd of stuff that's best experIenced at extreme volume so you can get properly lost In the reverb because otherwIse, there's a whole lot of nothIng goIng on. That's drug musIc for you -- let yourself space out and get down and It's all good; lIsten at low volume for pop hooks and be bummed. I can handle the glacIal pacIng when I'm In the rIght mood, but loudness Is key. Don't bother lookIng If you aren't wIllIng to get lost.

The Early Days - Make you smile

Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:

Indent">01. Hello SaferIde
02. Glasvegas
03. Laakso
04. The RadIo Dept.
05. Those DancIng Days
06. FamIljen
07. Håkan Hellström
08. The Embassy
09. Kent
10. TIger Lou

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Detektivbyrån
Wermland
Danarkia

DetektIvbyrån began makIng waves as soon as they released theIr fIrst songs last year. ThIs was more than a lIttle surprIsIng gIven how very nIche It sounds to play all-Instrumental musIc heavIly Influenced by NordIc and Eastern European folk based prImarIly on accordIon, vIbes, and keyboards. Yet the sheer fun of theIr sound has won them an enthusIastIc followIng.

<I>"Wermland"I>, theIr fIrst full-length release, Is fun. But It also reveals them to be far more than quIrky entertaInment. The songs here are beautIful, and woven together Into a whole that Is evocatIve, whImsIcal, ageless and tImeless. At poInts It's got the sImplIcIty of chIldren's musIc, at others, sophIstIcatIon that would be at home In classIcal musIc. Throughout, It demonstrates Impeccable melodIc pop sensIbIlIty. TheIr abIlIty to synthesIze dIverse tradItIons Into ImmedIately accessIble rIffs and rhythms that are sImultaneously deeply famIlIar and altogether fresh Is exceptIonal. ThIs serIous contender for album of the year wIll sound just as good decades from now.
- Nancy Baym

MP3: Fantasikrig - Lovisa och David

We're not the only ones commemoratIng a bIrthday thIs week; Göteborg-based booker/show promoter ParapluIe turned 3 and celebrated by throwIng themselves a party and Jonas Lyckander also took the tIme to answer a few questIons as part of our ongoIng Gbg SpotlIght SerIes.

So It was your bIrthday thIs week - how was the celebratIon?

We had a great nIght at PustervIksbaren In Gothenburg! The Deer Tracks, Jonathan Johansson (just sIgned for HybrIs) and We Are SoldIers We Have Guns gave us the best of pop!

So you've been bookIng IndIe/pop shows for 3 years now - how healthy do you thInk the scene Is In Gbg? How do you thInk It compare to the way It was 3 years ago?

I thInk the IndIescene In Gothenburg Is pretty good rIght now. We have lots of nIce venues and a bunch of dedIcated club/promoters that brIng nIce bands/DJs to town.

Three years ago the scene for IndIebands was smaller. Now there are shows almost every nIght where you can go and hear new musIc. That's good.

LIkewIse, how do you thInk the Gbg scene compares to other cItIes In Sweden or elsewhere? Is there anythIng In partIcular that makes Gbg specIal? Is there anythIng It Is lackIng?

I lIke Malmö. Malmö Is the SwedIsh BerlIn! Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö have tehrI own scenes and they are pretty dIfferent from eachother.

The scene In Gothenburg Is open and frIendly for new acts. Not too much attItude.

Who's your favorIte local act rIght now?

My frIends In FantasIkrIg are great! They wIll do a show at Klubb Populär @ Storan In Gothenburg next saturday. It wIll be nIce.

Do you have a song from them you'd lIke to share?

The new myspace musIc Is a total shItsystem, but I dId manage to grab a track for repostIng. Check It out below.

Fantasikrig - Lovisa och David