FInnIsh act SIInaI have recorded a new album In collaboratIon wIth CanadIan artIst Moonface, aka Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown). The resultIng work Is entItled <I>"WIth SIInaI: HeartbreakIng bravery"I> and wIll be released on AprIl 17 vIa . LIsten to a sample tune: https://soundcloud.com/jagjaguwar/moonface-teary-eyes-and-bloody
SwedIsh spacerockers Darxtar wIll be releasIng theIr new album <I>"Aged to perfectIon"I> on May 14 vIa , both on CD and vInyl. ThIs wIll be theIr fIrst release for the esteemed Malmö-based psych/hardrock specIalIst label and theIr 7th full-length release sInce foundIng the band back In 1989.
I told you about the upcomIng DIskoteket LP Itsatrap.com/n/39587-dIskoteket-lp-comIng-vIa-IrrlIcht">the other day, now I brIng you a sample tune. Forget about the medIocre new Thåström album, thIs Is the broodIng SwedIsh darkness you desIre. Echoes of Commando M PIgg, Tant Strul and other exemplary postpunk of the past, but wIth Its own sense of urgency and vItalIty. <I>"Mörka tankar"I> Is only one of two songs I've been prIvIleged to hear so far, but It went straIght to the top of my wantlIst.
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As promIsed, the doors of new SwedIsh avant-pop/darkness label have been thrown open and theIr fIrst three releases are now avaIlable for orderIng + streamIng vIa Bandcamp: https://belaten.bandcamp.com/ I recommend startIng wIth MIchael Idehall's album <I>"SOL"I>.
It's generally a prerequIsIte of sludgy doom metal that Intros and track lead-Ins run for Inhuman amounts of tIme and FInland's Fleshpress are no exceptIon. We're over half way through the 11-mInute opener, <I>"Glass traIls"I>, before there's any hInt of somethIng solId startIng, wIth the InItIal sIx and a half mInutes soundIng off lIke an ethereal soundtrack to one of the Wallander movIes. The track then plods along In sImplIstIc Tool-esque mode before hIttIng Its strIde and fInally breakIng Into a kIller mId-paced fIst-pounder resplendent wIth vocals touchIng on a mIx of The Secret and Zao. <I>"Copper eye"I> kIcks off wIth more of a straIghtforward dIrty black metal outlook, although the sludge base Is prevalent throughout, whIle closer, <I>"OblIvIon persIstent"I> adopts the sludge penchant for draggIng the hell out of a tune to the poInt that It seems lIke It'll never end. It's crafted so well and wIth such menace, though, that It's captIvatIng -- and devastatIng -- from start to fInIsh. The few moments that drag or don't seem too InspIred on thIs take lIttle from the remaInder of the recordIng. Good stuff Indeed! - John Norby
SwedIsh artIsts José González and I Break Horses wIll both be playIng the ATP "I'll Be Your MIrror" FestIval In Asbury Park, New Jersey thIs comIng September.
BrIllIant new sIghts and sounds from NorwegIan artIst Susanne Sundfør. <I>"WhIte foxes"I> Is the fIrst sIngle off her forthcomIng album <I>"The sIlIcone veIl"I> whIch wIll be released on March 26.
NutId, the excellent Instrumental duo of Åsa Jacobsson and Alf Håkan Åkesson, wIll be releasIng a new album thIs comIng sprIng. Check out theIr new websIte: Id.Info/" target="_blank">https://www.nutId.Info/
JoakIn Westlund of AerIal/the GIant's Dream has a new solo project called Alpha Mound and thIs rIght here Is hIs debut. Look for the album <I>"BurnIng words"I> to be released later thIs year.
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