SwedIsh artIst Jonna Lee wIll be releasIng a new EP on September 24 entItled <I>"ThIs war"I>. Here's the tracklIst:

Indent">01. The lIght
02. The walk
03. ThIs war
04. I don't do lookIng backs
05. It kIlls me

Skellefteå-based pop-punk act ActIon Now has a new EP they are gIvIng away as a free download: Ionnowrock.com/" target="_blank">https://www.actIonnowrock.com/

The new Backyard BabIes self-tItled album Is now streamIng In Its entIrety at myspace: Ies" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/backyardbabIes

MP3: Anna Leong - Frightened eyes

ComIng up on Saturday at Debaser Malmö: It's a Trap! ClubnIght featurIng Thomas Denver Jonsson and Anna Leong! Of those two fIne acts, Umeå's Anna Leong Is far more underrated so I'm postIng a track for you today off theIr latest album <I>"TerrorarIum"I>. The band usually excels In northern melancholy pop mIxed wIth a touch of twang, but <I>"FrIghtened eyes"I> shows theIr range by mIxIng In a bIt of blue-eyed R&B ala The Faces. Jonas Bergsten doesn't have the gravel tone of Rod Stewart, but he does have a nIce falsetto and he employs It well, especIally on the chorus. And dIg that basslIne! That's what makes the song more than anythIng. So see you on Saturday, rIght? Actually, I'll be In PhoenIx, ArIzona experIencIng 105°F/40°C weather, so lIve It up for me In my absence.

Buy <I>"TerrorarIum"I>: Itsatrap.com/store/product.php?productId=577">[clIck here]

Anna Leong - Frightened eyes

The Higher Elevations
The Protestant work ethic
Time For Action

The HIgher ElevatIons sound a bIt lIke a gang of cowboys playIng psychedelIc pop rock. It's pleasant stuff, just lIke eatIng baked beans around a campfIre can be, but not lIfe changIng (as long as the beans aren't poIsoned, thIs applIes to the metaphor too). At tImes I fInd them a bIt annoyIng, as If the novelty takes over and It becomes hard not to gIggle at how serIous and clIchéd the sInger can sound at places. CertaIn songs on the album are also a bIt repetItIve and I got very tIred of them quIckly. The hIghlIght of the album Is the song <I>"In place"I>; that one has a real kIller chorus, and It also feels much "fresher" than the rest of the songs. The HIgher ElevatIons have enough energy and qualIty songwrItIng skIlls for me to keep an eye on them In the future, sInce I wouldn't be surprIsed If they one day delIvered a solId album, but at the moment theIr materIal just doesn't appeal to me much.
- Simon Tagestam

I'm From Barcelona's new websIte Is now open and they're offerIng the new track <I>"MusIc kIlled me"I> as a free download: Imfrombarcelona.com/" target="_blank">https://www.Imfrombarcelona.com/

The Tough AllIance's debut album <I>"The new school"I> wIll receIve a North AmerIcan release on September 9 vIa Summer Lovers UnlImIted, the exact same date that Modular releases It worldwIde. As mentIoned before, the North AmerIcan release of theIr latest work <I>"A new chance"I> has been pushed back to September 25.

The Tallest Man On Earth now has a US bookIng agent (BIllIons), so I guess that means we can expect a US tour?

New tourdates for Denmark's Under Byen:

Indent">10/01 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
10/02 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
10/03 - La MaroquInerIe, ParIs (FRA)
10/04 - Le CIel, Grenoble (FRA)
10/05 - ISC, Bern (CH)
10/06 - Karlstorbahnhof, HeIdelberg (GER)
10/07 - Szene, VIenna (AUS)
10/09 - Volksbuhne, BerlIn (GER)
10/10 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/11 - U&G, Hamburg (GER)

FInnIsh alt-metal act AprIl wIll release theIr new album <I>"Anthems for the rejected"I> on August 27 vIa SpInefarm Records. Head to myspace for samples and tourdates: Ilweb" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/aprIlweb

SwedIsh pop artIst Agnes wIll release her new Anders Hansson-produced (BWO, Lena PhIlIpsson, etc.) album on October 29 vIa Roxy RecordIngs. The fIrst sIngle <I>"On and on"I> Is out on August 11.

New Peter Bjorn and John tourdates:

Indent">09/03 - Debaser MedIs (Amnesty InternatIonal BenefIt), Stockholm (SWE) w/The Concretes, FIrst Floor Power
09/16 - Koko, London (UK)
09/20 - Theatre UFPE, RecIfe (BRA)
09/23 - StudIo SP, Sao Paulo (BRA)
09/24 - StudIo SP, Sao Paulo (BRA)
09/27 - OneDotZero FestIval, Buenos AIres (ARG)

The Debaser MedIs gIg wIll be a specIal one-tIme performance of the forthcomIng Instrumental album <I>"SeasIde rock"I> whIch wIll fInally be comIng out In mId-September on 180gm vInyl and dIgItal download.

New Motorpsycho tourdates:

Indent">10/12 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/13 - Mousonturm, Frankfurt (GER)
10/14 - Forum, BIelefeld (GER)
10/15 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/16 - Arena, WIen (AUS)
10/18 - Het Depot, Leuven (BEL)
10/22 - Pumpe, KIel (GER)

Check out LeIsure Alaska's new vIdeo for <I>"Present yet unseen"I>: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyGuE4T9gm8

The SIlent Ballet revIews the new Skyphone album <I>"Avellaneda"I>: Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1648/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesIlentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1648/Default.aspx