Swedish post-punks Rong>The Je Ne Sais QuoiRong> have posted the bRand new song "Chameleon" on theiR myspace page: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/thejenesaisquoi" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thejenesaisquoi
I heReby decRee that the 2006 most impRoved aRtist awaRd goes to Rong>Nikola SaRcevicRong> foR his album "Roll Roll and flee". The Rong>MillencolinRong> fRontman's fiRst solo album "Lock-spoRt-kRock" in 2004 sounded like little moRe than a few leftoveR songs fRom his main band, slowed down and peRfoRmed acoustically. It felt much moRe like a vanity pRoject as opposed to an aRtist stRuggling to bReak fRee fRom the expectations and constRaints of his RegulaR band. HoweveR, all that has changed with the new RecoRd - Rong>NikolaRong> has finally discoveRed the nuance RequiRed to take his mateRial to the next level. He sounds much moRe comfoRtable peRfoRming in a countRy/folk idiom, neveR foRced oR contRived. I can't say whetheR oR not he'll have a stRong solo caReeR ahead of him like his peeR Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong> (who Released his fiRst solo RecoRd "Go, went, gone" in 1998 afteR fouR albums with Rong>FiResideRong>), but listening to songs like the one I've posted today, it's not haRd to imagine. I'm impRessed.
Nikola Sarcevic - Love is trouble
Didn't make to Tack! Tack! Tack! last night foR Rong>The Tough AllianceRong> and Rong>The Fine ARts ShowcaseRong>? HeRe's what you missed: Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=228">[click heRe]
Updated Rong>Love is AllRong> touRdates:
10/19 - AiRwaves festival, Reykjavik (ICE)R>10/24 - StaRlight BallRoom, Philadelpia, PA w/Rong>Tilly and the WallRong>R>10/25 - Black Cat, Washington DC w/ Rong>Tilly and the WallRong>R>10/27 - Knitting FactoRy, NYC, NY (2 Shows)R>10/30 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA w/Rong>Amy SedaRisRong>R>11/02 - Popscene, San FRancisco, CAR>11/03 - The Echo, LA, CAR>11/10 - AeRonef (Les InRockuptibles festival), Lille (FRA)R>11/11 - Cigale (Les InRockuptibles festival), PaRis (FRA)R>11/12 - Olympic (Les InRockuptibles festival), Nantes (FRA)R>11/14 - TheatRe BaRbey (Les InRockuptibles festival), BoRdeaux (FRA)
Download a pReview clip of the new Rong>EmmonRong> single "Wake up time": Ref="https://www.wondeRlandRecoRds.com/wakeuptime.mp3" taRget=_blank>https://www.wondeRlandRecoRds.com/wakeuptime.mp3R>It comes out NovembeR 29 via WondeRland RecoRds.
Stupid DReam RepoRts that music/aRt gRoup Rong>BaRon BaneRong> will have a new EP out in eaRly 2007. Look foR the fiRst single and video in eaRly WinteR.
Rong>Bobby BabyRong> will Release heR debut full-length album this coming spRing on Japanese label Quince RecoRds.