finnish act Plain Ride (feat. Janne Westerlund from Circle/Pharaoh Overlord) will release their new album "House on the hill" on April 15 via Ektro Records. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/plainride
finnish shoegazers Murmansk are streaming the excellent new track "Sweet trio" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/murmansktheband
As mentioned before, the band's new album "Eleven eyes to shade" will be out on May 6.
Delusions of Adequacy reviews finnish indiepop act Burning Hearts: https://www.adequacy.net/2009/03/burning-hearts-aboa-sleeping/
New on Combat Rock Industry: Atom Notes, featuring members from finnish luminaries Manifesto Jukebox, Endstand, Abduktio, Deathbed, etc. Hear two songs at myspace and wait for the debut 7" in May. Also on the way in the label's classic punk 7" reissue series, Ratsia's "Taalta tulee yo" and Lama's "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta". Again, out in May.
Juho Kosunen, ex-vocalist for finnish indiepop act Ultrasport, has a new solo project called Future Gravity and has posted his first two songs for free download: https://www.futuregravity.com/
Sounds pretty good!
Live music from finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/03/20/musik-med-cats-on-fire-3/
finnish IDM artist Aleksi Eeben has a new release on the Kahvi netlabel: https://www.kahvi.org/releases.php?release_number=266
It's been awhile since we've heard anything from finnish act Brightboy, but they just uploaded a new track to myspace: https://www.myspace.com/brightboyspace
Look for the new album "The decadance" in April?
The Rollstons walk the fine line of droll, edging a bit towards slacker powerpop, but never quite falling off that cliff. There's a bit of starkness to them as well, though that could just be the ineffable finnish-ness shining though the wah-wah guitar licks. However, the overriding constant has got to be quirk; influenced equally by modern indie and the funkiest of 80s post-punk junk. There's a straightforward pop song (or two) hidden beneath the surface here, but they're waving it above your head like a bully or an older sibling, keeping it just out of arm's reach. Even still: I think I like it, though I can't quite understand why.
The Rollstons - Defender of the frown
The finnish Grammy Awards aka the Emma Gaala were this past weekend and here are the winners in many of the categories:
Female artist: Anna Abreu
Male artist: Juha Tapio
Band: Egotrippi
Album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Debut album: Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset - Sata Vuotta
Pop album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Rock album: Apulanta - Kuutio
Metal/Hard Rock album: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Hip-hop/dance/r&b: Asa - Loppuasukas
Export prize: Apocalyptica
More here: https://www.emmagaala.fi/2009/tulokset/
New tourdates for finnish act The Rasmus:
03/25 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona (ESP)
03/26 - Greenspace, Valencia (ESP)
03/27 - Joy Eslava, Madrid (ESP)
03/28 - Santana 27, Bilbao (ESP)
04/01 - Zeche, Bochum (GER)
04/02 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt a. Main (GER)
04/03 - Arena Vienna, Vienne (AUS)
04/04 - Talstation Gondelbahn Hauser Kaibling, Haus im Ennstal (AUS)
04/06 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)
04/07 - The Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
04/08 - Club Academy, Manchester (UK)
04/09 - Heaven, London (UK)
04/10 - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
04/11 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
06/14 - SCC Peterburzhskiy Arena, Sankt Petersburg (RUS)
06/16 - Stadium, Rostov-On-Don (RUS)
06/18 - Sport Palace, Ekaterinburg (RUS)
06/20 - Hippodrom, Novosibirsk (RUS)
06/22 - Platinum Arena, Khabarovsk (RUS)
06/22 - Stadium, Krasnoyarsk (RUS)
06/26 - Hippodrome, Ufa (RUS)
06/28 - Sportcomplex Olympisky, Moscow (RUS)
PopMatters reviews finnish indiepop act Burning Hearts: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/71068-burning-hearts-aboa-sleeping
Aversionline on the new LP "The things I failed to tell you" from finnish act Cold Inside: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/03/05/cold-inside-the-things-i-failed-to-tell-you-lp/
New releases on the way from finnish label Verdura, including a few (edited) descriptions from the label:
April: Heroin and Your Veins - Nausea CD (melancholic instrumental music, RIYL Magyar Posse and Bohren)
April: Candy Cane - Jaula CD (majestic avant garde metal)
April/May: Mother Goose - Anna Lumena CD
Check out the various mouseover band links for samples.
If Society reports that they just sent off the posthumous album "Ensinäytös 1997" from finnish goth-punks Varjo out to be pressed. Guitarist Henry Waldén passed away last September and the band has assembled this collection of old demos and a promo EP as a tribute to him, especially since he was heavy into vinyl. Sample the band here: https://www.myspace.com/varjoyhtye
Otherwise, read more about Henry here: https://www.ifsociety.com/blog.php?id=36