Here's the video for the new Tomas Andersson Wij single "Sena tåg": m/watch?v=dQgBkK-7ANg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQgBkK-7ANg

Sounds Like Violence will play a one-off gig in moscow on may 31 at Apelsin Club.

Snake and Jet's Amazing Bullit Band have posted a bunch of rare + live tracks on their website for free download for a limited time: ml" target="_blank">https://www.snakeandjet.dk/front.html

Check out a new 10-minute doc on Swedish punk featuring interviews with Asta Kask and others: m/watch?v=0-4Wugql9UA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4Wugql9UA
In Swedish, but don't let that dissuade you.

Swedish hip-hop mag Kingsize is offering up a new mixtape from Öris for free download: magazine.se/read.php?id=2385" target="_blank">https://www.kingsizemagazine.se/read.php?id=2385

Zyklon guitarist Destructhor aka Thor Anders myhren has been recruited by legendary death-metal act morbid Angel to play 2nd guitar.

Finnish artist Astrid Swan has started a blog, beginning with a recount of her experience at London's Great Escape festival: m/" target="_blank">https://astridswan.blogspot.com/

Check out a drum'n'bass remix of Emperor's "I am the black wizards" as done by one of the dudes from KLF: myspace.com/emperorhorde" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/emperorhorde

musikindustrin reports that STIm is investigating whether or not legal firesharing can be implemented on a subscription basis in Sweden: musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=9140" target="_blank">https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=9140 (in Swedish)
more related content at Digital Renaissance: me-numbers-on-filesharing/" target="_blank">https://www.digitalrenaissance.se/2008/05/21/some-numbers-on-filesharing/

morningside Records (Figurines, Oh No Ono) has signed Danish act Twins Twins and will be releasing their debut EP "Five songs" on September 8. Hear the single "Strawberry wine" at myspace: myspace.com/twinstwinsmusic" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/twinstwinsmusic

Göteborg-based experimental/drone artist Jasper TX has posted an update concerning his upcoming release schedule: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=67373058&blogID=397217133" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=67373058&blogID=397217133
Highlights include a new 6-track CD on mismah called "Black sheep", the much-anticipated "Gothenburg 08" comp on Fang Bomb (copies will be here soon!), a 7" split with Scissor Lock on Passeridae and lastly, another comp called "Steel wound string-Skin wound bone" to be released on Seattle-based label Omiimii.

Firefox AK and Tellevika have once again collaborated on new material and you can hear the result at myspace: myspace.com/tellevika" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/tellevika
Sounds amazing, as always.

Swedish punk act The Indecision Alarm are keeping a tour diary as they travel across Europe: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=93318173&blogID=397281890" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=93318173&blogID=397281890

PopJustice is streaming a "megamix" of tracks from the new Annie album: m/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2587&Itemid=206" target="_blank">https://popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2587&Itemid=206

MP3: Kleerup - Until we bleed

I know a lot of folks are eager to kickstart the Kleerup backlash in earnest, so to them let me say this: sorry, but his new album really isn't all that bad. For one, he's got a lot of starpower in his favor; Robyn, marit Bergman, Lykke Li (today's mp3), Titiyo, Lisa milberg (The Concretes) and Neneh Cherry all lend their voices to tracks. On the other hand, those tracks are the only standouts as Kleerup's instrumentals are unanimously forgettable. So when I say that the album isn't all that bad, it really isn't all that great either. "Until we bleed" is sublime, smoky and sad-sack, easily the album highlight. I'm not even that much of a Lykke Li fan, but her fragile delivery here suits the dark, bubbly sound to a tee. It's all about vibe and the string samples in the refrain accentuate her vulnerability, giving the track a subdued but seductive coating. Compared to "With every heartbeat" (ft. Robyn), my pick for the 2nd best track (and one I assume everyone's already heard more than enough times by now), it's far less immediate, but far more rewarding overall. The formula is almost exactly the same almost to the point of self-plagiarization, except that Robyn can't help but make everything she sings into an anthem. When Kleerup attempts to do the same with marit Bergman and Titiyo, the results are decent enough, but nowhere near as exciting. It's not the vocalists' fault - they do their job adequately enough, the tracks just don't accentuate their strengths. In a word: tepid. Not hot, not cold, not even worth discussing. Grab this one and blast it, forget the rest.

Kleerup - Until we bleed (ft. Lykke Li)