The Scrags - Cold wind (live video)
Solid footage of Swedish rockers The Scrags performing "Cold wind" live in Göteborg from a few weeks back.
Solid footage of Swedish rockers The Scrags performing "Cold wind" live in Göteborg from a few weeks back.
Henric de la Cour's new video for "my machine", now on YouTube.
Swedish pop artist Amanda Jenssen will be releasing a new album this spring and will be premiering the first single "Dry my soul" at the Grammis on February 14.
The past is alive! PS, I'd much rather see a Starmarket reunion than those other dudes from Umeå.
Satan Takes a Holiday will be releasing a new album on march 9 called "Who do you voodoo?". Catch a quick teaser clip at their website: m/" target="_blank">https://satantakesaholiday.com/
Here are the winners of the 2012 manifest award, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy:
Folk/Ballad: Siri Karlsson - Gran Fuego ()
Experimental: Hanna Hartman - H ^ 2 ()
Punk: Obnoxious Youth - The Eternal Void ()
Dance: Jonsson/Alter - Samlad årsproduktion ()
Hardrock: Opeth - Heritage ()
Rhythm: Simone moreno - Planetas ()
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Ane Brun - It All Start With One ()
Rock: Pascal/mattias Alkberg - Allt det här ()
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson - Snick Snack ()
Hip-Hop: mofeta & Jerre - Briljanter & Smaragder ()
Synth: Necro Facility - Wintermute ()
Pop: Azure Blue - Rule of thirds ()
Best live act: This is Head ()
SKAP/manifest Prize for best lyrics: Philip Ekström - Det Vackra Livet ()
SKAP/manifest Prize for best composer: maria Lindén - I Break Horses ()
manifest Prize for best indie: Popkollo
A new video from director Andreas Nilsson is almost always worth checking out. Not nearly as dark as a lot of his other work, but far more crowd-pleasingly entertaining.
Berlin-based Scandinavian clubnight Nordic By Nature has posted a new mixtape for free download to celebrate their 2-year anniversary: m/nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-2-years-of-1" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-2-years-of-1
"Sun on stone" b/w "Illumination", a brand new two-track single from IAT faves The Goner. more of an anxious rock sound than their earlier folk/drone work, but very cool all the same.
Finnish John Carpenter-worshipping synth-rockers Nightsatan finally did the inevitable and recorded a movie soundtrack. Listen to the theme from "Outro" here: m/solinarecords/nightsatan-outro" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/solinarecords/nightsatan-outro
An audio retrospective of , the 2005-2009 label curated by Viktor Sjöberg (V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Jens Lekman) and Gustav Rosengren ().
PSL Has the premiere of Henric de la Cour's new vogue-heavy video "my machine": miar-henric-de-la-cour-my-machine/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/03/premiar-henric-de-la-cour-my-machine/
Watch I Used to be a Sparrow, the duo of Dick Pettersson (In These Woods) and Italian expat Andrea Caccese (Songs For The Sleepwalkers), cover an old tune by Appleseed Cast. Look for the band's debut album "Luke" to be released in April via .
Solid female-fronted indierock from Norway, swapping out synths for guitars. The trio's new album "All that floats will rain" is out February 3 via .
Live music at PSL with the excellent downer pop act Promise and the monster: musik-med-promise-the-monster/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/02/musik-med-promise-the-monster/