MP3: The Bear Quartet - I'm still in the grass

"I'm still in the grass" is a kiss-off, a jaunty little number that revels in the afterglow of severed ties. It's almost so happy as to be cruel, but I see it more as an overwhelming sense of relief. The weight of the relationship is lifted, but their sick impression still remains, so you gotta go a bit overboard to deepen the distance. Or maybe not - maybe it's just the pure pleasure of telling someone off who completely deserves it. Either way, it's a song to be sung with a full-on shit-eating grin.

The Bear Quartet - I'm still in the grass

Rune Grammofon has posted some info about their latest upcoming sampler, "Runeology 3", due out October 1: mmofon.com/artists/various/rcds3---various_-runeology-3" target="_blank">https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/various/rcds3---various_-runeology-3

Nosordo will start previewing the new Ljudbilden & Piloten album by posting video clips next week: m/" target="_blank">https://www.nosordo.com/

Eardrums profiles new Norwegian act melody marshals, a band they describe as a mix of muse, mew and Placebo: msmusic.com/2007/09/28/new-music-from-norway-melody-marshals/" target="_blank">https://eardrumsmusic.com/2007/09/28/new-music-from-norway-melody-marshals/

Norwegian black-metallers 1349 will return to the UK in October:

10/16 - Cathouse, Glasgow
10/17 - Junktion 7, Nottingham
10/18 - Underworld, London
10/19 - Corporation, Sheffield
10/20 - Damnation Festival, Leeds

Check out the new Quit Your Dayjob video for "Bodypoppers": m/watch?v=1GB_phmm7qw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GB_phmm7qw

24:hours reports on the new 12" from Boeoes Kaelstigen, out now on Adrian Recordings: m/2007/09/boeoes-kaelstigen-has-been-on-24hours.html" target="_blank">https://2-4-hours.blogspot.com/2007/09/boeoes-kaelstigen-has-been-on-24hours.html

musikindustrin reports that Scandinavian distributors Border music (SWE), A:larm (DK), Indie (NOR) and Supersounds (FIN) met at Popkomm and worked out a collaboration agreement going under the banner of Nordic Alliance. They aim to help eachother by promoting each company's local talent in neighboring countries.

mIC Norway on the various Norwegian acts playing CmJ this year: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007092811421576004119" target="_blank">https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007092811421576004119

Check out video footage of a reunited Immortal playing live in NYC: m/metalkult/live-kult/live-kult-immortal/" target="_blank">https://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/live-kult/live-kult-immortal/

musique machine reviews Norwegian minimalist duo Pjusk: musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1423" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1423

The Guardian interviews Jens Lekman: mandmusic/story/0,,2178274,00.html" target="_blank">https://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2178274,00.html

Discobelle has the Kleerup remix of the new Concretes single "Keep yours": https://www.discobelle.net/2007/09/28/keep-yours/

maia Hirasawa and Jonna Lee will tour Sweden together in November:

11/13 - Victoriateatern, malmö
11/15 - Stenhammarsalen, Göteborg
11/16 - Sagateatern, Borås
11/17 - Konsert och Kongress, Linköping
11/18 - Rival, Stockholm
11/28 - Hörnet (Konsterhuset), Västerås
11/29 - Universitetsaulan, Uppsala
11/30 - mejeriet, Lund

Torpedo will support Dia Psalma on tour in Sweden next month. The latter's new album "Djupa skogen" comes out October 10 and you can find more details at their website: ma.net/" target="_blank">https://www.diapsalma.net/