Danish indie act Dúné is now streaming their entire album "We are in there you are out here" at myspace: myspace.com/dunesite" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/dunesite
Said album will be released in Germany, Austria and Japan on October 5.

Long-running Swedish indie label A West Side Fabrication has just released a digital-only retrospective comp entitled "Scandinavian indie, now and then from A West Side Fabrication" that helps to exemplify their place in history with bands such as The Bear Quartet, Popsicle, The Wannadies and more. Check it out at Klicktrack: m/shop/release.jsp?r=57806" target="_blank">https://www.klicktrack.com/shop/release.jsp?r=57806

Norwegian act Syme on tour in North America:

10/02 - Trash Bar, Brooklyn, NY
10/03 - Lit, New York, NY
10/04 - Hennessy's, Boston, mA
10/05 - Le Academy (Pop montreal), montreal
10/07 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
10/08 - Wilbert's, Cleveland, OH
10/09 - The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
10/10 - Café Nine, New Haven, CT
10/11 - TT and the Bears, Boston, mA
10/14 - The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
10/15 - DC9, Washington DC
10/16 - Ace of Clubs (CmJ), New York, NY
10/18 - The Delancey Lounge (CmJ day show), New York, NY

Listen to samples: myspace.com/symenorway" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/symenorway

Pitchfork weighs in with their take on José González's new record "In our nature": media.com/article/record_review/45894-in-our-nature" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45894-in-our-nature

MP3: Peter Bjorn and John - Punks jump up!

Our Friday post this week belongs to Nancy Baym:

In light of m/index.php?date=2007-09-21#19406">the news that the next Peter Bjorn and John album will be entirely instrumental (cleverly preempting any accusations of selling out?), I thought it a fine time to revisit "Punks jump up!" a fun and very short poppy instrumental from their 2004 EP "Beats traps and backgrounds". As the title implies, it's excellent music for jumping, though not really very punk. maybe it's a glimmer into what we have to look forward to? Or not. Either way, it's worth 72 seconds of your day.

Peter Bjorn and John - Punks jump up!

120 Days
Sedated times EP
Vice

With their new EP out, favourite melodramatic Norwegians' keep showing their skill at crafting dark, dramatic rock songs with influences ranging from Krautrock to the Jesus and marcy Chain and New Order. It's all very catchy and certainly a hit with anyone who's ever wanted to look "heroin chic", but just as with their debut album, the band continues their streak of horribly clichéd and pretentious lyrics. Their homepage describes them, without a hint of irony, as "a bunch of scuzzy, city crawling electronic rock deviants hooked on dark nights of depravity, Krautrock and literary pornography." With lyrics such as "Take me down to the dreary basement where the sun never ever shines / and show me where you spent the days that killed the smile in your eyes" it's not surprising that the highlight of the record is actually the instrumental "Sleepless nights #11", which injects a dose of organ-driven melancholy (not unlike Det Gamla Landet) into the middle of the record.
- Viktor Ålander

Check out the video for the title track of the new Je Ne Sais Quoi record "Rhythm": motion.com/video/x2y1tf_the-je-ne-sais-quoi-rhythm_music" target="_blank">https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2y1tf_the-je-ne-sais-quoi-rhythm_music

German label Whirlwind Records has signed Norwegian (Christian?) rockers Warlight and will be releasing their new album "The bloodchronicles" soon. Samples at myspace: myspace.com/warlight" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/warlight

Timo Räisänen's video for the new single "my valentine" is now online: myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18964445" target="_blank">https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18964445

Liga has live video from the Figurines: mms://WmS.dr.dk/storage/Ung/Boogie/Liga/figurine.wmv" target="_blank">mms://WmS.dr.dk/storage/Ung/Boogie/Liga/figurine.wmv

Lasse Lindh's new video for "En högerkrok och riktigt blod" is now posted on myspace: myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18915243" target="_blank">https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18915243

mIC Norway reports that Norwegian music download service musiconline.no/" target="_blank">musiconline has finally switched from wma to mp3 and dropped all DRm protection: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007092712383973775234" target="_blank">https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007092712383973775234

Swedish booking agency/show promoter Luger has started doing direct ticket sales: https://www.luger.se/biljetter
Can anyone tell me if they still charge the horrible so-called "service fees" that are endemic in this industry?

Drowned in Sound sits down for a talk with José González: m/articles/2435146" target="_blank">https://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2435146
No surprise about the headline: "my lyrics are inspired by hardcore music." Listen to the record and it's obvious.

Friendly Noise has another brand new single posted for free download, this time from Enheten för musik och melodi : mp3-releases" target="_blank">https://www.friendlynoise.se/mp3-releases