Sähkö is putting out a new 12" single from Finnish techno artist Ø (aka mika Vainio of Pan Sonic): m/sahko-021.php" target=_blank>https://www.sahkorecordings.com/sahko-021.php

Aftonbladet has the new E-Type video for "True believer": ml" target="_blank">https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1124065,00.html (see the sidebar link)

Swedish singer/songwriter Johan Bergqvist has a new websingle posted for free download, complete with cover art and b-side: m/" target=_blank>https://www.johanbergqvist.com/

Pitchfork does the track review thing with Pelle Carlberg and the song "Clever girls like clever boys more than clever boys like clever girls": media.com/page/forkcast/44206-pelle-carlberg-clever-girls-like-clever-boys-more-than-clever-boys-like-clever-girls-mp3stream" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/44206-pelle-carlberg-clever-girls-like-clever-boys-more-than-clever-boys-like-clever-girls-mp3stream

MP3: Fare You Well - Take me away

Forgive me, but I must take exception to m/index.php?a=304">Jonas Appelqvist's review of Fare You Well. His description of the music is spot-on, but his conclusion? Totally false. It's far from groundbreaking, but I can honestly say that I haven't heard as solid an emopop record as this in many, many years. That might be because I'm woefully and willfully ignorant, but I stand by my statement! It's certainly on par with Last Days of April and, at moments, comes awfully close to matching the highs of Jimmy Eat World. Sure, you can barely recognize the theoretical hardcore/punk heritage this stuff is supposed to possess, though I'd argue that hardly matters anymore. Promise Ring and the Get-Up Kids were only subversive in the context of a tough-guy scene, nowadays this stuff might as well be Bon Jovi. Underground? Who cares. If this is the new arena rock, that's totally okay by me.

Fare You Well - Take me away

MP3: The Bear Quartet - His spine

"His spine", yet another mattias Alkberg song that hides vicious sentiments in a sweet melody. "Hopelessness, despair / Lack of vision, education sucks / When you're born and torn / Between injustice and bad luck" The strings soar and the knife gets driven deeper into your gut. No optimism, no future. For some people at least: "You know what I need / Rights not charity, hope and equality / Not to be looked down upon / I'm not stupid just constantly reminded otherwise" It's that last bit that really gets me - hear something enough times and there's a chance you might start believing it. Resist! Fight back! Persevere!

The Bear Quartet - His spine

Want to contribute to our weekly Bear Quartet posts? I could always use more people willing to share their thoughts. m/contact.php">Let me know!

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Säkert! - Allt som är ditt
02. TALK 1
03. madrugada - Shine
04. my midnight Creeps - Don't let 'em bring you down
05. TALK 2
06. Asha Ali - A promise broken
07. Detektivbyrån - Hemvägen
08. Pelle Carlberg - Clever girls like clever boys much more than clever boys like clever girls
09. TALK 3
10. Enslaved - 793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne)
11. TALK 4
12. Fare You Well - Take me away
13. The Kissaway Trail - Smother + Evil = Hurt
14. Emmon - Wake up time (Thermostatic remix)
15. TALK 5
16. KVLR - Traitors and thieves
17. magnus Carlsson - Va med mig
18. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Bebopalulia
19. TALK 6
20. De må Være Belgiere - Cirkler
21. Johndoe - Kjøtere
22. manes - Deeprooted
23. TALK 7
24. Khoma - Stop making speeches
25. The Giant's Dream - Significant dawn
26. Las Puertas - The water
27. TALK 8
28. Lordi - The chainsaw buffet
29. Logh - A sunset knife fight
30. Lack - 5 o'clock in the evening
31. TALK 9
32. The Bear Quartet - Before the trenches
33. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra
34. TALK 10
35. Kashmir - The aftermath

more fresh content for you today in the form of an interview with magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna: m/index.php?a=313">[click here]
Check it out!

Slow news day = me finding random interesting things to post. Check out Lovisa Nyström (sister of Jakob from Isolation Years) covering a Wilco song på Svenska with help from David Sandström: m/watch?v=FyFfXyY0xdU" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyFfXyY0xdU

The new Bombhappies album "Ok ok ok ok ok ok ok" is done and will be ready for release in September/October. As mentioned before, it was recorded by Konie at Studio Cobra.

New moneybrother tourdates:

09/25 - Vega (small hall), Copenhagen (DK)
09/26 - Kamp, Biefeld (GER)
09/27 - Kleine Elserhalle, munich (GER)
09/28 - WUK, Vienna (AUS)
09/29 - Abart, Zürich (CH)
10/01 - Prime Club, Köln (GER)
10/02 - Starclub, Dresden (GER)
10/03 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
10/04 - Grünspan, Hamburg (GER)

Look for Norwegian noiseniks Jazkammer to tour the UK in September with mark Durgan, their first jaunt over there in some 10 years. Dates here: marhaug.no/" target=_blank>https://www.lassemarhaug.no/

There's a new video from Finnish indie/psych act Kytäjä up on YouTube: m/watch?v=G_hNwbSOeIw" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_hNwbSOeIw

Head to metalKult for a video interview with Emperor frontman Ihsahn as well as live footage from their recent NYC performance: m/metalkult/" target=_blank>https://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/