UK-based label Stereo Test Kit will begin promoting Logh in late August by releasing the single "Saturday nightmares". The album "North", the band's most recent, will follow in September along with a tour later that month. Exact details soon.

In other Stereo Test Kit news, look for Boy Omega's new record "Hope on the horizon" in early October. The first single "Suffocation Street" will come in late September, both as a limited CD and as a paid download. Tourdates will follow as well.

24:hours has a previously unreleased track from recent Adrian Recordings signees Boeoes Kaelstigen for free download: m/2007/06/mtv-selected-competition-where.html" target=_blank>https://2-4-hours.blogspot.com/2007/06/mtv-selected-competition-where.html (scroll down a bit)

The Washington Post Express talks to Norwegian piano-jazz trio In the Country: m/read_freeride/2007/06/scandinavian_swing.php" target=_blank>https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/06/scandinavian_swing.php

Dark Dose on the new record from the Swedish black metal act Shining: m/?p=163" target=_blank>https://darkdose.com/?p=163
I still have yet to hear this for myself, but everything I've read about it has been high praise.

Tupelo Honeys have confirmed that their album "Tupelo Honeys salute you" will be released in Japan on July 18 and will include different artwork from the original release plus two exclusive bonus tracks.

Pitchfork reviews the Jazzkammer and Howard Stelzer live collaboration "Tomorrow no one will be safe": media.com/article/record_review/43394-tomorrow-no-one-will-be-safe" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43394-tomorrow-no-one-will-be-safe

MP3: Refused - Sunflower princess

Frequent contributor matt Giordano is taking care of this week's Friday post:

Remember when Dennis Lyxzén knew how to rock? It's been a while, and it sure is sorely missed. This song is amongst the older of the Refused catalogue, and I really have no idea if this EP is still in print [ed: it is]. The release this is from, "Everlasting", served as a logical connector between their very early-90s hardcore sounding debut album "This just might be... the truth" and the heavier "Songs to fan the flames of discontent". mixing the punk of the former and the more driving metal-influenced rhythms of the latter, "Everlasting" might just be the best of the bands' early material.

Refused - Sunflower princess

MP3: Pan Sonic - Virta 1.

We live in a world where countless faceless musical acts are all jockeying for the same infinitely small piece of the pie, so it's totally counterintuitive for a band to not promote themselves at all. The duo's new record "Katodivaihe" ("Cathodephase") was released with essentially zero fanfare - I only knew it existed because I saw a couple mailing list postings. Of course, it's gotten a tiny bit of attention here and there recently, but you'd probably only find it if you were seeking it out. musically, this isn't much of a departure from 2004's massive 4xCD set "Kesto" - you know it's Pan Sonic from the get-go and there are no jarring surprises, only jarring noise. The addition of Hildur Gudnadottir's cello on a number of tracks however, does broaden their melodic range quite a bit. Pan Sonic has never been as rhythmically rigid as, say, Kraftwerk for instance, so the addition of a more "human" element does not feel unnatural. Actually, it's kind of surprising they haven't done something like this sooner. All in good time, I suppose. Like I said, Pan Sonic are not ones to make much of a fuss about anything.

Pan Sonic - Virta 1.

Park Hotell CDs are now in-stock: m/store/product.php?productid=490">[click here]
Restocks of maia Hirasawa are in as well.

In case you didn't notice, I managed to get a nice big batch of reviews up late yesterday: m/index.php?a=304">[click here]

Watain are finished with the American leg of their "Fuck the World" tour and have updated their website with links to all sorts of live video footage and more: mpleofwatain.com/" target=_blank>https://www.templeofwatain.com/
All accounts I've read say that this was a killer tour and I'm sorry I couldn't see it myself.

Kissaway Trail is giving away a free download to all newletter subscribers: m/news.asp?ID=75" target=_blank>https://www.thekissawaytrail.com/news.asp?ID=75

Swedish indiepop act Lovekevins will coming over to the US for a few shows in July. NYC is reportedly on the list, but I'm not seeing a confirmed date yet, however, I can confirm that they'll be playing Club Hej Hej at DC 9 in Washington DC on July 10. Details: myspace.com/hejhejdc" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/hejhejdc

Swedish alt-country act Racingpaperplanes has posted their entire new album "made of broken parts" for streaming on myspace: myspace.com/racingpaperplanes" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes (no, not in the standard player - scroll down)