Swedish stonerrockers Elope have pushed back the release of their third album "9 distilled dreams" to early 2007.

New German dates for David & the Citizens in 2007:

02/21 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
02/22 - Starclub, Dresden (GER)
02/23 - Prinzenbar (Docks), Hamburg (GER)
02/24 - motor Fm Club @ Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
02/26 - mTC, Köln (GER)
02/27 - E-werk, Erlangen (GER)
02/28 - Atomic Café, münchen (GER)
03/01 - Visions Party @ Gleis 22, munster (GER)
03/03 - Visions Party @ Forum, Bielefeld (GER)

Paper Thin Walls on Bonk: m/singlefile/item?id=362" target=_blank>https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=362
Also posted, a review of moneybrother's "They're building walls around us": m/singlefile/item?id=366" target=_blank>https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=366

Popmatters offers their take on Frida Hyvönen: matters.com/pm/music/reviews/7018/frida-hyvonen-until-death-comes/" target=_blank>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/7018/frida-hyvonen-until-death-comes/

Århus-based booking/promotion agency Strange Ears is launching a new label as well as a cafe/recordshop. The first signing: Bahnhof. Read more: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=16710 (in Danish)

Dusted on the new record from Icelandic artist Jóhann Jóhannsson: magazine.com/reviews/3276" target=_blank>https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3276

A Perfect Friend, the folktronic collaboration of singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson and IAT.mP3 artist C-J Larsgarden aka Pacta Sunt Servanda, has posted a brand new track on myspace: myspace.com/aperfectfriend" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/aperfectfriend
Their debut album will be released in April 2007 via Stilll.

"Chameleon" will be the first single from The Je Ne Sais Quoi's forthcoming album "Rhythm". It comes out December 6 and will be available as a download only.

MP3: Eskju Divine - Hold on

I like Eskju Divine a lot, but I don't love them. Their epic melancholy rock is quite distinctive, not just for their unique instrumentation (keys/bass/drums), but also for frontman Gustaf Spetz's plaintive wail. I've always enjoyed the way his voice soars along with the music, complimenting eachother perfectly. So why isn't it a love-match? It's something I have a hard time justifying myself. I usually love dreamy pop like this, but it's almost too light and airy, so much so as the individual tracks tend to blend into one another. There are standouts such as the single "Hold on" which I've posted today, but when taken as a whole, the album "Heights" tends to be a bit too atmospheric for it's own good. I enjoy it fine whenever I have it on, but I have a hard time remembering any highlights. Taken one song at a time, it fares much better.

Eskju Divine - Hold on

MP3: The Book Of Daniel - The camels parade

How does someone so young get to sounding so old? The Book of Daniel's Daniel Gustasson is that kind of guy: old before his time. The music he creates is heavy with the kind of poetry and wisdom that one usually associates with age and experience. It's as if he's a relic of an entirely different era. So is it all a ruse then? Does that make him a poseur? Is authenticity really all that important when the quality of work is this high? I'd say no - I have no problem enjoying The Book of Daniel and actually find these sorts of misgivings rather embarrassing. Daniel is a genuine artist and I have no doubt that he's exactly the same kind of person as the one his music would you to believe he is. If that's not the case, that is to say he's simply roleplaying, well that takes talent too. It does not diminish his skill. As for the song I've posted today, the question of identity runs through his lyrics as well: "It's so hard to be yourself, when everybody says you're somebody else." my doubts melt away during the bridge when Daniel strains to falsetto on the last word of each line. That kind of yearning anguish tugs the heartstrings and makes the heart ache. If he's faking, he's a damn good actor 'cuz that's some real passion I hear. It's best not to think too hard about it and just enjoy it. It also should be noted that the recording on the album "Songs for the Locust King" is especially nice and warm. No extraneous compression, just natural tones and a fantastic room sound. I close my eyes and see a band performing in a room together even though I know from reading the liner notes that this was not the case. Everything is organic and clean, especially the horns. Why aren't there more records that sound this good? Even if the music wasn't as nice, I'd still appreciate it for that fact alone. Together, the sum adds up one of the best albums of the fall, perhaps the year.

The Book Of Daniel - The camels parade

Speaking of recent favorites, Johndoe's brilliant album "Dødvinkel" is now in the mailorder: m/store.php?item=283">[click here]
I'll try to get The Book of Daniel into the webstore later today, as well as the new Nina Ramsby & martin Hederos album "Jazzen".

William Hut's fourth album "Nightfall" is now confirmed for a December 27 release.

Norwegian rockers WE are posting all of their various vinyl-only tracks on myspace, posting new ones every few weeks: myspace.com/cosmicbikerrock" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/cosmicbikerrock

The video for the new Sondre Lerche single "Say it all" is now online: m/media.asp" target=_blank>https://www.sondrelerche.com/media.asp

Rumraket, the label run by the folks in Efterklang, have signed both Swedish twin-twee act Taxi Taxi! and Amiina from Iceland. Look for an EP from Taxi Taxi! to be released early next year in collaboration with fellow Copenhagen-based label Tigerspring. Amiina's "Seoul Single" will be released on CD, mp3 and 12" vinyl soon.