Swedish indiepop act Pinto has posted yet another single for free download, one which mainman Andreas magnussen claims is their best yet: music.html" target=_blank>https://www.pinto.se/music.html

Swedish rockers Diamond Dogs are doing a few shows in Germany:

08/18 - White Trash, Berlin
08/19 - Stadtfest in Lennestadt-Altenhundem, Lennestadt
08/20 - Stereo Total, Heilbronn

Look for more dates in October/November.

As promised, here are the North American dates for the Envelopes tour with Ratatat and Panther:

09/05 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
09/06 - The middle East (Downstairs), Cambridge, mA
09/07 - Les Saints, montreal, QC
09/08 - Lees Palace, Toronto, ON
09/09 - Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, mI
09/10 - Five Star Bar, Chicago, IL
09/11 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
09/12 - 7th Street Entry, minneapolis, mN
09/15 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
09/16 - Berbatis Pan, Portland, OR
09/18 - Great American music Hall, San Francisco, CA
09/19 - tba, Berkeley, CA
09/20 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
09/23 - Glass House, Pomona, CA
09/24 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
09/27 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX
09/28 - Emos, Austin, TX
09/29 - Walters Houston, TX
09/30 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
10/02 - The Loft, Atlanta, GA
10/03 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
10/04 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
10/05 - The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
10/06 - Guggenheim museum, New York, NY
10/07 - Powell Knight, Club Alfred, NY

Check out Lazy Spinning Sparrow, a new Danish act that just opened their website: https://www.lazyspinningsparrow.dk/
If you like bands like Lampshade and Under Byen who fit somewhere between the realm of post-rock and dreampop, you'll definitely dig this. There's also a bit of the chamber-pop sound of The Tiny thrown in as well. The songs they have for streaming sound great, so check it out.

Check out Pretty in Panic, the new musical project of Jenny Kellerman: myspace.com/prettyinpanic" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/prettyinpanic
Jenny (sister of Rasmus from Tiger Lou and sister-in-law to Andrea of Firefox AK) used to front the excellent low-key country act Dexter's moon, but since that band is on hiatus, she decided to do something new. mikael Bengtsson aka Juni Järvi produces and sings harmony on one of the songs posted. Rasmus Sandsten also contributes guest vocals as well.

Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson has posted a brand new acoustic demo track on myspace: myspace.com/thomasdenverjonsson" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thomasdenverjonsson

MP3: Marit Bergman - No party

Not only do I have m/index.php?article=205">a new interview with marit Bergman posted today, but I've also got an mp3 of her latest single for download. You excited? I sure am! I've been a fan of marit for a long time now, ever since her first solo album "3.00 am serenades" from 2002. As I've reminisced here many times, our paths crossed briefly when I was on tour with KVLR at SXSW in 2003, but I never got the opportunity to see her play. This site was still in its infancy back then, so I was just some nobody trying to play the part of a tour manager. So enough nostalgia - let's talk about "No party", the single. It's a bit more downbeat in tone than I expected, but just as hooky as ever. Even though I might've been looking forward to something more bright and cheery, I suppose this probably works even better for the season as summer is ending and we'll soon be slipping into fall. The annual series of festivals is wrapping up, so it won't be long until there really are no more big parties to go to, right? I can certainly relate - it's been just over a year since I've relocated here to Oly and I still don't know that many people. It's liberating in some ways, but also lonely at times. No doubt most people have been there at one point or another. Let all gather 'round the stereo and sing along with the bittersweet chorus, shall we?

Marit Bergman - No party

MP3: Tiger Lou - Until I'm there

Today's the day! The new Tiger Lou 7" is available for ordering and I'm offering up the a-side "Until I'm there" as a free download. I had absolutely no expectations when I first started the label component of the It's a trap! empire back in 2004 with the release of KVLR's self-titled album, but here I am with release #4, my very first 7". Forget about all the various sound quality arguments, there's nothing like the touch and smell of fresh vinyl. Listening to record is a way more visceral experience than simply sliding a CD into a changer - you've got to pull it out of it's sleeve, find the proper side to listen to and set it on the turntable before firing it up and setting the needle in the groove to create sound. It's ritualistic and satisfying in a way that digital media can never compare to. I am incredibly honored and humbled to be working with a great talent such as Rasmus Kellerman and Tiger Lou. He's been one of my favorite artists for awhile now and he only gets better with each new release. So enjoy the mp3 and, if you like it, m/store.php?item=256">buy the record.

Tiger Lou - Until I'm there

Watch as Norwegian rockers WE are presented with new stage-clothes: m/bombaytv/play_uk.php?id=1542397" target=_blank>https://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/play_uk.php?id=1542397

Sandviken-based noisemakers Aerial report that they are just about done with their new record which they describe as a seven-track/four-chapter "intense and spectacular work of art." No word on a release date yet, but once again Stefan Aronsson of FAP (see my recent post on them m/index.php?story_id=1043">here) is producing/engineering. Go see them on tour in Germany:

10/07 - AJZ Kita, Rostock
10/08 - tba
10/09 - tba
10/10 - Astrastube, Hamburg
10/10 - Kulturbunker mühlheim, Köln
10/11 - tba
10/12 - magnet, Berlin w/The Samuel Jackson Five
10/13 - AZ Conni, Dresden w/The Samuel Jackson Five

In related news, Aerial electronic sideproject The Giant's Dream will release a 3" CDEP on the Japanese label Duotone. The band says the material is more electronic than their earlier material and therefore, much greater as well. It will also be made available as a free mp3 download, but details are still tbc.

morten Abel's new album "Swim like a fish" will be out in November.

Indie-hype sensations Peter Bjorn and John and recent Sub Pop-signee Loney, Dear on tour in the UK:

09/23 - Nottingham
09/24 - Liverpool
09/25 - London
09/26 - Bristol
09/27 - Brighton
09/28 - Derby
09/29 - York
09/30 - Glasgow

Details to come.

Keep up with Jettie as they record their new album at their myspace blog: myspace.com/jettie" target=_blank>https://blog.myspace.com/jettie

As promised, the live recording of Acid House Kings from TT the Bear's in Cambridge: manac.com/2006/08/mp3s-acid-house-kings-live-in.htm" target=_blank>https://www.bradleysalmanac.com/2006/08/mp3s-acid-house-kings-live-in.htm