Switchblade will be doing a few tourdates with Amen Ra in August:

08/24 - La Batofar, Paris (FRA) (possibly featuring E on vocals)
08/25 - Ieper Festival (BEL)
08/26 - tba
08/27 - Exzess, Frankfurt (GER)

Sondre Lerche talks about the important of track order: m/diary.asp?id=89" target=_blank>https://www.sondrelerche.com/diary.asp?id=89

The video for the new montys Loco single "Give me more" is on myspace: myspace.com/montysloco" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/montysloco

Finnish electronic label Huume has started selling 320kbps mp3s: merecordings.com/shop" target=_blank>https://www.huumerecordings.com/shop

Download a brand new song from Finnish punkrockers I Walk the Line: music.com/mp3/IWTL_nowhereland.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/mp3/IWTL_nowhereland.mp3

my pals KVLR will be releasing their next album as a free download: myspace.com/kvlr" target=_blank>https://blog.myspace.com/kvlr

Pitchfork on the latest from Radio Dept.: media.com/record-reviews/r/radio-dept/pet-grief.shtml" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/radio-dept/pet-grief.shtml
Why do reviewers still feel the need to reference Abba when discussing Swedish music? Can we please put an end to this?

Absolut Noise does their Q&A thing with Fireside: m/2006/06/interview-fireside.html" target=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/06/interview-fireside.html

MP3: Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Bebopalulia

I made a pledge to post more jazz, so that's what I'm gonna do. Jonas Kullhammar is a well-known and respected saxophonist and the song I've posted today is from his 2003 Swedish Grammy Award-winning album "Plays loud for the people". As m/php/article.php?id=14044" target=_blank>this review will attest, Kullhammar manages to cover a lot of ground over the course of the record or even as in this case, over the course of a song. It segues back and forth between the carnival-esque sound of the main theme to bebop skronk and back again, as if the two styles were made for one another. I can't quite call it effortless, but it's certainly not as jarring as one would expect. It feels good, so I like it.

Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Bebopalulia

MP3: The Bear Quartet - Sailors

"Eternity now" is The Bear Quartet's 14th album and their second in less than eight months. Last year's release "Saturday night" was billed as BQ's most difficult work yet and "Eternity now" is not much of a departure. Again, they indulge in plenty of electronic eclecticism and, as they did with 2002's "Ny våg", a lot of the material is instrumental and abstract. People longing for a return to the folk/rock sound of albums like "moby dick" or even "Angry brigade" will be disappointed, but those of us who like to be challenged will be rewarded greatly. There's a damn good reason why these guys are considered to be Sweden's best indierock band - it's 100% true. Who else has continued to be as innovative and relevant so far into their career? And with "Eternity now", they show no sign of slowing down.

The Bear Quartet - Sailors

music is my Girlfriend, Jezebel Recordings and A West Side Fabrication will be teaming up to release an EP from Élodie in early July.

Lorraine has posted two new songs from streaming along with a new, reworked version of an older track: music.co.uk/" target=_blank>https://www.lorrainemusic.co.uk/

Swedish shoegazers LKWRm report that their upcoming mCD "It really tied the room together" is done sent in to label This Generation Tapes in LA for release. Exact details still tba, but I'll try to keep you posted. In other news, guitarist mattias has left the band leaving them as a 4-piece. Read more: m.com/" target=_blank>https://www.lkwrm.com/

Racing Ape has decided to go on hiatus for a bit: m/" target=_blank>https://www.racingape.com/

Swedish death-metal legends Dismember, Entombed, Grave and Unleashed will team up for a European tour together in November. Dates and details soon.