Got a great batch of new reviews posted late yesterday: m/index.php?article=179">[click here]

New records from Jezebel Recordings now in stock! m/store.php?cat=all&search=Jezebel+Recordings">Go go go! And when I say records, I mean flat slabs of the vinyl - the real stuff.

Updated tourdates for Finnish artrock ensemble Cleaning Women:

04/26 - Indiego Glocksee, Hannover
04/27 - Freaks friends and players festival, Güterbahnhof, Bremen
04/28 - mikrokosmos, magdeburg
04/29 - Atomino, Chemnitz
04/30 - Neustadsfest, Dresden
05/01 - Treibsand Openair, Lübeck
05/02 - Zentrale randlage, Berlin
05/03 - Kunstkeller, Fürth
05/04 - Connewitz, Leipzig
05/05 - Gladhouse, Cottbus
05/06 - Clubs-u-nite, mensa, Greifswald

Scraps of Tape will record a new album in June with mattias Oldén of Logh manning the decks.

Swedish electropop act Assid will finally officially release their debut single "Habibi" (as covered by Firefox AK on her latest album) tomorrow/April 19 via Kleen Records.

Norwegian singer/songwriter morten Abel will begin working at Elektrolüd Studio with Pascal Gabriel (New Order, Dido, Kylie minogue) in may. Come June he'll be off to The Strongroom in East London for more recording and mixing with Ian Dowling.

European tourdates for Swedish punk-rockers Regulations:

05/03 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE) w/Annhiliation Time
05/05 - 1000 Fryd, Aalborg, (DK)
05/06 - Ajz, Bielefeld (GER)
05/07 - Ajz Talshock, Chemnitz (GER)
05/08 - Sunny Red / Feierwerk, munchen (GER)
05/09 - JuHa-West, Stuttgart (GER)
05/10 - C.S. Scintilla, modena (ITA)
05/11 - Rivolta, marghera (ITA)
05/12 - Sedel (Prison), Lucerne (CH) w/Nine Pound Hammer
05/13 - Farnroda / Eisenach, Wutha (CH)
05/14 - JUZ Youth Center, mannheim (GER)
05/15 - tba, Ghent (BEL)
05/16 - tba, Amsterdam (NL) w/Bones Brigade
05/17 - Koepi, Berlin (GER)
05/18 - Beatclub, Hamburg (GER) w/Clorox Girls
05/19 - Hafermarkt, Flensburg (GER) w/Assassinators
05/20 - Showdown, Göteborg (SWE)

Blackstarfoundation has signed The Book of Daniel and will be releasing a full-length album this fall.

New international tourdates for Ane Brun:

04/20 - The Electroacoustic Club @ The Slaughtered Lamb, London (UK)
05/09 - The Livingroom, NY
05/11 - Paradise Lounge, Boston (mA)
05/13 - Hotel Café, LA
05/14 - mission Creek music and Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
05/16 - The Livingroom, NY
05/17 - Jammin´Java, Vienna, VA
05/18 - World Caf live- Upstairs, Philadelpia, PA
05/20 - Phoenix Hill Tavern, Louisville, KY w/matt Costa
05/21 - Shank Hall, milwaukee, WI w/matt Costa
05/22 - Varsity Theatre, minneapolis, mN w/matt Costa
05/24 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
05/25 - Avalon Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT w/matt Costa
05/27 - The White Heart, Portland, OR
05/30 - The Livingroom, NY
06/03 - Whelans, Dublin w/Ron Sexsmith
06/07 - Bloomsbury Theatre, London (UK) w/Ron Sexsmith
06/08 - Passionskirche, Berlin (GER) w/Ron Sexsmith
06/21 - Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris (FRA)
07/03 - La maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) w/Teitur

The latest Backyard Babies album "People like people like people like us" will be released in the US on may 6 via Abacus Recordings.

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Upcoming tourdates for Circle:

04/26 - Kuudes Linja, Helsinki (FIN)
05/03 - Lavery's Bunker, Belfast (IRL)
05/04 - Roisin Dubh, Galway (IRL)
05/05 - Boom Boom Room, Dublin (IRL)
05/06 - Baker Place nightclub-"Life during wartime" festival, Limerick (IRL)
05/07 - tbc, Dublin (IRL)
07/19 - Thelka, Bristol (UK)
07/20 - The Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton (UK)
07/21 - Kosmische 10th Birthday Party, London (UK) w/Salvatore
07/22 - Supersonic Festival @ Custard Factory, Birmingham (UK)

Tina Dico says she will be back in the US in November to do a headlining tour and maybe also in September for some support dates.

I absolutely love The Tiny's first album "Closer". Vocalist Ellekari's childlike voice and the group's intimate chamber-pop arrangements aren't just befitting to their name, they are beautiful and touching. Seeing them perform at Umeå Open was even better as their copious charms spilled freely from the stage into the audience. It's no wonder then that I was tremendously excited to hear their follow-up record "Starring; someone like you", but I'm sorry to say that my excitement faded quickly once I actually heard it. It's not that the record is bad (it's not), but this new recording has destroyed so much of what made The Tiny special. Layers of unnecessary instrumentation. Extraneous sound effects. Over-baked. What happened to The Tiny that I used to love? I used to feel a close kinship with you, but now you're pushing me away. The band I once knew is still there - I know because I can still hear it on songs like the one I've posted today, but our relationship has changed. maybe we just need some time apart, but I tell you what: I'll be here waiting for you when you decide to come back.

Don't forget to check the article section on the right for some fresh content posted late Friday! We've got m/index.php?article=178">a brand new podcast mix and m/index.php?article=177">a new profile series and I even hope to have some new reviews posted later today as well.