Canadian label Cyclop media has licensed the most recent Switchblade album for release in North America. It comes out may 9.

Listen to the brand new I'm from Barcelona song "Collection of stamps" at the Dolores Recordings jukebox: m/__mp3s/index_mp3.html" target=_blank>https://doloresrecordings.com/__mp3s/index_mp3.html

The Dead Frog Records website is updated with even more demo reviews: m/demos-reviews/" target=_blank>https://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/

Norwegian hardcore act Rhumble in Rhodos won "favorite new international act" at Canadian music Week: mw.net/" target=_blank>https://www.cmw.net/

East Coast tourdates for Danish punkrockers Gorilla Angreb:

04/04 - as220, Providence, RI w/Out Cold, Conversions, Snake Apartment
04/05 - Valentines (downstairs), Albany, NY w/To Hell and Back, Permanent Trip
04/06 - 99 Custer St., Buffalo, NY w/The Bayonettes
04/07 - tba, Pittsburgh, PA
04/08 - Firehouse Bikes, Philadelphia, PA w/Witch Hunt, The Bayonettes
04/09 - tba, Richmond, VA w/Direct control, Fucked Up, Career Suicide
04/10 - tba, DC
04/11 - 120 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, NJ w/Clockcleaner, Splitting Headache
04/12 - Ottobar, Baltimore, mD w/Subhumans, Caustic Christ, 1905
04/13 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA w/Subhumans, Caustic Christ, Signal Lost
04/14 - Knitting Factory, NYC w/Subhumans, Caustic Christ, mouth Sewn Shut
04/15 - Axis 13, Boston, mA w/Subhumans, Caustic Christ, mouth Sewn Shut

If you're into classic 80s LA punk ala X, be sure to check these guys out. I'm not as fond of them as I am of the guitarist's other band No Hope for the Kids, but they're still definitely worth seeing.

It's been awhile, but Finland's Giant Robot are reactivating to play three shows in march in which they'll be providing the soundtrack to a Brazilian film from 1929. Read more: https://www.giantrobot.fi/

Finnish "elekctrofutubooogie monster" act Itäväylä will release their second album on march 18. Listen to some samples:

01. m/audio/hyperborea.mp3" target=_blank>Hyperborea
02. m/audio/childrenoftomorrow.mp3" target=_blank>Children of tomorrow
03. m/audio/goodmen.mp3" target=_blank>Good men goin' down

Upcoming European tourdates for Cult of Luna:

04/15 - Close Up Festival, Stockholm (SWE)
04/18 - Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
04/19 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
04/20 - Dynamo, Eindhoven (NL)
04/21 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
04/22 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
04/23 - Pitz Club, milton Keynes (UK)
04/24 - Joiners Arms, Southampton (UK)
04/25 - Star And Garter, manchester (UK)
04/26 - Barfly, Liverpool (UK)
04/27 - Barfly, Glasgow (UK)
04/28 - Barfly, York (UK)
04/29 - Limelight, Belfast (UK)
04/30 - Voodoo Lounge, Dublin (IRE)
05/01 - Barfly, Birmingham (UK)
05/02 - Barfly, London (UK)
05/04 - La Loco, Paris (FRA)
05/05 - Le Son Art, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/06 - Le marché Gare, Lyon (FRA)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
02. The Knife - Silent shout
03. Christer Sjögren - King creole
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
06. In Flames - Come clarity
07. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
08. mia marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
09. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
10. Sanna Nielsen - Nära mej - nära dej
11. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
12. Agnes - Agnes
13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
14. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
15. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
16. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
17. Darin - Darin
18. Robyn - Robyn
19. Torgny melins - Dansbander
20. monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund

Pitchfork reviews Diskaholics Anonymous, the collaboration between Swedish sax player mats Gustafsson with Thurston moore and Jim O'Rourke: media.com/record-reviews/d/diskaholics-anonymous-trio/weapons-of-ass-destruction-live-in-japan-v1.shtml" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/diskaholics-anonymous-trio/weapons-of-ass-destruction-live-in-japan-v1.shtml

In two weeks, Songs I Wish I Had Written will unleash the new Le Sport single "It's not the end of the world", the first taste of what will be their debut full-length album due out in April.

Check out the video for "I blame the sun" from The Horror The Horror over at the mTVe website: mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4845" target=_blank>https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4845

Today's mp3 post belongs to Kevin Renick. Take it Kevin...

Avi and I were both mesmerized by the new Lampshade CD "Let's away", but he was gracious enough to let me do the writeup for today's mp3. Lampshade is a quintet with four Swedes and a fabulous Danish vocalist named Rebekkamaria Andersson. In just two CDs, these guys have become one of the finest bands in Scandinavia, and they're one of the first bands I would mention right now if someone asked me why I'm so enamored of all things Nordic. Lampshade's music is filled with dynamic colors, from fiery guitar work and pounding percussion, to utterly bewitching moments of sensual softness. And for those like me who are especially captivated by Scandinavian music that SOUNDS Scandinavian, Andersson's voice is positively enthralling. She enunciates distinctively, with a more relaxed air than Björk, to whom she's sometimes compared, yet her accent is delightful, adorning these beautifully crafted compositions with an extra bit of magic. This song is one of the standouts on a disc with many of them: Andersson sings lyrics in exquisite Swedish over a droning guitar pulse that evokes ancient folk mysteries and an epic sense of space, then she switches to English mid-stream for a sweet ballad about a "little girl all dressed up in ropes and tears." The song continues with lovely vocal harmonies, back to the droning guitar, then an unexpected melodic little coda. Honestly, this is about as powerful and emotionally gripping as music can get!

Ladies and gentlemen, he speaks the truth. "Let's away" is another one of 2006's best releases. And in case you were wondering, it's Damien Jurado providing the male harmony vocals. Check 'em out on tour in Sweden and Norway with Namur:

03/04 - Kulturhuset, Jönköping (SWE)
03/05 - KlubbOhSunday, Gothenburg (SWE)
03/07 - Landet, Stockholm (SWE)
03/08 - Klubbdinmamma, Folketshus, Örebro (SWE)
03/09 - Herrgår´n, Linköping (SWE)
03/11 - Rock Bottom, Oslo (NOR)

march's album of the month? Why it's Tiger Lou and his most recent album "The loyal"! One of 2005's best releases and readily available on both CD or as a high-bitrate DRm-free paid download. m/store.php?item=132">Check it out!

Also new in the webstore today: m/store.php?item=158">the latest album "Sins" from Swedish indierockers Antennas (formerlly known as Novak) and m/store.php?item=154">the debut full-length "madame, madame!" from Firefox AK which ml" target=_blank>Aftonbladet is calling "this year's most interesting debut." Sucks for you if you didn't preorder the latter because now the price has gone up a buck. You snooze, you lose.

Diapazam has announced the signing of Sesam, Aches and Le muhr. Sesam will be the first one with a release with "Aim your bullets well" dropping on April 26.