Swedish stoner-rockers Truckfighters on tour in Germany and Austria:
09/01 - Flower Power, Liepzig (GER)
09/03 - Gleis 1, Eisenach (GER)
09/05 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
09/06 - tbc, Innsbruck (AUS)
09/07 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
09/08 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
09/09 - museumskeller, Erfurt (GER)
09/10 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
musicgeek.org interviews Swedish indietronica act my Enemy: musicgeek.org/?action=interviews&id=43" target=_blank>https://www.musicgeek.org/?action=interviews&id=43
Opeth and Extol on tour together in Europe:
09/06 - Academy, Birmingham (UK)
09/07 - Academy, manchester (UK)
09/08 - mean Fiddler, London (UK)
09/09 - Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp (BEL)
09/10 - Underground, Köln (GER)
09/11 - 13, Tilburg (GER)
09/13 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
09/14 - melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
09/15 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER)
09/16 - Colombia Club, Berlin (GER)
09/17 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
09/18 - KB, malmö (SWE)
09/19 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
09/20 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
09/21 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)
09/23 - Helsinki, Tavastia (FIN)
09/24 - Helsinki, Tavastia (FIN)
09/25 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
Jens Lekman will be playing the 'B yr own boss' Plan B magazine-sponsored fest at mono in Glasgow on August 28. See the flyer: mag.com/glasgow/" target=_blank>https://www.planbmag.com/glasgow/
Download the new Naglfar video for "The perpetual horrors": ml" target=_blank>https://www.naglfar.net/site/downloads/downloads.html
Renown Swedish musician/producer/engineer Dan Swanö on progress with his new project Second Sky and the reopening of his recording studio Unisound: m/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40446" target=_blank>https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40446
Norway's Helldorado will release their new album "The ballad of Nora Lee" on September 5 via Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions (CCAP).
Finnish artists Jori Hulkkonen, Cleaning Women, Huoratron and Ovali Virta will be touring China together as part of the 'Sounds Like Suomi' project put together by myymälä2 and sponsored by the Finnish ministry of Education, Finnish ministry of Foreign Affairs, LUSES (The Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish music) and ESEK (The Finnish Performing music Promotion Centre) along with a number of corporate donors. Dates so far:
09/09-11 - Europe Street Festival, Beijing
09/09 - Tango, Beijing
09/10 - Club Yu Gong Yi Shan, Beijing
09/15 - VIP Room, Shanghai
09/16 - Age of Red, Chengdu
09/17 - True Color Club, Shenzhen
more info: mi.com/" target=_blank>https://www.soundslikesuomi.com/
Disagreement.net interviews the brilliant Desert Planet: ment.net/interviews/interview_desertplanet.html" target=_blank>https://www.disagreement.net/interviews/interview_desertplanet.html
Download some demo tracks from Swedish indierockers Peace in Our Time: me.tk/" target=_blank>https://www.peaceinourtime.tk/
Finland's Kirlian Crossing has posted an excellent gallery of photos they've taken using homemade pinhole and Kirlian cameras: m/kirliancrossing/gal/gallery.htm" target=_blank>https://www.verdurarecords.com/kirliancrossing/gal/gallery.htm
There's some really exceptionally cool images there, so I highly suggest checking it out. The band also has a new video posted online, should you be interested in the music as well: m/kirliancrossing/media.htm" target=_blank>https://www.verdurarecords.com/kirliancrossing/media.htm
Very promising demo from a young band with obvious Riot Grrl influences. The music reminds me of early Pretty Girls make Graves, mixed up with some Candysuck. I'd be really excited to get a chance to see these guys live, as I have a feeling the recording doesn't show their true potential. A couple of more years under the belt and these guys might be the next "new exciting Swedish band" to tour the US and get the mainstream music press get all ga-ga for the go-go.
- Mari Kerola
Alf sings in Swedish and makes charming pop songs. His last album "Augustibrev", from 2004, is a little gem that deserved more recognition (and sales). "Kunde vart jag" sounds a lot like the best songs from "Augustibrev", which is of course great, just great. Hopefully Alf will soon be propelled into the lush stardom that he so rightly deserves. You can have a look at the annoying video to the song mediaservices.com/delivermedia.asp?id=2b28ec20-8380-4045-8dfb-b7951b743ef5&delivery=stream" target="_blank">here.
- Simon Tagestam
Absolutely horrid. This sounds like a bunch of white-boy trustafarians got together in their dorm room, dug out a bong and started playing with the fancy synthesizers mom and dad bought them. Kinda like the worst possible parts of Pink Floyd vocals (with a heavy Finnish accent) backed by some annoying jam-band.
- Mari Kerola
As you may or may not know, Jenny Wilson is the first signing to The Knife's record label. Although a bit obvious, this doesn't sound too different from The Knife. This is no bad thing. It has more a pop sheen and slightly less screechy vocals, which has always been my main criticism of The Knife. Jenny Wilson deserves her own attention, and with a bit of luck may even eclipse the success of The Knife overseas. As her records have more instrumentation than The Knife I imagine that live, she truly shines.
- Nick Levine