Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Fever Ray video "Keep the streets empty": m/tv/#/musicvideo/3915-fever-ray-keep-the-streets-empty-mute" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3915-fever-ray-keep-the-streets-empty-mute
The excellent Swedish label Kning Disk has assembled eight new releases for the end of the year, including two 8" lathe-cut + art packages featuring Kim Hiorthøy and Anla Courtis/Fredrik Söderberg, a mats Gustafsson 3x7" box, a reissue of "Farväl Falkenberg" and more: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=124374902&blogId=519342477" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=124374902&blogId=519342477
Lo-fi is all the rage and I'm cool with that, but I'm also heartened to hear that there's still some decent bands doing hi-fi pop and aiming for the stars. [ingenting] is one; hopefully you already know how great their latest album is. mata de Leon seems to be another, though it's still too soon to tell how high they'll go. They're taking their sweet time, releasing one track at a time, a rare example of moderation in this culture of more/faster/more/more/more. Of the two that I've heard so far, "He's alright" is the winner -- a fine example of elegant Swedish pop melancholy. Once upon a time, this was the hot sound, back in the waning years of Britpop and the rise of Kent. Nowadays... not so much, but I think it's better that way. Scarcity makes it more special.
Mata de Leon - He's alright
Norwegian artist Håkon Kornstad is featured in the latest issue of Downbeat: m/digitaledition/2009/Current/_art/DB0912.pdf#page=16" target="_blank">https://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2009/Current/_art/DB0912.pdf#page=16
There's a new Club 8 album due in late December.
Tiger Lou has a brand new video for the track "Trails of spit": m/watch?v=g1VuGYO01n4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VuGYO01n4
The video for the new Ken Ring single "Änglabarn" is now online: m/watch?v=dd6gSFtLAOI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6gSFtLAOI
PSL talks to Peter Bjorn and John frontman Peter morén about his upcoming Swedish-language solo album "I spåren av tåren", due out in February: moren-gor-soul-pa-svenska-i-vinter-kommer-skivan-i-sparen-av-taren/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/11/23/extra-extra-peter-moren-gor-soul-pa-svenska-i-vinter-kommer-skivan-i-sparen-av-taren/ (in Swedish)
Nö music has a great tour diary from The Cables recent trip to perform for the Norwegian troops in Afghanistan: musicmedia.com/2009/11/22/afghanistan/" target="_blank">https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/11/22/afghanistan/
Fact magazine reviews the new Alog 12" on FatCat: magazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3939&Itemid=32" target="_blank">https://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3939&Itemid=32
Fluxblog has a new post on Swedish indierock act Lacrosse: ment-isnt-helping" target="_blank">https://www.fluxblog.org/2009/11/the-silent-treatment-isnt-helping
Thee Gutted String, the pop/indie alias of Johan Gustavsson (Tsukimono, Scraps of Tape), has a bunch of new tracks at myspace including a Solander cover: myspace.com/theeguttedstring" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/theeguttedstring
The Silent Ballet really likes the new Pg.lost album "In never out": m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2905/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2905/Default.aspx
I gave it a run-through this past weekend and wasn't so impressed, but I will definitely be revisiting it.
The It's a Trap! End Tymes CD clearance sale has been so successful, I've decided to mark down even more titles! That's right -- look for new additions in m/store/home.php?cat=21">the clearance section as well as lower prices m/store/home.php?cat=1">everywhere m/store/home.php?cat=2">else. Who knows? I may even throw up a few extra promo CDs if I get the chance. Keep checking back!
The new Lapko single "I shot the sheriff" is now officially released and is currently available as a free download for a limited time: m/" target="_blank">https://www.lapko.com/
Check out the video here: meo.com/7753431" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/7753431