The Tarantula Waltz are streaming a brand new track called "Bacchus" featuring guest vocals from David Sandström: myspace.com/tarantulaband" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/tarantulaband
The band's new album "Did not leave to find but to forget, to leave behind" is confirmed for release on January 13 with the first official single "Glasgow & Clyde" arriving in early December.
WarvictimsProlific like a weed and just as hard to exterminate, this is d-beat mOR. You've seen and heard it all before -- the black and white artwork, the songs of war and destruction -- and it's been done better, but that's kind of the point. These gents soldier forever onward to deliver, in their own words, "d-beat käng the way it was done around '95 here in Sweden and mix that with a touch of the American style which was tearing it up "overthere" around the same period of time in the '90s." A competent tribute, content to set the bar at decent and that's about it. It is what it is, nothing more.
- Avi Roig
The new album "Spirits and ghosts" from Danish melancholy duo munck//Johnson is out today and a number of tracks are available for preview at myspace: myspace.com/munckjohnson" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/munckjohnson
Check out Labbet, aka Jonas Linngård from Pets, and the video for his debut single "Heart and soul of a lion": m/watch?v=Np1yolJiRGQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np1yolJiRGQ
I hereby announce the It's a Trap! End of the Decade CD sale! I've marked down almost every single non-new, non-consignment title to $3 or less and I want them GONE. Hundreds of discs, including many heavy-hitters and every single physical release I put out on my own label. Of course, quantities of many items are extremely limited, so act fast: m/store/home.php?cat=21">GO GO GO!
Even better: get 1 additional clearance CD free for every 5 you buy! Quantity = quality!
Service has announced that Ikon's long-awaited full-length debut will be their first new release of 2010.
The new single from Norwegian act Du! (nee Det är jag som är döden) is called "Softness" and features guest vocals from French artist Lippie. Preview here, along with the b-side "That's modern": merecords.com/nyheter/du-kan-lastes-ned/" target="_blank">https://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/du-kan-lastes-ned/
The band's forthcoming full-length album "Risk & investment" will be out February 1 via Trustme Records.
The fourth and final part of massgrav's entertaining Russian tour diary is now up: massgrav.com/giglog_russia4.htm" target="_blank">https://www.massgrav.com/giglog_russia4.htm
Eardrums gives us the full rundown on Spoon Train Audio's new local music compilation "Oslo2": msmusic.com/2009/11/16/oslo-the-capital-of-pop/" target="_blank">https://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/11/16/oslo-the-capital-of-pop/
mattias Alkberg pitched his new album "Nerverna" to me as "selling ice to the Eskimos," saying that he would love to play this kind of rockabilly/roots rock'n'roll here in America. Not that I'd know, most of the old-time rock I hear tends to be shitty cover bands or other unbearable, "-billy" suffixed genre crap listened to by greasers and their China-doll girlfriends. Does "real" true-blue American rock'n'roll still exist? I can think of a few names I guess, but I'd never doubt that we'd be overtaken by foreign talent, much in the same way that modern jazz is dominated by Europe. Similarly, that's where you gotta go if you want to see where these styles are appreciated. Of course, mattias is never one to play it straight, so while it might appear all hunky-dory on the surface, he's always throwing a wrench into the works. That is his way, it is a distinct part of his appeal whether solo or with his other band The Bear Quartet. Witness: "Visst vet du att jag skiter i allt" ("Surely, you know that I don't care at all"), a remake of Weezer's "Buddy Holly" in 3/4 time with new lyrics på Svenska. An extremely bold move, but mattias pulls it off, shame that it took me many, many listens to figure out where I knew the melody from.
Finnish industrial/electronic weirdos Cleaning Women will be releasing their new album "U" on November 18 and are streaming a couple tracks at myspace: myspace.com/cleaningwomen" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/cleaningwomen
All Scandinavian takes a look at some of Iceland's most promising acts for 2010: m/2585/straight-outta-iceland-the-best-of-2010/" target="_blank">https://allscandinavian.com/2585/straight-outta-iceland-the-best-of-2010/
Torpedo, the Swedish band that features/-ed everyone from Tiger Lou except Rasmus, report that they are in the process of recording new material.
IAT.mP3 artist Racingpaperplanes is streaming a couple new tracks from what I assume are his recent recording sessions with Kristofer Åström: myspace.com/racingpaperplanes" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes
UPDATE: I have been corrected -- these tracks are even newer and from a completely different session.
The Silent Ballet reviews the new album from Danish artist Aerosol, the new project of Rasmus Rasmussen (ex-Limp): m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2888/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2888/Default.aspx