Release the Bats! is working on a 10" compilation of Utmarken-related/Göteborg-based underground acts which should be available in July. Artists featured include Ättestupa, White, Källarbarnen and Street Drinkers.
Word on the street has it that Darkthrone's next album this fall will be called "Black mountain totem".
Loney Dear is coming back to North America to tour with Asobi Seksu in late September:
09/30 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
10/01 - Troubador, Los Angeles, CA
10/02 - Slims, San Francisco, CA
10/03 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
10/04 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
10/06 - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
10/09 - 7th Street Entry, minneapolis, mN
10/10 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
10/11 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
10/12 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
10/13 - Il motore, montreal, Quebec
10/14 - Great Scott, Boston, mA
10/15 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
10/16 - maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
10/17 - Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA
Why didn't I know that Eläkeläiset released an EP of them doing humppa versions of various Finnish punk classics? See here: mppa.com/jokisenvalinta/cddvde.html" target="_blank">https://www.humppa.com/jokisenvalinta/cddvde.html
Sheesh, if only Finnish wasn't such an impenetrable language. Anyhow: I want it!
Swedish dance act Infinite mass have released a brand new version of their single "Area turns red", now with guestspots from Adam Tensta and Eboi -- get it via DJ Silence: m/2009/06/infinite-mass-feat-adam-tensta-eboi_4697.html" target="_blank">https://djsilenceblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/infinite-mass-feat-adam-tensta-eboi_4697.html
Check out the new Disco Ensemble video for "Back on the mF street": m/watch?v=tVk_Uwg9J_U&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVk_Uwg9J_U&fmt=18
Labrador is giving away yet another song from The Legends as a free download: mp3" target="_blank">https://www.labrador.se/YouWon/TheLegends-You_won.mp3
Swedish indiepop duo Television Keeps Us Apart are touring France later this month:
06/23 - Le Cri de la mouette, Toulouse
06/24 - Le Truskel, Paris
06/25 - Pop In, Paris
06/26 - Rigoletto, Paris
The band's album "A slight change of light" will be released on June 30 via Series Two.
The a-side of Kap Kap's self-titled debut EP is actually the weakest link; "Fullmooner" (along with the better/expanded Bangkok Impact remix of the same) offers up a proggy funk instrumental that devolves into a disco jam, something that I imagine is about a thousand times more fun to play than it is to listen to. It's not entirely without its charms as much as it is forgettable, but holy moly, the three cuts on the flip more than make up for it. The meandering psychrock gets shelved in favor of a side-long Krautrock workout full of endlessly building riffs and the kind of sweet repetition repetition repetition that very few bands can successfully pull off. "Saigon" takes things nice and slow, starting with the bass. It's a full sound, with a deep tone and a rough edge. The rest of the band comes on slowly doing call-and-response, while the rhythm section pushes onward. A mid-section build-up gives way to strings and surprises and again, the rhythm section keeps slogging forward. It's the flipside to Paper's high-anxiety postpunk; the same circular style, but stretched out and worn down. The other two b-side cuts are similarly great, but this one is definitely the high-water mark.
Kap Kap - Saigon
Popmatters reviews half-Norwegian duo Opsvik & Jennings and their new album "A dream I used to remember": matters.com/pm/review/94619-opsvik-jennings-a-dream-i-used-to-remember/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/94619-opsvik-jennings-a-dream-i-used-to-remember/
Swedish avant/experimental label Komplott says that the new Andreas Bertilsson album "Själens Ö" is currently in production and is scheduled to wrap up around mid-summer.
mI reports that Universal music has signed Swedish dancehall artist million Stylez: musikindustrin.se/artikel/900/Universal_music_kontrakterar_million_Stylez.html" target="_blank">https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/900/Universal_music_kontrakterar_million_Stylez.html
Look for the new single "Love we deal with" on June 26.
Danish act marvel Hill has confirmed that they will release the new single "Kiss/Bite" on June 22. The band's still as-yet-untitled forthcoming album will be out in fall.
Ane Brun's album "Changing of the seasons" will be officially released in France on October 12 and will include the French-language bonus track "Koop island blues" which she recorded with Koop for 2007 album "Koop islands". In addition, Ane will be playing at Café de la Danse in Paris on November 17.
Swedish pop-punk act The Aches are currently streaming their new self-titled album at myspace: myspace.com/aches1" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/aches1
I don't think these guys have a label right now which is kind of a shame since they're actually pretty good. RIYL Still Little Fingers, The Jam, The Buzzcocks.