Wailin' Henry, the solo project of Henrik Thorén from Swedish roots act Strayfolk, has a new video for his song "The water": m/watch?v=Jlj-Vpj99tQ&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlj-Vpj99tQ&fmt=18
Swedish indie act Alibi Tom are giving away the new radio edit version of their brand new single "Sometimes I'm afraid": m.com/dl.php?id=sometimes.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.alibitom.com/dl.php?id=sometimes.mp3
Expect a video for said track to appear shortly.
Slaraffenland just released the brand new single "meet and greet" and you can pre-listen (and purchase) at their label's website: mraket.com/" target="_blank">https://rumraket.com/
Look for the band's new album "We're on your side" to be released on September 7.
Danish act Didium and The Black Bonnie Picture report that they have secured the services of famed producer/engineer Paul Schroeder (The Verve, Stone Roses, Talk Talk etc.) to work on their next album. He will produce six tracks and will also mix the whole lot.
Beyond Dawn's new retrospective compilation "Bygones" which collects their earliest, doomiest material, is currently streaming at myspace: myspace.com/beyonddawnofficial" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/beyonddawnofficial
Great underappreciated band - these guys were/are way ahead of their time.
Digfi on The Crêpes, a new Swedish act featuring Fredrik Lindson (The Embassy) and Dan Lissvik (Studio): m/default.aspx?id=12572" target="_blank">https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=12572 (in Swedish)
The duo's debut album "What else?" comes out on vinyl on June 17 via Information, with a digital/CD release to follow in August. Listen at myspace: myspace.com/thecrepes" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thecrepes
Swedish EBm-focused label SubSpace Communications reports that The Kick's debut album "metal heart" is currently streaming in its entirety at myspace: myspace.com/thekicksweden" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thekicksweden
Pitchfork reviews Swedish artist Jonathan Johansson and his Hybris debut "En hand i himlen": m/reviews/albums/12817-en-hand-i-himlen/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12817-en-hand-i-himlen/
The musebox is giving away a free mp3 from Norwegian rockers Pirate Love: musebox.net/featured_artist/pirate_love/11_laughing_gas.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.themusebox.net/featured_artist/pirate_love/11_laughing_gas.mp3
I think I prefer Silver's more sinister vibe overall as far as new-ish Norsk rock goes, but these guys are pretty good too.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XmU, a special (almost) all-electronic feature:
01. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
02. TALK 1
03. Fever Ray - Triangle walks
04. Antifilm - mado
05. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
06. TALK 2
07. Håkan Lidbo - Born in the USA
08. Pan Sonic - Kahalaus
09. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
10. Existensminimum - 1993
11. TALK 3
12. Familjen - Det lilla livet
13. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (mikael Jonasson remix)
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry
17. marybell Katastrophy - Hey Frank
18. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XmU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on Xm and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Alcoholic Faith MissionDenmark has established itself as a sanctuary for offbeat pop musicians. I was easily won over by Slaraffenland's "Private cinema" and Larsen & Furious Jane's "Zen sucker", to name just a few, and it is within this eccentric, peripheral vein of pop music that Alcoholic Faith mission exist. On "Gently", which begins (and continues on as) a lavish, beautifully layered composition, a female vocalist delicately sings: "Just 'cause I'm a whore, you know it doesn't mean I don't feel it when you fuck me." This strange juxtaposition of the beautiful and the base continues on in the next track, "Nut in your eye", a track that by name alone should be on a throwaway hip-hop album, but in substance falls not too far from the realm of Broken Social Scene. "421 Wythe Avenue", while moving away from the resplendent/sexual parallelisms, continues on musically in much the same way as the opening tracks -- ethereally layered electronic elements and vocals, solid acoustic and electric guitar work, all tethered to shifting centers and uncertain musical landscapes. There is a tragic beauty here, one that blends the emotional registers of mixtapes & Cellmates and moonbabies, yet remains quite distinctively an original construct, and it is this ingenuity that sets Alcoholic Faith mission apart from many of their contemporaries.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Terrascope Online reviews The Goner, one of my favorite discoveries of last year: m#Goner" target="_blank">https://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_June09.htm#Goner
Roxy Recordings reports that the new Peter Jöback album "Eastside stories" will be released in October. The album was recorded with producer Lars Halapi in New York and features many guest stars such as Kate Pierson (The B52s), Sia and more and will feature cover tunes by artists such as Divine Comedy, Rufus Wainright, Chris Isaak, Travis and Depeche mode. Full details here: https://www.roxyrecordings.se/news.php?id=483
Danish act Spleen United are doing a few US dates this week:
06/16 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
06/17 - The Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
06/19 - Bootleg Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
06/20 - The Prospector, Long Beach, CA
06/26 - Ruff Club, New York, NY
Listen to the PWR remix of Pistol Disco's "Evergreen": myspace.com/pistoldisco" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco