It's been a long while since we've heard anything new from them, but Swedish emo-pop act Fare You Well is finally back with a new EP called "Overload" which they are offering as a free download: myspace.com/fareyouwell" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/fareyouwell
If you dig stuff like Jimmy Eat World, you'll like these guys too. I know I do.
Fullsteam Records has announced the signing of Helsinki-based act Cosmobile. Look for a new single from the band this summer with their sophomore album to follow in the fall; in the meantime, preview the band at myspace: myspace.com/cosmobile" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/cosmobile
Efterklang reports that their upcoming live CD/DVD (or LP/DVD) "Performing Parades", recorded with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra in Copenhagen last September, will be released on October 19. Besides the full 55-minute show, the DVD will also include a behind-the-scenes documentary and all of the videos made for the songs off the album "Parades". To celebrate the release, Efterklang will stage a special re-creation of the album at the Barbican Hall in London together with The Britten Sinfonia on October 28.
Teasers of The Knife's opera "Tomorrow, in a year" are beginning to come to light: m/watch?v=8gtsCmFjQtw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gtsCmFjQtw
Swedish glamrockers Crashdiet have enlisted Simme from Jailbait as their new vocalist. Hear some new demo tunes at myspace: myspace.com/crashdiet80" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/crashdiet80
Too much work to do, not enough time to crawl through the daily updates. Let's make this quick: Elmo are a melodramatic pop band from way the fuck up north in Sweden who sound more than a little like Broder Daniel. I know that totally sounds like a recipe for disaster on paper, but somehow they pull it off -- I've been listening to the new album "Once" over and over ever since I received in earlier this week. No, they're not as brilliant as the original masters of teenage melancholy, but I'll shrug it off when hit with grandiose sentiments such as "We were not supposed to die!" So over the top! I'm loving it.
Stream the whole damn record at myspace: myspace.com/elmoswe" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/elmoswe
Elmo - Darkness falls
Discobelle has new music from Swedish bitpop act (and friends of Slagsmålsklubben) Svenska Björnstammen: mmen/" target="_blank">https://www.discobelle.net/2009/06/12/svenska-bjornstammen/
Antenna talks to viking metal act Týr: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=1406
Surprise! Pitchfork does not enjoy The Sounds' new album "Crossing the rubicon": m/reviews/albums/13155-crossing-the-rubicon/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13155-crossing-the-rubicon/
Swedish indie act Spoonfork are giving away an edited version of their album "All is well" as a free download: m/" target="_blank">https://www.spoonthefork.com/
marit Bergman's anthem for Stockholm Pride "Casey, hold on", a song "about a young girl who just came out to her parents and it didn't go very well", will be released as a proper single in late July.
Swedish postrock act Immanu El report that they've started tracking the nine songs they plan to record for their next album "moen" and also that the song "Agnes Day" will be released online sometime in July. more details to come...
BigBang will be filming their performance at the Norwegian Wood Festival in Oslo on June 13 for an eventual DVD release. Expect various guests to join the band on stage for the special event.
There's a new single + video from Biker Boy and it's a cover of "Where do you go to?" by Peter Sarstedt and Hybris has it available for free download: m.blogspot.com/2009/06/biker-boy-where-do-you-go-to-new-single.html" target="_blank">https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/06/biker-boy-where-do-you-go-to-new-single.html