In case you were wondering where Pirate Love is m/?n=30623">actually playing in the North America later this month, here is their tour itinerary:
06/18 - El mocambo (NXNE), Toronto
06/19 - Supernova Party @ The Poor Alex (NXNE), Toronto
06/19 - VICE magazine BBQ Party (NXNE), Toronto
06/20 - Neutral Lounge (NXNE), Toronto
06/23 - Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY
06/25 - Piano's, NYC, NY
Swedish indie act Shiloh just started to record a new EP way out in (fucking) Åmål and will be blogging as they go: m/" target="_blank">https://theshilohband.blogspot.com/
The Open Up and Bleeds will be releasing the single "Stiv Bators in all of us" b/w "It takes a band"/"Friedrichshain by night" via netlabel Sounds of Zilence. No exact date yet, just "soon." There will also be a physical CD version and a video in the future, as well as a full-length album in the fall.
Listen to The Carny's new single "mama will come home" at myspace: myspace.com/thecarnyband" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband
June 10 is the official release date.
Pistol Disco's forthcoming album "Evergreen" is now streaming at myspace: myspace.com/pistoldisco" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco
Head to Celebrity Lifestyle Records' website to preorder: m/" target="_blank">https://www.celebritylifestylerecords.com/
Danish postrockers mimas are leaving on tour today:
06/08 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
06/09 - Live At Dot, Berlin (GER)
06/10 - Studio 672, Köln (GER)
06/11 - The Grand Wazoo, Amiens (FRA)
06/12 - L’escalier, Liège (BEL)
06/13 - mécanique ondulatoire, Paris (FRA)
06/14 - Radio Planet Claire Session, Paris (FRA)
06/15 - The Boschbar, Zurich (CH)
06/17 - D:Qliq (LUX)
06/18 - The Captain Tavern, Rouen (FRA)
06/19 - Cafe Du Clain, Poitiers (FRA)
06/20 - Le Sambre, Rennes (FRA)
06/21 - Fête De La musique, Nantes (FRA)
06/23 - Le Cri De La mouette, Toulouse (FRA)
06/24 - Localypso II, Pau- Lons (FRA)
06/25 - Fotomaton, madrid (ESP)
06/26 - Sala El Vermell, Barcelona, manrese (ESP)
06/27 - Sala InCivíc Zone, Barcelona (ESP)
06/28 - The Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
Regarding m/?n=30661">this: to give you an idea of how backlogged I am, I received Black Sheep's demo way back in mid-November last year and it's been on my to-do list ever since, but only now did I finally find the time to write it up. A lot of stuff ends up falling by the wayside along the way, but I really do honestly try to cover as many acts as I can, it just takes me awhile sometimes. Anyhow, as I said in the review, Black Sheep play a shambly sort of thick-headed punk/hardcore that takes me back to my formative teen years, when such single-minded nihilism was all I wanted to hear. "We're gonna die" is their strongest anthem and it perfectly compasses everything they're about. It's gruff without being too overtly macho. The lyrics are pure negativity and pessimism. It's also a solid head-nodding tempo without descending into the two-chord dirge that seems popular as of late. One-and-a-half minutes and done, that's all you need. In other words, the best of both pre- and post-Rollins era Black Flag. I wouldn't say they're ready for the international stage just yet, but I like it a lot and am curious where they're at now, seven months down the road.
Black Sheep - We're gonna die
Swedish postrock act Ef is heading out this week on their 10th European tour:
06/09 - Bahnhof Langendreer, Bochum (GER)
06/10 - Special Show w/Halo Of Pendor @ Club Keller, Frankfurt (GER)
06/11 - Peter Pan, Bellinzona (CH)
06/12 - B-Sides Festival, Luzern (CH)
06/13 - Zwölf zehn, Stuttgart (GER)
06/14 - B72, Wien (AUS)
06/15 - VK, Brussel (BEL)
06/16 - Karlstorbanhof, Heidelberg (GER)
06/17 - Bierstindl, Innsbruck (AUS)
06/18 - Cafe Del Cristallo, Bolzano (ITA)
06/19 - Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AUS)
06/20 - Engelsburg - Krämenbruckenfest, Erfurt (GER)
06/21 - Special Show w/michailov @ Hans Wurst, Berlin (GER)
06/22 - Dot Club (LiveAtDot), Berlin (GER)
06/23 - Pod Jaszczurami, Krakow (POL)
06/24 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
06/25 - Fusion Festival, Lärz (GER)
06/26 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
06/27 - Hafen 2 Open Air Festival, Offenbach (GER)
06/28 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
Pitchfork reviews the new Liechtenstein album "Survival strategies in a modern world": m/reviews/albums/13144-survival-strategies-in-a-modern-world/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13144-survival-strategies-in-a-modern-world/
I may act like a know-it-all sometimes, but I am far from infallible -- many thanks to Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz) for pointing out regarding m/?n=30651">this and m/?n=30660">this that Rune Grammofon previously released mmofon.com/artists/archetti__wiget/rcd-2019---archetti--wiget-low" target="_blank">Archetti/Wiget's debut "Low tide digitals" in 2001, which was officially the label's first non-Norwegian release. And let us not forget Danes Skyphone either, which makes me feel extra dumb because I even have one of their albums and like it.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XmU:
01. Pintandwefall - Jail
02. TALK 1
03. Detektivbyrån - Partyland
04. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Pärlor
05. Piroth - Fog dancers
06. TALK 2
07. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
08. Lapko - miami vicer
09. my God Damn Territory - Used to be
10. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets & filth
11. TALK 3
12. murmansk - Behind kitchen knives
13. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
14. TALK 4
15. Folke - Wet soap
16. The Goner - A song
17. Regina - Totuus minusta
18. TALK 5
19. Lowood - Crash
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.
Rune Grammofon is stretching out beyond the confines of Norway (m/?n=30651">again) and will be releasing the debut album from Swedish act Fire!, an all-star group of sorts featuring mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Johan Berthling (Tape) and Andreas Werliin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums). Expect it in August.
The Norwegian Jazz Forum is now gathering contributions for the 4th edition of their 3CD "Jazz from Norway" compilation series, released in cooperation with the ministry of Foreign Affairs and JazzCD.no. Go here for details: m.no/nyheter/norsk-jazzforum-soker-bidrag-til-ny-promocd-for-norsk-jazz" target="_blank">https://www.jazzforum.no/nyheter/norsk-jazzforum-soker-bidrag-til-ny-promocd-for-norsk-jazz (in Norwegian)
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Refreshments - A band's gotta do what a band's gotta do
02. The Poodles - Clash of the elements
03. Dead By April - Dead By April
04. Johan Palm - my antidote
05. Tingeling/Kapten Krok - Grotescos tingeling
06. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
07. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
08. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
09. Deportees - Under the pavement - the beach
10. Calaisa - Grafton Street
11. Veronica maggio - Och vinnaren är...
12. Corroded - Eleven shades of black
13. Alcazar - Disco defenders
14. måns Zelmerlöw - mZW
15. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
16. E.m.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
17. The Boppers - Vibrations
18. malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
19. Abramis Brama - Smakar Söndag
20. Jack Vreeswijk - Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk