The people behind Roskilde Festival have launched a new website to host all sorts of clips from the festival's past, dating all the way back to the 70s, plus interview footage and more. Check it: https://www.roskilde-festival.tv
Check out the wacky video for Logh's new single "Death to my hometown": m/watch?v=KVnZgUymNWI&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVnZgUymNWI&fmt=18
Reminder: this Saturday at Debaser malmö is not just our monthy club night, it's also esteemed Swedish music website m/" target="_blank">Dagensskiva's 10-year anniversary party. One of the band's providing the evening's entertainment: Cut City, Sweden's finest modern post-punk trio. I already m/?n=28920">talked up their new EP "Narcissus can wait", but that was months ago and I still don't think these guys are getting their due. "Xo echo", the closing track on said EP, reveals a far more brooding, more introspective side to the band, something you wouldn't necessarily detect from the upbeat, more aggressive tracks. Such is their lineage; there's just as much of The Cure in their sound as there is Joy Division, etc. Jagged rhythms give way to acoustic guitars, atmospheric synths, mallet percussion and deep expressions of sensitivity. Not going soft as much as they're allowing themselves to explore the full range of goth emotions. How will it play out on stage? Be there on Saturday to see for yourself.
Cut City - Xo echo
Pitchfork reviews the new Hanne Hukkelberg record "Blood from a stone": m/reviews/albums/13023-blood-from-a-stone/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13023-blood-from-a-stone/
Ratatosk Online interviews Norwegian rock act Skambankt: mbankt-norwegian-rock" target="_blank">https://www.ratatoskonline.net/article/interview-with-skambankt-norwegian-rock
Finnish dark-rock act Iconcrash are finally done with their second album "Enochian devices" and the lead single/video for the song "Strange, strange dark star" streaming at their newly revamped website: m/" target="_blank">https://www.iconcrash.com/
As for the release of said album, the date is still tba.
The 2nd chapter of Friendly Noise's limited edition series is up for preorder and it's the debut LP "Hearthand" from Liminals, a sideproject of Differnet members Tomas Bodén and Anna-Karin Brus. Said album contains four long tracks of their own brand of techno/pop and, as with the label's inaugural limited edition release, will be issued in a limited edition of 300 copies in addition to being made available as a paid download and will not be sent off for pressing until 100 preorders are in. Full details and links to samples: minals/" target="_blank">https://www.friendlynoise.se/pre-order-hearthand-by-liminals/
D-Takt & Råpunk Records report that their vinyl repress of the Loud Pipes album "The downhill blues" has been sent off for pressing along with a new 8-track 7" EP from Giftgasattack, so expect them both to be ready for order within a month or so I'd assume.
Live music with Deportees at PSL: musik-med-deportees/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/05/11/musik-med-deportees/
Sofia Talvik is giving away her new summer single "Strawberries on my tongue" for free to twitterers: m/news/get-a-free-summer-single/" target="_blank">https://www.sofiatalvik.com/news/get-a-free-summer-single/
Swedish retro-thrashers Wolf are touring the UK in October:
10/09 - Underworld, London
10/10 - Rio's, Leeds
10/11 - Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
10/13 - Trillians, Newcastle
10/14 - moho, manchester
10/15 - Rock City, Nottingham
10/16 - JB's, Dudley
musique machine reviews The Skull Defekts' new album "The temple": musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2208" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2208
Uppsala-based melancholy indie act Light In Your Life are streaming their forthcoming self-titled debut album at myspace: myspace.com/liylmusic" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/liylmusic
The official release date is June 19 via Afmusic. Also, check out the blog for a free download of the single "Smile that smile".
Robert Svensson's new single "Broadway", the final single off his debut solo album "Young punks are on the never-never", will finally be officially released on may 13 along with the video.
In addition to her m/?n=29358">meshes of Voice collaboration with Susanna Wallumrød (which will be re-performed in August), Norwegian artist Jenny Hval aka Rockettothesky has started a new group called Nude on Sand together with guitarist Håvard Volden. Listen at myspace: myspace.com/nudeonsand" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/nudeonsand
Jenny also says she is working on yet another project together with Norwegian writer Inger Bråtveit. more details on that are still tba.