New Annie releases confirmed (more or less)
Tellé has posted some preliminary details for overrated Norwegian pop artist Annie's upcoming release schedule: m/?p=90" target="_blank">https://www.houseoftelle.com/?p=90
Tellé has posted some preliminary details for overrated Norwegian pop artist Annie's upcoming release schedule: m/?p=90" target="_blank">https://www.houseoftelle.com/?p=90
Sad truth: Existensminimum are solely a critic's act. Perhaps he'll get his proper due sometime down the road (as often happens for similarly cursed artists), but for now I think that magnus Henriksson is doomed to empty acclaim. A perfect 5/5 review in Dagens Nyheter? Sure! Popular support from hip young bloggerati? Naah, not gonna happen. His music is too different, too belabored, too lacking in immediate satisfaction. There are no easy shortcut reference points. "1993", my favorite track from the new album "Ok boys", has an obvious Krautrock feel, but it's much more than that. The phrasing of the vocals and the shouted asides amp up the immediacy while the drums and piano continue to pound on relentlessly. Drugs! Death! mTV! What's it all mean? Where's it going? New sounds sneak in, closing in the walls, creating claustrophobia and panic. It's not pop exactly -- I don't know what it is -- but it's good.
Existensminimum - 1993
Watch a full concert of Peter Bjorn and John performing live in France: m/videos/108" target="_blank">https://www.grandcrew.com/videos/108
masquer has a new track called "monday" posted for free download: monday.mp3" target="_blank">https://pelle.ownit.nu/monday.mp3
French label musicFearSatan will be handling the vinyl 2LP edition of Kongh's new album "Shadows of the shapeless". Expect a limited edition of 500 (300 black, 200 red) in June.
Apparently it was announced at the beginning of the month, but I missed it: Swedish artist/producer Ludwig Böss (Böss, Ray Wonder, Pixie Carnation) has been enlisted as Band of Horses' new guitarist. Look for him to tour with the band all over the world this summer.
Swedish indiepop act Sibiria will be working on an English-language album this summer: m/2009/04/i-sommar-kommer-vi-bara-gora-en.html" target="_blank">https://vapnet.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-sommar-kommer-vi-bara-gora-en.html
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names are lining up a few more US dates for may to coincide with the NY and SF Popfests:
05/17 - NYC Popfest
05/18 - tba, Boston, mA
05/21 - SF Popfest
05/22 - SF Popfest
05/26 - tba, Sacramento, CA
The video for the new moneybrother single "Born under a bad sign" is online: m/watch?v=IiylR5BrFsm&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiylR5BrFsm&fmt=18
The Washington Post Express talks to Peter Bjorn and John: m/content/2009/04/grownup_folks_peter_bjorn_and_john.php" target="_blank">https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/04/grownup_folks_peter_bjorn_and_john.php
Related: Peter morén does a track-by-track analysis of their new album "Living thing": m/content/2009/04/liner_notes_peter_bjorn_john_living_thin.php" target="_blank">https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/04/liner_notes_peter_bjorn_john_living_thin.php
Preview two songs from Gösta Berlings Saga's forthcoming album: m-the-new-album/" target="_blank">https://www.gostaberlingssaga.se/gbs2/2009/04/two-songs-from-the-new-album/
As mentioned m/?n=30088">before, the Swedish progg act will release their new record "Detta har hänt" in may/June via Transubstans Records.
Aerial has confirmed the tracklist for their forthcoming record "Put it this way in headlines": myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=46912171&blogId=486223293" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=46912171&blogId=486223293
As said before, the pre-mastered samples I've heard so far are sweet!
The last two volumes of Eardrums spring mix "Birdsongs, beesongs" are finally released today and available for free download: msmusic.com/2009/04/29/birdsongs-beesongs-eardrums-spring-compilation-2009-finally-complete/" target="_blank">https://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/04/29/birdsongs-beesongs-eardrums-spring-compilation-2009-finally-complete/
As with the previous editions, many Scandinavian artists are represented such as Burning Hearts, Twig, The Greencoats, Hiawata! and more.
Canadian music blog Chromewaves reviews Ida maria, weighs in on A Camp: mewaves.net/2009/04/review-of-ida-marias-fortress-round-my-heart/" target="_blank">https://www.chromewaves.net/2009/04/review-of-ida-marias-fortress-round-my-heart/
A-ha has confirmed their their upcoming full-length album will be called "Foot of the mountain" just like the recently unveiled single and will be officially released on June 19.