Pitchfork reviews the new Soundtrack of Our Lives album "Communion": m/reviews/albums/12736-communion/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12736-communion/
A true and fair assessment I believe. Still way too long for me to handle in a single dose, but solid throughout.
Here is the m/group/itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Hello Saferide
02. A Camp
03. Frida Hyvönen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Sahara Hotnights
06. montt mardié
07. Tiger Lou
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Loney, Dear
10. Isolation Years
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target="_blank">https://www.last.fm/help/
The new moneybrother album "Real control" will be released on April 15 via Hacka Skivindustri and you can now hear the first single "Born under a bad sign" at myspace: myspace.com/moneybrother" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/moneybrother
Various songs on the album were produced by Jari Haapalainen, Björn Yttling and Christoffer Roth and besides a few of his usual backing musicians, members of The Hives and Randy lent a hand as well.
New Loney Dear tourdates:
03/26 - Herrgårn, Linköping (SWE)
03/27 - Umeå Open, Umeå (SWE)
03/28 - Debaser medis, Stockholm (SWE)
04/01 - Pustervik, Gothenburg (SWE)
04/02 - Parkteatret, Oslo (NOR)
04/03 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
04/04 - Debaser, malmö (SWE)
04/05 - Lilla Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
04/06 - Voxhall, Århus (DK)
04/08 - U&G Turmzimmer, Hamburg (GER)
04/09 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
04/11 - motel mozaique Festival, Rotterdam (NL)
04/12 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
04/14 - The Scala, London (UK)
04/15 - Night and Day, manchester (UK)
04/16 - Sugar Club, Dublin (UK)
04/17 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
04/18 - Stereo, Glasgow (UK)
04/19 - Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
04/20 - Le Grand mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
04/21 - Botanqiue Rotonde, Brussels (BEL)
04/22 - Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
04/24 - Le Romandie, Lausanne (FRA)
04/25 - 59:1, münich (GER)
05/04 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
05/05 - music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
05/06 - Great Scott, Boston, mA
05/07 - il motore, montreal, Quebec
05/08 - Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario
05/09 - Schuba's Tavern, Chicago, IL
05/10 - Cedar Cultural Center, minneapolis, mN
05/13 - Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
05/14 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/15 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
05/16 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
05/17 - UCSD, San Diego, CA
Lasse Lindh's new singles collection "Svenska hjärtan 05-09" will be out on march 19 and will include the new single "Jag ska slåss i dina kvarter" as well as the new track "Flickan på drift". Also, apparently if you preorder from musik/lindh_lasse/svenska_hj%c3%a4rtan_05-09-4075099">CDON you get bonus tracks with new versions of old songs.
The Norwegian courts have decided that Infernus is the rightful owner of the Gorgoroth name. Expect former members King ov Hell and Gaahl to announce a new name for their project shortly. Full details at Blabbermouth: m/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115847" target="_blank">https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115847
Danish fuzzrockers Viva Vertigo will release their third album "Vicious echo" on April 6. Listen to a few tracks at myspace: myspace.com/vivavertigo" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/vivavertigo
Discobelle has the new single "Feed the horse" from Danish duo Fagget Fairies: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/03/10/fagget-fairys-feed-the-horse/
GSwedish tweepop act Bonne Idée will be coming to the UK for a few gigs in may:
05/06 - Goonite Club, London
05/07 - Fortuna Pop, London
05/08 - Twee as fuck, London
DontStopThePop interviews Dyno, the new pop band that rose from the ashes of Closer: m/2009/03/amazing-dyno-get-interviewed.html" target="_blank">https://dontstopthepop.blogspot.com/2009/03/amazing-dyno-get-interviewed.html
"Grand letdown". Before the music even starts I hear the sound of hacks worldwide sharpening their pencils, rising to the challenge of who can scribe the punniest headline. Take the time to actually, truly listen and you'll hear a band growing and expanding on their already expansive sound. more vocals, more dynamics, more beauty, more... songs? Still too postrock to ever be pop, but they sure toe the line. As for the letdown? Verse one implies self-doubt, but the track moves to external anguish as it proceeds. Or is it just changing to a third-person view? Regardless, I just like the way the two guitarlines intertwine and dance. You can't hear it quite so much on this title track, but there are also strong echoes of classic Fireside in the new Scraps of Tape. And classic Swedish indie in general; witness their cover of "Eric" by cult favorites Carpet People for example. Proving once and for all that we must learn from the past in order to move ahead.
Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown
Life on Earth!, the solo project of mattias Gustavsson from Dungen, will release his new album "A space water loop" on march 27 via Subliminal Sounds: minalsounds.se/" target="_blank">https://www.subliminalsounds.se/
Skweeelicious talks to genre pioneer Randy Barracuda, also known as one half of Imatran Voima: m/?p=27" target="_blank">https://skweee.com/?p=27
Norway's Shining will be releasing a new album in October, but they'll be offering a special sneak preview of new material on myspace starting on march 13. Read all about it: https://www.shining.no/v1/news.php
Esteemed Imperial Recordings labelboss and renown vinyl collector Joakim Gävert is the proud owner of the first copy of The Embassy's new ultra-limited single.