PopMatters reviews 'Kaleidoscopic'
Popmatters reviews Lars Horntveth's solo album "Kaleidoscopic": matters.com/pm/review/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleidoscopic" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleidoscopic
Popmatters reviews Lars Horntveth's solo album "Kaleidoscopic": matters.com/pm/review/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleidoscopic" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleidoscopic
A Camp will tour Europe starting in April:
04/11 - motel mozaique Festival, Rottadam (NL)
04/12 - Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
04/13 - Luxor, Cologne (GER)
04/15 - Ubel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
04/16 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
04/17 - Fabryka Trzciny, Warsaw (POL)
04/19 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
04/20 - magnolia, milan (ITA)
04/21 - Backstage, munich (GER)
04/23 - Abart, Zurich (CH)
04/24 - Docks, Lasaunne (CH)
04/26 - Femmes s'en mellent festival @ maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/28 - Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
04/29 - Academy, Dublin (IRL)
04/30 - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast (IRL)
05/02 - ABC2, Glasgow (UK)
05/03 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/04 - Academy 3, manchester (UK)
05/06 - Kings College, London (UK)
Aversionline on the US release of Victims' latest record "Killer": m/blahg/2009/02/19/victims-killer-cd/" target="_blank">https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/02/19/victims-killer-cd/
Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby decree that Ironville's forthcoming album "Welcome to Ironville" to be 2009's second exceptional release, the first being Livaventura's "...And they slept with their eyes open" (m/?n=29094">see here). Keep in mind that order here is unimportant as that Livaventura record won't be out until April and Ironville's debut has no official release date yet (spring?), but I've heard them both and am confident in my appraisal. Hopefully you already m/index.php?n=28845">saw the video for "Roses" as created by band member Henrik Öhberg (aka Tvärvägen) -- if not, please remedy that straightaway. And download the song, of course! The lyrics are full of neediness, but the delivery keeps the desperation at bay by being quirky, not cloying. It's a discussion, not an ultimatum, at least not yet. And the string-heavy arrangement is a welcome respite from all the generic guitar-based crap I sift through on a daily basis. Actually, that's one of Ironville's finest qualities -- it's not just a matter of having an armada of instruments at your disposal (which they do), it's about using them judiciously. I can't say for sure that it's the band's own doing or the invisible hand of producer markus Krunegård (Laakso), but I don't really care because the result sounds so fantastic. Keep an eye on these guys for sure.
Danish noiserock act marvins Revolt have posted a diary from their trip to Japan: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=36067944&blogID=471729829" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=36067944&blogID=471729829
Swedish retro rockers Dollhouse have added the track "Free your soul to the music" to their myspace page: myspace.com/rockandsoul" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/rockandsoul
The new Suburban Kids with Biblical Names video for the song "Europa" can be seen here: meo.com/3234703" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/3234703
maia Hirasawa's video for her new single "South again" is online: msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vid=1d83b08a-8b33-476f-aeec-a574378208a6" target="_blank">https://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vid=1d83b08a-8b33-476f-aeec-a574378208a6
Finnish band Jolly Jumpers will tour Europe in march:
03/11 - Kraftfeld, Winterthur (CH)
03/12 - Cafe Kairo, Bern (CH)
03/13 - Treibhaus, Innsbruck (AUS)
03/14 - Riverhouse, Fieberbrunn (AUS)
03/16 - Ost, Wien (AUS)
03/17 - Kioski Record Shop (acoustic gig), Fürth (GER)
03/18 - mUZ, Nürnberg (GER)
03/19 - Die Treue, Bremen (GER)
03/20 - Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven (GER)
03/21 - Objekt 5, Halle (GER)
03/22 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
It's not as historic as Touch & Go's announcement, but Swedish punk/crust label Halvfabrikat has decided to go on hiatus: https://www.halvfabrikat.net/
Check out a new video from Finnish act Risto: meo.com/3253434" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/3253434
The new album "Sähköhäiriöön" will be out on march 4 via Fonal.
Go here for links to two new tracks from Swedish indie act moofish Catfish as well as details on their upcoming album: mallstepforward.com/cosy/wordpress/?p=393" target="_blank">https://www.smallstepforward.com/cosy/wordpress/?p=393
Said album will be released on march 10 to coincide with a release party at Landet in Stockholm.
Catchy Tunes has signed ex-A-Teens singer marie Serneholt and will be releasing her single "Disconnect me" on February 25.
Check out September's new video for UK version of the single "Can't get over": m/watch?v=lq2EuHIt2p0&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2EuHIt2p0&fmt=18
The official release is march 9 via ministry of Sound.