Panic & Action, the new emocore label founded by Peter Ahlqvist of Burning Heart, will release the comp "Burn all the small towns" on march 4. Artwork and tracklist: m/newspost.php?id=16" target="_blank">https://www.panicandaction.com/newspost.php?id=16
The ever-so-charming Swedish singer/songwriter maia Hirasawa is set to release her sophomore album on march 25 with the lead single "South again" preceding it on February 18.
Zeigeist has a new 3-song EP called "Neverending love" coming out on February 18. Details and samples: m/klicktrack/releases/zeigeist/neverending-love-ep" target="_blank">https://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/zeigeist/neverending-love-ep
Pitchfork reports that Robyn will be releasing a new 3-track acoustic EP in early February: media.com/article/news/148511-robyn-to-drop-acoustic-ep" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148511-robyn-to-drop-acoustic-ep
Victims have enlisted ex-Raging Speedhorn guitarist Gareth Smith and are now back to being a 4-piece. The new lineup already recorded a new song called "On our knees" for a split 7" with US act Kylesa that will be released by the German label La Familia. In other news, keep an eye out for a US East Coast tour in may/June with Another Breath, Trap Them and Black Breath. If that's the same Black Breath as the one up here in Seattle, it's sure to be a killer show. Actually, it'll be killer because it's Victims, but that full lineup is bonus.
Pistol Disco's new album "Evergreen" is confirmed for a march release via Celebrity Lifestyle Records.
The Silent Ballet reviews the latest mimas album "The worries": m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2052/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2052/Default.aspx
Popmatters has decreed "Let the right one in" to be their favorite indie/foreign film of 2008: matters.com/pm/feature/68701-outside-the-lines-the-top-20-foreign-independent-films-of-2008-part-2" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/68701-outside-the-lines-the-top-20-foreign-independent-films-of-2008-part-2
The NPR program Sound Opinions has selected Swedish act Blackstrap as one of their buried treasures of 2008: ml" target="_blank">https://www.soundopinions.org/shownotes/2009/010909/shownotes.html
Tiger Lou's latest album "A partial print" will get a UK release on January 26 via Shellshock/Southern.
melody Club will be premiering their new single "Girls don't always wanna have fun" at the upcoming Rockbjörnen awards ceremony on January 22.
Here's the latest list of Scandinavian acts m/music/shows/bands" target="_blank">officially confirmed for SXSW:
Årabrot (NOR)
Baskery (SWE)
Benny Crespo's Gang (ICE)
Blood Red Throne (NOR)
Bloodgroup (ICE)
Casiokids (NOR)
Dmitry Fyodorov (SWE)
Grande (NOR)
Adam Heldring (SWE)
Jaakko & Jay (FIN)
Kaka (SWE)
Kakkmaddafakka (NOR)
The Latebirds (FIN)
Love:Fi (NOR)
mixtapes & Cellmates (SWE)
Peter Bjorn and John (SWE)
Kristofer Ragnstam (SWE)
Sprengjuhollin (ICE)
Steed Lord (ICE)
Steso Songs (SWE)
The Shitsez (NOR)
The Tallest man On Earth (SWE)
Sofia Talvik (SWE)
Those Dancing Days (SWE)
The Tiny (SWE)
Wildbirds & Peacedrums (SWE)
Danish act Campsite has decided to call it quits and will be doing one last concert at Rust in Copenhagen on February 28. Read more at the band's myspace: myspace.com/campsite" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/campsite
The new site has been live for 10 days now, so let's check in: what do you think? Any bugs that need fixing? Any new features you'd like to see? I've got some ideas, but I'm interested in getting some reader feedback first so I can better prioritize. Please post comments and let me know!
Umeå punkrockers The Bombettes will be heading to France next week:
01/22 - Le Pixi, Paris (FRA)
01/23 - 1929, Rennes (FRA)
01/24 - Le Fiacre, Bordeaux (FRA)
01/25 - Ibu Hots, Vitoria (FRA)
01/26 - Wurlitzer Ballroom, madrid (ESP)
01/27 - Sidecar Club, Barcelona (ESP)
01/28 - In Civic Zone, St Feliu de Codines (FRA)
01/29 - Crockmore, Perpignan (FRA)
01/30 - Le Poste à Galene, marseille (FRA)
01/31 - Trokson, Lyon (FRA)
02/01 - Le Tigre, Selestat (FRA)