IAT isn't eligable, but that shouldn't stop you from voting for your favorite Swedish music blog at Kulturbloggen: m/?page_id=5485" target="_blank">https://kulturbloggen.com/?page_id=5485
Persoanlly, I'm a big fan of Dagensskiva.
Norwegian artist matias Tellez reports that his new album "Clouds" is done and confirmed for release on February 16.
Beta Satan's drummer broke his arm yesterday so their upcoming German tour has been scrapped.
The new Stella Rocket single "Keep on" is now up for streaming at myspace: myspace.com/stellarocket2" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/stellarocket2
Keep an eye out for their new album "To the birds", out soon via Fashionpolice Records.
Anna Järvinen's new album "man var bland molnen" is confirmed for release on march 23 via Häpna. Gustav Ejstes (Dungen) produced and also helps provide backing instrumentation along with Reine Fiske, Fredrik Swahn, Johan Holmegard, mattias Bergqvist, Leo Svensson and Anders Nygårds.
Pitchfork is premiering the new video for "Clangour and flutes" from Seabear alter ego Sin Fang Bous: media.com/article/download/148485-pitchforktv-sin-fang-bous-clangour-and-flutes-video-premiere" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148485-pitchforktv-sin-fang-bous-clangour-and-flutes-video-premiere
10 years ago or so I would've been all about The Animation, nowadays not so much. I'm still down for post-"Bends" alt-rock with arena pretensions, but it's no longer the zeitgeist, so to hear new bands with such lofty pretenstions is sort of loaded. Back in the day I sought out all sorts of like-minded aspiring bands- it's how I got into Cave In (via "Jupiter", 'natch), Ben Christophers, Arid and many others. But now? Not so much.
Still, it's hard to fault The Animation for trying. I actually appreciate the fact that there's nothing "indie" about them, besides the fact that they have taken a DIY approach to putting out their own album, but I get the sense that's more out of necessity, not by choice. Songs like "Overboard" are defiantly huge; relics of another era. The vocals drift off into falsetto and bolstered by layers of harmony and a driving beat. Strings enter on the breakdown and carry us through to the climatic final chorus and outro. All very predictable. Yet, it's not without its charms. Catch me on a day when I'm not feeling old and cranky and I might actually cop to enjoying it.
The Animation - Overboard
Sounds Like Violence have issued a report from the studio where they are working on their new album and have also confirmed that LA-based engineer Ryan Hewitt has been enlisted to mix: m/news.asp?ID=79" target="_blank">https://www.soundslikeviolence.com/news.asp?ID=79
Wonderland Records are giving away the Thermostatic single "make believe" as a free download in honor of their (second) manifest Award nomination: m/thermostatic2009" target="_blank">https://www.wonderlandrecords.com/thermostatic2009
Finnish girlpunks Pintandwefall will release their sophomore album "Hong Kkong, baby" on January 21 and you can now stream the whole thing at myspace: myspace.com/pawf" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/pawf
Ungdomskulen's new album "Bisexual" is confirmed for march 2.
The Legends' as-yet-untitled new album has been assigned a release date of April 15.
Finnish act I Walk the Line will be touring Europe in late may/early June as well as heading to Australia/New Zealand in the near future. Dates soon.
NRK has the video premiere for the Harrys Gym single "Top of the hill": miere-harrys-gym-top-of-the-hill/" target="_blank">https://www.nrk.no/lydverket/videopremiere-harrys-gym-top-of-the-hill/
Upcoming tourdates for Norway's Next Life:
02/19 - Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf (GER)
02/20 - Worm, Rotterdam (NL)
02/21 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
02/22 - Westgermany, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Chapeau Rouge, Prague (CZ)
02/26 - Cave, Genf (CH)
02/27 - Bad Bonn, Düdingen (CH)
02/28 - Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)
04/23 - Donau Festival, Krems an der Donau (AUS)