Vädret - Löven dansar balett där ute

Vädret, the solo alias of Scraps of Tape guitarist marcus Nilsson, has just released his debut EP via Ramberget Recordings and the whole thing is streamable via Bandcamp and/or m/album/5L8wXNmzE9o6ECqDJeEScc">Spotify.

Kingsize going web-only

The final print edition of Sweden's premiere hip-hop mag Kingsize will roll off the presses in April. The mag will continue online-only thereafter.

Out of Vogue - Fingers crossed

"Fingers crossed" is the first official full-length sample tune from the upcoming Out of Vogue EP "The welfare year", Desperate Fight's first new release in over 10 years. Official release date: march 9.

Solander in the US

Solander is confirming their SXSW and US tour plans and here's the latest:

03/14 - SXSW / Official showcase @ St David's Bethell Hall (9:30 pm), Austin, TX
03/15 - SXSW / Riot Act media party @ Diving Swan (2:20 pm), Austin, TX
03/16 - SXSW / NXNA @ Weirdos (3 pm), Austin, TX
03/16 - SXSW / Hyde Park Bar & Grill South (6 pm), Austin, TX
03/17 - SXSW / SXSNackbar (12 noon), Austin, TX
03/21 - Sail Inn, Tempe, AZ
03/23 - Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ
03/24 - Tin Can Alehouse, San Diego, CA
03/25 - tba, Los Angeles, CA
03/26 - The Knockout, San Francisco, CA
03/27 - Luigi's, Davis, CA
03/29 - Kelly's Olympian, Portland, OR

Look for the band's album "Passing mt. Satu" to be released over here on march 20 via Burnside Distribution. Also, check them out playing live on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon morgon?title=bandet_solander_avslutar_nyhetsmorgon&videoid=2168512" target="_blank">right here.

Razika to release new 7" via 540 Records

540 Records, the label run by the dude who puts on Chaos in Tejas, will be releasing a new 7" from Norwegian act Razika. Details forthcoming.

Soso - My women, my guitars (video, feat. Kriget)

Soso (nee Sophia Somajo) covers Cody ChesnuTT in her bedroom with a bit of help from instrumental trio Kriget (sort of).

mylittlepony now Making Marks

Norwegian indie act mylittlepony (nee my Little Pony) has changed names once again and shall henceforth be known as making marks, the title of their sophomore album. They'll break in the new name with a few dates in Italy:

04/18 - Black market, Roma
04/19 - Spazzio mavv, Vittorio Veneto
04/20 - Carmen Town, Brescia
04/21 - La mela di Newton, Padova
04/22 - odelay!, Bologna

Soliti signs Paperfangs

Just signed to Soliti: Tampere/Helsinki indiepop act Paperfangs. The band's debut EP "AAVVAV" is up on mp.com/album/aavvav" target="_blank">Bandcamp now and will be followed by a cassette release on march 26.

Sailor & I – Tough Love (Aril Brikha remix video)

more often than not I could usually care less about remix tracks, but watching a video of the actual production underway makes it far more interesting. The cribbed Kate Bush melody still kinda irks me though.

MP3: Culkin - Glow

Can't deny that I count various members of Culkin as my personal friends, but that doesn't mean I don't sincerely believe they are a good band. Wait, scratch that: m>greatm> band! I know I'm predisposed to enjoy guitar-based indierock -- that much is obvious -- but that also doesn't mean that Culkin automatically qualify on that front either because there's a shit-ton of bands with dudes playing guitars who are straight-up garbage. Along with Tennis Bafra and a few others, Culkin herald the arrival of what I hope to be a new age of Swedish indierawk, with one foot in the past (see song titles such as "Tim Kerosene" and if you don't get it, do your m_Kerosene" target="_blank">homework) and eyes toward the future. The vital ingredients: strong hooks, a muscular rhythm section and dense melodies. Culkin has it all, along with triumphant guitar solos as a bonus.
"Glow" is the slow-burn epic opener of the band's new album "Several Sundays" and I hope they don't get mad at me for sharing it with you, but I'm doing it anyway. Act first, apologize later y'know. Buy the CD here or m/album/6jZ3WyOiKVFeYxi9v0rCj7" target="_blank">listen at Spotify.

Culkin - Glow

Pig Eyes - We are kings

New sounds from Swedish old-man noiserockers Pig Eyes. The debut EP is in the works.

Paper - You don't have to be afraid (live video)

Check out Paper performing a new, as-yet-unrecorded song live at Sticky Fingers in Göteborg.

New Noise - Old Kids

Tour doc: José Saxlund (ex-Abhinanda, Out of Vogue) and Fredrik Holmgren (Startracks) travel from Stockholm to Umeå for Refused's secret reunion warmup gig. many misspelled English subtitles are provided for the Swedish illiterate.

Deportees (+ Lykke Li) at Pitchfork

Deportees get tracklisted at Pitchfork by way of a Lykke Li guestspot: m/news/45661-listen-to-lykke-li-sing-on-a-track-with-swedish-band-deportees-a-new-name-to-go-by/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/news/45661-listen-to-lykke-li-sing-on-a-track-with-swedish-band-deportees-a-new-name-to-go-by/

Death and Vanilla preview

Kalligrammofon is now streaming the new Death and Vanilla album in full. Ordering details and more are available mmofon.com/deathandvanilla" target="_blank">here.