Bear Quartet tour blog
Calle Olsson is blogging the just-started Bear Quartet tour: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=42904576&blogId=514272542
Tag: General
Ólöf Arnalds album to be released via One Little Indian
Icelandic artist Ólöf Arnalds will finally see her debut album "Við og Við" released in North America on November 17 via One Little Indian. She's also reportedly finished with her follow-up record "Ókídókí" which will be out next spring.
Hymns from Nineveh now recording, blogging
Jonas Pertersen aka Hymns from Nineveh is currently recording his full-length debut (and additional Christmas EP) together with Aske Bode from Bodebrixen and is keeping a blog as he goes: https://hymnsfromnineveh.wordpress.com/
It appears that Jakob Brixen from excellent fellow Danish act Mechanical Bird stopped by the other day to lay down some banjo and saw -- sounds good to me!
Brothers of End website now open
Brothers of End have a new website: https://www.brothersofend.se/
The Ark have a studio blog
The Ark are currently in the studio recording their 5th album and will be keeping a blog as they go: https://blog.thearkworld.com/
New Almedal album has a name
Almedal's forthcoming album on Luxury (due out November/December) now has a name: "Till kyrkogården"
Tomas Andersson Wij to release new album + online doc
Tomas Andersson Wij will release a new album early next year called "Spår" that he recorded over the summer with fellow Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg producing. Tobias' wife Sandra Fröberg filmed the proceedings and has editem them together into a series of clips that will be posted online throughout the fall and winter as the release date approaches. See the first one now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSDK7Ae5LSs
Despotz lines up Pintandwefall releases, aims to bring Hellsongs to N. America
Following up on the news that Despotz Records signed Pintandwefall, the label has confirmed they will be releasing the "Hero sounds" EP as a digital release in Sweden, Denmark and France in November with the full-length "Hong Kong, baby" to follow in March 2010. In other label news, Despotz will be working with Minty Fresh Records in America and Aporia Records in Canada to release Swedish lounge-rockers Hellsongs and their album "Hymns in the key of 666". Expect that one to come out in February 2010.
Affordable Hybrid signs with Black Star Foundation
Black Star Foundation has signed Swedish noiserockers Affordable Hybrid and will be releasing their new album "No area, no criminals" on December 8, the same day they are putting out Pg.lost's new record "In never out".
Fluxblog on Bröderna Lindgren w/Britta Persson
Bröderna Lindgren + Britta Persson at Fluxblog: https://www.fluxblog.org/2009/10/with-no-strings-attached
This song is absolutely flat-out amazing, so go check it out right now.
Eye for All at Aversionline
More heavy, metallic hardcore from Finland at Aversionline, this time it's the band Eye for All who completely new to me: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/10/13/eye-for-all-st-7/
New Kasper Bjørke album coming in February, single out now
Danish producer/DJ Kasper Bjørke has confirmed that he will release his new album "Top of utopia" in February 2010. The first single "Young again" (feat. Jacob Bellens from I Got You On Tape) is out now and a video should be coming in about a week.
New Mnemic album now being mixed
Danish metal act Mnemic reports that they have started mixing their new record "Sons Of The System", due out January 18, 2010.
Next Jonna Lee single confirmed
Jonna Lee's next single "Something so quiet" will get a digital release on November 4.
Sasha Frere-Jones talks to Fever Ray
Sasha Frere-Jones interviews Karin Dreijer Andersson/Fever Ray for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2009/10/fever-ray-webster-hall.html