The Gentleman Losers in the Forkcast
An older track from Finnish shoegazers The Gentleman Losers made it to the Pitchfork Forkcast today: https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13237-laureline/
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Uggla rather be raped by pirates
Magnus Uggla made headlines today by pulling his music off Spotify. The Local has the English-language rundown on his blog missive: https://www.thelocal.se/21286/20090813/
New Mange Schmidt single at end of month
The new Mange Schmidt single "Ledig" will be released on August 31 via Razzia Records.
Sincerely Yours' playlist
The folks from Sincerely Yours/The Tough Alliance made a mixtape playlist for You Were There, Too: https://youweretheretoo.blogspot.com/2009/08/sincerely-yours-playlist.html
The Mary Onettes confirm new album
The Mary Onettes have announced that their new album "Islands" will be released on November 4. I presume that Labrador will continue to handle Europe, but it looks like they've been picked up by Avex Group in Japan (release date: October 28) and EMI in the US (November 3). Look for the first single on September 30.
Ex-Citizens resurface as Stråket/Kir
Ex-David & the Citizens dudes Magnus Bjerkert and Conny Fridh have a new band called Stråket/Kir. Listen: https://www.myspace.com/straketkir
Medina - Velkommen til Medina
Danish pop artist Medina will release her sophomore album "Velkommen til Medina" on August 31. Hear the title track/lead single at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/medinasoulcamp
Vi är eliten?
Rumors are flying about a new all-star band featuring Peter Dolving (The Haunted), Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst) and Peter Asp (Bombus) plus Americans Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Dave Witte (Burnt by The Sun, Municipal Waste). See here: https://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2009/08/elitband-en-uppdatering.html
Ane Brun live album details
Ane Brun has posted tracklist details for her upcoming live CD/DVD recording "Live at Stockholm Concert Hall": https://www.anebrun.com/home/1265/live-at-stockholm-concert-hall-dvdcd
The official release date is September 26 in Scandinavia and September 25 in GAS with other territories to follow.
The Sound of Arrows post new video, move to the UK, hook up new management, etc.
Swedish indie act The Sound of Arrows have a new video for the song "Into the clouds": https://vimeo.com/6034355
Said track will be released as a 12" single (and download) on September 21. Apparently the band has also relocated to the UK in the hopes of "making it" (at least, I assume so) and has hooked up with Big Life Management (Klaxons, The Verve, etc), so expect to hear lots more about them in the near future.
Blända album confirmed for late October
Fashionpolice will be releasing the debut full-length "Minnesmissbruk" from Swedish indie/psych/folk act Blända on October 28. Also, be on the lookout for a new album from Stella Rocket around the same time, but no date has been confirmed yet.
AC4 album on the way, preview track available
AC4, the new band from Dennis and David of Refused/Final Exit, have completed their self-titled debut album and will be releasing it via Ny Våg in the near future. Listen to a track at the label's website: https://www.nyvag.com/
The Icelandic music scene, post-collapse
IAT contributor Vasilis Panagiotopoulos has a piece at Drowned in Sound on how the economic collapse has affected the Icelandic music scene: https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137547-the-icelandic-music-scene-after-the-economic-collapse
New Annie album to finally be released
Annie's new album "Don't stop" will finally see the light of day on October 19 via Smalltown Supersound.
Great Northern Recordings compilation #4
Excellent underground/DIY label Great Northern Recordings has put together a new compilation (their fourth) featuring two previously unreleased songs each from the likes of Lakes of Grass and Gold, Tape, The Magic State and Tsukimono plus artwork from Ragnar Persson. The handmade CDR version will be limited to a mere 100 copies and there will also be a cassette edition of 30. A release party will be held at Galleri Hangups in Stockholm on August 28 with a live performance from The Magic State.