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The nominees for the Steppeulven, the Danish critic's awards, have been announced:
Best musician:
Tim Christensen
Mikkel Hess
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Mike Sheridan
Frederik Thaae (A Kid Hereafter)
Best live act:
Albertslund Terrorkorps
Efterklang
L.O.C.
Spleen United
Teitur
Best producer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Henrik Balling (Peter Sommer m.m.)
Michael Patterson (Spleen United)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Anders Rhedin & Fridolin Nordsø (Choir of Young Believers)
Best vocalist:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
L.O.C.
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Peter Sommer
Best lyrics:
Annika Aakjær
Sys Bjerre
Jørgen Leth
L.O.C.
Peter Sommer
Year's hope/best newcomer:
Annika Aakjær
Fagget Fairys
Marybell Katastrophy
Mellemblond
Mike Sheridan
Best song:
Choir of Young Believers - Next Summer
L.O.C. - Hvorfor vil du ik'?
Peter Sommer - Vi falder først den dag vi kigger ned
Spleen United - Suburbia
Veto - You Say Yes, I Say Yes
Best composer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Peter Sommer
Best band:
Choir of Young Believers
Marybell Katastrophy
Spleen United
VETO
Volbeat
Best album:
Choir of Young Believers - This Is For The White In Your Eyes
L.O.C. - Melankolia/XXXCouture
Marybell Katastrophy - The More
Peter Sommer - Til rotterne, til kragerne, til hundene
Veto - Crushing Digits
More here: https://www.steppeulv.dk/
Swedish indie act The Idle Hands have licensed their debut album "Dark rooms" to Timezone Records for a German release on June 26.
Gaffa has managed to track down a few details on Mew's upcoming album + single: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/32530
The jist: the album "No more stories..." is confirmed for an August 19 release in Finland (and possibly elsewhere?) with the first single "Beater repeater" being issued on June 1. Furthermore, there will be a "No more stories" EP on July 1 which will include two live tracks and a b-side.
Norwegian progressive hardcore act Benea Reach has gone through a few lineup changes recently. First of all, guitarist Håkon Sagen has left the band to pursue other musical interests and will be replaced by Tommy Hjelm (Insense) until a permanent replacement is found. Secondly, live guitarist/sampler manipulator Alwin Nedrum has been added as a full-time member of the band.
Finnish dark-rock act Iconcrash are finally done with their second album "Enochian devices" and the lead single/video for the song "Strange, strange dark star" streaming at their newly revamped website: https://www.iconcrash.com/
As for the release of said album, the date is still tba.
The 2nd chapter of Friendly Noise's limited edition series is up for preorder and it's the debut LP "Hearthand" from Liminals, a sideproject of Differnet members Tomas Bodén and Anna-Karin Brus. Said album contains four long tracks of their own brand of techno/pop and, as with the label's inaugural limited edition release, will be issued in a limited edition of 300 copies in addition to being made available as a paid download and will not be sent off for pressing until 100 preorders are in. Full details and links to samples: https://www.friendlynoise.se/pre-order-hearthand-by-liminals/
D-Takt & Råpunk Records report that their vinyl repress of the Loud Pipes album "The downhill blues" has been sent off for pressing along with a new 8-track 7" EP from Giftgasattack, so expect them both to be ready for order within a month or so I'd assume.
Sofia Talvik is giving away her new summer single "Strawberries on my tongue" for free to twitterers: https://www.sofiatalvik.com/news/get-a-free-summer-single/
Robert Svensson's new single "Broadway", the final single off his debut solo album "Young punks are on the never-never", will finally be officially released on May 13 along with the video.
In addition to her Meshes of Voice collaboration with Susanna Wallumrød (which will be re-performed in August), Norwegian artist Jenny Hval aka Rockettothesky has started a new group called Nude on Sand together with guitarist Håvard Volden. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nudeonsand
Jenny also says she is working on yet another project together with Norwegian writer Inger Bråtveit. More details on that are still tba.
Swedish sister duo Taxi Taxi! finally have a new EP out this week called "Step out into the light", their first new music since the debut 2 years ago. Hear a sample at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/taxitaximusic
Expect a full-length album this fall.
Mateus Mondini will be putting out a Brazilian pressing of the new Regulations LP.
When We Fall has ditched their plans to do one last European tour and will instead be playing their final show on May 15 at Henriksberg in their hometown of Göteborg.