New Sleep Party People in March
Denmark's Sleep Party People have announced that their sophomore album "We were drifting on a sad song" will now be released on March 12.
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Two new splits on the way from Transubstans
Upcoming releases in ' monthly vinyl singles club:
02/06 - Electric Moon (GER) / Hypnotized Not Paralyzed split
03/14 - Black Pyramid (US) / Odyssey split
New DoLL 7" on the way
Division of Laura Lee will be releasing a new 7" in coordination with their upcoming hometown gig in GBG on February 25. The a-side will feature "Cabin jam" and the flip will have the exclusive b-side "Hoover".
Gåte vocalist going solo, first single available for free d/l
Gunnhild Sundli, ex-vocalist for the excellent Norwegian folk/rock act Gåte, will soon be releasing her debut solo album and is currently giving away the first single "Gi mæ fred" as a free download: https://gunnhildsundli.no/
Marhaug/Merzbow album coming in March
Lasse Marhaug has collaborated with legendary Japanese noise guru Merzbow in many ways over the years, but only in 2010 did they finally make a proper studio recording together in Tokyo. The resulting work is called "Mer mar" and will be released on LP via in March.
Park Hotell to the US
Norrland indierockers Park Hotell have been picked up by NY-based label (Movits!) who will be compiling a best-of album called "Layers" for US release. They'll also be coming over in March for SXSW and will be doing some other shows, exact dates TBA.
New First Love, Last Rites single confirmed
The new First Love, Last Rites single "Walk you home" is confirmed for release on March 5.
300 Acting Spaces - Exploring new electronic music
"300 Acting Spaces" is the name of a new experimental music/multimedia project based out of Oslo and spearheaded by artist/professor Alex Gunia. In addition to providing an intimate performance venue for many of Norway's leading artists in the genre including Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje, Supersilent and more, the venture also aims to link up with similar venues worldwide, both conceptually and online. And for those purely interested in the music, all shows will be streamed live and immediately archived for public listening via SoundCloud. Read more: https://300as.com/
This Is Head will record in March
This Is Head will begin recording their next album in March.
Opeth + Porcupine Tree = Storm Corrosion
Storm Corrosion, the official collaboration project between Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and his producer/friend Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), have signed with and will release their self-titled debut on April 23.
Frengers en français
Sometime IAT contributor Laura Studarus waxes rhapsodically on Mew for Under the Radar: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/frengers_en_francais/
Thomas Husmer leaves Efterklang
Drummer/trumpet player Thomas Husmer has parted ways with Efterklang after 10 years to spend more time close to home and his family. Read his and the band's full statement: https://efterklang.net/home/2012/02/07/thomas-leaves-efterklang/
Arts Desk Nordic Music Round-Up #3
The Arts Desk has posted a third installment of their Nordic Music Round-Up series: https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-nordic-music-round-3
Featured artists include Jenny Hval, Alog, Mirel Wagner, Black Twig, Firefox AK, Karin Park, Den Svenska Tystnaden and many more.
New TSOOL in April
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be releasing the new album "Throw it into the universe" on April 18. Check out a live performance of the first single "Try again": https://web.tsool.net/?p=375
Nest of the Vampyre?
Looks like new stuff is on the way finally from Swedish death metallers Tribulation: https://www.tribulation.se/