Listen to Norway has posted a new entry in their "Live at the Office" series, this time featuring Paal Nilssen-Love Trio which features the renown jazz drummer backed by saxophonist Ken Vandermark and clarinetist Ab Baars: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011091511161939857175
NY Mag's Vulture blog has an exclusive stream of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/jens_lekman_an_argument_with_m.html
The latest Acid House Kings album "Music sounds better with you" is now also the world's first indiepop app: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/acid_house_kings_announce_ipad_app/
Another new Rising tune for our collective listening pleasure to coincide with the unveiling of their new website. Go see the band on tour:
10/28 - Raum Eins, Aarhus (DK)
10/29 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
11/03 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
11/04 - UJZ Korn, Hannover (GER)
11/05 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
11/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/07 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
11/08 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
11/09 - Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden (GER)
11/10 - Comet, Berlin (GER)
11/11 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
11/12 - K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/13 - Black Fleck, Potsdam (GER)
11/24 - Kansas City, Odense (DK)
11/25 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
11/26 - Beta, Copenhagen (DK)
Preview excerpts of all the tunes from the upcoming Cryo MCD "Beyond", due out October 26 via
Another sample from the new Ville Leinonen album "Auringonsäde/Pommisuoja", out now via .
The official winner of Junip's "Without you" video contest, made by co-DEPENDENCYfilm of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Something new from Chicagojazzen, from the soon-to-be released cassette "Övik/Jörn" due out October 28 via . Details: https://c-h-i-c-a-g-o-j-a-z-z-e-n.blogspot.com/2011/08/eyes-burst-at-dawn.html
Check out a two-song live session that I'm Kingfisher did for UK blog We are the Sound: https://wearethesoundla.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-me-worried.html
Gimme Indie is doing a streaming preview of the new Promise and the Monster album "Red tide": https://www.gimmeindie.se/
Looks like the young Stockholm band Urban Cone is on the up-and-up and are now being booked by Luger in addition to releasing music via the legendary label: https://www.luger.se/urban-cone
Opeth's new album "Heritage" is streaming in full over at NPR: https://www.npr.org/2011/09/11/140288664/first-listen-opeth-heritage
Download the new Korallreven single "As young as yesterday", featuring guest vocals from Victoria Bergsman: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/112072/Korallreven%20-%20As%20Young%20As%20Yesterday.mp3
Said tune will be released on 12" on September 20 via / featuring b-side remixes by Panda Bear and Girl Unit. The duo's upcoming full-length "An album by Korallreven" follows on November 15.
Something new from Kriget. Don't forget they're playing It's a Trap! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö on October 1!
Norwegian indie/funk act Ungdomskulen have a new single out now called "Facemask", the first taste of their forthcoming album and the follow-up to their "Gimme ten" experiment of 1-minute songs: https://open.spotify.com/album/2X4GktkIR4QC0BjDZyfRvi
Like Rubik, another band with more ideas than songwriting skills, I can't get into this at all.