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Swedish hip-hop artist Chords will release his new album "Things we do for things" on April 30 via JuJu Records. Look for the first single "Luckiest man alive" to be released soon.
New releases out now from excellent Swedish jazz label Caprice Records:
H3FK - Nubiska nätter
Sixten & Pohjanen - En svensk Markuspassion
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Jazz i Sverige 2008 - The Snake
Absolut Noise has the new single "Humanitarianism" from Swedish electro act Zeigeist: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/03/imperial-electro.html
Swedesplease has another song from excellent up-and-coming act The Social Services: https://www.swedesplease.net/?p=1047
Listen for those vocal harmonies at the end, it's pure magic.
Swedish d-beat champs Victims will come over in May to tour with Coliseum and Trash Talk:
05/04 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY w/Tombs, Attake
05/05 - Club Hell, Providence, RI w/Tombs, Tides
05/06 - Great Scott, Allston, MA w/Blacktail
05/07 - Club Lambi, Montreal, QC
05/08 - Mavericks, Ottawa, ON w/Metz
05/09 - Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto, ON
05/10 - Call The Office, London, ON w/Midwives
05/11 - Peabody's, Cleveland, OH w/Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace
05/12 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
05/13 - Reggie's, Chicago, IL
05/14 - The Borg Ward, Milwaukee, WI w/High On Crime
05/15 - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
05/17 - Club 1123, Evansville, IN w/Hollywood Handgrenade
05/18 - The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
Bummer there's no west coast dates, but maybe they'll make it out for Rain Fest? I can hope.
Fluxblog has a track from Danish pop act Alphabeat today: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/03/word-is-on-your-lipssay-word.html
Dusted reviews Norwegian artist Silje Nes: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4158
Upstart Danish electro label VUF/records has signed their very first artist, Birk Storm. Check out the YouTube video announcement: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Rtz2puH5uY
Finnish power-pop act Hundred Million Martians have added a couple new tracks to their myspace page, now that their new CD "Marseille" is done and in their hands: https://www.myspace.com/hundredmillionmartians
Check out the video for the new Promise and the Monster single "Light reflecting papers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4kskz8oYi4
Very recommended!
Danish metal act Mercenary is streaming their entire new album "Architect of lies" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mercenarydenmark
The Radio Dept.'s long-awaiting forthcoming album has been pushed back to August, though we may get a single in May.
Sweden-based web TV site Dayrobber has a three-part interview with the people behind The Pirate Bay posted for your viewing pleasure: https://www.dayrobber.com/
Also check out other areas of the site for potential subjects of interest, such as "The band" which, naturally, features interviews with various bands.