The video for Jonna Lee's latest single "And your love" (ft. Ed Harcourt) is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH1nxuJxEgs
It's a far, far darker clip than you might expect.
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IAT.MP3 artist Imagine I Had Hands provides a bit of an update as to what they're up to: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=80051513&blogID=346123833
The gist: things are quiet right now, but they hope to have an album ready by summertime.
Check out another teaser video for the new Barra Head album "Go get beat up" featuring the track "Gradiska" set to animation from Sarah Bodil Hansen: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=25808913
Pitchfork adds The Honeydrips to their recommended list: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47401-here-comes-the-future
See our own review of said album right here
Swedish punkrockers The Accidents will be releasing a new EP via Italian label Nicotine Records. Details to come.
Norwegian act Rumble in Rhodos will be going into Athletic Sound Studio in Halden to begein recording a new album with producer Kai Andersen (Madrugada, Ricochets, Saint Thomas, etc.). Assuming all goes according to plan, expect an April 28 release via Black Balloon Records in Norway with an international release to follow soon thereafter. The band will tour Europe with fellow Norwegians Dominic starting in late March with homeland dates to follow in May.
The winners of the Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best Album: Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden
Best Dance/Hip-Hop/Soul: Adam Tensta – It's a Tensta thing
Best Folk/Visa: Sofia Karlsson – Visor från vinden
Best Group: Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden
Best Hard-rock: Mustasch – Latest version of the truth
Best Jazz: Rigmor Gustafsson – Alone with you
Best Songwriter: Salem Al Fakir – This is who I am
Best Female Artist: Säkert! – Säkert!
Best Male Artist: Salem Al Fakir – This is who I am
Best Live Act: The Hives
Best Song: Lars Winnerbäck w/Miss Li – Om du lämnade mig nu
Best Lyrics: Annika Norlin – Säkert!
Best Newcomer: Salem Al Fakir – This is who I am
Best Producer: Salem Al Fakir – This is who I am
MTV-Prize for Best Video: Johan Söderberg (Familjen – Det snurrar I min skalle)
Export Prize: Bloodshy & Avant
Read more: https://www.grammis.se/?page=105
Finnish act Negative will release the new 2DVD collection "In the eye of the hurricane" on January 26. The set includes a full live show filmed at Pakkahuone, Tampere in December 2006 plus three hours of other miscellaneous material including videos, interviews, photos and a backstage documentary. More info: https://www.dvdinfo.fi/negative/
Check out Little Big Adventure covering fellow Swedish indiepop singer/songwriter Erik Halldén: https://www.littlebigadventure.se/?p=45
Finnish singer/songwriter Astrid Swan will release her sophomore album "Spartan picnic" on February 27. The first single "As long as it's not you" will be out soon.
Danish pop act The Alpine has posted their new single "Youniverse" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thealpinepop
The band's new album "There's only so much you can do" will be released on April 2. Unfortunately, I have to say that my first impression is underwhelming.
The video for the new Britta Persson single "Cliffhanger" is now online: https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=25701714
Stream the full album as well: https://www.myspace.com/brittapersson
Copies should be arriving in for mailorder next week.
The Ballers Social Club is bringing the skweee to Glasgow on January 11 with a clubnight featuring live sets from genre founders Liminous (aka Pavan) and Rigas. Details: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=230581986&blogID=336496772
Malmö-based indie duo Her Eyes Wild has three new tracks posted for free download: https://www.hereyeswild.com/
The group features members from The Light Bulb Project and 64revolt and will be releasing their debut EP "From my cold dead hands" soon.