Shelflife announces Balloon Magic EP
has announced that they will be releasing a new EP from Danish indiepop act Balloon Magic on November 17 entitled "Mornings". Full details and a sample tune: https://www.shelflife.com/catalogue/LIFE076.html
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Henric de la Cour - Dracula (video)
PSL has the premiere of the new Henric de la Cour video "Dracula". As I said before, I'm way into this song. Also: an interview is coming soon.
De Montevert - Du kommer ångra dig
Preview the new De Montevert single "Du kommer ångra dig", officially due out October 17 via .
The Radio Dept. cancel tour
The Radio Dept. have cancelled their upcoming US tour, citing "family related matters." Instead, the band will remain at home in Sweden and will begin work on their next album.
Iconcrash video tour blog s01e02
Iconcrash are keeping a video tour diary going and they're even taking the time to provide English subtitles. More here: https://iconcrash.wordpress.com/
IA - On it
New sounds from IA aka Iron African.
Koria Kitten Riot - An anthem from the 80s (video)
"An anthem from the 80s" is the first single from Finnish lo-fi/indie artist Koria Kitten Riot's forthcoming album "The lows & the highs".
Pitchfork reviews Opeth
Pitchfork has posted their full review of the latest Opeth record "Heritage", saying it sounds more like Dungen than death metal: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15866-heritage/
Alog recording session (video)
The wind in the trees and the sound of something new from Alog.
Arcana to the UK + new Peter Bjärgö solo album
Swedish dark ambient act Arcana will be doing a special one-off UK appearance at the Dark Reverberations festival in the city of York on October 22. Details here: https://www.darkreverberations.co.uk/
In related news, Arcana mainman Peter Bjärgö reports that he has completed work on his sophomore solo album "The architecture of melancholy" and you can hear a sample tune here: https://peterbjargo.bandcamp.com/track/the-architecture-of-melancholy
Dad Rocks! - Weapons/Surgery
The new Dad Rocks! single "Weapons" b/w "Surgery" is currently streaming at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dad-rocks/sets/weapons-surgery-1
Google+ integration
I've yet to really play around with Google's social media platform Google+, but I did go ahead and add their +1 buttons to the site and they seem to be working. However, if you do happen see any funky behavior, please let me know!
Presenting: Slussenanalys
Who the what now is Slussenanalys? Finnish noiserockers singing in Swedish, like a bizarro Herätys in reverse? Look for the band's debut LP "Aquila Helvetos Asfaltos" to be released soon via imprint in cooperation with .
Emotion to release 7" from Duvchi
has announced that they will be releasing a new 7" from Duvchi (aka Jens Duvsjö) featuring the tune "Turtleduvs" backed with a Boeoes Kaelstigen remix of the same. Official release date is October 11, preview/order here: https://eeemotion.se/music/duvchi/
Drontheim - Deadlight (video)
Drontheim is a Trondheim-based band whose entire artistic concept is based on "a dystopic [and strictly non-political, they say] scenario where Germany won World War 2. As a result of this they managed to succeed with their plans to build a Scandinavian capitol in the middle of Norway: Neue Drontheim (New Trondheim)." The single "Deadlight" is the band's first release, with a 2nd to follow in November.