PopMatters reviews Iceage
PopMatters gets in on the Iceage hype train in their review of "New brigade": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144663-iceage-new-brigade/
Tag: News
Jens Lekman confirms new EP, tour
Jens Lekman has confirmed that his new EP "An argument with myself" will be released on September 20 via and will be followed by an abbreviated US tour. Get the full details here in this republished interview he did with the Walla Walla Washington Union Bulletin: https://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2011/07/jens-lekman-announces-new-ep-tour/
Stockholm belongs to us - A Labrador Records compilation
Swedish indiepop label has a new 22-track comp/label sampler they are giving away as a free download: https://www.labrador.se/stockholm/
New Code 64 EP in August
has announced that Swedish/Norwegian EBM act Code 64 will be releasing a new EP called "Deviant" on August 16. Said EP will feature five tracks total including three versions of the title tune (a radio edit + two remixes) as well as a metal cover version by Greek act Sorrowful Angels and, to top it off, a new version of the song "Oblivion".
New music from Tellusian (ex-Crowpath)
Ex-Crowpath act Tellusian is streaming two new tunes at Bandcamp: https://tellusian.bandcamp.com/
If you liked the former, you'll probably dig this as well. A bit too ADHD for me though.
Erik Enocksson - I
New music from Swedish artist/composer Erik Enocksson from his new LP "Apan", just released via . Very different from what came before, but not in a bad way, not at all.
Gnucci Banana - Famalam jam
Sadly unavailable via Spotify here in the US (yes I have it now and yes, I am predictably disappointed by the fact that many major Scandinavian artists are unavailable to me thanks to major label short-sightedness), but thankfully available for streaming via SoundCloud. Get yr sommarplåga on!
Junip live at Moog Sound Lab
Junip jams out for Moog Sound Lab. More here: https://moogmusic.com/sight-and-sound/sound_lab/junip
Mob 47 to Japan
Swedish old-school punks Mob 47 are heading to Japan in October:
10/08 - F.A.D., Yokohama
10/09 - Day Trip, Nagoya
10/10 - King Cobra, Osaka
10/12 - Choatic Noise, Kochi
10/13 - Border, Hiroshima
10/14 - K2, Tsuyama
10/15 - Club Chaos, Mie
10/16 - Earth Dom, Tokyo
Årabrot - Madonna was a whore
Norwegian sludge-rock masters Årabrot have confirmed that their new Steve Albini-recorded album "Solar anus" is done and will be released on September 9 via . "Madonna was a whore" is the first sample.
XO Records to release Finnish hip-hop retrospective
will be releasing a compilation in August called "Rappiotaidetta" showcasing the early days of Finnish hip-hop, as compiled by Finnish rapper Paleface. Full tracklist here: https://www.exogenicmusicgroup.com/news/?id=72
Nomethod summer sampler
has a new label sampler out now and it's well worth checking out if you want to stay up on Sweden's current best indierock.
Navet - For the show
The new Navet single "For the show" is out today and can be streamed/downloaded for free here: https://www.fortheshow.se/
Pfork reviews Biosphere, I Break Horses
Pitchfork gives high marks to the new Biosphere album "N-plants": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15626-n-plants/
They also posted admiringly about a tune from Swedish act I Break Horses: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12257-hearts/
Iceage live @ WFMU
In case you missed it, Iceage played an in-studio live set for WFMU when they came over for their inaugural US tour: https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/06/ice-age-at-wfmu-mp3s.html