Finnish retro synthpop group Desert Planet has a new track called "Fumbler" up at micromusic.org, along with other downloads from tons of other link-minded artists.
Tag: News
German webzine Sellfish has posted an interview Nikola Sarcevic from Millencolin where they talk about his new solo album: https://sellfish.inserteffekt.com/_start.php?link=interviews/nikola.htm
And, as usual, there's the usual round-up of reviews for the week:
Alyson Avenue - Omega
The Bones - Straight flush ghetto
Erlend Oye - DJ kicks
Evergrey - The inner circle
Promoe - The long distance runner
Reminder: There's still time to enter the The End Will Be Kicks contest. Simply email contest@itsatrap.com with "TEWBK contest" as your subject line and you're in. I'll be selecting a couple winners sometime next week who will be receiving free copies of the new 4-song EP as well as whatever other goodies I might have lying around. Be sure to include your name and address in the body of the message so I can mail your prize faster when you win.
Pics from Satirnine's recent tour supporting Danko Jones: https://www.satirnine.com/pictures.php?gallery=6
Denmark's Morningside Records has announced that 'eccentric' singer/songwriter Simon Gylden will release his new album "Go Folk Yourself!" on May 28. Live dates can be found here and samples should be coming soon.
Head over to the JuJu Records download section for new mp3 from Timbuktu entitled "Pisset 3": https://www.jujurecords.com/download.php
Heikki, the group featuring Jari Haapalainen from Bear Quartet and Maria Eriksson of The Concretes are doing a few dates in Sweden:
05/21 - Debaser, Stockholm
05/27 - KB, Malmö
05/28 - Playground/Pusterviksbaren, Göteborg
05/29 - Rock Sensation @ Herrgår'n, Linköping
Hemmalaget now has the track "Ny dag samma skit" (even with my rudimentary Swedish skills I know that's "new day, same shit") from Sabo Hoosam Gurmo's new mix CD "Radio 127" up for download: https://www.hemmalaget.nu/music/ny_dag_samma_skit.mp3
UK-based label Shifty Disco has now released "Greycoated Morning" from David & the Citizens as an electronic single: https://www.shiftydisco.co.uk/?mp3/9
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:
01. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
02. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
03. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
04. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
05. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
06. Per Gessle - Mazarin
07. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
08. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
09. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
10. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
11. Åsa Jinder - 25 år som riksspelman
12. Carola - Guld platina & passion
13. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
14. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
15. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
16. Lill Lindfors - Bästa
17. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
18. Sarek - Sarek
19. Weeping Willows - Presence
20. Owe Thörnqvist - Då nu alltid/Bästa
Sweden's Hell 'n Diesel will be appearing on the upcoming "Burn the Street Volume 3" compilation, due out later this year on Germany's Daredevil Records. Other bands confirmed include The Awesome Machine, Hermano, Nebula, Spoiler, Dozer, Sunride, Sparzanza, Duster 69 and Chuck Norris Experiment. More info: https://www.daredevilrecords.de/
Jörgen Sandström, lead singer of The Project Hate, checks in with news that the upcoming recording sessions for TPH's next album have been pushed back to December due to scheduling conflicts with band members and their recording engineer. Read more: https://www.theprojecthate.net/
King is heading over to Finland once again for a couple shows this weekend:
04/16 - Vernissa, Vantaa w/Lovestone, Roihu
04/17 - Bar Maksim, Salo w/Roihu
Finland's Children of Bodom report that they have recently finished a new EP called "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" for release later this summer. The tracklist will feature two brand-new songs as well as a couple covers and "a lot of extra stuff." The recordings engineered by Anssi Kippo at ASTIA Studio and mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios.