Liechtenstein - Passion for water
will be releasing a new 7" single from Liechtenstein later this month and are offering the a-side cut "Passion for water" as a free download: https://www.fractiondiscs.se/
will be releasing a new 7" single from Liechtenstein later this month and are offering the a-side cut "Passion for water" as a free download: https://www.fractiondiscs.se/
Sophie Rimheden is coming to NYC for a few live appearances later this month: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=70440842&blogId=536769520
Andreas Söderlund's debut solo single from the upcoming album of the same name. It won't sound unfamiliar to anyone who knows his work with Niccokick or Sounds Like Violence, but it's not like that's a bad thing. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7oPxid5OQ
Pitchfork reports from the Roskilde fest, though they don't uncover any previously undiscussed Scandinavian gems: https://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7826-roskilde-2010/
Hardcore mag Define the Meaning is streaming the new album "Reflections of the bourgeois society" from Swedish act The Bristles: https://definethemeaning.com/2010/06/25/streaming-the-bristles-reflections-of-the-bourgeois-society/
Sounds like run-of-the-mill streetpunk to me, but hey, maybe that's your thing.
is distributing a new track from CEO for free download and you can grab it from Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/news/39359-ceo-everything-is-gonna-be-alright/
Preview the new single "Sordid eyes" from Swedish art-rock act Baron Bane: https://soundcloud.com/baronbane/baron-bane-sordid-eyes
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Makthaverskan - Inside of me
03. Swedish House Mafia - One
04. Elias & the Wizzkids - Waste of time
05. TALK 2
06. The Animal Five - Dancing on my own
07. Miasmal - Creation of fire
08. The Aches - Count slowly to ten
09. Karin Ström - Reptilian brain
10. TALK 3
11. Dear Euphoria - No more time to weep
12. Delay Trees - Cassette 2012
13. Sort Sol - Marguerita
14. TALK 4
15. The Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt
16. Cut City - The sound and the sore
17. The Hives - Civilization's dying
18. The Nature - Din medicin
19. TALK 5
20. Kaka - Below this sun
21. The Scrags - Psycho cyclone
22. On Volcano - Ride the wolf
23. TALK 6
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Swedish prog act Gösta Berlings Saga will be making their overseas debut at the 2011 Nearfest in Bethlehem, PA: https://www.nearfest.com/
We Are the Storm will begin recording their debut album this weekend -- definitely one of the year's most anticipated releases.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
03. Alexander Rybak - No Boundaries
04. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
05. Tre Små Kinesere - Kjærlighet på tunga
06. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
07. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
08. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
09. Liv Marit Wedvik - Solid Ground
10. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
11. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
12. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
13. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
14. Purified In Blood - Under Black Skies
15. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
16. Elg - Storm
17. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
18. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
19. Unni Wilhelmsen - 7
20. Bobbysocks - Bobbysocks
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Kent - En plats i solen
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
03. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
04. Meduza Eddie - Rockabilly rebel
05. Timoteij - Längtan
06. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
07. Eric Saade - Masquerade
08. Håkan Hellström - Samlade singlar 2000-2010
09. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
10. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
11. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
12. Sabaton - Coat of arms
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. Erik Grönwall - Somewhere between a rock and a hard place
15. The Ark - In full regalia
16. Emmy & Ella - Emmy & Ella
17. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
18. My Brother the Wind - Twilight in the crystal cabinet
19. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
20. Kent - Röd
Pitchfork is streaming the Refused doc "Refused are Fucking Dead": https://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2527-refused-are-fucking-dead/1
Petter's new video for the song "Längesen" featuring Veronica Maggio is out now, but I can't show it to you because has it blocked outside of Sweden.
The Quietus has posted an extensive interview with Shining guitarist/sax player Jørgen Munkeby: https://thequietus.com/articles/04547-shining-black-jazz-j-rgen-munkeby-interview-metal