Swedish electropop duo City (feat. members from Slagsmålsklubben and The High Fives) will be releasing their debut EP in May called "Det var inte bättre förr det är bara sämre nu" and you can already preview a few tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/citysweden
are offering a new track from The Mary Onettes for free download: https://www.labrador.se/funeral/
"The night before the funeral" will be released as a 7" single for Record Store Day on April 17.
Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden are streaming a couple new tracks at myspace off their forthcoming record: https://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden
Finally, new music from Danish noiserockers Menfolk now streaming: https://www.myspace.com/menfolk
The band's long-awaited new album "Beast one / Man nil" comes out May 31 via and will available on LP or as a paid download (both as mp3 or 24-bit audio).
"Outcast", the second single from Timo Räisänen's latest record "The anatomy of...", will be officially released on April 28.
There's a new Trentemøller video for the track "Sycamore feeling": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvDMDMxDAlc
Stream three tracks from Okkultokrati's upcoming album "No light for mass": https://www.tigernet.no/shop/release.php?code=128455
Along with the new Haust record, this is one of my most anticipated releases of the spring.
MTV Iggy has a special feature on Danish act Oh No Ono, including a couple exclusive live performances: https://www.mtviggy.com/article/artist-profile-oh-no-ono
MOG has created a Best of by:Larm-themed Scandinavian music mix for download/streaming: https://mog.com/MOG_Features/blog/1884075
Icelandic artist Jóhann Jóhannsson is coming to North America for a few select dates at the end of the month:
04/30 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
05/01 - Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
05/02 - Brattle Theater, Boston, MA
05/03 - L'Astral Theatre, Montreal, Quebec
05/04 - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
05/06 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
05/07 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
05/08 - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
05/11 - Biltmore Theater, Vancouver, BC
05/12 - Triple Door Theater, Seattle, WA
05/13 - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
05/14 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/15 - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Johan Heltne - Din alkoholism är ingen alkoholism
02. TALK 1
03. Per Egland - Merkurius brinner (Martin Senter remix)
04. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
05. TALK 2
06. Moses - Warning
07. Repoman - Flock of jackdaws
08. Darkthrone - I am the graves of the 80s
09. TALK 3
10. Pallers - The kiss
11. Ikons - Slow light (Pistol Disco remix)
12. TALK 4
13. Herätys - Pelkkää pahoinvointia
14. Love Is All - Bigger bolder
15. Susanne Sundfør - The brothel
16. TALK 5
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.
WTF is this? Nicke Borg of Backyard Babies is going solo under the name Homeland, a moniker already taken by fellow Swedish artist Mikael Carlsson (ex-David & the Citizens). He'll be making his live debut at the Peace & Love Festival in Borlänge, Sweden this summer.
is reissuing Refused's seminal and overrated album "The shape of punk to come" on June 9 in a new expanded edition that will include a previously unreleased live album and a DVD of guitarist Kristofer Steen's documentary "Refused are fucking dead". There will also be a 2LP edition on white vinyl which will include download codes for the live record. More info: https://www.officialrefused.com/
has posted a sample tune from Masshysteri's new self-titled album: https://nyvag.weebly.com/1/post/2010/04/masshysteri-masshysteri.html
I got hooked up with promo mp3s yesterday (tack Jonas!) and listened to it three times -- it's a seriously great album. Very highly recommended!