New album, single from Lowe on the way
Swedish electro act Lowe will be releasing a new album this June with the first single "Mirage" coming on March 17.
Tag: News
Spinner picks their Scandinavian favorites from by:Larm
Spinner lists their five favorite acts from by:Larm: https://www.spinner.com/2010/02/21/best-of-by-larm-festival/
The names: The Megaphonic Thrift, Altaar, Negash Ali. Kira Kira and Joensuu 1685.
BJ Nilsen interview at Headphone Commute
Headphone Commute interviews Swedish artist BJ Nilsen: https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2010/02/19/two-and-a-half-questions-with-b-j-nilsen/
Library Tapes mix at Fluid Radio
Swedish experimental act Library Tapes put together a mix for Fluid Radio: https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2010/02/library-tapes-exclusive/
Presenting: Blessing (feat. members from t(I)NC)
Check out Blessing, the new band from Lars Strömberg and Ludwig Dahlberg of The (International) Noise Conspiracy: https://www.myspace.com/givemeblessing
The first song reminds me a bit of Chronic Heist with the tone of the vocals and the way that they swing. The rest, not so much.
Pitchfork reviews Sambassadeur, Kasper Bjørke
Pitchfork reviews the new Sambassadeur album "European": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13932-european/
Also covered, Danish producer Kasper Bjørke's "Standing on top of utopia": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13945-standing-on-top-of-utopia/
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Yeasayer
05. Loney, Dear
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Seabear
08. Markus Krunegård
09. Beach House
10. Jonathan Johansson
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/
A-ha announces final UK dates
A-ha has announced UK dates for their farewell tour: https://www.a-ha.com/news/languages/english/AHA_fullStory.aspx?PostID=5810
Monzano - Yes we can't (live acoustic)
Watch Monzano perform their new single "Yes we can't" acoustically for Groove.no: https://vimeo.com/9573507
I love the line "I never thought it would come to this / I read every page of The Economist".
Espen Eriksen Trio album details from Rune Grammofon
has posted details for their next release, piano trio Espen Eriksen Trio with the album "You had me at goodbye": https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/espen-eriksen-trio/rcd-2096-espen-eriksen-trio_-you-had-me-at-goodbye
Musik med Steso Songs, Peter Morén
New live music at PSL with Steso Songs and Peter Morén.
Ingrid Olava gets the Statoil money
Singer/songwriter Ingrid Olava is the recipient of this year's Statoil stipend: https://www.groove.no/html/news/63313376.html
Entombed extracurricular activities
Metal Bastard gives the lowdown on Entombed's many various sideprojects throughout the years, complete with samples of each: https://metalbastard.blogspot.com/2010/02/entombed-side-projects-galore.html
The Eyeshades - The riot
has a new single from recent signees The Eyeshades posted as a free download, plus a few other things: https://knoppar.blogspot.com/2010/02/roit-in-many-hearts.html
Champagne Riot - Ingrid Bergman
The new Champagne Riot single "Ingrid Bergman" is now up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/champagneriot
Expect the video to surface shortly.