After releasing a mere two EPs in three years, Grande Roses says that they will (miraculously) be going back into the studio this coming weekend to record yet another which they may even end up releasing less than a year after their last one. Amazing!
Brutal Svensk hardcore act Glöm Dä! have a new video for the song "Spritad" which should be very amusing for anyone who's ever partied a little too hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BNclD4SKoI
Finnish metal acts Ghost Brigade and Insomnium will be touring Europe together in May:
05/20 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
05/21 - Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig (GER) (GB only)
05/22 - Haus-11, Stuttgart (GER)
05/23 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
05/24 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
05/25 - Kiff, Aarau (CH)
05/26 - Bibelot, Dordrecht (NL)
05/27 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
05/28 - Dynamo, Eindhoven (NL)
05/29 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
Check out Nicolai Dunger's new video for the song "Crazy train" (no, not that "Crazy train"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOgCmCTUSk4
Aftonbladet has the premiere of the video for the new Timo Räisänen single "Numbers": https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article6630870.ab
Danish instrumental garage-rock trio The Good The Bad have a new video for their song "026": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6qDJBzEcs
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Midlake
02. Beach House
03. Hot Chip
04. Jonathan Johansson
05. The Bear Quartet
06. El Perro del Mar
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Håkan Hellström
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Yeasayer
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Sophie Zelmani has a new website to coincide with the release of her new album "I'm the rain", due out next week: https://www.sophie-zelmani.com/
Go there for updated tourdates, etc.
PSL reports that Swedish Hammond legend Merit Hemmingson has recorded a new album with Tobias Fröberg in the producer's chair, alongside other contributors such as Peter Morén, Lars Skoglund and Ola Salo. Read more: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/02/16/extra-extra-merit-hemmingson-gor-skiva-med-tobias-froberg-lars-skoglund-peter-moren-och-ola-salo/ (in Swedish)
I never covered supposed hype Swedish act Summer Camp because I didn't think they were very good or even remotely interesting; now I feel extra vindicated because they're not even Swedish.
Here's the video for "Efficient machine", Kasper Bjørke's second single from his latest record "Standing on top of utopia": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5JkZo-F1w
Watch Danish act Bodebrixen perform a live session for Dreamtrak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOPPr_5w5Zs
has announced the signing of Swedish EBM duo Spark! and will be releasing a new EP for the group in the near future with an album to follow in summer.
Check out Titiyo's new video for the song "X": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irlkGNVed-c
Lindstrøm and Christabelle do the Guest List thing for Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7768-lindstrm-christabelle/