Transubstans Records has confirmed that they will be releasing a new self-titled album from Swedish occult hårdrock/doom act The Graviators this coming November. Renown sludgerock producer Billy Anderson is mixing and mastering the release and Thomas Tjäder (At the Gates, In Flames, The Haunted) will be handling the group's first video.
Via Rogerts Blogg, here's the tracklist and guest vocalists that will be appearing on the upcoming Bad Hands (aka Per Nordmark) album:
Black and white - Linnea Jönsson (Those Dancing Days)
Bad hands - Nina Kinert
Northern lights - Britta Persson & Karl Larsson (Last Days of April)
Kick you out - Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters) & Howlin' Pelle (The Hives)
Andra relationen - Subbah
Close enough - Choir of Kiemi
We love blood - Henric de la Cour (Strip Music)
Cartoon wolf - David Sandström
I can do it - Therese Johansson (Lowood)
Sillodill - Britta Persson
Luxury has confirmed the new Makthaverskan album for release on October 21. More details tba.
I wasn't going to mention it at all, but Dimmu Borgir's recent firing of two members seems to have stirred up quite a shitstorm: https://www.dimmu-borgir.com/index.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=26
Dusted reviews the new Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) solo release "Aineen musta puhelin (Black telephone of matter)": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5218
Drowned in Sound reviews the new Susanna and the Magical Orchestra album "3": https://drownedinsound.com/releases/14619/reviews/4137742
Burning Heart is now saying the much-delayed new album "The devil on Nobel Street" from Sounds Like Violence will be released on November 9 with the single "The emperor's new clothes" preceding it on October 19. Wait and see...
Fever Ray has a new 7" that she recorded with tour partners Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid featuring covers of Nick Cave's "Stranger than kindess and Vashti Bunyan's "Here before".
Swedish powerpop act This Years Model are streaming a new track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thisyearsmodelpop
Expect a new album from the band in 2010 via Marsh-Marigold Records.
Astrid Swan has a new video for the song "2000-2010 (I'm not even 30)": https://www.vimeo.com/6396696
I still need to listen to the record more, but this was my favorite track on my first run-through.
The Skull Defekts will be touring Europe in late February/early March. Dates soon.
Björn Kleinhenz has posted a couple new tracks from the album "B.U.R.M.A." for streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bjornkleinhenz
Pitchfork reviews Swedish artist Avner's Daniel Johnston cover: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11473-kanslor/
Swedes Peter Bjorn and John and El Perro Del Mar will be doing a number of US dates together:
11/07 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/08 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11/10 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
11/11 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
11/12 - Metro, Chicago, IL
11/13 - Gargoyle Club, St. Louis, MO
11/14 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
11/15 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
11/17 - Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ
11/18 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
11/19 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/20 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/21 - Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
4AD has signed Efterklang to their illustrious roster and will be releasing the band's third studio album sometime in early 2010.