New European tourdates for Finns 22-Pistepirkko:
07/22 - Kulturladen, Konstanz (GER)
07/23 - Club Cardinal, Schaffhausen (CH)
07/24 - Stonehill Festival, Alterswil (CH)
07/25 - Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
07/26 - tba, Insbruck (AUS)
07/27 - Motovun Film Festival, Motovun (CRO)
07/28 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
The Late Parade's vocalist Rune Vigil has teamed up with Ebbe Frej (Epo-555), the producer of the band's recent record "In chase of red beads", for a new project called Helsinki Poetry. The duo plans to record an EP eventually, but for now they are regularly posting demos for free download at their website: https://www.helsinkipoetry.com/
Ison & Fille now have a video for their great single "Jag skratter idag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCQjx_JrG9k&fmt=18
Check out the video for the new Embee single "Desire to be free" (feat. Nina Ramsby): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzItZF6D4ik&fmt=18
It appears that Norwegian doom act Valhall (feat. Fenriz of Darkthrone) finally managed to put out their never-released 3rd album "Red planet" via Housecore Records, the label run by Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, etc.). See here: https://www.thehousecorerecords.com/
Teddybears Sthlm are back with a new single called "Get mama a house", their first in many years. The track was actually originally written by member Klas Åhlund as a jingle for Fastighetsbyrån's (Real Estate Agency) ad "Sold" and they are partnering with Sony to offer the track as a free download: https://getmamaahouse.fastighetsbyran.se/
Pitchfork isn't so hot on The Radio Dept.'s new single "David": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11330-david/
Neglected to mention it yesterday, but The Psyke Project have a new song streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thepsykeproject
The music kinda sounds like they're holding back, but the vocals are as fierce as always.
Swingfly's new single "Promise you" is streaming at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPUaGixE7u4
Danish roots-rockers The First Miles, as heard on "Reader's companion volume 2", have a couple new tracks up for streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thefirstmiles
Check out Mange Schmidt's new video for the song "Vet att du förstår": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-P7V6YDMKM&fmt=18
Danish metalcore act The Psyke Project will release their new album "The dead storm" on August 24.
Check out Pelle Carlberg playing childrens music with his kids på Svenska: https://www.myspace.com/tvillingarnatrulsjag
Flora & Fauna is giving away another Rigas track ("Simple") as a free download: https://rigas.blackside.org/EP/02_Rigas_Simple.mp3
Expect a proper new single in August with an album to follow plus a new skweee album as Rigas den Andre, due out September 11 via Flogsta Danshall.
If you're curious about what Swedish artists are receiving state funding this year, the latest recipients are now listed: https://www.kulturradet.se/sv/Bidrag/Beviljade-bidrag/2009/
Nice to see that Moonbabies are coming to NYC in October! And new music from Junip on the way?