The new Moll Flanders album "If you can't understand what you don't understand it's not easy" will be released on April 24 via Crying Bob Records. Listen to the first single "1983" at the band's website: https://www.mollflanders.net/
Swedish artist Lasse Lindh has recorded a collaboration with Korean act Eniac which will be released on the latter's new EP "Love", due out March 12. Listen here: https://www.chilimusic.co.kr/upload/track/06_-_Sunday_Afternoon_(feat.Lasse_Lindh).wma
MIC Norway talks to acclaimed electronic artist/producer/label boss Lindstrøm: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009030909431354294804
In a very forward-thinking move, the Norwegian broadcasting corp NRK has started to distribute on-demand content via bittorrent. Read more at MIC Norway: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009030910415155239642
Swedish act The Upallnights are giving away their latest single "The morning after" as a free download: https://www.theupallnights.com/audio/themorningafter.mp3
Kristofer Åström's excellent new single "Twentyseven" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kastrom
Ane Brun's album of demo tracks "Sketches" will be released in GAS on April 18 and she'll be heading down there later that month for a solo tour with support from Nina Kinert:
04/27 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
04/28 - Südpol, Luzern (CH)
04/29 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
04/30 - ISC, Bern (CH)
05/02 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
05/03 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
05/04 - Studio, Cologne (GER)
05/05 - Quasimodo, Berlin (GER)
05/07 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
Swedish melancholy rock act Hearts of Black Science are back in full effect and streaming four new tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/heartsofblackscience
April tourdates for Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden:
04/03 - G18, Bremen (GER)
04/04 - Plaque, Leipzig (GER)
04/05 - Stumpf, Hanover (GER)
04/06 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
04/07 - el Lokal Pirate, Den Haag (NL)
04/08 - Haus Mainusch, Mainz (GER)
04/09 - The Bunker, Chemnitz (GER)
04/10 - Club 007, Prague (CZ)
04/11 - Archiv, Potsdam (GER)
04/12 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
Check out the video for "Heavy eyes" from Danish artist Oh Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIG9w4wiKWU
The release of the new Cult of Luna DVD "Fire was born" has been delayed to late April, so the band has compensated by posting another clip online from the disc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzVpwfRVeo
The Sounds' new album will be called "Crossing the rubicon". I have no idea when it will be out, but they say the first single "No one sleeps when I'm awake" will be on myspace next week.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. KVLR - All there is to hiding out
02. TALK 1
03. The Rollstons - Defender of the frown
04. Turboweekend - Sweet Jezebel
05. Midaircondo - Serenade
06. TALK 2
07. Promoe - The logic of dreams
08. The Kissaway Trail - La la song
09. Karjalan Sissit - Kuolema tuiloo
10. Montt Mardié - Paraply
11. TALK 3
12. Mikko Singh - Laodi majra
13. Jonathan Johansson - All vill ha hela världen
14. My Darling You! - Dressed4success
15. Paris - Another Saturday night
16. TALK 4
17. Heroin and Your Veins - Intoxication
18. Quagmire - We know we don't know
19. Totalitär - Mer skit att välja
20. The Setting Son - Spring of hate
21. 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.
New discs in stock on the retail front:
Peter Bjorn and John will support Depeche Mode when they tour the US this summer. Pfork has details: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149584-peter-bjorn-and-john-to-open-for-depeche-mode