To celebrate the release of The Bethlehem Beard Corporation's new album "Shadows of the shapeless", Flora & Fauna is giving away the lead single "Into air": https://www.brilliant.nu/mp3/Into_Air.mp3
Also grab the b-side skweee remix by Daniel Savio aka Kool DJ Dust right here: https://www.brilliant.nu/mp3/Into_Air_(Kool_Dj_Dust_Turn_Into_Me_Remix).mp3
Swedish doom act Kongh will be heading into the studio tomorrow to record their sophomore album "Shadows of the shapeless". Expect five "massive" tunes and a May release.
Hit Me! and Kræsj Records will be reissuing Norwegian punk rockers De Sjenerte 1980 cassette "Si ja til De Sjenerte" with seven bonus live tracks as a new CD entitled "De Sjenerte-Gutta fra 80-åra". Read more: https://www.hitmerecords.com/Kraesj%20Records.htm (in Norwegian)
Check out a feature on Loney Dear from ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6734912
Blast First Petite will be releasing a Pan Sonic/Keiji Haino live collaboration entitled "Shall I download a black hole and offer it to you". No exact date yet, but they say "early 2009".
Backyard Babies will be supporting Danko Jones on tour in Europe:
03/16 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
03/17 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
03/19 - Backstage, München (GER)
03/20 - Flex, Wien (AUS)
03/21 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
03/22 - Schuur, Luzen (CH)
03/24 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
03/25 - Le Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
03/26 - Handelbeurs, Ghent (BEL)
03/27 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
03/28 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
03/30 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
03/31 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
04/01 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
04/03 - Garorock Festival, Marmande (FRA)
04/04 - L´Antipode, Rennes (FRA)
Swedish indie/psych act Blända will be releasing the 5-track "Nico EP" tomorrow on January 28 via Fashionpolice Records. Preview a few songs at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/blandaband
Norwegian act Alpine Those Myriads? have a brand new website to herald the arrival of their new album "Trance eloquent wings": https://alpinethosemyriads.com
Check out Swedish indiepop act Celestial's new video for the song "Lonely Boulevard": https://www.vimeo.com/2981527
Also see the video for "Try to understand" right here: https://www.vimeo.com/2983777
Traktor (SWE) and Heroes & Zeros (NOR) will be teaming up for some European tourdates:
03/09 - MTC, Köln (GER)
03/10 - AKW, Würzburg (GER)
03/11 - Ampere, München (GER)
03/12 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
03/13 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/14 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
Aftonbladet is streaming the new video for They Live By Night's latest single "Ctrl+Alt+Del my heart": https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article4270978.ab
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=176
Finnish doom act Callisto is streaming a new track on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/callistochaos
Norwegian hype act (or has everyone moved on?) New Violators are finally streaming some new music at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/newviolators
Their long-awaited debut full-length will be out in late February.
Danish artist Martin Hall has two new videos online: "P.O." / "No thanks and then some"
I can't say that the visuals are remarkably compelling, but the music is definitely worth checking out.