Hyped Swedish new-age pop duo Korallreven will be coming to the US for a short string of shows in March, including a couple West Coast dates with Victoria Bergsman:
03/04 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
03/05 - Black Cat, Washington DC
03/06 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
03/07 - Independent, San Francisco, CA
03/08 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:
Folk/Ballad:
Marin/Marin – Småfolket ()
Merit Hemmingson – EQ ()
Navarra – Nya fönster ()
Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego ()
Dance:
Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion ()
Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion ()
The Field – Looping State of mind ()
Pallers – The Sea Of Memories ()
Punk:
Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta ()
Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void ()
Vånna Inget – Allvar ()
Black Feet – Black Feet ()
Hip-Hop:
Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder ()
Ison & Fille – För evigt ()
Mohammed Ali – Vi ()
Roffe Ruff – Barrabas ()
Experimental:
Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu ()
Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 ()
Ophir – Opus Operatum ()
Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon ()
Hardrock:
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil ()
Opeth – Heritage ()
Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels ()
The Haunted – Unseen ()
Rhythm:
Syster Sol – Kichinga! ()
Simone Moreno – Planetas ()
Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort ()
OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody ()
Pop:
Azure Blue – Rule of thirds ()
Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren ()
Korallreven – An album by Korallreven ()
Loney Dear – Hall Music ()
Rock:
Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här ()
Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan ()
Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället ()
Tramp – Indigo ()
Synth:
Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour ()
Necro Facility – Wintermute ()
Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom ()
Covenant – Modern Ruin ()
Jazz:
Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack ()
Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart ()
Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue ()
The Splendor – Delphian Palace ()
Best Unsigned:
Death By Armborst
Storskogen
Schizo and the Personalities
Farsta
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana:
Brothers of End – Mount Inside ()
Ane Brun – It All Start With One ()
Promise & the Monster – Red Tide ()
Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote ()
Best live act:
Kriget ()
This is Head ()
Graveyard ()
Mattias Alkberg ()
Interesting to see and dominating their respective niches. Winners will be announced on February 3 at a ceremony at Nalen in Stockholm. Read more: http://manifestgalan.se/manifestgalan-2012/nominerade/
A new video from Korallreven, directed by Marcus Söderlund.
Swedish pop act Korallreven is #6 on Gorilla vs Bear's top albums of 2011 list: http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/12/05/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2011/
PopMatters is less impressed than most when it comes to Korallreven's debut full-length: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150870-korallreven-an-album-by-korallreven/
Pitchfork reviews Swedish pop duo Korallreven: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16042-an-album-by-korallreven/
The new Korallreven album "An album by Korallreven", officially due out on November 15, is currently streaming in its entirety over at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/acephale/sets/an-album-by-korallreven-hype
Pitchfork has the new Korallreven single "Sa sa Samoa" featured in their Tracks list: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12677-sa-sa-samoa-ft-julianna-barwick/
PopMatters reviews Swedish pop duo Korallreven and their album "A dream within a dream": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/149175-korallreven-a-dream-within-a-dream/
The new Korallreven single "As young as yesterday" got Best New Music'd in the Pitchfork track list: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12409-as-young-as-yesterday-ft-victoria-bergsman/
Download the new Korallreven single "As young as yesterday", featuring guest vocals from Victoria Bergsman: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/112072/Korallreven%20-%20As%20Young%20As%20Yesterday.mp3
Said tune will be released on 12" on September 20 via / featuring b-side remixes by Panda Bear and Girl Unit. The duo's upcoming full-length "An album by Korallreven" follows on November 15.
Swedish electro/pop duo Korallreven have confirmed that their debut full-length "An album by Korallreven" will be released on November 15 via : http://acephalerecords.com/index.php?/releases/ace019--korallreven--an-album-by-korallreven/
They also have a new mixtape featuring a bunch of pop remixes and other junk which is available for free download here: http://acephalerecords.com/ADreamWithinADream/
This Is Head's new 12" single "De trop" is out today via and the label is giving away the title track as a free download: http://www.adrianfiles.com/A1.De_Trop.mp3
The b-side of the physical edition features two remixes of the tune "0007", one by one by Korallreven and another by Hans Appelqvist.
