The excellent Swedish indie duo Masquer (featuring Kicki Halmos, also in Lowood) will be releasing their official debut single "Happiness" on May 4. Said single was produced by Per Egland and will also include a b-side remix from The Field. A full-length album will follow in fall, to be distributed via /.
Elias & the Wizzkids get all retro with a little help from Therese Johansson of Lowood. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMoccMtx08
Division of Laura Lee will be exhibiting a collection of their artwork (along with their new font I presume) at MacForum in Göteborg from March 6-20. There will be a reception on the 6th with live music from Lowood, Kristofer Åström and Isak Ferna (Giant Boar) as well. Full details: http://www.divisionoflauralee.com/2010/02/13/exhibition/
Check out a video of Kristofer Åström and Lowood performing Kris' song "Hard to live" together backstage in Frankfurt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmP7wNEcx00
Swedish act Lowood will see their album "Close to violence" released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on January 29 via .
Scandinavian acts confirmed for SXSW 2010: Ólöf Arnalds, Julian Berntzen, Adiam Dymott, Francis, The Kissaway Trail, Unni Lovlid, Lowood, Mixtapes & Cellmates, Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks), Movits! and Surrounded.
Swedish duo Masquer (feat. members from Idoru and Lowood) have a couple new tracks up on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/masquerstockholm
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
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Pintandwefall - Jail
02. TALK 1
03. Detektivbyrån - Partyland
04. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Pärlor
05. Piroth - Fog dancers
06. TALK 2
07. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
08. Lapko - Miami vicer
09. My God Damn Territory - Used to be
10. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets & filth
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Behind kitchen knives
13. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
14. TALK 4
15. Folke - Wet soap
16. The Goner - A song
17. Regina - Totuus minusta
18. TALK 5
19. Lowood - Crash
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.
Lowood's video for "Crash" is now available at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ypP0NKfES0&fmt=18
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Lowood - It's a mess (feat. Kristofer Åström)
02. TALK 1
03. Murmansk - Sweet trio
04. Øresund Space Collective - My heel has a beard
05. Nutid - Pianoflikkan
06. TALK 2
07. Montt Mardié - Bang, bang (Echo in Warsaw)
08. Rupesh Cartel - Oh no oh no!
09. Bellman - Sleep forever
10. Pixie Carnation - Little sister
11. TALK 3
12. Fever Ray - Concrete walls
13. Jesper Norda - We have the guts
14. Bad Hands - Bad hands (feat. Nina Kinert)
15. TALK 4
16. Turboweekend - Up with the smoke - Down with the ash
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.
Minty Fresh has licensed Lowood's debut album "Close to violence" for North American release and apparently it's out now. Who knew?
Live music with Lowood at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/03/23/musik-med-lowood/
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Lassus - Into another
02. TALK 1
03. Björn Kleinhenz - Black water
04. The Rollstons - The art of squandering time
05. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
06. TALK 2
07. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
08. Obscure - Massacre
09. The Sweptways - Time of the season (ft. Pelle Almqvist)
10. Commando M. Pigg - Mot stjärnorna
11. TALK 3
12. Samuraj Cities - Mixed up record collections
13. Lowood - It's a mess
14. Wardruna - Bjarkan
15. TALK 4
16. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
17. Breach - Lost crew
18. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
19. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Old friends
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.