Excellent Finnish occult rockers Hexvessel have announced that their sophomore album will be called "No holier temple" and will be released on September 5 via , both on CD or 2LP. And speaking of Svart, their latest release from similarly-minded act Jess and the Ancient Ones is streaming in full now via Terrorizer: http://www.terrorizer.com/blog1.php/2012/05/22/terrorizer-stream-jess-and-the-ancient-ones
A visual preview of the forthcoming Arcana album "As bright as a thousand suns", due out May 28 via .
Pitchfork is hyping Danish hardcore act Lower by tagging their recent 7" track "Craver" as "Best New Music": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13641-craver/
Out of Vogue are heading to Spain:
05/24 - 13 Monos, Salamanca
05/25 - La Faena II, Madrid
05/26 - Casal Joves de Roquetes, Barcelona
Swedish experimental label is calling it quits after 10 years with two final releases, one of which is a compilation spotlighting their biggest genre specialty -- new dark, electronic sounds from the Swedish underground: http://releasethebats.com/
The latest single from Danish producer Kasper Bjørke, featuring guest vocals from Jacob Bellens and Emma Acs.
has announced that they will be releasing new singles from both Miss Li and The Baboon Show on May 30. Miss Li's track is called "My heart goes boom" and comes off her upcoming album, due out in September along with extensive touring and so on. As for The Baboon Show, their tune is called "Dancehall Killers" and is the first taste of the band's next album which is coming this fall. Hear more new stuff (Little Marbles, Kristian Anttila) from at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/national
has picked up eclectric electronic/jazz act Bendik Baksaas Band for their roster and will be releasing their debut 5-song EP on June 22. More info (in Norwegian) and a sample tune here: http://www.dayladore.no/artists/bendik-baksaas-band/
"Music For The Statues of Gothenburg is a piece written for three statues along Kungsportsavenyn, the main street of Gothenburg. It is an observation on the sonic landscape of the city and a question about the usage rights of the public space." Composed by Andreas Bygdell (The Touch) and performed by Martin Molin (Detektivbyrån). More: http://felsteg.com/project/music-for-the-statues-of-gothenburg/
Brand new Swedish pop from all-star act Nord & Syd. Recommended!
Daniel Westerlund of IAT favorites The Goner has curated a mixtape of "Swedish Delights" for The Golden Apples of the Sun Radio Show featuring various deep cut selections from the 1960s Swedish underground up through and including the present-day. Listen/download here: http://goldenapplesofthesunradioshow.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/rdaio-show-20-may-2012-episode-68/
Alpha Mound, a new project from Joakim Westlund of Daymare/Aerial/The Giant's Dream, has just released their debut LP "Burning words" and you can listen to the whole thing at Bandcamp or on Spotify, as well as most other digital retailers. For folks who prefer the real-deal physical object, ordering details for the vinyl can be found here.
Susanne Sundfør will do a small batch of dates opening for M83 in Europe:
06/19 - Komplex, Zurich (CH)
06/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
07/12 - Rockhal, Luxembourg (LUX)
07/16 - Somerset House, London (UK)