NPR song of the day: The Amazing - The Kirwan song

Swedish psyche act The Amazing were selected as NPR's Song of the Day last week: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130719824

Dungen - Skit i allt (video)

Oh, hey -- a new Dungen video! I still prefer The Amazing and probably always will, but this song is still pretty chill. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5PRQTh1K4

Sirius playlist week #25

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Baby Alice - Piña colada boy
02. TALK 1
03. CEO - Come with me
04. Faster Katt - The girl and the crow
05. EL-SD - Walking sideways
06. Masshysteri - Dom kan inte höra musiken
07. TALK 2
08. Champagne Riot - The champagne anthem
09. Khoma - In it for fighting
10. Dear Euphoria - Rescue
11. Haust - Anti-reproductive
12. TALK 3
13. This Is Head - 0011
14. Familjen - Det var jag
15. Mikkel Meyer - Tunge (feat. Non)
16. TALK 4
17. Rasmus Kellerman - The greatness & me
18. Grande Roses - The astronaut
19. We Live In Trenches - White knuckles
20. The Amazing - And it looks like today
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.

PopMatters reviews The Amazing

The Amazing's new release "Wait for a light to come" does not live up to PopMatters' expectations: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125643-the-amazing-wait-for-a-light-to-come

MP3: The Amazing - And it looks like today

Despite the intermittent rain up here in this part of the world, there's no doubting that spring has finally arrived. Let this new single from The Amazing be your soundtrack. The band's new EP "Wait for a light to come" is out now and it is bliss.

The Amazing - And it looks like today

Sirius playlist week #20

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Enforcer - High roller
02. TALK 1
03. Robyn - Dancing on my own
04. The Amazing - And it looks like today
05. Årabrot - End of first chant: II
06. TALK 2
07. The Bombettes - Cherry shot
08. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
09. Lapko - Kiss 'n' cry
10. TALK 3
11. The Howard Way - Runaway
12. Familjen - Socker
13. Deathchain - The crawling chaos
14. Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
15. TALK 4
16. Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time
17. Marit Bergman - Free falling
18. Jennie Abrahamson - I lost my heart
19. TALK 5
20. Menfolk - Rubato (con song)

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.

The Amazing to release new album in April

Subkiminal Sounds has announced that The Amazing's sophomore album "Wait for a light to come" will be released on April 14 and will be available on both CD and vinyl, the latter in a limited run of 1000 copies.

Pitchfork reviews The Amazing

Pitchfork reviews the self-titled debut album from The Amazing: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13882-the-amazing/

Too Cool to Die reviews The Amazing

Too Cool To Die reviews Swedish psych-rockers The Amazing: https://www.toocooltodie.com/index.php?/tctd/aotw/the_amazing/

Sirius playlist week #45

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Marit Bergman - Höstvisa
03. Viola - No connection
04. Brothers of End - Why
05. TALK 2
06. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
07. The Bear Quartet - Carry your weight
08. Kornstad - Oslo
09. TALK 3
10. The Amazing - Is it likely
11. Erik Enocksson - Non lupi
12. [ingenting] - Dina händer är fulla av blommor
13. TALK 4
14. Sivert Høyem - Empty house
15. Rickard Jäverling - May & Lee
16. Isolation Years - Let's step aside
17. TALK 5
18. Elmo - Young love

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.

The Amazing - Dragon (live video)

Watch The Amazing perform "Dragon" live for East Village Radio at CMJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2KVEWLseSw

Axe, EL-SD & Karpis
Live @ Snövit, Stockholm, 10/24/09

There's a nice noise-hardcore-scene vibe going around Stockholm with some amazing bands gigging in basements and bars and such, under the radar of -- or underestimated by -- the established clubs; these bands are getting their gigs by themselves and getting together a group of friends in a hole in the ground serving beer. Anyone paying attention will recognize that most members tonite are the usual suspects and this one featured, among others, members of Traktor, Emerson Fittipaldi, Seven Feet Four and Bruce Banner, on stage and in the audience.

Axe kicked off the night with some ferocious hardcore-noise-punk in the vein of Brick and that old hardcore band from Sigtuna that I can't remember the name of right now. They were really cool. They've got hooks! Check out their myspace and you'll see what I mean (the song "Firmafest" is an amazing stand-out!). They also are not afraid to go mid-tempo for some noise-intensity. The live-experience was great, yet lacking some volume and conviction, but hopefully they'll iron this out. If they do, this band will be a force to be reckoned with.

EL-SD were a bit more heady, recalling early Unwound, Sonic Youth, even early Quagmire (!) as well as sporting "Yank crime"-era Drive Like Jehu song lengths. I was blissing out ofc, with The Amazing gzzz-ing and no-wave picking guitars of David Fried right in front of me and bumping into Frippe going crazy wielding the bass. Good shit, this.

Karpis went metal on me, taking noise-rock down drop-tuning with growling even. They were bringing it, but I was kind of done unfortunately, trying to flirt, drink beer and stuff instead. I'll catch more of your set next time guys, promise!

So, fellow travelers, when in Stockholm, I humbly suggest you forgo established venues, constantly applying the one-size-fits-all-indie-dancefloor after every damn concert, for the basement jovial hardcore-scene-experience. Get your promille up and cheer for your new-found favourite underground band! You can even pogo a bit if u'd like.
- Mathias Rask-Andersen

"Dragon" track review @ Pitchfork

The Amazing's "Dragon" gets a 7 in Pitchfork's track review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11570-dragon/

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Markus Krunegård
02. Kent
03. The Bear Quartet
04. El Perro del Mar
05. Kings of Convenience
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Fever Ray
08. Loney, Dear
09. The Amazing
10. Lake Heartbeat

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Dusted reviews The Amazing

Dusted reviews The Amazing's excellent self-titled debut, one of my current favorite records: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5311