Off the Record: Samling
The Finnish live video blog Off the Record has a new session up with SWEdish psych/indie act Samling: http://offtherecord.fi/samling-sWE/
The Finnish live video blog Off the Record has a new session up with SWEdish psych/indie act Samling: http://offtherecord.fi/samling-sWE/
"Where is my moon?" is the brand new single from ex-Madrugada frontman Sivert Høyem and it's also the title of his upcoming solo EP, due out September 7. Go see him on tour this fall: http://siverthoyem.com/tour/
Preview two tracks from "The constant", the upcoming debut album from SWEdish melancholy/melodic doom/metal act Aoria. The band features members from acts such as A Swarm of the Sun, October Tide and Katatonia and will definitely appeal to like-minded fans of such acts. Official release: October 10 via on LP/CD/digital.
Believe it or not, the final Cut City album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed" actually now exists in physical vinyl form and is available for ordering: http://cutcity.bigcartel.com/product/cut-city-where-s-the-harm-in-dreams-disarmed
It's been a long time coming, but for an album this good, it's WEll worth it.
NorWEgian label/booking agency (Philco Fiction, Tomorrow WE Move to Hawaii) has split off a new company called to house their heavier artists such as Benea Reach and Jeroan Drive. Check the new WEbsite: http://karatrecords.no/
New heavy rock outta SWEden, expertly recorded by Niels Nielsen and due for release on 7" vinyl on August 28 via .
"Armed with a voice", a 18-minute documentary on 15 years of Finnish punkrockers Wasted.
Check out a -curated mix of quality industrial/synthpop creepiness, compiled for the WEbzine Invisible Guy right here. Tracks include selections from the catalog as WEll as other similarly-minded artists.
Gentle new age pop from 's neWEst artist Picture, aka David Kyhlberg, one half of Sail a Whale.
Umeå melancholy indie act Väärt will release their new album "Palla orka" on August 22 and you can now check out the video for the first single "29 tills jag dör" at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/08/20/premiar-vaart-29-tills-jag-dor/
Great band, WEll worth checking out.
NorWEgian indie act Highasakite seems to be getting a lot of post-Øya buzz despite their culturally insensitive/offensive/appropriating stageWEar and Paste is one of the many on board. Head over there to read more praise and to stream their new "Indian summer" EP: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/08/album-stream-highasakite---indian-summer-ep.html
Something new from SWEdish hip-hop artist Näääk off his upcoming album "Mannen utan mask", due out September 26.
New visuals from A Nighthawk -- cold and dark, quite fitting for the song.
All-star SWEdish label collective will release new albums from both Kriget and Woodlands this fall: http://www.ingrd.com/2012/first-news-for-fall/
Kriget, as mentioned before, is the instrumental act of Per Nordmark (Fireside, Britta Persson, etc.), Crille Roth (Monster, Hets) and Gustav Bendt (Moneybrother, Club Killers). Woodlands, on the other hand, features Sara Wilson (First Floor PoWEr), Niklas Korssell (Tutankamon, The Plan) and Marcus Holmberg (Komeda).