New clips from Vit Päls, Brothers of End, Simian Ghost

A trio of new videos from Vit Päls, brothers of end and Simian Ghost by way of Playground Music.

2012 Manifest Award nominees

The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:

Folk/Ballad:
Marin/Marin – Småfolket (Dimma Sweden)
Merit Hemmingson – EQ (Amigo/Cosmos)
Navarra – Nya fönster (Kakafon Records)
Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego (Flora & Fauna)

Dance:
Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion (Skudge Records)
Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion (Kontra-Musik)
The Field – Looping State of mind (Kompakt)
Pallers – The Sea Of Memories (Labrador)

Punk:
Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta (Not Enough)
Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void (Adult Crash)
Vånna Inget – Allvar (Heptown Records)
Black Feet – Black Feet (Dirty Faces)

Hip-Hop:
Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder (Pumpa Records)
Ison & Fille – För evigt (Hemmalaget)
Mohammed Ali – Vi (Bad Taste Records)
Roffe Ruff – Barrabas (Olofsson Management/Swingkids)

Experimental:
Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu (Häpna)
Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 (Komplott)
Ophir – Opus Operatum (Komplott/Callithrix Records)
Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon (Twin Seed Recordings)

Hardrock:
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil (Metal Blade)
Opeth – Heritage (Roadrunner)
Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels (Trust No One Recordings)
The Haunted – Unseen (Century Media Records)

Rhythm:
Syster Sol – Kichinga! (Swing kids)
Simone Moreno – Planetas (Soul Dog Records)
Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort (SwingKids)
OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody (Rootsy.nu)

Pop:
Azure Blue – Rule of thirds (Hybris)
Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren (Hybris)
Korallreven – An album by Korallreven (Hybris)
Loney Dear – Hall Music (Dear John)

Rock:
Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här (Novoton)
Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan (Playground Music)
Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället (bob hunds förlag)
Tramp – Indigo (Killer Cobra Records)

Synth:
Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour (Progress Productions)
Necro Facility – Wintermute (Progress Productions)
Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom (Progress Productions)
Covenant – Modern Ruin (Progress Productions)

Jazz:
Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack (Moserobie)
Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart (El Dingo Records)
Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue (GAC)
The Splendor – Delphian Palace (HOOB Records)

Best Unsigned:
Death By Armborst
Storskogen
Schizo and the Personalities
Farsta

Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana:
brothers of end – Mount Inside (Konjaga)
Ane Brun – It All Start With One (Balloon Ranger Recordings)
Promise & the Monster – Red Tide (Imperial Recordings)
Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote (Massproduktion)

Best live act:
Kriget (Kriget)
This is Head (Adrian Recordings)
Graveyard (Nuclear Blast)
Mattias Alkberg (Teg Publishing)

Interesting to see Hybris and Progress Productions 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/

Brothers of End - Daybreak (video)

A creepy short film based on the brothers of end tune "Daybreak".

Brothers of End - Stare at the sun

brothers of end continue on their path of understated soft-rock melancholia with their sophomore album "Mount inside", due out April 13, with single "Stare at the sun" leading the way. Aside from the lack of Nina Persson's vocals, this tune isn't too far off from the (latter-era) balladeering of the members' other band The Cardigans. Which of course is no bad thing, just don't expect them to indulge in other similar 70s-rock tropes elsewhere on the record. I think I'm also hearing some late-90s Britpop here too, peak-era Travis perhaps? Again, not a bad thing at all as far as I'm concerned. brothers of end keep things chill and it works, though I fear it may lead to them being unfairly passed over. As much as I enjoy gentle bum-out music, I get the feeling the sentiment is not widely shared these days.

MP3: Brothers of End - Stare at the sun

Brothers of End album confirmed

The new brothers of end album "Mount inside" has been confirmed for release on April 13 via the band's own label Konjaga in cooperation with Playground Music. Look for the first single "Stare at the sun" to be released shortly. See the cover here: http://www.brothersofend.se/2011/03/new-album-mount-inside-release-april-13/

New Brothers of End album on the way

There will be a new album from brothers of end on April 6 and it will be called "Mound inside". Look for the first single "Daybreak" to be released soon.

Top tens for 2010: John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening/Hearts No Static/Will Gambola Sing)

Brothers of End vinyl now ready

The vinyl edition of brothers of end's self-titled debut is now available: http://www.brothersofend.se/2010/10/the-end-returns-to-the-past/
It's a good album, well worth owning methinks. If I didn't already blow my record budget for the next 2 weeks, I'd be ordering one right now.

The End on vinyl

brothers of end's fine quality album "The end", now available on vinyl. I have no idea who's selling it, but I want one.

Hellberg/Areskog - Black cloud man

Listen to Mattias Hellberg (Hederos & Hellberg, The Hellacopters, etc.) and Mattias Areskog (brothers of end, Consequences, Friska Viljor, etc.) perform the song "Black cloud man" together: http://soundcloud.com/hellberg-areskog/black-cloud-man
Apparently the duo of Mattiases will be releasing an album together and this is the first rough mix sample.