has announced the signing of Finnish occult rockers Jess and the Ancient Ones and will be releasing their debut 7" on October 26 with a full-length LP to follow next year.
Svart will also release the new Fleshpress album "Acid mouth strangulation", their fifth overall, on the same date. In a similar vein, look for the new album "Holy testament I" from like-minded black/doom-metal act Sink which will be unleashed in 2012. Preview that one below:
Beyond all that, the label will also be doing a bunch more reissues (as usual), including stuff from Mana Mana sideproject Silmienvaihtajat, murder-punks Rytmihäiriö, cult punk-rockers Stalin, death metallers Disgrace and Xysma as well as the previously announced CMX 4LP box, the rest of the Sarcofagus discography and lots more. Start saving now -- shipping from Finland ain't cheap!
Swedish post-punks Cut City have announced that their fantastic swansong album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed?" will be getting a proper vinyl release on December 2 via //. As promised, anyone who purchased the digital version will receive a discount on the physical edition, should they want one. As for everyone else who appreciates good music, I'll be sure to post details when preorder info is available.
Previously it was streaming-only, but now Swedish hardcore punks Håll käften, vad vill du!? are giving away their latest record "II" as a free download via Lukinzine: http://t.co/ZtMz914f
"Itineranza" is the new single from Swedish gypsy-punks Crash Nomada and it will be released as a 7" on September 28 paired with a remix of "From town to town" on the flip.
More new music from Mother of the Forest from the upcoming record "Young punk", showing off more of his new direction and released in anticipation of his upcoming gig at Vår Del Av Stan in Skellefteå, Sweden on October 7-8.
Shame this clip didn't find its way online until now, but better late than never! 80s indierock nostalgia circa 2004 courtesy of now-defunct Swedish act punk of Country.
As with any recent addition to a niche subgenre, newcomers to the '60s girl group/surf rock-inspired scene are going to be compared to the movement's forerunners and inspirations. Night Minutes' debut full-length is sure to receive at least a handful of comparisons to fellow Scandinavians The Raveonettes (It's a Trap! already got that ball rolling a year ago with a review of the song "Sweetheart at the funeral" from their self-titled EP), and while these comparisons can be useful to establish an idea of the band's sound, with smaller subgenres these parallels can prove limiting -- if I'm already into The Raveonettes and Glasvegas, I may feel that I've reached my saturation point for jangly, Jesus and Mary Chain-esque indie pop and not even bother to read past the first mention of Phil Spector. Night Minutes certainly share characteristics with groups like The Raveonettes and Glasvegas, especially in the latter two's darker moments, but it is where the overlap ends that the band comes into its own. As a few critics noted with Weekend's debut "Sports", there are numerous places on "Grateful depression" where '60s pop and post-punk coalesce, somewhat unsurprising given the years band member Max J Hansson spent with prior act Cut City, and with the prominent use of electronic drums and synths one can find echoes of New Order throughout the album. And there is an edginess to "Grateful depression" that is often lacking on their contemporaries' records, moments like the end of "Purely hated" where the distorted pop shifts into a near-breakdown -- with acts like The Raveonettes, overproduction often undercuts the impact of their heavier moments, reducing walls of distortion to torrents of white noise. While only an eight-track record, "Grateful depression" is surprisingly hard to grow weary of, and spared of weak songs it can be enjoyed in its entirety. Summer might be drawing to a close, but there's enough sun and shadow to make this offering more than just a summer record. - Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
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