Efterklang are offering up the new track "Apples" for free streaming/download: http://efterklang.net/home/2012/09/05/new-song-listen-to-apples-from-piramida/
As mentioned before, the band's new album "Piramida" will be released on September 24 via /.
Interview magazine chats with Norwegian act Philco Fiction: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-philco-fiction
A new video from Holograms that looks like someone's tumblr exploded.
Swedish crust/metal act This Gift is a Curse will be heading out tomorrow on a massive European tour alongside Danish act Hexis:
09/06 - KB18, Copenhagen (DK)
09/07 - Veb, Lübeck (GER)
09/08 - De Onderbroek, Nijmegen (HOL)
09/09 - Vrankrijk, Amsterdam (HOL)
09/10 - Rocas, Luxembourg (LUX)
09/11 - Platform 5, Ashford (UK)
09/12 - The Black Heart, London (UK)
09/13 - Olives Cafe, Norwich (UK)
09/14 - Royal Park Cellars, Leeds (UK)
09/15 - Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham (UK)
09/16 - The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh (SCO)
09/17 - 13th Note, Glasgow (SCO)
09/18 - The Tunnels, Aberdeen (SCO)
09/19 - Balcony Bar, Dundee (SCO)
09/20 - Auntie Annies, Belfast (IRL)
09/21 - Richardsons, Galway (IRL)
09/22 - Fred Zeppelin's, Cork (IRL)
09/23 - The Pint, Dublin (IRL)
09/24 - The Croft, Bristol (UK)
09/25 - Emporium Gallorium, Rouen (FRA)
09/26 - Le Trokson, Lyon (FRA)
09/27 - Club Sentinel, Bilbao (ESP)
09/28 - Liceo Mutante, Pontevedra (ESP)
09/29 - CasaViva (early), Porto (POR)
09/29 - M-Day 2012 (late), Braga (POR)
09/30 - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de, Lisboa (POR)
10/01 - Wurlitzer Ballrom, Madrid (ESP)
10/02 - Kixkil, Bayonne (FRA)
10/03 - Saint Des Seins, Toulouse (FRA)
10/04 - L'Ecurie, Geneve (CH)
10/05 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
10/06 - Baracke, Münster (GER)
Swedish mellow psychrockers Samling have a new live video for the tune "Anna".
Under the Radar expounds on Jens Lekman, visiting Sweden and aging gracefully: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/jens_lekman_and_the_curious_case_of_the_amateur_cartographer/
Björn Kleinhenz: great dude or greatest dude? I lean strongly towards the latter, but don't just take my word for it! Go see him on tour this fall to learn for yourself:
09/18 - House show*, Bremen (GER)
09/21 - House show*, Basel (CH)
09/22 - Le Cabinet, Geneve (CH)
09/24 - Bosch Bar, Zürich (CH)
09/26 - Café de la Paix, Geneva (CH)
09/27 - La Parenthese, Nyon (CH)
09/28 - Tankstell, St. Gallen (CH)
09/29 - Nun Café, Karlsruhe (GER)
09/30 - Die Wohngemeinschaft, Köln (GER)
10/02 - Brause, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/03 - Pengland, Mainz (GER)
10/04 - tba, Heilbronn (GER)
10/05 - Odeon, Wien (AUS)
*email bjornkleinhenz@gmail.com for an invite!
Check out Jens Lekman hanging out with Pitchfork, talking about his new album and performing a few songs: http://pitchfork.com/news/47708-watch-jens-lekman-performs-i-know-what-love-isnt-discusses-his-new-album/
Quote bandleader Viktor Sjöberg: "A little while ago, Me and my dear V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble did our first performance in two years. We recorded it in open air. Now, we are sharing it with you." Dig in! Also, note that there's also a free download as wav or mp3 via .
Bremen are a keyboard/guitar duo from Uppsala, Sweden and this track comes off the group's upcoming self-titled 2LP, due out this fall via .
PSL has the premiere of the new video "International lovemaker" from "tubatechno" duo Invader Ace: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/03/premiar-invader-ace-international-lovemaker/
Swedish indierockers Culkin are heading abroad this fall:
10/27 - tba, London (UK)
11/01 - tba, Hamburg (GER)
More to come?
has just reissued Finnish metal act Lurk's self-titled debut, first released on CD only back in January, on vinyl for the first time; 500 copies, purchase here.