Niki and the Dove, Oh Land make NME hype list
Niki and the Dove (#8) and Oh Land (#13) make NME's list of "20 bands you need to hear in 2011" which probably means that the hype of these probably overrated acts will be deafening.
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Scandinavian highlights in the annual Onion worst band name list
Scandinavian bands I recognize from The Onion's annual worst band names list: The Lovable Tulips, Apoptygma Berzerk, Kyklooppien Sukupuutto. I'm probably missing a few, but no way am I clicking through each and every one to find out where they're from. Anyhow, check out the rest of the list here: https://www.avclub.com/articles/2010-the-year-in-band-names,49559/
Adrian confirms first release for 2011
The first release of 2011 for will be MF/MB/'s new 5-song EP/single "Seconds away". The official release date is January 18.
Final 12 Nordic Music Prize nominees confirmed
The final 12 nominees for the first annual Nordic Music Prize have been announced:
Dungen - Skit i allt
Paleface - Helsinki – Shangri-La
Frisk Frugt - Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite
Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
Robyn - Body talk
Jónsi - Go Do
Efterklang - Magic Chairs
Serena Maneesh - S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor
The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme
Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir skinni
Kvelertak - Kvelertak
First Aid Kit - The big black & the blue
The winner will be announced during by:Larm in Oslo February 17-19. More here: https://nordicmusicprize.com/
Anima Morte sign with Transubstans
has signed Swedish instrumental horror act Anima Morte and will be rereleasing the group's debut album in March with bonus tracks.
Hellbillies guitarist goes solo
Guitarist Lars Haavard Haugen of Norwegian act Hellbillies will be releasing his solo instrumental debut "Six strings and the truth" on January 31. Hear the first single "Landscapes" in exchange for sharing it: https://larshaavardhaugen.no/
Jeudah - The edge of the world
Jeudah, the long-distance collaboration of Jan Jämte (Khoma) and Kristian Karlsson (Pg.lost, ex-Eskju Divine), now have a sample tune online: https://jeudah.bandcamp.com/track/the-edge-of-the-world
Look for the band's debut album "While we sleep" to be released sometime around March/April via .
Mattias Alkberg album pushed back to August
reports that the new Mattias Alkberg album has been pushed back to August with a single to come in May: https://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/a-brief-notice/
So as to not interfere with the Pascal split, I presume?
#1 Hits goes Arkeology
Pop music blog #1 Hits from Another Planet is taking this week to pay tribute to The Ark by revisiting each and every one of the band's albums, tracks and b-sides before they bid farewell: https://alienhits.blogspot.com/2011/01/arkeology-day-one.html
New Haapalainen-produced Rebecka Törnqvist album in late Feb
Rebecka Törnqvist's new Jari Haapalainen-produced album "Scorpions" has been confirmed for release on February 23.
Gaffa SWE reader's poll
The winners of Gaffa Sweden's reader-selected GAFFA-Priset 2010 have been announced: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/45766
New Hell On Wheels album finally coming
The new Hell On Wheels album "One ros" will finally be out later this month on following a 3-year gap since the release of previous album "The odd church". The band will celebrate with a release show at Debaser in Stockholm on January 22 and if the PR is on point, we can also expect a split 7" tribute to NZ indie legends The Chills featuring Peter Bjorn and John to be released soon as well.
CEO's Halo playlisted at Pfork
CEO's b-side cover of Beyoncé's hit "Halo" gets playlisted at Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12070-halo-beyonce-cover/
Tenderversion signs Audrey offshoot Mire Kay, more
has announced the signing of Mire Kay, the new duo formed from Emelie Molin and Victoria Skoglund of Audrey. Look for them to record their debut EP later this month with a release planned for March/April. Also in the works from TVR is a new full-length from Solander -- keep an eye out for that one to surface somewhere in the neighborhood of April/May.
New Black Hole Crew cassettes on Sacred Tapes
New cassettes from Norwegian negative hardcore act Drugged SS and indie noiseniks Dark Times, out now via /: https://deathsquadmarch.blogspot.com/2011/01/st11-st14-ready-two-shortly-thereafter.html