Marching Band name new album
Marching Band has revealed that their new album, due out this spring via , will be called "Pop cycle". Look for a new video to be posted online soon.
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Miasmal to release new 7" in March, more
Swedish death metal act Miasmal will be releasing their new self-titled 2-song 7" in March via and . 500 copies, 400 on black and 100 on red. They'll also be rereleasing their 2008 demo tape to coincide with the new material in a short run of 150 copies and then later on, in summer/fall, will be doing a CD with all of the tracks compiled together.
Desert Planet present the Milky Way Underground
Finnish bitpop masters and "Reader's companion" alums Desert Planet celebrate their 10th anniversary with the unveiling of an extensive multimedia website featuring 30+ minutes of live video, art projects live phots and a full album download of their latest opus "Mortal Kombo". Hopefully you don't need me to tell you this is essential, but yeah, it is -- go now: https://www.milkywayunderground.net/
Holiday for Strings confirm new album
Holiday for Strings, the Swedish dub/pop/postrock/avant/Krautrock act featuring John Eriksson (Peter Bjorn and John) and Pony from Thieves Like Us, will release their sophomore full-length "Favorite flavor" on March 25 via . Hear some sample tunes at myspace, otherwise keep an eye out for tourdates this spring: https://www.myspace.com/holidayforstrings
Kning Disk presents The Göteborg String Theory
has announced they will be putting out a 2CD/2LP record from The Göteborg String Theory, an all-star collaboration of German classical composers and some of Göteborg, Sweden's finest musicians. In addition to the physical release (on April 17), there will also be a live concert at Göteborgs Konserthus featuring contributions from José González, Pacific!, El Perro Del Mar, Fox Machine, Silverbullit, Jaw Lesson, Anna von Hausswolff, Bow & Arrow, Warren Suicide, Jmy Haze, Daniel Gilbert, Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of our Lives), Ben Lauber, The Skull Defekts feat. Daniel Higgs, Jaqee and The Berlin/Göteborg String Theory orchestra. More info: https://tinyurl.com/y9wqffj
New Familjen single has a title
has revealed that the new Familjen single will be called "När planeterna stannat".
New Existensminimum remix EP
Existensminimum has a new EP out for the single "1993" featuring b-side remixes from the illustrious lineup of artists Rigas, Nordpolen and Fé & Pluto. Preview/purchase here: https://www.klicktrack.com/novoton/releases/existensminimum/1993-remixes
New Øresund Space Collective vinyl-only album
Swedish/Danish improv/prog act Øresund Space Collective have a new vinyl-only LP called "Dead man in space" featuring 3 new jams: https://www.recordheaven.net/body.cfm?x=browseItem&iID=83710
Grande Roses to record new EP
After releasing a mere two EPs in three years, Grande Roses says that they will (miraculously) be going back into the studio this coming weekend to record yet another which they may even end up releasing less than a year after their last one. Amazing!
New Sophie Zelmani website
Sophie Zelmani has a new website to coincide with the release of her new album "I'm the rain", due out next week: https://www.sophie-zelmani.com/
Go there for updated tourdates, etc.
Merit Hemmingson on the comeback
PSL reports that Swedish Hammond legend Merit Hemmingson has recorded a new album with Tobias Fröberg in the producer's chair, alongside other contributors such as Peter Morén, Lars Skoglund and Ola Salo. Read more: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/02/16/extra-extra-merit-hemmingson-gor-skiva-med-tobias-froberg-lars-skoglund-peter-moren-och-ola-salo/ (in Swedish)
Forget about Summer Camp
I never covered supposed hype Swedish act Summer Camp because I didn't think they were very good or even remotely interesting; now I feel extra vindicated because they're not even Swedish.
Progress signs Spark!
has announced the signing of Swedish EBM duo Spark! and will be releasing a new EP for the group in the near future with an album to follow in summer.
Kakkmaddafakka - Your girl (general)
Preview a new track from Norwegian act Kakkmaddafakka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6oar6Rw9AA
The band has just finished a new album with producers Kåto Ådland (Sondre Lerche) and Erlend Øye (Kings of Convenience, this is his first producer credit) which will be released via Erlend/The Whitest Boy Alive's label "Bubbles" sometime later this year. They will also be premiering much of the new material at their upcoming by:Larm live appearances where hopefully it'll sound much better than the tepid mush that is on display in that video.
Boomhauer say goodbye
Finnish act Boomhauer will play their final show on April 7 at TVO in Turku. They say: "Everything comes to end and now it was a good time for the band to quit before things got ugly, tired and jaded and before we lost our friendship or the good memories about the band. So it's all good." Makes sense to me!