Supershine to release album in August
Danish postpunk-influenced pop act Supershine have signed with and will be releasing their debut full-length in August. The lead single "The ones who never live" is out now.
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Something's rotten in Denmark?
Jeez, Denmark sure does excel at churning out endless amounts of the most mediocre electronic pop. Not to pick on Lydmor in particular, but so much of this stuff is just so aggressively bland, I don't know how they do it.
New album from The Amazing in fall
Swedish psych act The Amazing will have a new album out in October via .
Kite - Stand back
New music from the excellent Malmö electronic pop act Kite on the occasion of them being confirmed for this year's Arvika Festival as a so-called "Slammer Act". Read more: https://www.arvikafestivalen.se/news/kite_%C3%A5rets_slammer_ny_l%C3%A5t_och_spelning
Håll käften, vad vill du!? add on the spice (video)
Håll käften, vad vill du!? and an international delegation of punkrockers (feat. Ulf Stöckel (We Live In Trenches), Shelby Cinca (Frodus, The Cassettes), Claudio Oyarzo (Minora) and Janne Hanhela (This Bleeding Man)) get busy in the studio. Expect the band to release their sophomore album soon.
Presenting: Shapes & Layers
Shapes & Layers is the name of a new band featuring Martin Lundmark (September Malevolence) and labelmate Per Tannergård (Once We Were): https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shapes-Layers/174384522608457
No samples online yet, but they say they will be releasing two albums this year.
jj - No one can touch us tonight
has a couple new tunes from jj for free download, along with a few super-limited and very spendy physical versions of the same: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0164.php
Progress signs Henric de la Cour
has officially signed ex-Strip Music/Yvonne frontman Henric de la Cour and will be releasing his debut solo this coming September. Looking forward to it!
Asta Kask tourblog
Swedish punkrockers Asta Kask will be keeping a tourblog when they come over for their first-ever US tour this week: https://astakask.com/blog/
Also, Arctic Flowers cancelled the show in Seattle on Friday and now my band Criminal Code will be opening so feel free to come early and check us out.
The Social Services = Tall Tales
The Social Services are now Tall Tales. And they're now also based in Glasgow which means I'm less likely to cover them, but that doesn't mean you should stop paying attention.
Oriel Jones preview Ghostly EP
Oriel Jones have posted a webjournal entry chronicling the process of writing and recording their upcoming EP "Ghostly", due out at the end of May: https://www.orieljoans.com/?p=335
End Sounds seeking Swedish demos
American label is openly seeking demo submissions from Swedish acts, "especially indie, punk, and hardcore bands": https://www.endsounds.com/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=187
For a reference point, I'm told that Tiger Lou is a longtime favorite.
Apparat Organ Quartet join Crunchy Frog
has picked up Icelandic act Apparat Organ Quartet and will be releasing their sophomore album "Pólýfónía" across Europe this coming September. More here: https://blog.crunchy.dk/post/Apparat-Organ-Quartet-signed-at-Crunchy-Frog.aspx
Svensk Musik label of the month: Hybris
is Svensk Musik's label of the month for May: https://svenskmusik.org/article/may-hybris/
Hell's Headbangers to release Beherit debut
will be releasing Finnish cult act Beherit's very first album "At the Devil's Studio 1990", recorded as a duo back in the day and lost for the past 20 years. Full details: https://www.hellsheadbangers.com/beherit/