New act Den Svenska Tystnaden have a new 4-song EP posted for preview at their website: https://www.densvenskatystnaden.se/
"Långsamma repliker all tid i världen" is the 2nd of three thematic EPs to be released this year.
Watch Surrounded cover The National in an acoustic living room session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWRAbAOE1sk
A Perfect Friend are streaming a brand new track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/aperfectfriend
I have to say, I like this song a heckuva lot more than I thought I would. I expected overwrought emo-pop silliness and while The Shiloh are definitely rooted in such terrain, their new single is really just a great pop song. Still leaning towards overwrought perhaps, but in a good way. Though maybe not quite as stellar as We are the Storm's "I woke up to the bells", it's got a similar appeal, it pulls the same heartstrings. Oh, and bonus points for a star turn by the daughter of IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes/Richard Wilson! Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0aB0RfNsc
There's a new Keith Canisius track up at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/keithcanisius/9-jimmy
His third album "This time it's our high" will be out September 6 via .
There's a new track from Finnish punkrockers Wasted streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/wastedfinland
The band's new EP "Modern world is dead" will be released on September 15.
The band's new video, the first off their forthcoming record "Morgenlands". Direct link: https://vimeo.com/14464292
has posted a bunch of tracks from the new I'm Kingfisher (nee Thomas Denver Jonsson) album "Arctic" for preview at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/playgroundmusic
Can't say that there's a direct link between the lyrics of "Strange candy" and the plot of Werner Herzog's "Even dwarfs started small", but I don't care. Good band, good song, worth watching. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se4bWvWZteM
Yet another new Swedish hip-hop track featuring a chorus with autotune abuse. Also, very disappointing to see them perpetuating stupid gangster clichés such as aggressive pitbulls and the like. These dudes are way more talented than this; I expect far better.
I have nothing but respect for Swedesplease even though we have vastly different tastes, however, when we do agree on something you can rest assured that it's good stuff. His latest post on Luleå-based electro/goth artist Mother of the Forest is indeed one such occasion: https://www.swedesplease.net/2010/08/25/mother-of-the-forest/
Check out the track that's posted and then hit up myspace to hear more/download the EP.
Dogsmile, the band founded by three ex-members of Swedish postpunk act Camouflage (aka Tapirerna/The Tapirs), hasn't released anything since their 1995 album "Hey, I just wanna say hello", but now they're back and have a bunch of new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/dogsmileswe
Definitely does not sound like the old stuff, but still worth checking out I think. Also, speaking of Camouflage, the excellent Swedish postpunk blog Tonkraft recently came back to life with an old live set from the band's later period -- check it out: https://tonkraft-sr.blogspot.com/2010/08/camouflage-1988-live-i-umea.html
Check out a preview stream of the new Sweatmaster album "Dig up the knife": https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/sweatmaster/dig_up_the_knife_ltd_digipack/
Norwegian indie act Harrys Gym will release their new album "What was ours can't be yours" on September 6. Hear a sample: https://soundcloud.com/up-front-artists/old-man
Nordic by Nature has put together a podcast mix to go with the showcase they're putting on at this year's Popkomm Festival: https://soundcloud.com/shibie/nordic-by-nature-popkomm-2010-podcast