Friendly Noise #7

Issue #7 of Friendly Noise is now online: https://www.friendlynoise.se/fzn/7
This issue is more than a webzine, it's also an audio compilation. Recommended!

Sator + Norrlands Guld

Apparently this is the first time Sator has allowed their music to be used in an advertisement.

Can't we just skip ahead to the grunge revival?

Is 80s AOR on the way back? Check out new Swedish act Houston, a collaboration between vocalist Hampus "Hank" Erix and drummer Freddie Allen aka Fredrik Hultgren (Hello Saferide, Fibes, Oh Fibes!, Ludwig Bell, etc.): https://www.myspace.com/houstontheband
The band's new single "Truth slips" comes out August 18 and will be followed by their self-titled full-length debut on September 3.

Musik med Johnossi (#2)

A second live clip from Johnossi at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/19/musik-med-johnossi-2/

Mattias Björkas (Cats on Fire) live on a boat (video)

Watch Cats on Fire frontman Mattias Björkas perform live for Stockholm Boat Sessions: https://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2010/08/mattias-bjorkas-cats-on-fire.html

Otur free music series

Starting tomorrow and continuing every Friday for the next 11 weeks, Swedish electro artist Otur will be posting a new mp3 for free download in her blog: https://www.oturmusic.com/?p=821

New video from Pacific!, album coming soon

Pacific! have a video for their new track "Narcissus", one of the pieces they composed for Olof Persson's modern dance project of the same name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCclDilLMc
Apparently there's a new album on the way as well, due out September 13, and samples can be heard at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/musicpacific

K-X-P - 18 hours of love (video)

Pitchfork has the premiere of the new K-X-P video for "18 hours of love": https://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/6942-k-x-p-18-hours-of-love-smalltown-supersound

Fever Ray - Mercy street

Fever Ray has just released a new single in which she covers "Mercy street" by Peter Gabriel and NME has it as a free download for a limited time: https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&p=8922&title=fever_ray_cover_peter_gabriel&more=1&c=1

Simon Says No! - Solitary rush

Preview the new Simon Says No! single "Solitary rush": https://soundcloud.com/brilliance/solitary-rush

Jet Sound - Rollercoaster (video)

"Special thanks to my parents, my dog and Anette. And to all the families and individuals who have adopted and/or fostered a dog over the past 13 years."

Video by Nadine Byrne (The Magic State) and her sister (I presume?) Tanya. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/14176381

Ludwig Bell album preview

Gimme Indie is streaming the new Ludwig Bell album "Jag har försökt förklara": https://www.minradio.se/gimmeindie/
The official release date is August 25 via Razzia Records.

Musik med Sambassadeur (#2)

More newly published, older live recordings at PSL, this time from Sambassadeur: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/17/musik-med-sambassadeur-2/

Kite signs A Stoic Gone Bezerk

Kite Recordings (I'm Kingfisher/Thomas Denver Jonsson) has signed Swedish indie/folk/roots act A Stoic Gone Bezerk. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/astoicgoneberserk
Worth a listen methinks.

Familjen - Det var jag (video)

At last, here is the video for Familjen's latest single "Det var jag", my favorite track off his latest album "Mänskligheten". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChNySMPpoI