Anja Bigrell - Brun dvärg
New music from Anja Bigrell, one-half of defunct duo and long-time IAT favorite Montys Loco. Expect a solo album later this year?
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Hexis: blackened post-metal hardcore?
Via The Living Doorway comes a heads-up on Danish act Hexis, a rare example of a band that's successfully able to combine elements of black metal and hardcore into something that's actually good! Seriously, give it a listen via Bandcamp and see what you think.
Anchorless - Awry aesthetics
"Awry aesthetics" is the opening track of the upcoming Anchorless ablum "Every nook and cranny" and once again, it sounds a lot more like REM than their debut EP did.
Tennis Bafra album preview
The new Tennis Bafra album "Abulia jubilee", now streaming in full via SoundCloud.
Musik med Mohammed Ali + Ison & Fille
Check out Swedish rappers Mohammed Ali and Ison & Fille performing the collaboration tune "Ghettobarn" live for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/31/musik-med-mohammed-ali-ison-fille-ghettobarn-del-2/
Viva Sweden via 6Music
Check out a special feature from BBC 6Music on the current Swedish music scene: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bf2rb
Mirel Wagner in the Pitchfork tracklist
Finnish artist Mirel Wagner got playlisted by Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13079-no-death/
I haven't heard the entire album yet, but it's gotten rave reviews from abroad and all of the samples I've heard have been great.
Poison Mask - Graveyard world
New Finnish metal/punk, out now via the newly resurrected .
Skin Area - Rothko field (preview)
Just released via , the new album "Rothko field" from Swedish dark ambient/visual art duo Skin Area. More samples at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/malignantrecords
Luxury to release new single from Alpaca Sports
Speaking of , the label has announced that they will also be releasing a new 7" single called "Just for fun" from Alpaca Sports on March 22 in association with . Limited to 300 copies and already available for preorder.
Tight Silk - Like a feather
Tight Silk is the brand new electro/pop solo project of Josefine Fagerström from The Je Ne Sais Quoi/Jenny Wilson and "Like a feather" is her debut single. No word on any sort of physical release yet, but expect more tracks to come down the line in the not-so-distant future.
Stora Landsvägen goes Gottsunda
Daniel Westerlund of the excellent avant-folk act The Goner and ex-bandmate Johan Knudsen are composing the music for a new production of the play "Stora Landsvägen", originally by August Strindberg and rewritten for this occasion by poet/playwright Annika Boholm and directed by Ulf Friberg. The play opens on February 15, more info here: https://www.gottsundateater.com/
Far & Son - Bronsfeber (video)
PSL has the premiere of Far & Son's less-than-serious new video "Bronsfeber": https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/30/premiar-far-son-bronsfeber/
Simen Tangen - Born in
A new tune from Norwegian artist Simen Tangen off his upcoming record "Fall/1998". There's a release party at Blå in Oslo on Friday, February 3.
Off the Record: Sahara Hotnights
Watch Sahara Hotnights do an acoustic session for Finnish live music video site Off the Record: https://offtherecord.fi/sahara-hotnights/