Brothers of End - Wish

Brothers of End have added yet another new track to myspace, this one being "Wish": https://www.myspace.com/brothersofend

Art is Fucking Dead interviews Moloken

Portuguese blog Art is Fucking Dead interviews Norrland dark hardcore act Moloken: https://artisfuckingdead.blogspot.com/2009/09/entrevista-moloken.html

[ingenting] track review at Pitchfork

There's an [ingenting] track review at Pitchfork for their excellent single "Halleluja!": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11525-halleluja/

Sirius playlist week #39

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Joensuu 1685 - I'm on fire
02. TALK 1
03. Boy Omega - Dinosaur drugs
04. Katatonia - Forsaker
05. Moloken - Die fear will
06. TALK 2
07. Rising - Dead kings
08. The Cardigans - Erase/rewind
09. The Amazing - Dragon
10. TALK 3
11. The First Miles - Black heart
12. [ingenting] - Medan vi sov
13. Skriet - Kärlekens land
14. TALK 4
15. Abandon - It's all gone

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Mixtapes & Cellmates - Soon (video)

The video for the new Mixtapes & Cellmates single "Soon" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai5D-_W1yNE

Most Valuable Players - Some nerve

Swedish indie act Most Valuable Players have a new mp3 single called "Some nerve" posted for free download: https://www.mostvaluableplayers.se/

PopMatters reviews Rubik

PopMatters likes Finnish indie import Rubik: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111490-rubik-dada-bandits/
Their byline of "Dada Bandits rolls up the last five years or so of indie rock into one tight little album" pretty much explains exactly why I don't.

Desultory recording a new album

Reunited Swedish death metal act Desultory will be going into Necromorbus Studio in November to record their comeback album, their first in 14 years. Expect a 2010 release via Pulverised Records.

New website for Some Place Else

Finnish darkwave/industrial label/mailorder Some Place Else has relaunched their web presence: https://www.someplaceelse.net/

Choir of Young Believers to support Mew in the UK

Mew has tapped fellow Danes Choir of Young Believers to support them in the UK:

11/03 - Wulfrun, Wolverhampton
11/04 - Academy, Dublin
11/05 - ABC, Glasgow
11/06 - Academy 2, Manchester
11/07 - Metropolitan University, Leeds
11/09 - Anson Rooms, Bristol
11/10 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London

Kitchen and The Plastic Spoons live in Stockholm

Legendary Swedish postpunks Kitchen and The Plastic Spoons will play Stockholm for the first time in 28 years on October 8 at The Late Bar (T-bana Medborgarplatsen).

Pretty Whores - Teens of USA (video)

Swedish punkrockers Pretty Whores have a new video for "Teens of USA": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE3IXHpVUrQ

New Lydia Lask 7" on Duplicate Records

Norwegian glam/black-metal rockers Lydia Laska have a new 7" out on Duplicate Records called "Could I have a go on your girl, please?" and the label is offering up a free sample: https://www.duplicate-records.com/

The (International) Noise Conspiracy in China

The (International) Noise Conspiracy is going to China in October:

10/01 - Yu Yin Tang Livehouse, Shanghai
10/02 - Little Bar (Fangqin branch), Chengdu
10/04 - Modern Sky Festival, Beijing
10/06 - Yugong Yishan, Beijing

Serena Maneesh signs to 4AD

MIC Norway reports that terminally overrated shoegazers Serena Maneesh have signed with 4AD: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009092311584498869764