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ÓLAFUR ARNALDS
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Icelandic composter Ólafur Arnalds just announced five U.S. Summer tour dates. Guess what? Minneapolis is one of those dates, which means by obligation, we have to be there for Arnalds to show support! I don't know what my schedule will be like on July 17th, but I'll be sure not to miss this.
If you've never heard of Arnalds, you may have heard his music on BBC (Broadchurch) or Hollywood blockbusters (The Hunger Games and Looper).
Anyway, Arnalds will be here to promote his latest album, For Now I Am Winter, which features arrangements from Nico Muhly and vocals from Arnór Dan.
Seriously, if you live in California, New York, Minnesota, or Illinois, you need to see Arnalds on this rare 2013 appearance:
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Icelandic composter Ólafur Arnalds just announced five U.S. Summer tour dates. Guess what? Minneapolis is one of those dates, which means by obligation, we have to be there for Arnalds to show support! I don't know what my schedule will be like on July 17th, but I'll be sure not to miss this.
If you've never heard of Arnalds, you may have heard his music on BBC (Broadchurch) or Hollywood blockbusters (The Hunger Games and Looper).
Anyway, Arnalds will be here to promote his latest album, For Now I Am Winter, which features arrangements from Nico Muhly and vocals from Arnór Dan.
Seriously, if you live in California, New York, Minnesota, or Illinois, you need to see Arnalds on this rare 2013 appearance:
07/12 Hollywood Forever Masonic - CA
07/13 Glasshouse - Pamona, CA
07/16 Glasslands - Brooklyn, NY
07/17 Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
07/18 Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Chicago, IL
07/13 Glasshouse - Pamona, CA
07/16 Glasslands - Brooklyn, NY
07/17 Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
07/18 Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Chicago, IL
SUSANNA
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Norwegian songstress Susanna (of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) just released her new single, "Death Hanging". The track features vocals from Susanna, Susanne Sundfør, and Siri Nilsen, taken from their radio appearance at Øya Festival (which we said took play in August of 2012).
Susanna will be heading out on tour:
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Norwegian songstress Susanna (of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) just released her new single, "Death Hanging". The track features vocals from Susanna, Susanne Sundfør, and Siri Nilsen, taken from their radio appearance at Øya Festival (which we said took play in August of 2012).
Susanna will be heading out on tour:
05/24 - Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller*
05/29 - Stockholm, SE @ Södra Teatern*
05/31 - Malmö, SE @ KB*
06/01 - Copenhagen, DE @ Den Grá Hal*
06/02 - Aarhus, DE @ Voxhall*
06/11 - Kino, NO @ Stemmerettsjubiléet 2013
07/06 - Kino, NO @ Jazzfestival
* w/ Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
05/29 - Stockholm, SE @ Södra Teatern*
05/31 - Malmö, SE @ KB*
06/01 - Copenhagen, DE @ Den Grá Hal*
06/02 - Aarhus, DE @ Voxhall*
06/11 - Kino, NO @ Stemmerettsjubiléet 2013
07/06 - Kino, NO @ Jazzfestival
* w/ Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
INVSN
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Swedish alt-rock band INVSN ("Invasion"?) just signed with Razor and Tie. Expect to see their U.S. debut album (yes, their first English language album) sometime this Fall 2013 and possibly a North American tour around the same time. The album is being mixed right now by Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, PiL, Nick Cave, Kate Bush) and Jacob Hansen (Volbeat).
Check out the first track of the album called "Down in the Shows" at Rolling Stone.
INVSN are:
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Swedish alt-rock band INVSN ("Invasion"?) just signed with Razor and Tie. Expect to see their U.S. debut album (yes, their first English language album) sometime this Fall 2013 and possibly a North American tour around the same time. The album is being mixed right now by Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, PiL, Nick Cave, Kate Bush) and Jacob Hansen (Volbeat).
Check out the first track of the album called "Down in the Shows" at Rolling Stone.
INVSN are:
Dennis Lyxzen - Vocals & Guitar
Sara Almgren - Bass & Vocals
Anders Stenberg - Guitar & Keyboards
Andre Sandström - Drums & Percussion
Richard Österman - Guitar& Keyboards
Sara Almgren - Bass & Vocals
Anders Stenberg - Guitar & Keyboards
Andre Sandström - Drums & Percussion
Richard Österman - Guitar& Keyboards
RA
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There's already a band called Ra (see The Sun), this Swedish, also called RA, was formed last year by Simon Minó, Erik Blondell, Felix Mårtensson, Martin Nilsson and Anton Gustafsson.
The new band is described as sounding like a "dark 80s" (Jesus & Mary Chain, Spacemen 3) but with a touch of psychedelia.
Expect their debut 4-track EP Bloodline (available on 10" vinyl and digital) on June 12, 2013, around the same time as their public appearance with Bauhaus' Peter Murphy. Yes, we like him.
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There's already a band called Ra (see The Sun), this Swedish, also called RA, was formed last year by Simon Minó, Erik Blondell, Felix Mårtensson, Martin Nilsson and Anton Gustafsson.
The new band is described as sounding like a "dark 80s" (Jesus & Mary Chain, Spacemen 3) but with a touch of psychedelia.
Expect their debut 4-track EP Bloodline (available on 10" vinyl and digital) on June 12, 2013, around the same time as their public appearance with Bauhaus' Peter Murphy. Yes, we like him.
June 09, 2013 @ Babel, Malmö
KISSAWAY TRAIL
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Denmark's Kissaway Trail just premiere the music video for "Nørrebro" on NYLON.
Regarding the music video, singer Thomas Fagurlund said, "Nørrebro has meant a great deal to me for the last three years of my life. I wanna show everyone all the places I've spent my time and all the people that made me who I am today."
Don't like the video? Hear the audio over at soundcloud.com:
The "Nørrebro" song will be included on Nørrebro (Life is a B-side), coming out next week (May 28) on Yep Roc Records. Expect a full length album Breach on August 20th.
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Denmark's Kissaway Trail just premiere the music video for "Nørrebro" on NYLON.
Regarding the music video, singer Thomas Fagurlund said, "Nørrebro has meant a great deal to me for the last three years of my life. I wanna show everyone all the places I've spent my time and all the people that made me who I am today."
Don't like the video? Hear the audio over at soundcloud.com:
The "Nørrebro" song will be included on Nørrebro (Life is a B-side), coming out next week (May 28) on Yep Roc Records. Expect a full length album Breach on August 20th.
SUNS OF SATAN
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Father Figure Records announced that they've just signed Denmark's Suns of Satan. The duo consists of Norwegian/Danish composer, singer and percussionist Kristine Bjørg and her multi-instrumentalist husband Jeppe Knudsen.
Their upcoming album Sidespring was recorded in Denmark and, strangely enough, Arizona. Apparently the couple traveled to Tucson to get recording with the local musicians in the area.
Check out "Rebel":
Sidespring will be released under a Creative Commons by-nc-sa license by Father Figure Records on 12’’ vinyl and download on June 3rd 2013. For more information, see fatherfigurerecords.com
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Father Figure Records announced that they've just signed Denmark's Suns of Satan. The duo consists of Norwegian/Danish composer, singer and percussionist Kristine Bjørg and her multi-instrumentalist husband Jeppe Knudsen.
Their upcoming album Sidespring was recorded in Denmark and, strangely enough, Arizona. Apparently the couple traveled to Tucson to get recording with the local musicians in the area.
Check out "Rebel":
Sidespring will be released under a Creative Commons by-nc-sa license by Father Figure Records on 12’’ vinyl and download on June 3rd 2013. For more information, see fatherfigurerecords.com
VIRTA
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Virta is a Finnish instrumental trio, playing Scandinavian jazz and post-rock music. Their debut release of Tales from the Deep Waters came out late last year (November 2012) and they are currently playing some shows in support of the release:
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Virta is a Finnish instrumental trio, playing Scandinavian jazz and post-rock music. Their debut release of Tales from the Deep Waters came out late last year (November 2012) and they are currently playing some shows in support of the release:
06/15 Match & Fuse festival - Norway
07/18 Porijazz 2013 - Finland
07/25 Raahen Rantajatsit 2013 - Finland
07/28 Rockfestival Naamat - Finland
08/09 Lawatanssit - Finland
This week, the band announced their free split EP with Canadian-Ukranian duo Ummagma for the Italian music channel Son of Marketing. You can check out the music over at sonofmarketing.it.
07/18 Porijazz 2013 - Finland
07/25 Raahen Rantajatsit 2013 - Finland
07/28 Rockfestival Naamat - Finland
08/09 Lawatanssit - Finland