Thåström 60: Lista 3, platserna 40-31

Ny vecka, ny lista. Men innan vi börjar med veckans lista är det nu läge att uppmärksamma veckans (årets?) stora nyhet: att Thåström i höst släpper nytt album och beger sig ut på en omfattande turné. Turnén inleds i Göteborg den 11 oktober, och avslutas på Cirkus i Stockholm den 26 november. Biljettsläpp är på … Fortsätt läsa Thåström 60: Lista 3, platserna 40-31

New Discoveries: Sekel

Hurula får den mesta uppmärksamheten från kritiker och den breda publiken, men den fräschaste postpunken just nu kommer från Malmö. Jag har tidigare pratat om True Moon och deras snygga blandning av Siouxie and the Banshees-attiyd och Chameleons-gitarrer. Den senaste upptäckten jag gjort heter Sekel. Sprungna ur psykrockbandet Technicolor Poets spelar de en atmosfärisk och melodiös postpunk, … Fortsätt läsa New Discoveries: Sekel

New Discovery: Shrine

Earlier this week I stumbled upon the glorious works of Bulgarian dark ambient maestro Hristo Gospodinov, aka Shrine, and I was captivated. I'm especially enthralled by his latest release, called Ordeal 26.04.86 - which serves as a tribute to the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster of 1986. It's a cinematic album.  Atmospheric and chilly, dark, with heavy electronics. … Fortsätt läsa New Discovery: Shrine

Sällskapet #3 – update

There's been some updates regarding Sällskapets forthcoming third album (slated for release sometime next year). According to an interview with Niklas Hellberg and Pelle Ossler conducted by NWT, it is implied that the band's singer Joakim Thåström is no longer with the group. The singing on the album is instead done by German artist Andrea Schroeder. … Fortsätt läsa Sällskapet #3 – update

New Discoveries: True Moon

As an avid and longterm post-punk fan it's always a great pleasure to stumble upon a new discovery within that genre. And today it has happened again. True Moon is fronted by Karolina Engdahl, whom we know from the Malmö based punk/alternative band Vånna Inget, and they have just released their first single. It's called … Fortsätt läsa New Discoveries: True Moon

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Jesus Alone

https://youtu.be/9iGxoJnygW8 This week's big musical event is arguably the release of the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree out on September 9 and its accompanying film One More Time With Feeling released the day before as a one-night-only event on select theaters around the world. Less than a week ago a … Fortsätt läsa Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Jesus Alone

Sällskapet #3

Seminal Swedish post-industrial/dark ambient trio Sällskapet is about to release their third album. In an interview with NWT, published on the 31st of August, one third of Sällskapet, the keyboardist/sampler/creator of ambience, soundscapes and atmospheres, Niklas Hellberg revealed that he is currently in Berlin putting the finishing touches on what is going to be their third album, and their first … Fortsätt läsa Sällskapet #3