Swedish “bubblegum emo” outfit Tribe Friday return on February 6 with The Band Formerly Known As Tribe Friday — an EP shaped by burnout, reinvention, and the strange, never‑ending process of moving forward. The release marks a full-circle moment for the group: a return to their garage-band beginnings after years of intense touring, lineup changes, and creative fatigue. Written and recorded together in one room for the first time in years, it’s a quiet rebellion against algorithmic slop and AI-optimized art — a deeply human record, unafraid of sonic imperfection and discomfort. At its heart, the EP is a series...

Darkplace releases Älvdans on February 6th, 2026, the third and final single ahead of the upcoming album About Nordic Folklore, out March 6th via Icons Creating Evil Art. Where previous singles explored paralysis and nocturnal terror, Älvdans shifts the focus toward movement — the irresistible pull of the dance. Rooted in Nordic folklore, Älvdans delves into the myth of the sirens: beautiful and merciless beings said to appear dancing on fog-covered meadows at night. To witness their dance is to risk losing yourself entirely, drawn into a trance that ends in madness or death. The song captures this slow seduction...

Det har varit tyst om Velvet Insane ett tag, men nu är det slut med det. Efter att ha verkat som en trio sedan ett antal år tillbaka presenterar bandet härmed två nygamla medlemmar, vilka tidigare varit med som sessionmusiker under flertalet livespelningar. I samband med detta har Velvet Insane även signat med skivbolaget Icons Creating Evil Art (ICEA), som har en stark tro på bandet och ser ljust på framtiden. Martin Gustafsson förblir bandets manager, men sedan årsskiftet under sitt nya bolag Earn The Crown. Inom kort kommer datum för singlar och nytt album att presenteras, så framöver kommer...

Chunga Vasadu is a bass-driven global club cut from Swedish duo PAPA Sound, blending electronic afrobeat with urban Latin energy. Sung in Swedish and Spanish, the track rides a bold, infectious groove led by an uncredited vocal from Colombian-Swedish artist Champen. Her powerful delivery adds attitude and heat, while PAPA Sound’s genre-bending production bridges dancehall, afrobeat and reggae with a punk-minded, fearless spirit. ABOUT PAPA SOUND:PAPA Sound, formed in 2020 by Paolo Albo and Patrik Arve, is a Swedish duo crafting genre-crossing, bass-driven music rooted in dancehall, afrobeat, and reggae. With a strong belief that attitude trumps perfection, their productions...

Den 23 januari 2026 släpper Noice singeln Dansa i neon (NEON Remix) via Icons Creating Evil Art. Remixen är skapad av Julian Brandt – artist i egen rätt och basist i Lustans Lakejer – och ger den ikoniska låten ett nytt, elektroniskt och nattligt uttryck. Dansa i neon släpptes ursprungligen av Noice i början av 2025 som bandets egen tolkning av den klassiska låten, skriven av bl.a Peo Thyrén och Ola Håkansson, och för alltid förknippad med Lena Philipssons framträdande i Melodifestivalen 1987. Med NEON Remixen flyttas låten in i ett mer pulserande, samtida landskap där synthar, rytm och atmosfär...

Originally released in March 2025 with a featured vocal, Afterthought now appears in its most intimate and personal form: re-recorded as a duo performance that places the song’s emotional core fully in the foreground. Written during a snowy December evening in London, Afterthought explores the universal experience of pretending not to think about someone while being completely consumed by their memory. It captures the quiet obsession of replaying conversations, imagining alternate outcomes, and wondering whether those feelings are shared — the ache of a love filled with unfulfilled potential. “Afterthought is a song about that person you pretend to not...