Swedish underground force HAERDSMAELTA return with new single Artificial Ignorance, released August 21st via Icons Creating Evil Art. The latest track from the band's forthcoming album HAERDROCK turns its attention towards self-absorption, destructive individualism and a society increasingly comfortable with choosing ignorance – all delivered with a surprisingly cavalier rock'n'roll swagger. Where previous single Enjoy The Feast surveyed a society happily consuming while everything around it burns, "Artificial Ignorance" asks what happens when ignorance itself stops being something to overcome and instead becomes something to embrace. Or, as HAERDSMAELTA put it: "The song Artificial Ignorance spawned from the swamps in...

Before there was Satan Takes A Holiday, there was Bang. On August 21st, Swedish rock trio Satan Takes A Holiday release their blistering take on Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ early punk rock classic Bang via Icons Creating Evil Art. The single is the final taste of the band’s forthcoming covers album Covering Our Tracks – and fittingly, it takes them all the way back to where their own story began. Originally released as the opening track of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ self-titled debut EP in 2001, Bang captured the raw, dirty and confrontational energy of a band about to become one of...

Following a string of international collaborations, Swedish production duo PAPA Sound unveil Higher Power, the first single from their upcoming collaborative EP with Jamaican vocalist Kim Wierdo. Joined by Chilean reggae artist Balaguero, the track explores the meeting point between modern dancehall and the vibrant world of Urbano Latino, blending infectious rhythms with a message of faith, resilience and positive energy. Built around deep basslines, warm percussion and an irresistible chorus, Higher Power draws inspiration from the global evolution of Latin urban music while remaining firmly rooted in Jamaican dancehall. Sung in English, Jamaican patois and Spanish, the song reflects...

Following the acclaimed first remix from Swiss-German duo SIIE, Swedish darkwave artist EMMON continues the journey towards the upcoming remix album ICONMIXED with a striking new reinterpretation of Speak to Me. This time, the song is handed over to Copenhagen-based trio The Foreign Resort, who replace pulsating electronics with shimmering guitars, cavernous reverb and a surprising dose of thrash metal attitude. Rather than approaching the track as a traditional electronic remix, The Foreign Resort chose to completely reimagine it. "What do you do when the song you're remixing already sounds amazing? You change it from electronic to analogue and add...

Following the explosive single Farewell, Swedish rock outfit Åskväder continue the journey towards their upcoming third album Wax with new single Salt, released July 16th via Icons Creating Evil Art alongside an official music video. Driven by thunderous riffs, soaring melodies and the band's unmistakable Scandinavian rock swagger, Salt further cements Åskväder's new era with lead vocalist and guitarist Saga Flygare Täll. Combining blues-soaked hard rock with infectious hooks and raw emotional intensity, the track captures the chemistry that has quickly made the band's new line-up feel like a natural evolution. "Salt was the very first song Saga sang with...

Norrköpingsrapparen Déliah är tillbaka med nya singeln Buma Ye, ett explosivt samarbete med producentduon PAPA Sound. Singeln släpps den 12 juni via Icons Creating Evil Art och markerar starten på ett nytt musikaliskt kapitel där Déliahs kompromisslösa rap möter PAPA Sounds bastunga värld av reggae, dancehall och afroinfluerade rytmer. Resultatet är en låt som både svänger och slår. Med inspiration från Muhammad Alis ikoniska uttryck "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" levererar Déliah en personlig och samhällskritisk uppgörelse med normer, ytlighet och människors behov av att passa in. I Buma Ye navigerar hon genom livets motgångar med samma...