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  • A Paradise Dot - A Picture of the Sun Dying Debut album out now!

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    "A summer of lightning with the feeling that after it's over we'll never be able to go back again.In a cemetery in October 2021 and my friend is talking about serotonin, all I can think about is swarms of locusts. A Renaissance painting in the light that rotates around the ceiling lamp.I sing.And so last Saturday I had a dream about a predator that spoke a language I understood. It drifted around the ruins and swallowed families whole, saying "I feel such incredible love when I devour them, why would I do anything else?".If we speak the truth, say exactly...

  • REACH bring on board the dark synthwave artist Priest to dissect a poignant reflection on the chilling reality of school shootings on the new remix collaboration 'A Million Lives' Released June 14 via Icons Creating Evil Art

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Swedish hailing rockband REACH is making waves in the international Rock scene with their new album "Prophecy" (March 29, 2024). This highly anticipated full-length featured the electrifying single "Mama Mama,"received excessive airplay on Radio Bob [DE], also supported by Star FM [DE] (Berlin/Nürnberg), and Radio 21 [DE], the album was also supported by a radio ad on Rock Antenne [DE] which places REACH on all four of the biggest rock stations in Germany. Further album singles, "Little Dreams" and “A Million Lives” are winning ground in Sweden and Finland, each earning spot plays on leading national rock stations Bandit Rock...

  • Majestoluxe unload the full sonic arsenal of his massive modular synth system on his new EP "Stolid State"

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Majestoluxe, the enigmatic figurehead of Stockholms underground electronic scene, is announcing the release of a new captivating EP titled "Stolid State". The release marks the start of the artist’s new collaboration with Stockholm-based Boutique Label Icons Creating Evil Art, which also is the home of genre-sibling EMMON. With this new offering, Majestoluxe promises bass lines covered in concrete dust and beats infested with severe rust damage. At the core of Majestoluxe's sonic arsenal lies a massive modular synth system, exclusively utilized to craft each composition on the EP. The result is an intriguing fusion of noisy techno and experimental electroacoustic...

  • Lustans Lakejer släpper nya singeln ”Dekadens” och bandets frontman Johan Kinde fortsätter att utforska de ämnen som alltid fascinerat honom: sex, moral,begär och de drifter som får människor att svika sina löften.

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Lustans Lakejers följer upp sitt åttonde album 'Mörk Materia' med sin nya singel ”Dekadens” och bandets frontman Johan Kinde fortsätter att utforska de ämnen som alltid fascinerat honom: sex, moral, begär och de drifter som får människor att svika sina löften. ”Dekadens” drivs framåt av en hypnotisk synthbas i klassisk Lustans Lakejer-stil och ett pulserande beat. Det är en suggestiv sång för en suggestiv sommar. Kinde förklarar:- ”Vi har alltid strävat efter att göra musik och texter som väcker känslor och beskriver hur människans svagheter och djupaste begär befinner sig i en ständig kamp med den rena och obefläckade kärleken....

  • CORRO team up with Hyperpop sensation Ezekiel getting inspired by indie pop from their early teens on new single ‘All I Need’ Out 5th June 2024 on Icons Creating Evil Art

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    merging alt-pop artist CORRO has joined forces with the renowned hyperpop artist Ezekiel to release the highly anticipated single 'All I Need'. The track, which combines CORRO's signature lo-fi indie pop sounds with an electrifying verse from Ezekiel, is set to captivate listeners with its infectious whistling hook and CORRO's effortlessly cool vocals. The new single is released 5th June, 2024 via Swedish label Icons Creating Evil Art. Ezekiel comment: “I love songs like these, it brings me back to my early teens listening to indie pop acts like The Drums on my iPod. I'm thankful I was asked to...

  • From out of the acoustic ashes, rises a blossoming amilost single. New single ‘Bloom’ out 5th June 2024

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Norwegian/Scottish duo amilost is set to release their first single since signing with Stockholm-based tastemaker label Icons Creating Evil Art with ‘Bloom’. The new single will be available on 5th June 2024.New single ‘Bloom’ is another profoundly personal offering from the duo as they aim to capture something more universal in the human psyche. ‘Bloom’ details the ending of a toxic relationship and the new lease of life that brings - befriending time and not rushing into anything. The lyrics equate the endurance of a toxic relationship to a bud in the ground not blooming. Unlike amilost’s previous material, ‘Bloom’...