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JESSE MALIN Announces New, Re-Imagined Single ‘Brooklyn (Walt Whitman in the Trash)’ Released November 4th on Icons Creating Evil Art UK
· By Mattias Forsgren
Jesse Malin will be marking his 20th anniversary as a solo artist with a UK and European tour celebrating his acclaimed 2003 debut album, The Fine Art of Self Destruction. Jesse and his band will perform the album in its entirety, plus music from his latest album Sad and Beautiful World, and beyond. Special guest Tommy Stinson of The Replacements will open the tour. The UK tour follows a 2022 performance at Glastonbury, a run with Brian Fallon and sold-out headlining dates. The Fine Art of Self Destruction will be reissued in early 2023 with a bonus disc of the entire album re-recorded and...
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Swedish producer duo PAPA Sound invite Jamaican Dancehall/Reggae star Raine Seville on new single 'Come On' Release Oct. 28 on Icons Creating Evil Art
· By Mattias Forsgren
Raine Seville came to national attention in 2007 after fellow dancehall artiste Sernai "discovered her" while parked in her car singing. Armed with the support from Sernai and her then partner fellow artist Bugle she recorded and released some of what were the most popular songs of their time. Influenced by entertainers such as Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Tupac Shakur, Tanya Stevens, Lady Saw, Bugle and Serani, Raine hopes to one day reach their levels of success. PAPA SOUND is a Swedish producer duo focused on creating bass driven, dancehall, afrobeat, and reggae tunes. Founded by Patrik Arve and Paolo Albo, Papa Sound became a duo in the year 2020. The name PAPA comes from their given...
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Glamour Hammer team up with Norwegian producer Tollef to remix the single 'Why Don't You Call Me!' using his unique blend of nu-disco, indie dance and house.
· By Mattias Forsgren
Tollef is an aspiring Norwegian producer and guitarist with love for funky guitar licks and lush synth chords. Having released on several prominent dance music labels, he has already established himself in the scene with a unique blend of nu-disco, indie dance and house. The synth leads typically heard in dance music are replaced by funky guitar licks that are destined to float your boat on a summer's day, and Tollef works and lives under the motto "Dance music needs more guitar". he explains the collaboration with Glamour Hammer: - "Why Don't You Call Me?" is really well written both lyrically...
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The Austin-based singer-songwriter Sean Keel, release his raw, starkly evocative debut record, A Dry Scary Blue will is released December 1
· By Mattias Forsgren
“The whole thing was a freak accident,” Sean Keel says of the unlikely set of circumstances that led to the release of the Austin-based singer-songwriter’s raw, starkly evocative record, A Dry Scary Blue, with the independent Stockholm-based label, Icons Creating Evil Art. “I’ve got four records on Bandcamp; basically no one has listened to any of them; and now I’m putting one out with a record company. An actual record company! From Sweden!” A Dry Scary Blue introduces a distinctive, wholly individual singer-songwriter who, despite living in a legendary roots-music mecca, has honed his craft far from the public eye. Keel’s raw, evocative...
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FIXT ENGLISH Announces Brand New Single ‘LOST IT’ Released October 13th on Icons Creating Evil Art UK
· By Mattias Forsgren
Ex Letlive. guitarist Jeff Sahyoun announces new project FIXT ENGLISH and first single 'Lost It' -
Sweden's electro queen EMMON releases anticipated full-length album RECON after 8 years!
· By Mattias Forsgren
Sweden's electro queen EMMON, aka Emma Nylén, returned to the Electronic Body Music Scene after an 5 year long break in 2019. After releasing 4 stand alone singles under the working name "Under construction", Emmon is now back to reclaim her throne with brand new album "RECON", out on October 7. Dropping the single 'Prurebloods' featuring post punk icon Emanuel Åström from Agent Side Grinder, and 'Machines' during the summer and early autumn, she is now preparing her release party of the full-length with the applauded EBM festival BODYFEST in Stockholm on October 8th.'RECON' is a routhless EBM-album, packed with thundering basslines and gritty synths, all coming together seamlessly under Emma's characteristically smooth soprano vocals. The...
