Sophie Zelmani's new website is now open in anticipation of her upcoming album "Soul" and a video for single "Free now" can be seen here: http://www.sophie-zelmani.com/2011/11/02/free-now/
That is, assuming you are in Sweden -- it's not available for any of us foreigners right now so we'll have to be content with this clip instead for the time being.
The first official confirmations for SXSW are out and Scandinavian artists on the list include Agent Fresco, Delay Trees, I Got You On Tape, Marit Larsen, Niki & The Dove, 120 Days, Team Me and Thulebasen. Read more: http://sxsw.com/node/9610
Markis Sage, aka the skweee duo of Rigas/Henrik von Euler and Mesak, are working on a new album to be called "Paper boat" which will be released later this fall via on both cassette and vinyl. More details to come?
Check out Firefox AK covering "Islands" by The xx with Rasmus Kellerman/Tiger Lou providing extra vox: http://www.tonspion.de/musik/firefox-ak/musik/2190905
Looks like there's a full stream of her latest album "Color the trees" in the sidebar as well.
At long last, new music from The Scrags! The band just finished recording their new album at Studio Cobra and are on the lookout for a label (labels?) to release it, so if you think you might be up for it, I highly suggest that you get in touch.
The lineup for volume 2 of Swedish punk/hardcore comp "Turist i tillvaron" has now been 100% solidified and the record sent to press: http://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/11/vol-2-pa-press-alldeles-strax.html
Also, it looks like folks still have til January should they want to get in on volume 3.