Emerald Park frontman Tobias Borelius will be releasing his debut solo album "Du känner mig för väl, farväl" on January 14 via the newly established in collaboration with . Said album was produced by Carl Granberg (Christian Kjellvander, New Found Land) and can be previewed here along with a free download of the first single "Hiro": http://tobiasborelius.bandcamp.com/
Swedish rockers Hellsingland Underground are giving away a free 4-song EP to coincide with the release of their latest single/video "Shuffle day to day": http://www.hellsinglandunderground.com/shuffle/
The latest entry in ' Advent Mixtape series comes from Malmö's VED: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=303
I'm Kingfisher aka Thomas Denver Jonsson talks about his new album "Arctic" and performs the song "Feline funeral" live with help from Dear Euphoria. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yodce0-HHc
Swedish act Deportees have a new remix EP for free streaming/download: http://deportees.bandcamp.com/
Contributors include skweee artist Beem and Tiger Lou alias Araki, among others.
Scandinavians in Under the Radar's top 50 albums of 2010 list include Jónsi (#31), The Radio Dept. (#21) and Club 8 (#10): http://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/top_50_albums_of_2010
Preview a little something from the new JJ mixtape"Kills", due to be officially released on Christmas Eve: http://www.sincerelyyours.se/kills12.24.10.html
and will be collaborating on the vinyl release of Totalt Jävla Mörker's "Söndra och härska" LP. 1000 copies total, due out January 28 with 200 (100 for each label) of those being special "diehard" editions.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Malena Ernman - Santa Lucia - En klassisk Jul
02. Sarah Dawn Finer - Winterland
03. Sanna Shirley Sonja - Vår Jul
04. Helen Sjöholm - Euforia: Helen Sjöholm sjunger Billy Joel
05. Christer Sjögren - En stjärna lyser i natt
06. The Playtones - Rock'n'roll Christmas party
07. Robyn - Body talk
08. Bo Kaspers Orkester - New Orleans
09. Nisse Hellberg - Tufft jobb - Nisse Hellbergs bästa 1994-2010
10. Peter Mattei - Jul med Peter Mattei
11. Orup - Född i November
12. Amy Diamond - Greatest hits
13. Håkan Hellström - 2 steg från paradise
14. Tove Styrke - Tove Styrke
15. Prästerna - Där du är
16. Caroline Af Ugglas - Vad var det jag sa
17. The Refreshments - Christmas wishes - The best of rock'n'roll X-mas
18. Flamingokvintetten - Tack & förlåt
19. E.M.D. - Rewind
20. Jill Johnson - The well-known and some other favourite stories
It appears that Sverige Topplistan has made their already hard-to-navigate site even worse, so I'd say it's pretty doubtful that I'll continue posting charts next year. Not that they matter much anyway.
Swedish synthpop act Lustans Lakejer will return with the album "Elixir" on January 26, their first new release in 12 years.
Ralf Gyllenhammar of Mustasch flips out on a reporter from the Dala-Demokraten. More here: http://www.medievarlden.se/nyheter/2010/12/anvande-iphone-for-intervju-hotades-med-stryk
Robyn comes in at #15 on Pitchfork's top 50 albums of 2010: http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7893-the-top-50-albums-of-2010/4/
Swedish mod-rockers The Men will fly down to Melbourne, Australia to play the "Pop Goes The Curfew" festival on January 16: http://www.princebandroom.com.au/gigs/info/pop-goes-curfew-the-men-sweden