Barnet - Läxan (video)
New music from the northern reaches of Sweden.
Country: Sweden
Oh My! - Fifteen minutes (video)
Here's a video for that new Oh My! song from that upcoming comp.
Tennis Bafra - Halal haircut
A new track from Swedish indierockers Tennis Bafra, the 2nd single off their upcoming album "Abulia jubilee".
Invasionen - Demonerna (video)
Gaffa has the premiere of the new Invasionen video "Demonerna": http://gaffa.se/tv/clip/1023
RIP Stig Vig
Stig Vig aka Per Odeltorp, best known as the frontman/bassist for long-running Swedish "transkontinental rockreggae" act Dag Vag, has passed away at the age of 63.
Gimme Indie turning 2
I don't talk up Gimme Indie on a regular basis since our tastes don't intersect all that often, but kudos to them for getting a big writeup in Dagens Nyheter on the eve of their two year anniversary.
Firefox AK Euro tour update
Updated tourdates for Firefox AK:
02/10 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
02/11 - Debaser, Malmö (SWE)
02/12 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Stereo, Nürnberg (GER)
02/14 - Schlafthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
02/15 - Studio 672, Köln (GER)
02/16 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
02/17 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
02/18 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
02/19 - Heimat, Regensburg (GER)
02/20 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
02/21 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
02/22 - KFZ, Marburg (GER)
02/23 - SUD, Basel (CH)
02/24 - Papiersaal, Zürich (CH)
02/25 - Posthof, Linz (AUS)
02/26 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
02/27 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
02/28 - Comet, Berlin (GER)
02/29 - Fabrika, Poznan (POL)
03/01 – Powiekszenie, Warsaw (POL)
Kristoffer & The Harbour Heads EPK (video)
Coming March 15 via , the new album "Little goes a long way" from Kristoffer & The Harbour Heads. This is the video EPK.
New E.S.T. album coming in March
Jazzwise reports that there will be a posthumous E.S.T. (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) studio album called "301" released this coming March: http://t.co/NIsnbhzZ
Apparently the band recorded a full 9 hours of material during the sessions for their final album "Leucocyte" and had originally intended to release it as a double-album or two consecutive ones.
Firefox AK - Boom boom boom (live acoustic)
Check out Firefox AK playing a very cool acoustic version of "Boom boom boom" in the back of a tourbus in Germany.
Gamla Pengar - Dödansardag (video)
New stuff from Gamla Pengar and definitely recommended.
PopMatters reviews First Aid Kit
PopMatters has posted their review of the new First Aid Kit album "The lion's roar": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/152415-first-aid-kit-the-lions-roar/
Aversionline on Morito Ergo Sum
Aversionline recommends the new EP from Swedish doom act Morito Ergo Sum: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2012/01/25/morito-ergo-sum-moonchild-cd/
The Bombhappies announce new album
Swedish indierock act The Bombhappies have announced that their new album, tentatively titled "A good fire", is done and ready for release on March 9. They will be playing a release show that night in Stockholm at Kägelbanan/Södra Teatern, details here.