Country: Sweden

Through ice, candlelight shapes, like your starry Christmas eyes

Can't say I know all of the acts featured, but here's a new Xmas comp from with a new tune from Testbild! and others: http://moonlighting.bandcamp.com/album/through-ice-candlelight-shapes-like-your-starry-christmas-eyes

New Riddarna in March

The new Riddarna album "Bakom molnen" is now officially confirmed for release on March 5 via .

Top 10s for 2011: It's a Trap!

Top 10s for 2011: It's a Trap!

You Say France & I Whistle - When lovers die (video)

A new video from Swedish indiepop act You Say France & I Whistle.

Åtgärdslandet EP

As tipped off by , here's some quality new hardcore outta Örebro by a band called Åtgärdslandet.

Ansiktet - Äckligt

Ansiktet, the smooth r&b duo of Herbert "Afasi" Munkhammar & Erik "Lilla Sällskapet" Nordström, have a new song. Can't say if I like it much better than the last one, but it's not total garbage I suppose.

New Miike Snow confirmed

The upcoming Miike Snow album "Happy to you" has been confirmed for release on March 26.

Simian Ghost announces new single

Look for the new Simian Ghost single "Wolf girl" to be released on January 16, in the UK via and at home in Sweden via .

Never mind the twenty-first century

Swedish punk/hardcore label/blog D-takt & Råpunk has put together a comp of early punk influences which, besides including a number of obvious-yet-crucial picks (Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Sex Pistols, etc.), also has a few Swedish must-hears: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/never-mind-twenty-first-century-fth-1.html
And when you're done with that, check this out.

Emil Jensen & Familjen - Nyår (video)

The new Emil Jensen/Familjen collaboration single "Nyår" now has a video.

The true Blessings

Coming very soon, new music from Blessings -- an excellent new-ish hardcore/doom project featuring members from Dead Vows/Scraps of Tape/Chester Copperpot/more: http://thetrueblessings.tumblr.com/

Beatrice Eli - The conqueror

New quality Swedish pop, officially due out on January 16.

The Concept - Gimme twice (video)

Sunny pop from The Concept for the first official day of winter.

Last Days of April on tour

Last Days of April are touring Europe in February:

02/17 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
02/18 - Hafen 2 Festival, Offenbash (GER)
02/19 - Museumkeller, Erfurt (GER)
02/20 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
02/21 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
02/22 - HBC, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Schlachthof, Kassel (GER)
02/25 - Frapé, Aalen (GER)
02/26 - Heimat, Regensburg (GER)
02/28 - Hafenkneipe, Zurich (CH)
02/29 - Uniersidad, Vitoria (ESP)
03/01 - Tourmix, Girona (ESP)
03/02 - 12 & Medio, Murcia (ESP)
03/03 - Moby Dick, Madrid (ESP)

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