Silver's new single "Pick up your life" is confirmed for release in late June/early July via Fysisk Format. Said single (on 7" vinyl, naturally) will include the exclusive b-side "Et Norge i forfall" and will be accompanied by a video to be released very soon. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thesilverband
Everyone's favorite all-star Stockholm-based reggae/ska/rock-steady cover act Club Killers will release their new (very self-explanatory) album "13 top reggae hits" this week on May 28. Believe it or not, this is actually the group's very first studio release and you can preview a few tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/clubkillers
Said the Gramophone on The Tough Alliance's cover of "Taken too young" by Taken By Trees: http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/greenhouses.php
Here's a bit of a review concerning Norwegian act Sigh & Explode's recent appearance at the Great Escape Festival in London: http://litresandgrams.blogspot.com/2008/05/sigh-and-explode.html
Razzia Records is putting out a compilation on June 18 entitled "There's a Razzia thing going on" which feature various highlights of their excellent catalog. Here's the tracklist:
01. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
02. Adiam Dymott - Memory loss
03. Konie - My Life Is Shit But I Am Funky (remix)
04. I Are Droid - Blood & Ether
05. Firefox AK vs Laid - Once I was like you
06. Maia Hirasawa - Melody
07. Tripoli - Walk on
08. Säkert! - Det var tre månader sedan idag
09. They Live By Night - Meaningless repair
10. Timo Räisänen - Spill your beans
11. Svenska Kürkan - Besatt
12. The Plan - Stay Awhile
13. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
14. Mange Schmidt feat. Thomas Rusiak & Eye N I - Håll käften del 2
15. Thunder Express - Switch
16. Tellevika feat. Firefox AK - Eric
17. Ebbot Lundberg & Mattias Bärjed - Coming down cold
Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik will be performing a number of US dates as she works her way towards Chicago for the Lollapalooza festival on August 1: http://www.sofiatalvik.com/gigs/
Also check out her site for links to her new single "As summers past", out now.
Swedish artist Fredrik Jonasson (ex-Phace O.S.) is giving away his new EP "Now, can you picture me?" as a free download: http://www.fredrikjonasson.com/
Expect a new vinyl single from The Fine Arts Showcase sometime around September via Adrian Recordings.
Danish indie act Factory45 has been busy in the studio with producer Steffen Breum working on an album for release in early 2009. In the meantime, expect the band to lie low for awhile.
Danish hardcore act Harasser (remember?) will be working on recording tracks for a split with Irish act Drainland this summer. Expect the two to tour together in the future as well.
Littlemarbles have confirmed that their debut album "Vi accepterar mitt kaos" will be released on June 11 via National Records. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/littlemarbles
There's a new demo track from Swedish indiepop act Celestial streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic
Danish electropop act When Saints Go Machine will release their self-titled debut album on June 30. Listen to the band's first single "Kids on vacation" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/whensaintsgomachine
Raison d'Être is working on a new album which will probably end up being a DVD project with a 5.1 surround sound mix. Nothing 100% confirmed yet, but it should be out in early 2009. In related news, Raison d'Être sideproject Stratvm Terror has a new album completed that's called "This is my own hell". The sound is described as "screamy beautiful and brutal" and it will be out this coming fall.
Check out a unique remix of Niccokick's "The poet": http://www.acapela-group.com/Greetings/fish-1-4-b8e2174a720c8