Pitchfork has details on the new Shout Out Louds EP "Impossible" plus some updated tourdates: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48371-shout-out-louds-issue-new-ep-add-dates
Norwegian experimental electronic act Upland has a new track on myspace off their forthcoming album "Monochrome adventures": http://www.myspace.com/uplandmusic
No word on a release date yet, but expect a fall release via Jester Records.
Pen Expers report that they've completed work on their second album "Baby's gone straight". No word on a release date yet, but I'll let you know.
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: http://musex.fi/mxf/player/news?articleId=148
Finnish indie act Koria Kitten Riot has a few new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/koriakittenriot
Swedish punks Fy Fan will tour Mexico and the US East Coast in May. Otherwise, check 'em out on their West Coast tour in March: http://fyfan.hardcorepunk.se/
Norwegian electronic act Frost will release their new single "My plastic heart" on February 11 in digital format only. It will include a b-side remix by Plastic Operator.
Envelopes will release a new 7" single in UK on February 11 featuring the track "Party" b/w "Go the hell". As mentioned before, the new album "Here comes the wind" will be out on February 18.
Finnish female-fronted indie act Captain Cougar has a couple new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/captaincougar
Björn Kleinhenz is back from touring Germany and has posted a bunch of videos from the trip: http://www.kleinhenz.se/
The new album is now confirmed for release on March 20 and will be followed by another tour in May.
Swedish metal act Carnal Forge is going through some lineup changes: http://www.carnalforge.com/cf_2008/
Fluxblog reports from Robyn's 2008 NYC debut: http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/02/echo-in-my-head.html
Dusted reviews the new Valgeir Sigurðsson album "Ekvílibríum": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4063