New Lis Er Stille in late February
Danish postrockers Lis Er Stille have announced that their new album "NOUS", their third overall IIRC, will be released on February 20.
More Blessings
Blessings have swapped out a couple tunes on their Soundcloud page, offering up a couple new song samples off their forthcoming cassette release: http://soundcloud.com/thetrueblessings
Murmansk - Mercury
Once again, the first official single from Murmansk's next album, due out later this year.
Anchorless - Settle with the signs
"Settle with the signs" is the lead single from Anchorless' upcoming full-length debut "Every nook and cranny", due out February 6 via . Sounds like old REM to me which is not at all what I expected.
Hybris signs Fanny
Presenting Fanny, a new signing to the label . Look for the debut single to be released on February 29.
Love Antell (Florence Valentin) going solo
Florence Valentin frontman/songwriter Love Antell is currently working on his debut solo album for release later this spring via .
Tack! Tack! Tack! retrospective
Ja Ja Ja pays tribute to their forebears from Tack! Tack! Tack!: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2012/01/flipside-of-a-memory-tack-tack-tack-retrospective/
PopMatters reviews Azure Blue
PopMatters reviews Swedish pop artist Azure Blue and his debut album "Rule of thirds": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/152996-azure-blue-rule-of-thirds/
Sleep Party People - A dark god heart (video)
New visuals from Sleep Party People off their upcoming record "We were drifting on a sad song", due out April 8 via .
Gamla Pengar EP preview
Speaking of Gamla Pengar, it appears that the band's new 7" EP "Stekt orm" is currently streaming in full over at SoundCloud. Recommended!
It's a Trap! Clubnights 2012 update
I am thrilled to announce that in addition to the previously announced It's a Trap! Clubnights gigs with We Are the Storm/Helsinki Poetry (this Friday! holy shit!) and Caotico (April 13!), we will be welcoming Millencolin/The Peepshows indierock sideproject Franky Lee plus Tiger Bell to the stage of Debaser Malmö on February 17. And that's not all: we've also got Vånna Inget, EL-SD and Gamla Pengar coming down on March 16 and you know that one is gonna rule! Wish I could be there personally, but hey, maybe I'll make it over this coming summer.
The Famous Swedish Project to feature music from ex-Detektivbyrån member
Ex-Detektivbyrån member Martin Molin is going the opposite direction of Dödsvarg and is composing the music for the upcoming show "The Famous Swedish Project" (emphatically "not theater, not performance and not dance, but everything at once"), to be performed by PLAY Teaterkonst and set to premiere on February 6 in Göteborg. More info at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playteaterkonst
Grande Roses - Dancing away (video)
Grande Roses, one of my favorite bands of 2011, are premiering their new video "Dancing away" at Gaffa: http://gaffa.se/tv/clip/1017
Look the band to release their debut full-length later this coming year.
SWEHC on new Swedish HC
Can't say that I'm much of a fan of various acts on display here aside from maybe Keep Rising (ex-Meleeh/Ashram), but SWEHC has a good rundown on new music from various Swedish hardcore acts such asLose the Life, Agent Attitude and more: http://www.swehc.com/2012/01/14/swehc-jan10/
If you're into youth-crew or NYHC-style jams, you'll dig it, but it's not for me.