will be releasing the full-length debut LP from Finnish garage-punks The Splits either late 2011 or early 2012. Hear some tunes from their recent 7" single on : http://the-splits.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-crazy-for-you-7
Via the blog Gimme Danger, new dark atmospheric sounds from Skagul, the solo (?) project of Daniel Söderberg. Recommended!
Something new is on the way from Norwegian pop artists Donkeyboy and they're looking for fans to help "unlock" the clues via social media apps: http://donkeyboy.no/
More Swedish instrumental psych/folk, this time from Markus Hulthén who is branching out from his other act Mackaper along with friends Gustav Nygren (New Rose) and Christoffer Narin (Chicken el Diablo).
Pitchfork reviews Swedish pop duo Korallreven: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16042-an-album-by-korallreven/
Another tune from the upcoming Vyn album, due out December 7 via /. If you dig pastoral rock like Björn Olsson or The Amazing, you'll dig this and hey -- Christoffer Gunrup from the latter band will be playing some acoustic songs at the release party on December 3 at Folkoperan in Stockholm.
The Milk Factory gives high marks to Håkon Kornstad's new album "Symphonies in my head": http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2011/11/hakon-kornstad-symphonies-in-my-head-jazzland-recordings/
Svensk Musik talks techno with Stockholm DJ Miss Dilemma: http://svenskmusik.org/article/swedish-house-and-techno-with-miss-dilemma/
Via PSL, check out Annika Norlin (Säkert!/Hello Saferide) covering Deportees at their releasefest in Umeå: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/11/15/extra-extra-sakert-tolkar-deportees/
Here's a new video from Danish melancholy folk act The Boombox Hearts.
A bit of Tomas Andersson Wij behind the scenes, working his new album "Romantiken" with producer Andreas Mattsson and others (engineer Pelle Gunnerfeldt plus Johan Berthling who I presume is arranging strings). As mentioned before, the new record (and lyric book) comes out January 25 via .
New from Swedish hip-hop act Mohammed Ali featuring a cameo from Ison & Fille, consolidating the best Sweden has to offer in the genre in one track. Look for Mohammed Ali's new EP "Vi & resten" to be released on November 18 via .
Sexpistolstanten och MockfjärdsvapnetThis is is the sound of Stockholm punkrock scene vets having a good time, free from any sort of high-minded aspirations. Maybe I'm projecting too much of my own psyche on this, but I strongly suspect that these folks are more than content to get together semi-regularly to play music and drink beer (not necessarily in that order) and maybe then play a few shows for their friends. The fact that they got it together enough to record a long sets worth of material and press it to wax is purely incidental. Eventually you get to a point where that's just what you do, the next logical step in any band's evolution. As for the quality, a record like this is essentially critic-proof -- hence no grade -- and whether or not me or my cronies are impressed is beside the point; if you're not a member of Sexpistoltanten's social circle, this record wasn't made for you anyway. I see it as an audio postcard, a document of a very specific time and place. Local rock for local rockers. And that's totally okay.
- Avi Roig
As promised, here's a new single from Swedish institution Bob Hund.
New Norrland melancholia from Väärt off the band's upcoming album "Palla orka", due out this coming January via .
