Download a new track from Swedish hip-hop artist Minister Blake: http://www.getup.se/mp3/blake/Minister_Blake-Bolla_med_mig.mp3
Agenda Music will be putting out José González's "Stay in the shade" EP in the UK sometime around early August.
US-based label In Wine Is Truth Records will be releasing "Constant reminder", the most recent from Swedish rockers The Sewergrooves. More details tbc.
MIC Norway profiles Animal Alpha who just finished recording a bunch of new material at a studio in Northern California: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005060911120779550011
US label Raise the Red Flag has signed Swedish post-rockers Ef and will release the band's debut CD by the end of the year.
The latest ExMS Swedish Music newsletter is online: http://www.exms.com/pdf/smu/smu032005.pdf
Noisedfisk has compiled a 3xCD set of hard-to-find material from Iceland's Múm and posted it for free download: http://noisedfisk.net/fotrs/
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
02. Robyn - Robyn
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Carola - Störst av allt
05. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
06. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
07. Mustasch - Powerhouse
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
11. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
12. Laleh - Laleh
13. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
14. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten Under Broarna
15. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
16. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
19. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
20. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
No One Here is Asking posts some tracks from the new JR Ewing: http://discodeath.blogspot.com/2005/06/jr-ewing-maelstrom.html
Playlouder reviews the UK release of Dungen's "Ta det lugnt": http://www.playlouder.com/review/+tadetlugnt/
I dunno why I wasn't clued into this before, but that new self-titled from A Taste of Ra on Häpna is actually Swedish singer/songwriter Nicolai Dunger working under a different name. I guess if I had actually heard any of it, it would've been quite clear. Anyhow, you can find out more info here: http://www.hapna.com/H23.html
SFGate interviews Icelandic/Italian singer Emiliana Torrini: http://sfgate.com/columnists/derk/
Swen's blog is offering a free mp3 comp of Icelandic music: http://swen.antville.org/stories/580433/