Volbeat give new album a title
Danish metal act Volbeat have announced that their next album, due out in September, will be called "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven".
Sambassadeur - Stranded
has posted yet another preview track from the new Sambassadeur album "European": http://soundcloud.com/labrador-records/sambassadeur-stranded
WaPo Express interviews TSOOL
The Washington Post Express talks to Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives ahead of their upcoming DC live dates: http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/02/soundtrack-of-our-lives-communion-sweden.php
Pitchfork reviews Ólafur Arnalds
Pitchfork reviews Icelandic artist Ólafur Arnalds' "Found songs": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13808-found-songs/
New Björn Kleinhenz vinyl EP in April
The prolific and wonderful Björn Kleinhenz reports that he just sent six new tracks off for a new 10" EP called "Dackes Drabanter" to be released in early April via /.
Casiokids - En vill hest (video)
Casiokids have a new video for the song "En vill hest": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMlwr0_wlV4
Free album download from Emerald Park
Swedish indie/pop act Emerald Park has rereleased their 2008 album "For tomorrow" as a free download with two bonus tracks -- go here to get it: http://emeraldpark.bandcamp.com/album/for-tomorrow-2010-edition
Otherwise, the band is currently working on a new album in association with the netlabel.
Moloken to tour Europe in May
Moloken have started to line up dates for a European tour in May: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=173762508&blogId=529242787
Oddjob take on Clint Eastwood
Swedish jazz act Oddjob (feat. Goran Kajfes, Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson, etc.) are paying tribute to actor/director Clint Eastwood with their upcoming album "Clint", due out February 24. Said record will feature the group taking on many famous soundtrack songs from Clint's illustrious film career, including Ennio Morricone's "The good, the bad and the ugly", Lalo Schifrin's "Magnum Force" and more. Read more/hear samples here: http://www.oddjob.cd/albumdetails.php?albumID=7
Beem offering free album download
Swedish electronic artist Beem (aka Fredrik Mjelle) is offering his new album "Peel" for free download: http://www.beem.se/
Apparently a couple of guys from Deportees guest on some of the tracks.
New music from Junip
Junip, the full-band project of José González, has been working on a new album for release this year and it appears that there might be a couple sample tunes posted at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/junip
Thomas Dybdahl finishing up new album
Thomas Dybdahl says that final mixing of his new album is set for late February. Expect samples online soon thereafter.
Saturnia Temple interview at Hellride Music
Hellride Music interviews Swedish doom act Saturnalia Temple: http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21909
Bloodlights e-card
Here's an e-card for the new Bloodlights album "Simple pleasures": http://bloodlights.indierec.net/
Tigerspring begets EasyTiger
Danish label have launched a subsidiary label called and their first release is the new single "DDR" by Århus-based act Coco Moon, just released today with an EP on the way on March 22 and a full album in August. Other acts on the label include Kristian Luc, Panamah and Amalie Bruun, the first two to release singles in mid-March, the latter coming out in early April.