Le Sport - Love in stereo
Swedish electropop act Le Sport appears to be back with a new track: http://www.lesportmusic2.tk/
No Shame confirm new album
Finnish punkrockers No Shame will release their new album "Ironing day" on January 8 via Fullsteam Records with Rookie Records handling the release in Germany. Look for European tourdates to be confirmed shortly.
Boy Omega - Follow the herd (video)
Boy Omega has a new video for the song "Follow the herd": http://vimeo.com/7552120
BD Pop "Snö" comp
BD Pop has released a new winter-themed compilation entitled simply "Snö". Artists featured on said comp include Mattias Alkberg, Olle Nyman, Cartwall and more... go here for full details: http://www.bdpop.se/albums.php?ALBUMID=82&IMAGEGALLERYID=408
Glue talks to Cleaning Women
Glue interviews Finnish weirdos Cleaning Women: http://www.glue.fi/2009/11/26/qa-cleaning-women/
Petter, Ison & Fille and Mogge - För alla dom (video)
Check out the video for the new Swedish hip-hop collaboration "För alla dom" featuring Petter, Ison & Fille and Mogge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAC1x38v6eA
Viola - This year it will be different
Viola's free single for the month of December is Christmas-themed and is now available for download: http://www.violamusicclub.com/
The Bear Quartet's "89" to get vinyl release via Diskret Förlag
Swedish label Diskret Förlag is releasing The Bear Quartet's latest album "89" on vinyl, 100 on transparent red, 400 on black. Go here to order: http://www.diskretforlag.com/thebearquartet-eng.html
Adrian Recordings "Sunday Advent Mixtapes" are back
Adrian Recordings are doing their annual "Sunday Advent Mixtapes" and the first edition of this year's batch was put together by Finnish producer Tomi Kiiosk and is up for download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=247
Astrid Swan to get GAS release, tour
Finnish artist Astrid Swan has signed with Cargo Records in Germany who will be releasing her latest album "Better than wages" over yonder on January 29. She'll also be heading down for some shows too:
01/27 - Private Show, Brussels (BEL)
01/30 - tba, Furstenwalde (GER)
02/03 - Bassy, Berlin (GER)
02/05 - Bunker Ulmenwall, Bielefeld (GER)
02/06 - Lothars alte nähfabrik, Schrobenhausen (GER)
Milberg - It may be winter outside (but in my heart it's spring)
Lisa Milberg (The Concretes) has a new Christmas single posted for free download on her blog: http://missmilberg.blogspot.com/2009/11/merry-christmas.html
Rupesh Cartel - Kick me into action (feat. Firefox AK)
The video for the new Rupesh Cartel single "Kick me into action" (feat. Firefox AK) is now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mDLcV477g
Ex-Animal Alpha vocalist announces new band
Djerv, the new band of ex-Animal Alpha vocalist Agnete Kjølsrud, now have a myspace presence with a few videos from the studio: http://www.myspace.com/djervmusic
New Susanne Sundfør album almost ready
Superb Norwegian artist Susanne Sundfør has announced that her new project The Brothel, a collaboration with artist/painter Kristin Austreid, is just about done and will be released in the spring.
Bouvet 7" finally out in January
Bouvet, the new Oslo act featuring members from Death Is Not Glamorous and The First Cut, have finally confirmed that their debut 7" will be released on January 5. 250 copies, transparent blue vinyl, packaged in a letterpress arigato pack.