Swedish indie act Marching Band have secured the production talents of Jari Haapalainen (Camera Obscura, The Concretes, The Bear Quartet, etc.) for their next album which they'll be recording this winter.
The Knoppar label has a new release from Tvärvägen "sideproject" Spunk available for free download: http://knoppar.blogspot.com/2009/10/some-great-news-from-tvarvagen.html
In the same link at the very bottom, there's also another free download for a mix of new Knoppar stuff which I presume includes more Tvärvägen as well as A Perfect Friend and more.
Franky Lee are in the studio and blogging about it: http://frankylee.com/blog/
As we count down the days until Halloween, it's only appropriate that I provide you with some music that befits the season. All you really need to know: Makthaverskan = GBG dödspop. Beyond that, here's the scoop: "Vi var människor från början" is the lead single from their forthcoming self-titled debut on Luxury and it's a harrowing death-rock ripper. "1-2-3-4! I declare war!" 'Nuff said.
Makthaverskan - Vi var människor från början
Swedish newcomer Magnus Weideskog has a charming new video for his song "20 år" directed by Mats Udd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUdfvZJUHj4
The latest issue of email newsletter The Swede Beat just went out and it's a special feature on "Swedish Melancholia", in music, fashion and film: http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=80b566c77cc8873e0857b5dea&id=9a56b61423
Finnish doom act Swallow the Sun have a new song on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/swallowthesundoom
The band's new album "New moon" comes out November 4 at home, November 9 in the UK and November 10 in America.
Service has announced the signing of new band Forest and are streaming the new song "Just one day" right here: http://srvc.se/
Look for their debut album this winter.
The Line of Best Fit uncovers a new Loney Dear track at YouTube: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/10/new-loney-dear-song-listen-inside/
Khoma have been signed by Catch 'n Release, the new label founded by Anders Fridén (In Flames) and Daniel Tivemark (ex-Nuclear Blast?). The band is still hard at work on their next album which will be released spring 2010. Read more at the band's new website: http://www.khoma.se/
Emphatic pop/indie act Shiloh have signed with Panic & Action and will be releasing the new EP "Forever lost" on November 18. Said EP contains six new tracks plus two remixes by Niklas Von Arnold and Karl Linus. The band also reports that they have started referring to themselves as The Shiloh, so don't get confused if you see it listed that way.
Dufvan, the solo project of Jonas Lyckander, will be doing a couple shows in the Netherlands at the end of November:
11/27 - Club Plein 79, Den Bosch (NL)
11/28 - De Stulp, Renesse (NL)
Swedish indie act Sibling Sense has a couple new tracks up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/siblingsense
Transubstans has signed Swedish act Sideburn and will be releasing their third album "The demon dance" in early 2010. The band is described as "a fine mix of 70's hardrock (Zeppelin, Mountain) and Sabbath during the Dio years and with a hint of modern stoner thrown in for the final touches" and shares a vocalist with (now) labelmates Mangrove.
Norwegian indie label Metronomicon Audio will release the new Now We've Got Members album "Repulsive force" on November 23. They describe it as "seven long rather hypnotic tracks that extends the sound of the members even further" and you can download a couple samples from the label's website: http://www.metronomiconaudio.net/