The 2nd chapter of Friendly Noise's limited edition series is up for preorder and it's the debut LP "Hearthand" from Liminals, a sideproject of Differnet members Tomas Bodén and Anna-Karin Brus. Said album contains four long tracks of their own brand of techno/pop and, as with the label's inaugural limited edition release, will be issued in a limited edition of 300 copies in addition to being made available as a paid download and will not be sent off for pressing until 100 preorders are in. Full details and links to samples: http://www.friendlynoise.se/pre-order-hearthand-by-liminals/
D-Takt & Råpunk Records report that their vinyl repress of the Loud Pipes album "The downhill blues" has been sent off for pressing along with a new 8-track 7" EP from Giftgasattack, so expect them both to be ready for order within a month or so I'd assume.
Sofia Talvik is giving away her new summer single "Strawberries on my tongue" for free to twitterers: http://www.sofiatalvik.com/news/get-a-free-summer-single/
Swedish retro-thrashers Wolf are touring the UK in October:
10/09 - Underworld, London
10/10 - Rio's, Leeds
10/11 - Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
10/13 - Trillians, Newcastle
10/14 - Moho, Manchester
10/15 - Rock City, Nottingham
10/16 - JB's, Dudley
Musique Machine reviews The Skull Defekts' new album "The temple": http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2208
Uppsala-based melancholy indie act Light In Your Life are streaming their forthcoming self-titled debut album at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/liylmusic
The official release date is June 19 via Afmusic. Also, check out the blog for a free download of the single "Smile that smile".
Robert Svensson's new single "Broadway", the final single off his debut solo album "Young punks are on the never-never", will finally be officially released on May 13 along with the video.
In addition to her Meshes of Voice collaboration with Susanna Wallumrød (which will be re-performed in August), Norwegian artist Jenny Hval aka Rockettothesky has started a new group called Nude on Sand together with guitarist Håvard Volden. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nudeonsand
Jenny also says she is working on yet another project together with Norwegian writer Inger Bråtveit. More details on that are still tba.
Check out the video for "The dark side of the blues", the new single from UK-based Norwegian act The Alexandria Quartet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPuP1WGEDVs&fmt=18
Upcoming international live dates for Swedish rockers Wired for Mono:
05/15 - Stars in the city festival, Braunschweig (GER)
05/16 - Kulturfabrik, Hildesheim (GER)
05/17 - Theaterfabrik Sachsen, Leipzig (GER)
05/18 - M/S Treue, Bremen (GER)
05/19 - Blue, Wernigerode (GER)
05/20 - Haus 73, Hamburg (GER)
05/21 - Jägerklause, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Klub Drushba, Halle/Saale (GER)
05/23 - Factory/SWM-MusiCids, Magdeburg (GER)
06/04 - Gruta 77, Madrid (ES)
06/05 - Café Mercantil, Badajoz (ES)
06/06 - Sala Escada, Medina del Campo, Valladolid (ES)
06/07 - Taberna Belfast, Santa Maria del Páramo, Leon (ES)
06/08 - Sala Vagon, Burgos (ES)
06/10 - Sala Los Picos, Liérganes (ES)
06/13 - Fabrica de tornillos, Miranda de Ebros, Burgos (ES)
07/31 - Rocken am Brocken festival, Elend-Harz (GER)
Swedish sister duo Taxi Taxi! finally have a new EP out this week called "Step out into the light", their first new music since the debut 2 years ago. Hear a sample at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/taxitaximusic
Expect a full-length album this fall.
Norwegian roots/pop act Bob Haley are giving away their new single "Real rubber soul" as a free download: http://www.bobhaley.no/
Mateus Mondini will be putting out a Brazilian pressing of the new Regulations LP.