We Live In Trenches back in the studio
We Live In Trenches (remember?) will be going into the studio later this month to record a 12" for an unnamed German label. More details when I get 'em.
Skweeelicious interviews Daniel Savio
Skweeelicious talks to Daniel Savio, not only one of the skweee genre's founders but also the man who coined the term: http://skweee.com/?p=22
2009, the year of skweee? Wait and see...
Dazed Digital talks to Fever Ray
Dazed Digital talks to Karin Dreijer Andersson about her new solo project Fever Ray: http://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/article/1622/1/The_Fever_Dream_of_Fever_Ray
CNN talks to Nina Persson
CNN talks to Nina Persson about her solo project A Camp: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/07/nina.interview/
Music from Norway 2009
Nö Music lists many of the prominent Norwegian albums due out this coming year: http://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/01/09/the-future-in-albums/
Debut album on the way from Factory45
Danish indie act Factory45 will release their as-yet-untitled debut album on April 6.
Cosy Den celebrates five years
Indiepop clubnight/record label Cosy Den will celebrate their 5th birthday with a five-day celebration in Stockholm at the end of July: http://www.smallstepforward.com/cosy/wordpress/?p=386
New music from Sparrow
Swedish indiepop/rock act Sparrow is streaming a bunch of new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sparrowswe
New album on the way from Jonna Lee
Swedish songstress Jonna Lee reports that her new album is done and will be sent off for pressing in about a month and a half. Look for the first single "My high" to be released soon.
New demo track from I Am Bones
There's a new demo track from I Am Bones up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/iambonesband
V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble recording blog, as told through images
Keep up with the V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble as they create their next album: http://vsnje.wordpress.com/
Manifest award for best unsigned act nominees
The nominees for Sweden's Manifest award for best unsigned act have been announced. Read more/vote: http://myspace.com/manifestgalan
If that links doesn't work well enough for you (myspace = shitsystem), MI also has the lowdown: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/377/Dom_ar_Sveriges_basta_osignade_band.html
See Beady Belle's Spellemannprisen-nominated video
Watch the Spellemannprisen-nominated video for "Self-fulfilling" from Norwegian artist Beady Belle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFpoi5yqwaY&fmt=18
Listed: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson does the "Listed" thing for Dusted: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/800
Gustaf Spetz - Burn it, crush it, smash it
Gustaf Spetz (ex-Eskju Divine) is streaming a new track at myspace called "Burn it, crush it, smash it": http://www.myspace.com/gustafspetz