Jonas Jonsson of Swedish indie act Bedroom Eyes has recorded a new 4-track EP under his own name which finds him doing Swedish-language covers of Teenage Fanclub, Motorpsycho, Big Star and Beth Orton. Download for free and get more details (including videos, lyrics and chords!) at his website: http://www.jonasjonsson.net/
Swedish hardcore act Förmögenhet have a brand new 7" out now via called "Rester med gäster" and, as the title implies, it features a variety of guest vocalists including folks from Nitad, Section 8, In Solitude and Between Us. It's also limited to a mere 100 copies so act fast if you want one.
Karin Dreijer Andersson of Fever Ray/The Knife has contributed a new track that she composed for the recent staging of Ingmar Bergman's "The wolf hour" by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm to a new compilation album benefitting Japanese tsunami victims. The collection is called "We are the works in progress" and other contributors include Broadcast and Deerhunter. More here: http://feverray.com/2011/12/15/no-face-by-karin-dreijer-andersson/
Rumble in Rhodos' latest single "Carve visage", the 3rd off their 2011 Spellemann-nominated release "Signs of fervent devotion", is out now on a 7" with a b-side remix by Center of the Universe and a DVD containing the video.
The first taste of Cats on Fire's next album, due out this coming spring via .
Dear Euphoria, one of my favorites from last year, is slowly working on their third album, but they want to give fans something to tide them over this holiday season. Hence this song, an unreleased track from 2009's "Heal my violence", available as a free download for a limited time.
A new live clip from Norwegian indie/noiserockers Misty Range.
The next Ja Ja Ja Scandinavian music showcase has been set for January 26 at The Lexington in London and will feature a very strong lineup including Giana Factory, Philco Fiction and Mirel Wagner. Full details: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2011/12/new-show-ja-ja-ja-w-giana-factory-philco-fiction-mirel-wagner/
reports that they will be doing a number of reissues/represses in 2012 starting with Wasted's long OOP album "Down & out", originally released in cooperation with the now-defunct German label some 10 years ago. No official release date yet, but the band will be heading out on the road for some domestic shows this season and a European tour in May.
Jukka "Zuge" Laajakallio, guitarist for Finnish hardcore act Abduktio, passed away last week at the age of 29. Read the band's statement (in Finnish): http://www.abduktio.com/
The band has decided that they will not continue on without him.
The final cut from Astrid Swan's all-Pavement covers album "Hits (Pavement for girls)".
The Prince Formerly Known as an Artist (nee Andreas Magnusson of Pinto/Hanif) has a 2nd track up for free download: http://formerlyknownasanartist.blogspot.com/2011/12/kazakhstan.html
This week's Sunday Advent Mixtape comes courtesy of Simian Ghost: http://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/simian-ghost