Parker Lewis - Dream baby (video)

Here's the video for the new Parker Lewis single "Dream baby".

Pitchfork goes to Øya

Pitchfork goes to Øya and manages to report on seeing only one actual Norwegian band, Kvelertak: http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8023-ya-2011/3/
Seriously, why bother?

Roll the Dice to release new album, play London

Roll the Dice: new album "In dust" due out on September 12 with the duo's UK live debut following on the 20th at Cafe Oto.

Hubro to release new Mats Eilerstsen album

Hubro has announced that they will be releasing Mats Eilertsen's new album "SkyDive" on September 2, his sixth album overall. Preview the track "Parachute psalm" as posted above.
Besides his own quintet, Mats is also known for his work with artists such as Tord Gustavsen and Food, among others.

Soldier One returns

Swedish bitpop/powerviolence duo Soldier One are back after a long absence with a new album entitled "Witnessing the orchestration of time" which they will be releasing first as a trilogy of free download EPs before the physical version is ready on November 11. Grab part one "Quantum fluctuation" here and bookmark it to grab the next one a month from now: http://www.soldier001.com/

Metal Blade picks up Noctum

Swedish occult metal act Noctum has signed with Metal Blade after release one album and an EP via High Roller Records.

Veto back in the UK

Danish act Veto will be returning to the UK for a one-off gig at XOYO in London on November 17.

New Susanne Sundfør EP, tourdates

There's a new Susanne Sundfør EP featuring remixes of her song "Turkish delight" as done by fellow Norwegians Tommy Tee, LidoLido and Souldrop. Not sure if there will be a physical edition, but the digital files can be acquired via iTunes. In other news, she'll be doing a few Northern Europe dates in late September:

09/25 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
09/26 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
09/28 - Ono, Bern (CH)

Under the Radar reviews I Break Horses

Under the Radar reviews Swedish shoegaze hype I Break Horses: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/hearts/

September Malevolence - End of new beginnings

Swedish post/indierockers September Malevolence are streaming a new tune at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/September-Malevolence/16360370031?sk=app_178091127385
"End of new beginnings" is the first track from the band's new album "Our withers unwrung", due out August 26.

Scraps of Tape - Flera meter kort (video)

I like this more each and every time I hear it and now the video only makes things even better.

Need a Spotify invite? I have some to share

Either email or leave a comment or a PM and I'll hook it up. Otherwise, I seem to have fallen down a EBM wormhole and can't get out.

Autodafeh to release new album in September

Swedish EBM trio Autodafeh has signed with German label Scanner/Dark Dimensions for the release of their new album "Act of faith", due out September 16.

Indie-AW GBG music biz mixer

Sebastian Hess of Wonderland Records has started a new industry mixer event in Göteborg called "Indie After Work" where music biz types can gather and chat and make connections and maybe even check out a few potentially up-and-coming bands. The next event will happen in November I'm not sure if the acts scheduled to perform are confirmed yet, but you can check out some tunes via SoundCloud or get more info at Facebook.

Spiders EP now available for preorder

The new 7" from Swedish hardrockers Spiders is now available for preorder from De:Nihil Records with the first 75 copies coming with a free live DVD: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/08/spiders-in-night.html