Efterklang will be closing down their label , except to release their own albums at home in Denmark/Scandinavia: http://rumraket.tumblr.com/post/6313444049/new-canon-blue-record-the-end-of-rumraket
The label's final non-Efterklang release will be US artist Canon Blue's sophomore album "Rumspringa", due out August 29. Read more commentary from Efterklang bassist/manager Rasmus Stolberg at Gaffa: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/50093
120 Days will be heading to London on June 21 to play at White Heat with Tame Impala. Expect lots of new material from the band's upcoming record.
Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O's debut single "Next", now (finally!) streaming at SoundCloud. Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/kkkmo/01-next-1
A new single from ex-Merrymaker David Myhr featuring lyrics by Andreas Mattsson. Hook up a free download by liking him on Facebook: http://facebook.com/davidmyhr
Finnish live music blog Off the Record has a new episode up featuring Mad Juana, the band of Sami Yaffa from Hanoi Rocks/Pelle Miljoona Oy/a million other bands: http://offtherecord.fi/mad-juana/
Danish indie act The Malpractice has a brand enw video for the tune "Oh, the irony": http://youtu.be/e3Er6OEn9IQ
Danish bruisers Rising report that they are done recording their upcoming full-length debut and it is currently being mixed by Jakob Reichert Nielsen before being sent off to Alan Douches for mastering in July.
Seems like a silly headline, but it actually makes sense when you think about it: http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/norwegian-government-provides-black-metal-training-for-diplomats/
Check out a killer new tune from Norway's Dark Times off the band's forthcoming 7": http://darktimes.bandcamp.com/track/shallow-breather
If you haven't already grabbed the band's demo, I recommend you do so.
IAT favorite Tobias Hellkvist will be releasing a new solo album this fall via called "Everything is connected".
is offering up a couple sample tunes from the upcoming Makabert Fynd album, due out next week: http://skrammelrecords.se/
Bummed to say that I'll be out of town on vacation when they tour the West Coast next month, but then again, I won't be too bummed to be hanging out in the redwoods instead.
Swedish noise/experimental label is doing a big clearance sale since they will be closing Utmarken (their physical location) at the end of the month: http://www.releasethebats.com/rtb.html
A new video from Swedish artist Balroynigress. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/24052001
New music from a singer/songwriter duo featuring Daniel Westerlund of The Goner. Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/sulliband/lost-gallows
The new episode of Listen to Norway's "99 minutes" podcast series is now online: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011060611252038416571
No particular theme this time, just a wide array of Norwegian artists from all genres.