Norwegian act Now We've Got Members will be releasing a limited edition cassette in April via featuring two long tracks (one per side) and you can preview one half of it here: http://www.metronomiconaudio.net/archives/1019
Maia Hirasawa in Japan. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8SKpjvq2A
The best hip-hop act in Sweden right now? Not an official video (yet), but if you've been waiting to hear the new Ison & Fille single "Galen", here it is. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuSAB_MSIA0
reports that the upcoming Anstalt EP "Altamont Raceway" has been sent to press and will be available shortly, probably around the same time as the new Kvoteringen EP "Storfinansen" they are co-releasing with .
does the Q&A thing with We are the Storm: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/we-are-the-storm-2/
The Vladislav Delay Quartet, featuring the namesake artist AKA Sasu Ripatti plus fellow Finn Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) as well as previous V. Delay collaborators Derek Shirley and Lucio Capece, will be releasing a new self-titled album in May via , the same label as another one of Ripatti's other projects, the Moritz von Oswald Trio.
has announced that Swedish electro artist Emmon will release the new single "Distance" on March 23 with her new album, her third overall, to follow in May.
"Passageren" is the new single from Swedish psych/folk duo Siri Karlsson, the first sample of their forthcoming album "Gran fuego" which will be released on April 27 via .
And speaking of , the label also has a new single out today from The Bethlehem Beard Corporation called "Marcy Ave": http://soundcloud.com/florafauna/the-bethlehem-beard
Can't say that I dig it nearly as much as the Siri Karlsson (which is fantastic and highly recommended), but it's worth checking out.
Slow it down, see what happens. Sometimes you get magic, sometimes not.
Belin-based clubnights Nordic by Nature and Karrera Klub have teamed up for a new monthly event called "I'm from Scandinavia" which will make its premiere on April 2 at Festsaal Kreuzberg with live performances from The New Wine and Degrees.
A beautiful video full of whimsy and cheer, slightly at odds with the song itself. Filmed at one of the six weddings Johan Heltne was invited to last summer. Direct link here, download the mp3 here.
Swedish artist Henke Wermelin has a new single "People who die" which he is using to help promote a fund benefitting Cancerfonden: http://henkewermelin.bandcamp.com/
Rumble In Rhodos has confirmed that their new album, due out April 8, will be called "Signs of fervent devotion". Listen to the first single "Soft insulated days": http://soundcloud.com/rumble-in-rhodos/rumble-in-rhodos-soft
France-based Swedish music blog Absolut Noise has a new URL and a great new look: http://www.absolutnoise.com/
Check out a sample of the new Huntsville album "For flowers, cars and merry wars", due out April 1 via : http://soundcloud.com/huntsville/for-flowers-cars-and-merry