Emerald Park frontman Tobias Borelius will be releasing his debut solo album "Du känner mig för väl, farväl" on January 14 via the newly established in collaboration with . Said album was produced by Carl Granberg (Christian Kjellvander, New Found Land) and can be previewed here along with a free download of the first single "Hiro": http://tobiasborelius.bandcamp.com/
Thulebasen's debut single "Raga Gemini", just released today via . Looked for the group's new album "Gate 5" to be released on February 7 with handling the vinyl.
Swedish rockers Hellsingland Underground are giving away a free 4-song EP to coincide with the release of their latest single/video "Shuffle day to day": http://www.hellsinglandunderground.com/shuffle/
The latest entry in ' Advent Mixtape series comes from Malmö's VED: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=303
Norwegian rappers Gatas Parlament will be releasing the new EP "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer" on January 14 as a preview for the group's upcoming album trilogy: http://www.gatasp.no/gatas-parlament-lover-kaos/ (in Norwegian)
Keep up with Finnish act Iconcrash as they blog from the studio while recording their new album: http://thedoomsdaydisco.blogspot.com/
Haust, Rotten Sound and The Kandidate will be spending the month of April touring Europe together with Americans Trap Them and Gaza:
04/01 - Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Köln (GER)
04/03 - Juha, Rosswein (GER)
04/04 - Exit Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
04/05 - Randal, Bratislava (SLO)
04/06 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/07 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
04/08 - Bloom, Mezzago (ITA)
04/09 - Init, Rome (ITA)
04/10 - Dynamo Werk21, Zürich (CH)
04/11 - Glazart, Paris (FRA)
04/12 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/13 - White Rabbit, Plymouth (UK)
04/14 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
04/15 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
04/16 - Perron55, Venlo (HOL)
04/17 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/18 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/19 - Henriksberg, Gothenburg (SWE)
04/20 - tba
04/21 - Debaser Slussen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/22 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
04/23 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
04/24 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
I'm Kingfisher aka Thomas Denver Jonsson talks about his new album "Arctic" and performs the song "Feline funeral" live with help from Dear Euphoria. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yodce0-HHc
Swedish act Deportees have a new remix EP for free streaming/download: http://deportees.bandcamp.com/
Contributors include skweee artist Beem and Tiger Lou alias Araki, among others.
Scandinavians in Under the Radar's top 50 albums of 2010 list include Jónsi (#31), The Radio Dept. (#21) and Club 8 (#10): http://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/top_50_albums_of_2010
Here's a quick preview clip for the new Rubik album due out next year: http://vimeo.com/17841557
Okkultokrati has republished the full English text of their semi-recent interview from Ox Fanzine: http://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/12/okkultokrati-interview-in-ox-fanzine.html
Preview a little something from the new JJ mixtape"Kills", due to be officially released on Christmas Eve: http://www.sincerelyyours.se/kills12.24.10.html
Groove's top 20 favorite Norwegian albums of 2010: http://www.groove.no/artikkel/17984481/rets-norske-plater
and will be collaborating on the vinyl release of Totalt Jävla Mörker's "Söndra och härska" LP. 1000 copies total, due out January 28 with 200 (100 for each label) of those being special "diehard" editions.