Country: Finland

Aversionline on Throat

Aversionline covers the latest 7" from Finnish noiserockers Throat: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2012/01/30/throat-pee-7/

Värttinä - Tuuterin tyttäret

New music from Finnish folk act Värttinä off the group's new album "Utu", due out February 1.

Siinai - Finish line (video)

A new clip from Finnish act Siinai.

OndaDrops Vol. 5: Postcards From The North

Italian website Onda Rock has assembled a new comp of Scandinavian music for free download, including tracks from artists such as Emerald Park, I'm Kingfisher, Old Lost John, Mylittlepony and much more: http://www.ondarock.it/speciali/ondadrops05.htm

New music from Circle, Pharoah Overlord

is streaming tracks from the new Circle live album "Manner" as well as the new Pharoah Overlord creation "Lunar jetman": http://ektrorecords.com/ektro.php

Robin - Frontside ollie (video)

I don't get tipped off on new Finnish music nearly as often as I'd like, most likely due to the impenetrability of the language, but every so often there's something that slips through the cracks and this lil' skateboarding Justin Beiber clone is definitely worth noting.

Murmansk - Mercury

Once again, the first official single from Murmansk's next album, due out later this year.

Off the Record: Kiljuvelka-70 / Dead Elvis / Hero Dishonest

Finnish live music video site Off the Record posted a whole bunch of great punk/hardcore clips while I was out for the holiday including sets from Kiljuvelka-70, Dead Elvis & His One Man Grave (Disgraceland) and Hero Dishonest.

Sister Flo no more

Finnish indie act Sister Flo has apparently called it quits: http://www.fullsteamrecords.com/sitenews/view/-/nid/490/ngid/4

Slussenanalys - Himlen mot helvete (video)

A new video clip from Finnish punks Slussenanalys off the band's debut LP "Aquila helvetos asfaltos".

Mirel Wagner live in London

Finnish artist Mirel Wagner will be coming to London for a few dates:

01/26 - Ja Ja Ja @ The Lexington
02/02 - Green Note Cafe
02/04 - Shhh Festival @ The Gallery Cafe

French Films - Convict (video + new tourdates)

A new clip from solid Finnish indie act French Films. See them on tour in Europe this month:

01/11 - Eurosonic / Noorderslag Festival, Groningen (NL)
01/12 - Tower Musikclub, Bremen (GER)
01/13 - Eurosonic / Noorderslag Festival, Groningen (NL)
01/14 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
01/16 - Ostpol, Dresden (GER)
01/17 - Mascotte, Zürich (CH)
01/18 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)
01/19 - Kulturladen Konstanz, Konstanz (GER)
01/20 - Yeah! Club @ Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
01/21 - Carinisaal, Lustenau (AUS)
01/22 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
01/23 - Club Stereo, Nürnberg (GER)
01/24 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER)
01/25 - Subway, Köln (GER)
01/27 - La Fleche d´or, Paris (FRA)
01/28 - Kleine Freiheit, Osnabrück (GER)
01/29 - Apex, Göttingen (GER)

Burning Hearts - Burn burn burn

"Burn burn burn" is the new single from Finnish indie act Burning Hearts, coming off the band's 2nd full-length album "Extinctions" which will be released on February 1 via .

Cleaning Women - E1

At long last, new music from Finnish artists Cleaning Women, out now on 12" vinyl and only available for sale at live shows. Go see the band on their 15th anniversary tour: http://www.cleaningwomen.com/

Soliti sampler

Finnish indie label is giving away a 9-track sampler highlighting various releases from their first year of business, including artists such as Astrid Swan, Cats on Fire and The New Tigers: http://solitimusic.com/2011/12/28/download-the-soliti-zip-now-and-more/