Country: Norway

Dusted reviews Deaf Center

Dusted reviews the excellent new Deaf Center album "Owl splinters": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6342

Timbuktu single with Susanne Sundfør coming out Friday

The new Timbuktu track "Kapitulera" featuring a guest appearance from Susanne Sundfør will premiere on April 8 via the Norwegian TV2 program Senkveld.

Lukestar - Posers of doubt (video)

Here's Lukestar's brand new video for "Posers of doubt". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1frs3A1Klc

Folk & Røvere - Litt nærmere himmelen (video)

A new video clip from Norwegian act Folk & Røvere off the band's forthcoming record "Hvis du ikke finner meg, så let i byene" featuring new vocalist Therese Lech, little sister of Beady Belle/ex-Folk & Røvere singer Beate Lech. Also check out another clip for the single "Fremmede" here.

Ugly fucking Europe

Haust has a tourblog: http://uglyfuckingeurope.tumblr.com/

Sivert Høyem working on a new album

Sivert Høyem is back in the studio working on a new record, this time working with Cato Salsa at Harrys Gym's studio: http://siverthoyem.posterous.com/the-making-of-a-norwegian-masterpiece1

The New Wine on tour

Norway's The New Wine are currently on tour in Europe and blogging as they go: http://thenewwine.tumblr.com/

Djerv signs with Indie

Djerv, the new band of ex-Animal Alpha frontwoman Agnete Kjølsrud, has officially signed with .

Jenny Hval video portrait

Via The Wire, a video portrait of Norwegian artist Jenny Hval (nee Rockettothesky). Direct link: http://vimeo.com/21597670

Casiokids RSD split preview

Pitchfork is streaming the upcoming Casiokids/Of Montreal split 7" being released for Record Store Day: http://pitchfork.com/news/42087-listen-to-of-montreal-and-casiokids-split-7-for-record-store-day/

Nordic By Nature April mix

Nordic by Nature have a new mixtape for April: http://soundcloud.com/shibie/nordic-by-nature-we-are-from

Quarterly report: Q12011

Quarterly report: Q12011

Sissy Wish says new single soon

Sissy Wish reports that the new single "Dance all night with you" will be released "soon" and that it "will be the coolest song I have ever released." As for the long-rumored new album "Happy monster", apparently it will be out later this year.

Fenriz' Band of the Week: Christian Mistress

Kind of off-topic, but screw it: Fenriz' band of the week is local-to-me heavy metal rippers Christian Mistress: http://www.bandoftheweek.net/
Stoked to be seeing on them on Saturday and will hopefully be able to grab the vinyl reissue of their 4-song demo. Not that I don't already have the OG, but gotta collect em all, y'know?

Kvohst's world without us

Kvohst of Hexvessel has assembled a podcast mix of evil psychrock gems for Club Mega Therion blog: http://clubmegatherion.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-without-us.html