Country: Sweden
The new De Montevert single "Jag vill ha mer" won't be officially released until September 3, but Nomethod is already streaming it in honor of Midsommar. Look for the album "Vänner & ovänner / Friends & enemies" to be released on September 26.
Jens Lekman made a mix for the website Mint: http://mintmag.se/hal/playlist-hal/
Sincerely Yours is giving away a new EP from jj to kick off the official start of summer: http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0184.php
PSL has the premiere of the new Min Stora Sorg video "Svarta ögon" : http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/06/21/premiar-min-stora-sorg-svarta-ogon/
Worth checking out! And keep an eye out for an EP in August.
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Not an official video, but if you wanted to hear Henric de la Cour 's excellent cover of Venom 's "Harmony dies" , here you go.
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"Dead letters" is the first preview track off the new Katatonia album "Dead end kings" , due out August 27. Get a free download in exchange for an email address here .
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New Melody Club . Can't say that I've ever been a fan, but this sounds surprisingly personality-less to me.
Midsummer means a slow news day, so here's an article from notorious record collector/art curator Johan Kugelberg on Swedish pizza: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/johan-kugelberg/swedish-pizza_b_1608146.html
"Mountains crave" is the first official single + video from Anna von Hausswolff upcoming album "Ceremony" , due out July 18.
Check out this excellent new tune from indie/pop crooner Johan Hedberg of Suburban Kids with Biblical Names .
Yet another new track from Mother of the Forest .
Boy Omega is back online with a new website and the promise of a new album called "Night vision" due out September 7: http://www.boyomega.com/
New Swedish punkrock from Hjärtattack , expect a full album later this year.
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New fuzzy indierock from Sweden by a band called Isolation . Free download at their label website .
Pitchfork gives high marks to the Neneh Cherry /The Thing collaboration "The Cherry Thing" : http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16756-the-cherry-thing/