EL-SD A contract (video)

The blog Birds Need Feed is premiering EL-SD's brand new video "A contract": http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.se/2012/05/watch-el-sd-contract-official-video-bnf.html

Presenting: Primitive Rites

Making the rounds and for good reason, here's the new EP from Malmö hardcore ragers Primitive Rites.

Dead Lord - No prayers can help you now (video)

Fenriz' latest band of the week Dead Lord has some serious Thin Lizzy vibes going on! Look for their debut 7" to be released very soon via High Roller Records.

Frida Selander - Geography (video)

Take a trip around Västerbottens inland with Frida Selander in her new video "Geography".

The Hives - Go right ahead (live video)

Check out a great live-in-the-studio rendition of The Hives' new single "Go right ahead".

Pitchfork loves "I love it"

Pitchfork agrees that Icona Pop's latest single "I love it" is a potential summer hit: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13584-i-love-it/

Mange Makers - Drick den (video)

This song is aggressively stupid which is exactly why it's absolutely perfect as a summer party single.

Malmö lunchtime dance party

While I tend to grab a quick bite and go for a dogwalk, there's a growing trend in Sweden of folks hitting the dance floor on their lunchbreak according to this BBC piece: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17859560

I Are Droid are alive

Look for Swedish indie act I Are Droid to release the new album "The winter ward" this coming fall via Razzia Records.

Odyssey - Pyramids (video)

Kick-ass heavy rock from Odyssey off their forthcoming album "Abysmal despair", due out May 16 via Transubstans Records.

Psychic Malmö to release EP from Albin Johansson

Psychic Malmö will be releasing the debut solo EP "En timme kvar" from Albin aka Albin Johansson, a multi-instrumentalist who has backed a multitude of artists such as Solander, Big Fox and Edda Magnason in addition to performing with his own band Madmans Moustache. Said record will be purely instrumental, minimalist and organ-based, with elements of Swedish progg, Krautrock and jazz. No release date yet, just "soon".

AC4 in the studio (video)

Footage from AC4's recent recording session at Studio Parasit outside Umeå.

Century Media signs Miasmal

Miasmal have officially signed with Century Media and will be heading into the studio this winter to record their sophomore album.

Flora & Fauna LP comp details

The full tracklist and ordering info for the new, vinyl/digital-only, all-exclusive comp from Flora & Fauna is now posted: http://www.brilliant.nu/fflp07.html

MP3: Magnus Ekelund & Stålet - Supernova

Infectious in the best possible way, not like a dreaded sommarplåga or a social disease. In fact, all three songs from the new single "Supernova", including brilliant b-side covers of Vapnet and Bingo, are phenomenal. Likewise, so is Magnus Ekelund & Stålet's upcoming full-length "Det definitiva drevet". Same goes for Teg Publishing labelmates Norra Kust, whose self-titled debut was just released today and is now on Spotify. Essential listening all around!

Magnus Ekelund & Stålet - Supernova