Fuck Tornadoes - Hey y'all
Speaking of new bands with Kristofer Åström, he's also got another new project called Fuck Tornadoes that's a bit more rock'n'roll like the name implies. Hear a 2nd tune here.
Country: Sweden
Musik med Min Stora Sorg
Check out a new live session with the excellent Min Stora Sorg (and family!) at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/10/musik-med-min-stora-sorg-2/
New tunes from Diskonto, Djävulskap, Vicious Irene and more
I don't have the time to listen to all of this stuff myself to filter out the good from the bad, aside from those Desperat tracks which I already posted, so head over to Mosher to check out a round-up of new Swedish punk/hardcore tunes: http://www.mosher.se/musik/nytt-fran-desperat-diskonto-vicious-irene-och-mycket-mer/
Snakka San & SVER - Owee (video)
Swedish folk + dancehall, aka "dancehall"? I'm not so sure I'd say this is good, but I suppose it's worth checking out.
Plector post album for streaming, announce imminent demise
Umeå metal act Plector has announced that their forthcoming album "Punishment day", due out October 31 via and currently streaming in full at SoundCloud, will be their last. The band's final show will be at the Discouraged Festival in their hometown on September 15 alongside Moloken and Khoma.
Stereogum best new bands of 2012: Icona Pop, Mirel Wagner
Icona Pop and Mirel Wagner are the two Scandinavian representatives on Stereogum's top 40 best new bands of 2012 list, alongside local-to-me friends Milk Music who are also well worth checking out: http://stereogum.com/1142542/stereogums-40-best-new-bands-of-2012/franchises/listomania/
Cajsa Siik - Was I supposed to (video)
Cajsa Siik now has a video for her new single "Was I supposed to".
Arkhe - Hungertornet
Dark vibrations from southern Sweden off the band's new 7", out now via .
Easy October - Baby blue (feat. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson)
Easy October = Kristoffer Hedberg, Kristofer Åström, Nikke Ström (Nationalteatern, etc.) and Johan Håkansson (A Camp, Freddie Wadling, etc.). Look for an album this fall?
Cobolt - Postume
For most folks, the band Cobolt is, at best, a forgotten footnote from the Umeå music scene of yore. For nerds like me who pursued every thread until exhausted, they were a revelation, an eye-opening glimpse into the vast and varied expanse of the Norrland music scene in a post-Refused world. And now, at long last, Refused bassist Magnus Björklund has posted his old band's final unreleased recordings for public consumption. I've had semi-illicit copies of a number of these tracks for many years now and am glad they are finally getting a proper chance to find an audience -- very recommended!
Lust for Youth comes to Sacred Bones
It looks like Lust for Youth's album "Growing seeds", originally released on the Iceage-related imprint, will be getting a US repress via . Official release date: November 14
FWIW, I like synthpop and goth music, but I don't like this band at all. Comparisons to early Cold Cave are apt I suppose.
Icona Pop - Ready for the weekend (club mix)
Brand new stuff from Swedish pop act Icona Pop.
Miss Li - It ain't over
New stuff from Miss Li off her forthcoming album "Tangerine dream", due out October 10.