The excellent Swedish "post avant garde pop" label , run by Thomas Ekelund of Trepaneringsritualen/Soma Sema, has a nice new website where you can stream/purchase all of their releases thus far: http://www.belaten.se/
Always nice to see a well-made website with multimedia content that doesn't necessarily rely on Flash.
The latest Museum of Bellas Artes single now has a video.
A new old song from Swedish instrumental act Mackaper dating back to the days when they were an organ + drum machine duo. The band is currently working on a new album which should be ready sometime in 2013.
Virus' highly acclaimed landmark avant-metal album "The black flux" will finally be getting a proper vinyl pressing this fall via -- head over to the label's website to preoder.
A new trailer for the upcoming Bye Bye Bicycle album "Nature", due out September 5 via /.
Swedish indierockers Leaders Off will release their new album "Yr band suck" on August 24 and this here is the first preview with guest appearances from Daniel Gilbert, Martin McFaul and Therese H Johansson.
Not that I want every two-bit band of this ilk to start bombarding me with links, but I'm generally in favor of modern bands doing the analog synth soundtrack thing ala John Carpenter/Goblin/etc and Zonen does it well. Add this Stockholm-based duo to the list alongside Nightsatan of quality modern practitioners.
Raw Lidköping crust from members of M:40, The Shocking Odds and Digher. Look for the band's debut EP "Ingen vinner" to be released on July 21 via with a release show alongside M:40 at Stand Matsalar the same day.
New Swedish indie from the band's forthcoming EP coming out later this month. Features animal violence and underwear dancing/pile-ons -- you have been warned!
I don't know anything about Hökartorget, but this is some fine-quality Swedish pop, perfect for summer.
has confirmed that the new Big Wave Riders album "Life less ordinary" will be released on August 24 and they've posted another song to help build anticipation.
For those of you who didn't pick up ' superb Crypt of Kerberos discography 3LP box set awhile back, has just reissued the band's landmark release "World of Myths" with a rehearsal demo recording of the entire album tacked on as a bonus.
Simon Ryman has been away on holiday, but he's back now with a new song: http://simonryman.tumblr.com/post/26820602684
There's a new live clip up at Hammock Sessions with the duo Systraskap: http://www.hammocksessions.com/portfolio/systraskapet-brantberget-umea/