Loreen - Euphoria (Eurovision 2012)
Congrats to Loreen for leading Sweden to Eurovision victory this past weekend.
Congrats to Loreen for leading Sweden to Eurovision victory this past weekend.
Newly signed to with the album "The Dalecarlian Book of the Dead" on the way this fall, this is the official debut single from Swedish outsider hip-hop artist Follow Him to the End of the Desert.
A 2nd preview cut from the upcoming Heathers/Hollows cassette on , now expanded to a double release with over 100 minutes of music.
Presenting the brand new Bodebrixen single "Ghost". Look for the band's new album "Out of options" to be released on September 10.
From Heartbreak Stereo's upcoming double EP release.
Red Doves' new 12" "Off the grid", now streaming in full via Bandcamp. Recommended!
Watch Danish act Kiss Kiss Kiss perform a new song live with clever visualizations.
Norwegian indierockers The Low Frequency In Stereo are back after an extended break in sideprojects such as The Megaphonic Thrift and The Gin & Tonic Youth and are working on a new album to be released in fall 2013.
Refused guitarist Kristofer Steen will be making his debut as a Stage Director next February when he stages his interpretation of Puccini's opera "La Bohème" at NorrlandsOperan in his old hometown of Umeå, Sweden. Read the full press release: http://www.norrlandsoperan.se/sve/press/pressmeddelanden/refused-gitarrist-operadebuterar (English + Swedish)
Icona Pop gets a boost with an inclusion in Pitchfork's "Rising" column series: http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8848-icona-pop/
Swedish rockers Blues Pills will be heading south this July for a run of shows:
07/20 - Bocanegra, Piloña (ESP)
07/21 - Milhoes de Festa, Barcelos (POR)
07/22 - Ibu Hots, Vitoria (ESP)
07/25 - Nasti Club, Madrid (ESP)
07/26 - Loui Loui, Malaga (ESP)
07/27 - Texola, Elda (ESP)
07/28 - Rocksound, Barcelona (ESP)
07/29 - La Traviesa, Torredembarra (ESP)
The band's debut EP "Bliss" is out now via and is available on 10" vinyl as well as digital.
will be doing a limited LP reissue of early 70s Swedish psych/proggrock act Resan with in-depth bio/liner notes provided by Reine Fisk (The Amazing/Dungen). Read more/preorder here.
A preview of what will become ' final nail in their coffin.
Finnish act Disco Ensemble will be touring extensively in Northern Europe this fall: http://www.discoensemble.com/
The blog Invisible Guy is interviewing all of the bands involved with the "Hotet från Skogarna" Swedish punk comp project and up first is Grundskolan: http://invisibleguy.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/interview-with-grundskolan/