Richard Reagh explains the concept behind his latest project "The Ed Harris Masters", a series of five digital singles he'll be releasing in the near future. As for the Marvin Gaye cover he references, you can find it here.
We Are the Storm report that they are now finished with their new album "Wastelands" and are currently shopping it around for release. As mentioned earlier this summer, said album was recorded at an old theater in their hometown of Uppsala with Kristofer Jönson (Jeniferever, I Break Horses) engineering and producing before being sent off to Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna) for mixing and mastering.
New/old super lo-fi recordings from Swedish artist Horrible Houses, just repackaged and rereleased in a small limited-edition run by . Expect lots of warble and hiss.
Scandinavian hardcore acts Terveet Kädet, Infernöh and Lower are three of the first bookings for next year's Chaos in Tejas Fest. Details at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chaos-in-Tejas/174007855968095
Scraps of Tape have officially started work on album #5: http://scrapsoftape.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/album-5/
No word yet on when to expect it, but I would imagine an early 2013 release.
Pitchfork is lukewarm on the new Hooded Menace album "Effigies of evil", their first for US-based label : http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17076-effigies-of-evil/
New from Norwegian artist Susanna aka Susanna K. Wallumroe off her latest record "Wild dog".
Check out Swedish industrial/EBM act The Pain Machinery covering genre pioneers Klinik.
(Norra Kust, Magnus Ekelund) has signed Maria Eriksson (The Concretes, Santa Maria, Heikki) and will be releasing her debut solo album på svenska "Stjäl det du behöver" early next year. Teg has also officially picked up Mattias Alkbergs Begravning, the new band from The Bear Quartet frontman, and will be releasing their new album next year as well.
B/B/S/ = Erik Skodvin (Deaf Center/Svarte Greiner) + Aidan Baker (Nadja) + Andrea Belfi. An album has been recorded and will be released in 2013 via , in the meantime hear some live improv recordings here.
Wild blues-rock outta Sweden by way of Dear Euphoria's Sven Johansson and . Album this fall?
At long last, something new from Superfamily! Recommended! Expect more singles this fall and then a new album in 2013?
NPR is currently streaming the new Efterklang album "Piramida" in full: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/160681284/first-listen-efterklang-piramida