Nitad will be coming to the US to play the No Way Fest in Richmond, Virginia on June 20 along with a bunch of other great punk acts such as Zero Boys, Government Warning and Social Circkle (to name a few). I presume there will be other dates, but I haven't seen anything yet. Details: https://www.nowayrecords.com/site/?page_id=197
Danish punkrockers Hjertestop are giving away their discography as a free download: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=70425655&blogId=478988811
As they say, buy the records if you like it -- personally, I can only get behind about half of the LP, but I know a lot of other people really like them so download, listen and decide for yourself.
Streaming web-station Breakthru Radio interviews Paper: https://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=6433
Click 'View Playlist' to see where to jump to in order to skip all the mediocre indierock.
Finnish shoegazers Murmansk are streaming the excellent new track "Sweet trio" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/murmansktheband
As mentioned before, the band's new album "Eleven eyes to shade" will be out on May 6.
Delusions of Adequacy reviews Finnish indiepop act Burning Hearts: https://www.adequacy.net/2009/03/burning-hearts-aboa-sleeping/
Malmö's Pretty Whores have been added to the lineup of the next It's a Trap! Clubnight on April 18 with Convoj/
Pitchfork reviews the new Röyskopp album "Junior": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12860-junior/
And check out the Washington Post's assessment here: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/03/ryksopp_junior.php
Norwegian electronic act Ugress is offering a free EP for download in anticipation of their new album (title tba), due out June 15. Go here: https://gmm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=1028
Updated Italian dates for Swedish indiepop act Speedmarket Avenue:
04/08 - Diagonal Loft Club, Forlì
04/09 - MADS, Rome
04/10 - Lokomotiv, Bologna
04/11 - Etnoblog, Trieste
The band will also be heading back to the UK for the Indietracks festival in late July.
Cats on Fire are going to Germany in late May:
05/30 - Nachtasyl, Hamburg w/The Bats
05/31 - Worpswede Open Air, Worpswede
06/01 - Magnet-Club, Berlin w/Underwater Sleeping Society
06/02 - Scheune, Dresden
06/03 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
06/04 - Atomic Cafe, München
06/05 - Klub Drushba, Halle
06/06 - Gleis 22, Münster
How is Annie Records has two new tracks from Trondheim-based act Rest of My Life available for free download: https://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=149&p=
The new Heroes & Zeros single "Cipramillion" is up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/heroeszeros
Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harrys Gym/I Was a King) guests on said track.
Norwegian rappers Jester and Don Martin (Gatas Parlament) recorded an album together called "Jester og Don Martin sikter på månen, lander på taket" which will be out in May. The first single "La meg begynne" comes out April 3. But that's not all -- the album was recorded in Mumbai and while they were over there, they were hired to act in a Bollywood comedy entitled "Showman (King of Con)". Read more and hear a sample: https://kingsize.no/News.aspx?ArtNo=7631 (in Norwegian)
Fysisk Format (Haust, Snöras) will be releasing Le Corbeau's new album "Evening chill/Montréal of the mind" on May 25 in both CD and LP formats. Le Corbeau is the solo project of Øystein Sandsdalen from Angora Static/Serena Maneesh/Infidels Forever and you can listen to a few samples here: https://www.myspace.com/lecorbeaurecord
Wears the Trousers talks to Icelandic/Italian artist Emiliana Torrini: https://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/03/13/emiliana-torrini-the-giggle-the-drum/