2012 Swedish Grammis winners

Here are the winners of the 2012 Swedish Grammis:

Best Album: Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Best Artist: Lykke Li
Best Electronic/Dance: Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
Best Jazz: Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)"
Best Newcomer: Aleks
Best Pop: Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Masse Salazar
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores
Best International Success: Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii

Full list: https://www.grammis.se/?ha_events=grammis-vinnarna-2012

Vestindien 7" coming via Fysisk Format in March

Fysisk Format will release the debut 7" from Bergen hardcore act Vestindien on March 16. Listen here: https://vestindien.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-lords-of-hellfire-and-we-bring-you-fire

Necrovation sign with Agonia

Agonia Records has picked up Swedish death metallers Necrovation and will be releasing the band's new full-length album this coming May.

Listed: Delay Trees

Finland's Delay Trees does the "Listed" guestlist thing for Dusted: https://dustedmagazine.com/features/1030

Trepaneringsritualen - The birth of Babalon (video)

Visual stimulation from Trepaneringsritualen, one of many aliases of Thomas Ekelund (Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Soma Sema). The new 10" "Deathward, to the womb" will be released soon via Release the Bats.

Oceanwake - The words of gods lie among us

Finnish doom with a distinct psychedelic bent. "The words of gods lie among us" is Oceanwake's first single which they hope to release as a 7" shortly; the album "Kingdom" will follow later this year once a label steps up to release it.

Death Hawks - Shining (video)

Heavy Krautrock'n'roll from Finland. The band's new album "Death & decay" was just released last week via Gaea Records.

Det Sönderslagna Örat - Gammal & kall

Hot tip on some new music outta Stockholm from a band of dudes you are probably familiar with from other constellations. Keep an eye out!

iamamiwhoami to release "audiovisual" album

Hyped secretive act iamamiwhoami (aka Jonna Lee) will officially release her (their?) debut "audiovisual" album "Kin" on June 11. The new video above ("Sever") is the first official single.

WhoMadeWho - Below the cherry moon

Pitchfork is streaming a new tune from Danish dance/rock act WhoMadeWho: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13150-below-the-cherry-moon/

Kraja - Brusand hav/Jag såg dig (live videos)

Kraja, singing live on the streets and in the stairwells of Sicily.

Missbrukarna available for preorder

Skrammel Records has made the much-anticipated Missbrukarna LP available for preorder: https://www.skrammelrecords.se/
Grab it now and get a free 7" from Alouatta or The Nature, both equally solid bands.

Slugfield - Get out the traps

Slugfield = Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje and Paal Nilssen-Love. "Get out the traps" comes off the trio's debut album "Slime zone", out now via PNL Records.

Giana Factory - Rainbow girl (video)

A new video from Giana Factory. Their new album "Save the youth" will be out this coming spring.

Live at the Office: Valkyrien Allstars

There's a new episode of Listen to Norway's fantastic video series "Live at the Office" and it features an artist I like a lot- Valkyrien Allstars. Check it: https://listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012021312564193428702
If you haven't listened to their latest album "Ingen hverdag" yet, I highly suggest you remedy that.