Rotten Sound has started to post sample tracks from their forthcoming album "Cycles": https://www.myspace.com/rottensound
Check out the video for Maia Hirasawa's latest single "Mattis and Maia": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmyHPDowg4
Norwegian hardcore act Quiritatio is currently working on a new album for release in early 2008 which will include both tracks from the recent 7" on Yana. More details to come.
Monument Records will be putting out a split 7" in December featuring Swedish hardcore acts The Kind That Kills and Anchor.
Fairy Tailors, the Swedish indiepop duo of Little Big Adventure and Olof Broström, have a new myspace page with a brand new track: https://www.myspace.com/fairytailors
Eardrums recommends Norwegian act Pipedream: https://eardrumsmusic.com/2007/10/28/your-new-favourite/
The Monotonik netlabel has a new release from Finnish electronic artist Ocbalt: https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp193.html
Watch Laakso perform their new single "Västerbron" acoustic for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=248
PopMatters reviews the new Efterklang record: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47182/efterklang-parades/ Also reviewed, Vladislav Delay's album "Multila": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/vladislav-delay-multila/
Paper Thin Walls has a Efterklang track review: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1037
Musique Machine on the new Efterklang album "Parades": https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1466
The US release of Robyn's self-titled album has now (lamely) been postponed to an unspecified time in 2008.
MIC Norway profiles Moving Oos, this year's Alarm Award recipients for best newcomer: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007102915564852516365
The winners of this year's Alarm Awards, Norway's Grammy alternative:
Newcomer of the year: Moving Oos
Video of the year: Tungtvann - 2 uka
Song of the year: Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
Alarm award: Ida Maria
Pop: Marit Larsen - Under the Surface
Electronica: Kim Hiorthøy - My Last Day
RiksAlarm: Ungdomsskulen
Jazz: Shining - Grindstone
Rock: My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
Metal: Dimmu Borgir - Insorte Diaboli
Live: Superfamily
Hip-hop/rap: Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Viktor Sjöberg has a new liveset posted for download: https://elefanten.blogspot.com/2007/10/live-recording-from-new-york-city.html
Hopefully Viktor's current tour with Jens Lekman will lead to bigger and better things because he's an amazingly talented artist.