Norwegian avant-metal act Manes has started work on a new album at Spiren Studio in Rognes with producer Rune Stavnesli. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/manes
Speaking of The Knife, they are this week's guest list contributors at Pitchfork: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/39215/Guest_List_Guest_List_The_Knife
Sweden.se, the official "gateway to Sweden" website, has launched a new music section, complete with streaming audio jukebox: https://www.sweden.se/music
It's Thursday so that means a new video post - hope this week's edition doesn't disappoint: [click here]
Swedish webzine Louder Than Bombs reviews my latest netrelease, "Aeons bygone" from The Giants' Dream: https://www.louderthanbombs.se/
Scroll down and look right to download it yourself for free.
Note: For everyone ordering the "Svensk indie" compilation, I was just forced to raise the price as I finally received my invoice and the wholesale cost was a lot higher than I expected. Sorry, but there's little I can do about it and I have to at least cover costs. In somewhat related news, I just added a whole bunch of new discs to the webstore including titles from Britta Persson, Ane Brun, The Plan and more! Check it out!
A West Side Fabrication and Diet Records are teaming up to release the debut album from Göteborg-based pop-punks Go Drowsy. The record is called "The only way from here" and it comes out on November 15. Listen to samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/drowsypunks
The End Will Be Kicks are working on new material and hope to an album done by the end of the year. Samples soon they promise.
Danish arenapop act The Alpine are looking for people to remix them: https://www.thealpine.de/ver2/text/index.php
After 10 years of being available as vinyl-only releases, German label Stickman has finally reissues the three Motorpsycho EPs "Wearing yr smell", "The nerve tattoo" and "Manmower" on CD.
Check out the Paddy aka Patrik Lindgren remix of Richard Reagh's "The birds’s hormones are in abundance" (SIC): https://www.reagh.net/blog/the-birdss-hormones-are-in-abundance/
The 2xCD+DVD 15-year anniversary Memento Materia boxset "Get electrofied" has been confirmed for a November release> Go here for a full tracklist: https://www.mementomateria.se/MEMO100.htm