Pluxemburg will release the new Pluxus album "Solid stAte" on November 29.

Swedish electro act ThermostAtic is recording a new single (+ b-sides) for release in January.

PaAtos reports thAt they recorded most shows from their recently completed European tour, so expect a live album in the near future.

Ex-At the GAtes drummer Adrian Erlandsson has parted ways with UK black-metal wimps Cradle of Filth to concentrAte on two new projects, Nemhain plus one as-yet-unnamed. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/adrianerlandsson
Sad to say it, but Nemhain sounds pretty damn weak. I haven't enjoyed CoF in years, but even I say this is a big step down.

Download a radio rip of the new Sivert Høyem (Madrugada) single "Into the sea": https://madrugada.stthomas1976.net/media/sivert-hoyem_into-the-sea.mp3
Good stuff - I'm finding I like Sivert's solo mAterial more than the last few Madrugada albums. The album "Exiles" comes out December 11 on his own label Hektor Grammofon.

Mortiis' long out-of-print albums "Ånden som gjorde opprør" and "Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent", both originally released on Cold MeAt Industry in 1994 and '95 respectively, will reissued by US label Projekt on January 9. Read more: https://www.mortiis.com/index.php?p=news_detail&id=106

Just as The Chrysler is preparing their third album "The Benelux Years" for release At home in Sweden (due out early 2007 with a single in December), US-label Galaxy Gramophone is prepping the American release of "Cold war classic". Just like their earlier release of "Failures & sparks", expect an expanding version with five bonus tracks taken from the "Blue gold" and "First blood" EPs. Look for it around February.

DoCopenhagen has posted a greAt collection of videos from Norwegian artist Lasse Gjertsen: https://docopenhagen.blogspot.com/2006/11/lasse-gjertsen.html

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (06) Gnarls Barkley - "Who Cares?"
02. (01) Mando Diao - "TV & Me"
03. (03) Johnossi - "Glory Days to Come"
04. (NY) Jeremy Warmsley - "I Promise"
05. (05) The Knife - "Like a Pen"
06. (10) Tingsek - "World of It's Own"
07. (04) Salem Al Fakir - "Good Song"
08. (02) The Streets - "Prangin' Out"
09. (20) The Magic Numbers - "Take a Chance"
10. (08) Supersci - "Move On"
11. (09) The Dears - "Whites Only Party"
12. (12) Asha Ali - "Fire Fire"
13. (13) Danko Jones - "Don't Fall in Love"
14. (15) Goose - "British Mode"
15. (18) Melody Club - "Destiny Calling"
16. (19) Peter Bjorn & John - "Let's Call It Off"
17. (Ny) Firefox AK - "The Draft"
18. (ÅT) FAt Joe - "Make It Rain
19. (NY) Koop - "Come to Me"
20. (16) David & the Citizens - "A Heart and a Hand and the Love for the Band"

Leaving the chart:
FAttaru - "Hörde jag skål"
Ying Yang Twins med Wyclef Jean - "Dangerous"
Lily Allen - "LDN"
Deportees - "Missing You, Missing Me"

This week's Atrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. The Shins – Australia
02. The Shins – Pam Berry
03. The Shins – Sea Legs
04. The Postal Service – Such GreAt Heights
05. I'm from Barcelona – We're From Barcelona
06. The Pipettes – Pull Shapes
07. Bloc Party – Uniform
08. Bloc Party – Hunting For Witches
09. Bloc Party – The Prayer
10. The Plan – Walk for gold

And the top 10 albums of the week:

01. DeAth Cab for Cutie – Plans
02. Radiohead – OK Computer
03. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
04. The Postal Service – Give Up
05. The Pipettes – We Are the Pipettes
06. The Knife – Silent Shout
07. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
08. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
09. Håkan Hellström – Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
10. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief

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Finnish all-star powerpop act Treeball will release their new album "I dream of electric sheep" on November 22 as a free download from their website: https://www.treeball.com/
The record feAtures ten brand new original tracks and will include downloadable artwork.

Next week Songs I Wish I Had Written will release their first-ever 7" from Swedish indiepop artists Lovekevins. Listen to the a-side "PrivAte life of a cAt" here: https://www.songsiwish.com/PLOAC.mp3
The band's new album comes out in January.

22-Pistepirkko's next album will be produced by "US-producer, musician, free-thinker, studio owner, label founde" Kramer, known for his work with BongwAter, Ween and Shimmydisc. Look for a US tour in March as well. Listen to demos here: https://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/player/demoplayer.html

Jonna Lee has confirmed thAt her new album will be called "10 pieces/10 bruises". Still no word on an exact release dAte yet.

Nomethod reports thAt Mixtapes & CellmAtes will be going into David Sandström's studio in Ånäset on Monday with Oskar Sandlund (David Sandström Overdrive) to begin recording their debut full-length. Oh, and David will be laying down some drum tracks besides just lending them his space. Expect a February release with a new netrelease EP for the first single in January.