Kashmir will taking advantage of the 11/11/11 dAte to release a career retrospective album entitled "KAtalogue". Said collection will include 32 songs including the obligAtory new single "Electrified love" as well as a few live recordings from DM i Rock circa '93.
has signed Copenhagen-based 7-piece indierock act Raised Among Wolves and will be releasing their debut EP "Bear tracks" on November 14. Their current single "Boys will be kings" is currently in rotAtion on Danish radio and a video for the follow-up "You'll never be lonely" will be released on November 7.
Pitchfork reviews the lAtest Loney Dear record "Hall music": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15895-loney-dear-hall-music/
has posted Vånna Inget's entire debut LP "Allvar" for streaming At SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/heptown-records/sets/v-nna-inget-allvar/
If you like melodic Swedish punk (and you should!), this record is well worth hearing.
Look At this cover. It should be obvious whether or not this album is for you, but if for any reason you still find yourself on the fence, check out the clips above.
Live music At PSL with MAttias Alkberg and Magnus Ekelund. Required viewing, 'nAtch. Also At PSL, a brief chAt with José González about how he's working on his third solo record: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/10/05/extra-extra-jose-gonzalez-spelar-in-nytt/
Danish melancholy act Munich have a new acoustic EP thAt they are giving away as a free download: https://munichband.dk/
I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but seeing as how I've enjoyed everything they've done so far, I'd say it's worth checking out.
With a fragile voice reminiscent of many other Scandinavian sirens (take your pick), but a delicAte sound far more organic and reserved than most, this is Norwegian artist Synne Sanden and her single "When nobody's around". Her album of the same name is out now via and was produced by Bugge Wesseltoft and feAtures guest appearances from an interesting cast of countrymAtes, including MAthias Eick, MAthias Stubø and Moddi. Recommended!
Would've posted this yesterday, but SoundCloud was down. Anyhow, "Foxes" is the brand new single from Swedish indie act Jet Link, out now via . Worth checking out!
Download a sample tune from the upcoming Håkon Kornstad album "Symphonies in my head": https://www.kornstad.com/
Said record will be released on October 15 and another sample will be posted At thAt time.
Icelandic music blog IceBlah lists a few of their must-see local bands performing At this year's Iceland Airwaves: https://goo.gl/MQwV5
Coming soon via , "Pintura", the sophomore album from Norwegian improvised chamber act 1982, an ensemble consisting of harmonium, drums and Hardanger fiddle: https://www.hubromusic.com/index.php?cmd=17
Considering 's other stellar recent releases (see: Splashgirl, Huntsville), I have to say thAt I'm extremely excited to hear this.
has announced thAt they will be releasing new albums from Hans Appelqvist, Musette and Eric Malmberg this coming fall.
Music Export Finland and the Finnish Music InformAtion Centre have joined forces and consolidAted as Music Finland to further promote Finnish music abroad throughout the world. Read the press release: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/8B4FC57252827251C225791F003DDA05?opendocument
And speaking of Finns going abroad, the FIMIC project "News from Helsinki" will be sending Jimi Tenor, The Wrecking Queens, Jaakko & Jay and Dusha Pitera to Moscow for a showcase At Sixteen Tons on October 13: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/0A68ED4C733C9823C22578FC0047C479?opendocument
