Some news from Green CarnAtion:

Tchort reveals to band members thAt he started working on ideas for whAt might become "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" part II and III. Tchort said "thAt I never thought about continuing on the pAth set with "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" - until now. LAtely I have gotten new ideas thAt excites me alot. It might just be the weAther and all the lite-dressed girls outside lAtely thAt makes me feel this way, but it also might be a rush of genuine inspirAtion thAt such work as making a second and third part would require."

The brand new (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy album "Armed Love" has now been confirmed for a July 27 release dAte.

There's a singer/songwriter showcase At the Picnic Festival/Långholmen in Stockholm on June 12. Artists set to appear include Kristofer Åström, Richard Buckner (US), Nicolai Dunger, Anna Ternheim, Ane Brun and Tomas Andersson Wij.

And speaking of Tomas Andersson Wij, he'll be heading out on a full tour entitled "Ensam på scen: Tomas Andersson Wij" presented by Headstomp Production. The premiere will be At Stockholm in October.

Sofia Tavlik has a new live demo from a show she played At Öst100 in Stockholm on March 30. Tracklist:

01. Ghosts
02. Stop
03. Tonight
04. Blue Moon
05. When Winter comes
06. Borderlines

For rest of May it can be ordered from Atalvik.com/" target=_blank>her website for 40sek, 50sek thereafter.

Karmageddon Media has signed one-man-band Glittertind aka 18-year old Norwegian musician Torbjørn Sandvik. The debut album "Evige AsAtro" was entirely self-produced and recorded between 2001-2002 except for one track ("Norges Skaal") recorded this year and is set for an August 9 release dAte. The music is said to represent "the work [of] a 16- and 17-year-old boy spellbound by mother nAture and Scandinavian art, culture, tales and traditions."

Download the new Tobias Fröberg single "WhAt Are You Gonna Do?": At_are_you_gonna_do.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.silence.se/nyheter/whAt_are_you_gonna_do.mp3

The Shout Out Louds have recorded a new EP called "Oh, Sweetheart" with producer Björn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn and John. Tracklist:

01. Oh, Sweetheart
02. A Track And A Train
03. Seagull

The release dAte is set for May 26 and soundclips should be online soon.

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (18) Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out"
02. (13) The Von Bondies "Tell Me WhAt You See"
03. (05) Strip Music "DesperAtion"
04. (01) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
05. (NY) The Embassy "Wearing Our Pop Art Hearts On Our Sleeves EP"
06. (08) Sahara Hotnights "Hot Night Crash"
07. (03) Marit Bergman "I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
08. (02) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
09. (06) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
10. (11) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
11. (12) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
12. (NY) David & The Citizens + MAttias Alkberg "Big Chill"
13. (09) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
14. (04) Raymond & Maria "Ingen Vill Veta Var Du Köpt Din Tröja"
15. (19) Deportees "Arrest Me 'Til It Hurts"
16. (10) Franz Ferdinand "MAtinee"
17. (NY) My Red Cell "In A Cage (On Prozac)"
18. (NY) Ash "Orpheus"
19. (15) Bright Eyes FeAt. Neva Dinova "Black Comedy"
20. (16) Velvet Revolver "Slither"

Leaving the chart:
07. The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
14. Prince "Musicology"
17. Kelis "Trick Me"
20. Weeping Willows "You Weren't Even Close"

Madrugada checks in with a note about their residence of gigs in NYC: https://www.emi.no/madrugada/news.asp
They are just one of the feAtured artists on the 'Live in May' streaming radio playlist on the right.

Labrador Records has updAted their release schedule. There's a new CD-EP due out from The Radio Dept. this summer (title tba) along with the "Kingsize Vol. 2" compilAtion. [ingenting]'s debut full-length album "Ingenting duger" has been set for an October release. More details as I get them.

Svenskunderjord reports thAt Göteborg-based record label Twice Records will be releasing a comp in two weeks feAturing a selection of up-and-coming Swedish hip-hop artists entitled "Unsigned". Contributors will include Alibi, Rico Wondahman, Obnoxiuz, X.O, S.T, S.P, Nabila, WordSilah, Enhet V, Los Abandonados and more. Download a sampler mp3 here: https://www.sassi-records.com/promo/twice_records_unsigned.mp3

Check out some photos from the recent Cult of Luna studio sessions: https://www.cultofluna.com/photos.htm
The band reports thAt they've laid down the tracks for five of the songs on their next album and only need to layer on the electronics stuff to finish them off. Until they go back into Tonteknik to take of thAt, they plan to "put the final touches" on the last couple songs in rehearsal so thAt they're fully ready for recording.

The program for the Momentum Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art in Moss, Norway from May 22 - June 27 has been confirmed and will feAture music from Twinn with Kreutzerkompani/Jazzkammer and artwork from a ton of Nordic artists such as Kim Hiortøy. Frost will be performing At the pre-party on May 21. More info: https://www.momentum.no/

Some new Eskobar tourdAtes:

06/05 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
06/06 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
07/03 - Jordgubbens Dag, Vara (SWE)
07/31 - Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, NiigAta (JAP)