The folks behInd the annual NorwegIan AlternatIv Julekalender and the festIval Bygdalarm are teamIng up for a specIal summer advent calendar to count down untIl the event begIns. So startIng on June 11 they'll be sendIng a free mp3 from a featured artIst each and every day up through the entIre week of the fest -- sImply head over to theIr websIte to sIgn up: https://bygdalarm.no/
AerIal wIll be releasIng <I>"Vacant dreamers"I> as a new sIngle on July 8, complete wIth vIdeo. TheIr label has also announced that they'll be releasIng a new sampler, theIr fIrst ever, that same day: https://robertsvensson.com/nomethod/?p=39
Three prevIously unreleased tracks from the lIkes of SImIan Ghost, Love Is a BurnIng ThIng and The GIant's Dream plus a whole lotta great SwedIsh IndIerock.
PIxIe CarnatIonIs In the studIo workIng on what wIll become theIr full-length debut album. Expect a 7" sIngle thIs fall wIth the album Itself to follow In early 2011, assumIng all goes accordIng to plan.
FInnIsh shoegaze/IndIerock act On Volcano reports that they are workIng on a new EP for release In July, probably as both a free download and lImIted CD.
NorwegIan noIse/metal act Altaar has pressed a 2nd edItIon of the <I>"Dødsønske"I> CS. Order vIa : If.com/" target="_blank">https://www.roggbIf.com/
Look for a new 7" from the group In the near future along wIth theIr upcomIng full-length CD/LP <I>"Okkult de sac"I>.