Popmatters likes the new Watain album "Sworn to the dark": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/42007/watain-sworn-to-the-dark/" target=_blank>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/42007/watain-sworn-to-the-dark/

Also at Popmatters, a review of the US release of Thomas Dybdahl's latest "Science": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/39489/thomas-dybdahl-science/" target=_blank>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/39489/thomas-dybdahl-science/

Check out a live video of mixtapes & Cellmates performing at Hultsfred: m/watch?v=0-TYUPvIoYc" target=_blank>https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-TYUPvIoYc

The always-entertain Global Domination talks to mika from Kill the Romance: mination.se/interviews/kill-the-romance-mika-tanttu" target=_blank>https://www.globaldomination.se/interviews/kill-the-romance-mika-tanttu

Egil Olsen's "Singer/songwriter" won the best music video award at the Kortfilmfestivalen in Grimstad. The jury commented "the award goes to a music video that is simple and sophisticated at the same time. music and picture goes side by side telling a deliberate little story where vulnerability and irony relay each other in a subtle way." See it for yourself here: m/singersongwriter.htm" target=_blank>https://www.egilolsen.com/singersongwriter.htm

Garmarna has uncovered an old live version of the track "Herr Olof" on a DAT tape and posted the track to myspace: myspace.com/garmarna" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/garmarna
Like the band says, the sound is a bit rough, but the performance is excellent.

Ondo, the drone/doom sideproject of IAT.mP3 artist Pacta (nee Pacta Sunt Servanda, also in A Perfect Friend), has signed with UK-based label Paradigms Recordings who will be releasing his debut full-length later this year.

This latest Poptimist column at Pitchfork dissects Abba's adult-oriented outlook: media.com/article/feature/43621-column-poptimist-5" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/43621-column-poptimist-5
Definitely worth reading, especially if you've never thought too much about them beyond their hits.

Scraps of Tape is blogging their current tour in Japan: m/" target=_blank>https://sottourdiary.blogspot.com/

maia Hirasawa's brand new video for "Gothenburg" is now online: m/watch?v=KG64DmsSQH4" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG64DmsSQH4

Global Domination reviews the new Entombed record "Serpent saints": mination.se/reviews/entombed-serpent-saints" target=_blank>https://www.globaldomination.se/reviews/entombed-serpent-saints

"Impossible" will be the next single from Shout Out Louds off their new album "Tonight I have to leave it".

September's new single "Can't get over" is out on June 20, the first taste of what's to come from her forthcoming album due out this fall. I don't listen to a lot of big mainstream pop, but I do like September quite a bit and actually was just listening to 2006's "In orbit" yesterday. Not a bad track on that one.

Swedish post-rock act Jeniferever have posted a new remix track and a David Bowie cover on their myspace page: myspace.com/jeniferever" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/jeniferever

Said the Gramophone on Taken By Trees: mophone.com/archives/im_trying_to_be_good_to_e.php" target=_blank>https://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/im_trying_to_be_good_to_e.php