The new Shout Out Louds album "Our ill wills" is now confirmed for release in GAS on may 25 via Haldern Pop Recordings/Bud Fox Recordings and in Denmark on may 21 via At:tack music/Bud Fox.

Swedish hip-hop artist menteroja will be releasing the new EP "Street art & street science" later this month. Six songs plus instrumentals, produced by Robin Banks and Johnik with guestspots from Rap-Tor and Kenny Gee. He's also doing two guest appearances himself on albums from Spanish artists Keyo and DJ Pera. Read more and get samples: menteroja.net/" target=_blank>https://www.menteroja.net/

Danish post-rockers Lis Er Stille have revamped their website yet again: https://www.liserstille.dk/

Swedish electropunks I Love You Baby! have posted a bunch of live videos from their recent tour of the Eastern Bloc: ml" target=_blank>https://www.iloveyoubaby.se/video2.html

Norwegian act Flunk's cover of "Blue monday" will appear in on the soundtrack of the forthcoming "Nancy Drew" movie.

Check out the video for "Crimson skies" from Swedish stoner-rockers Kaross: m/watch?v=Gfg2rcmvTms" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfg2rcmvTms

Swedish bitpop netlabel Candy mind has posted what they say will be their last-ever netrelease: mind.com/" target=_blank>https://www.candymind.com/

Norwegian female doom act Octavia Sperati has posted the new video for "moonlit" on myspace: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2021405201" target=_blank>https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2021405201
The track comes from the band's new album "Grace submerged", due out may 21 via Candlelight.

The release of Agent Kooper's new self-titled album has been delayed due to a manufacturing error, but they've posted a new track at myspace to help tide you over: myspace.com/agentkooper" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/agentkooper

The Kahvi Collective netlabel has posted a new (old) release from Finnish artist Lackluster: https://www.kahvi.org/145.php

mIC Norway profiles The Thing ahead of their upcoming US tour: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007041111454950287479" target=_blank>https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007041111454950287479

musique machine on Scandinavian all-star noise collective The Skull Defekts and their latest release "Skkull": musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1187" target=_blank>https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1187
I should be getting a few copies of this in the mailorder soon. Also look for the new album "Blood spirits & drums are singing" to be released on June 14 via Conspiracy Records.

Discobelle has some exclusive new stuff from La Vida Locash, the label run by the people behind Lo-Fi-Fnk: https://www.discobelle.net/2007/04/10/la-vida-locash-exclusive/

Pitchfork reviews the latest from prolific Finnish act Circle: media.com/article/record_review/42142-tower-featuring-verde" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42142-tower-featuring-verde

Also at Pfork: the latest Show No mercy metal column which of course features many Norwegian/Scandinavian selections and a short interview with The Reaper: media.com/article/feature/42152-column-show-no-mercy" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42152-column-show-no-mercy