Eastground Records has started a new netlabel subdivision entitled Freemusic. Their first release is a double a-side single from Swedish rockers Les Anges Perdues: music.html" target=_blank>https://www.eastgroundrecords.se/freemusic.html

Combat Rock reports that Finnish act The Phoenix Foundation has recorded two brand new songs for a split 7" with UK act Four Dumb Kids. more details to come?

Keep up with Hero Dishonest as they tour the US: mbersmagazine.com/blogit.php?blogid=1&postid=1" target=_blank>https://www.chambersmagazine.com/blogit.php?blogid=1&postid=1

Stylus reviews Peter Bjorn and John: magazine.com/reviews/peter-bjorn-john/writers-block.htm" target=_blank>https://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/peter-bjorn-john/writers-block.htm

mIC Norway reflects on this year's Icelandic Airwaves fest: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006102318172197599450" target=_blank>https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006102318172197599450

music (for Robots) on Katatonia: music.for-robots.com/archives/001677.html" target=_blank>https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001677.html
I too am really looking forward to finally seeing them live for the first time.

This week's m/group/itsatrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. The Killers – When You Were Young
02. Nikola Sarcevic – Love Is Trouble
03. The Killers – Sam's Town
04. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
05. The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
06. Cat Power – The Greatest
07. Anna Ternheim – Feels Like Sand
08. The Killers – Enterlude
09. The Killers – Bones
10. The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

And the top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
02. The Knife – Deep Cuts
03. Cat Power – The Greatest
04. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
05. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
06. Radiohead – OK Computer
07. The Knife – Silent Shout
08. Neutral milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
09. The Radio Dept. – Lesser matters
10. Jens Lekman – Oh You're So Silent Jens

Want to make your own playlist count? Join us! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

Digitalmetal has the press release for the new album "Hope" from Finnish doom-metallers Swallow the Sun: metal.com/news.asp?cid=7781" target=_blank>https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7781
It comes out February 7 via Spinefarm and will feature guest appearances from Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) and Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis).

Danish act Racetrack Babies on tour in California:

11/10 - The Village Lounge, Palm Desert
11/11 - tba
11/13 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim, California
11/14 - tba
11/15 - The Wire, Upland
11/16 - The Fold, Los Angeles
11/17 - Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara
11/18 - Vinny's Bar, Bakersfield
11/19 - tba
11/20 - Trilogy, Victorville
11/21 - Showcase Theater, Corona
11/22 - tba

Danish metalcore act As We Fight has posted a brand new song on myspace: myspace.com/aswefight" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/aswefight
The band's new album "midnight tornado" comes out October 30 in Europe on Dockyard1 (Europe) and in Benelux via Goodlife.

The Cardigans will be playing one and only one US show this year at The Knitting Factory in NYC on October 31 with The Format and Dan Keyes (Young Love). It will be an acoustic set and they are scheduled to go on at 8:30pm.

Norway's Alpine Those myriads? have posted a bunch of new songs on myspace from their new EP "Our prolonged black rebirth": myspace.com/alpinethosemyriads" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/alpinethosemyriads
Good stuff that totally defies categorization.

The Book of Daniel has a new, unfortunately all-flash website up and running: https://www.thebookofdaniel.net/
The new album "Songs for the locust king" is out now in Scandinavia on Black Star Federation and will be released in Europe on November 24 via German label Riptide Recordings.

Thomas Walter's video for the song "Beer & dumplings" is now online: m/watch?v=myLkwLBjm_g" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myLkwLBjm_g
The clip was filmed in Prague last February and directed Per Hillblom.

National has announced the signing of Swedish singer/songwriter miss Li, an artist whose been gathering quite a bit of online attention recently. Her album "Late night heartbroken blues" will be released on November 22. Listen to samples: myspace.com/experiencemissli" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/experiencemissli