All us folks in North America will have to wait until at least September for The Cardigans to come over in support of their newest album "Super extra gravity".

Girl from Saskatoon has posted two new tracks for download: msaskatoon.no/fixedpagelook.php?sid=26" target=_blank>https://www.girlfromsaskatoon.no/fixedpagelook.php?sid=26

Norwegian hardcore act Silence the Foe has signed with Playground music and their new album "Shaking Hallelujah" will be released on April 24.

meleeh on tour in April:

04/06 - Tunan, Eskilstuna w/The Grizzly Twister, The Sound O.E
04/07 - Inkonst, malmö w/The Grizzly Twister, Some Girls
04/08 - meeths, Göteborg w/The Grizzly Twister
04/09 - Köpenhamn (DK) w/The Grizzly Twister
04/10 - Århus (DK) w/The Grizzly Twister
04/11 - Berlin (GER)
04/12 - tba (GER)
04/13 - tba (GER)
04/14 - Piren, Helsingborg
04/16 - Rotundan, Karlskrona
04/17 - monokrom, Kalmar

Also look for meleeh to tour Europe with fellow Swedes Set my Path in September.

Swedish indie label Johnny Bråttom has posted a number of choice selections from their catalogue for free download: m.com/" target=_blank>https://www.johnnybrattom.com/

Imperial Recordings will be releasing a comp on April 26 entitled "Lesson No.1" featuring a selection of "highlights, rarities and previously unreleased tracks" from the label's vaults. Tracklist:

01. Samuraj Cities - Saturday Night
02. Eskju Divine - Struck By The Halo
03. melpo mene - Hello Benjamin
04. martin mcFaul - Boogie Dreamin
05. José González - Sensing Owls
06. TLS - Rising
07. Paperplane - Grow Young
08. Samuraj Cities - Hard Rain
09. Eskju Divine - Fears
10. melpo mene - Jedi
11. martin mcFaul - Train
12. TLS - A Song Left For You
13. José González - Hints

C.Aarmé's new album, one my most anticipated releases for 2006, is finally done and should be out in April. Can't wait to hear it.

Check out a sample track from the upcoming manifesto Jukebox album "Strain": music.com/mp3/shipoffools.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/mp3/shipoffools.mp3

Daniel Cirera has the featured video spotlight at the Blender website: m/" target=_blank>https://www.blender.com/

Parasol/Hidden Agenda has reportedly accepted a buyout offer from mute Records for José González and his debut full-length "Veneer" and will do a full re-release in April. In case you forgot, mute already owns the rights for José's as-yet unrecorded second album.

Adrian Recordings on the new digital-only live album from Björns Vänner: m/default.asp?page=new&messid=322" target=_blank>https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?page=new&messid=322

Some details about the current Bear Quartet recording session: The band is at Dubious Studios in Stockholm record 11 songs, about 45-minutes worth of material. A new album should be out by the end of the year I hope.

Groove is reporting that guitarist Anders Hana has left Jaga Jazzist: ml/news/75216238.html" target=_blank>https://www.groove.no/html/news/75216238.html (in Norwegian)

music (For Robots) on Antennas: music.for-robots.com/archives/001377.html" target=_blank>https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001377.html

Elin Ruth, the Anglophied alias of Swedish pop singer/songwriter Elin Sigvardsson, will release her self-titled debut album in the UK on may 8. A digital-only EP came out last week and a single for the song "When it comes to you" will be out April 24. Go to her atrocious flash-only website for livedates in the UK supporting Cosmic Rough Riders: m/" target=_blank>https://www.elinruth.com/
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