Nils Petter molvær has posted all the various European release dates for his new album "Er": molvaer.no/2005/09/more-european-release-dates-for-er.html" target=_blank>https://www.nilspettermolvaer.no/2005/09/more-european-release-dates-for-er.html

Valley Days has posted a bunch of excellent demo tracks for download: https://valleydays.se/
As mentioned before, Valley Days is a band fronted by Emanuel Lundgren who has gotten some recent hype from his other new act I'm From Barcelona. Where IFB is full of rapturous joy, VD is much more subdued and melancholy. Both are very, very good, so be sure to check 'em out.

Sophie Rimheden's new self-titled album will be out on November 9 via her own Sophie Rimheden Productions. Various guests are slated to appear on the disc such as Kajsa Grytt, marit Bergman, Johan Sigerud and Annika Holmberg who you can hear on the first single "Can you save me": mhedenmedia.com/%7Esophie/rimheden_holmberg_can_you_save_me.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.rimhedenmedia.com/%7Esophie/rimheden_holmberg_can_you_save_me.mp3

Flora and Fauna reports that Sir Eric Beyond, the man with the ridiculous falsetto, has completed recording his debut full-length album. The first single "Democracy" will be out October 17.

Check out the video for "You don't need your god" from Dead Frog Records artist Tom Levin: mlevin.com/Video.htm" target=_blank>https://www.tomlevin.com/Video.htm
The track comes from the new album "me, my band that I älskar, Kasper and a bunch of friends" which came out September 28.

Bevlar has announced the winner and runners-up to their Cryo & Checkpoint Charlie - Resources Remix Competition: music.com/" target=_blank>https://www.bevlarmusic.com/
Stockholm's Patrick Fridh was declared the winner with his "Fridh's Frosty Fairlight Remix" which will be released on October 3.

Bonk's US debut album "Western soul" has been confirmed for an October 18 release via AceFu. Look for US tourdates to be announced soon.

MP3: Kristofer Åström - Poor young man's heart

This week's Friday pick comes from Kristofer Åström of his debut solo album "Go, went, gone" from 1998. I spent some time earlier this week going through my collection of Startracks CDs to get them ripped and added to the m/store.php">mp3 store, so I've also had them on rotation in my stereo for a few days now. It rained all day yesterday up here, so Kristofer's somber music provided the perfect soundtrack for a dark day. I'm so happy that I've moved north to a place where autumn truly exists - the leaves are changing to bright shades of red and yellow and there's smoke in the air from all the people using their fireplaces and woodstoves. Apples are plentiful and Halloween decorations are going up - the best time of year and the perfect melancholy music to match.

Kristofer Åström - Poor young man's heart

The first single from the upcoming Fine Arts Showcase album "Radiola" will be "Chemical girl". It will be available as a paid download in November.

Soak the Sin are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their debut album which they have confirmed for a January 2006 release.

moonbabies have posted some pics from the recent video shoot they did for their next single "Forever changes everything now": moonbabiesmusic.com/news/news.htm" target=_blank>https://www.moonbabiesmusic.com/news/news.htm

Download "The joy of smoking" from Larsen & Furious Jane: m/mp3/the_joy_of_smoking.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.larsenandfuriousjane.com/mp3/the_joy_of_smoking.mp3
The track comes from the act's new album "Tourist with a typewriter" which comes out October 17 via morningside Records.

This week's m/musik/nvllistan.php" target=_blank>YLE X3m video chart:

01. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
02. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
03. Poets of the Fall - Lift (FIN)
04. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
05. Redrama - Street music (FIN)
06. Bloodpit - Platitude (FIN)
07. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
08. Frida Hyvönen - The modern (SWE)
09. Sigur Rós - Glósóli (ICE)
10. HIm - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)

Challengers:
11. Gakko3 - In love (FIN)
12. Critical - mina sista ord (SWE)
13. Gaia Epicus - Hand of fate (NOR)

Boy Omega on tour:

10/07 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm (SWE)
10/08 - 1000 Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
10/09 - tba, Berlin (GER)
10/10 - Club Schokoladen, Berlin (GER) w/Herman Düne
10/11 - mikrokosmos, magdeburg (GER)
10/12 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER)
10/13 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Great Lake Swimmers
10/15 - De Klos, Emmeloord (NL)
10/16 - Academy of Arts, Enschede (NL)
10/22 - Pustervik (Woody West), Göteborg (SWE)
11/09 - Kom, Göteborg (SWE)

New fall tourdates for Tiger Lou:

10/26 - Pet Sounds [18:30], Stockholm (SWE)
10/28 - Rookie Festivalen, Hultsfred (SWE)
10/29 - Bengans [13:30], Göteborg (SWE)
11/01 - 1000 Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
11/02 - Gleis 22, münster (GER)
11/03 - Underground, Köln (GER)
11/04 - Forum [Visions Party], Bielefeld (GER)
11/05 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
11/06 - tba, Baden (SWI)
11/08 - tba, Basel (SWI)
11/09 - Circus maximus, Koblenz (GER)
11/10 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL)
11/11 - Juz, Saarlouis (GER)
11/12 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
11/13 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER)
11/16 - Katalin, Uppsala (SWE)
11/17 - Pustervik, Göteborg (SWE)
11/18 - Klubb mogwai @ Hugos, Norrköping (SWE)
11/19 - Raw Power, Eskilstuna (SWE)
11/23 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
11/24 - KB, malmö (SWE)
11/25 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
12/07 - Cafe Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
12/08 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
12/09 - Centrum Club, Erfurt (GER)
12/10 - Projekt 7, magdeburg (GER)
12/11 - molotow, Hamburg (GER)
12/12 - FZW, Dortmund (GER)
12/13 - Kult 41, Bonn (GER)
12/14 - muk, Giessen (GER)
12/15 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER)
12/16 - Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER)
12/17 - Orangehouse, münchen (GER)
12/18 - tba (AUS)
12/19 - tba (AUS)