Splendid reviews Switchblade: magazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1109331799522953" target=_blank>https://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1109331799522953

Pitchfork reviews Scorch Trio: media.com/record-reviews/s/scorch-trio/luggumt.shtml" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/scorch-trio/luggumt.shtml

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. moneybrother - To die alone
02. Christer Sjögren - Love me Tender
03. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Darin - The anthem
06. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
07. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
09. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
10. Caesars - Paper Tigers
11. Arash - Arash Arash
12. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
13. magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
14. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)
15. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
16. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
17. Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama
18. Pain - Dancing with the Dead
19. The Ark - State of the Ark
20. The Real Group - In the middle of Life

Go here to download some demo tracks from Consequences, a Swedish band consisting primarily of members from marit Bergman's backing band: musik.php" target=_blank>https://www.consequences.se/musik.php

Darkane reports that they have started mixing their new album "Layers of Lies", due out June 27 via Nuclear Blast. A video for the track "Secondary effects" is already in production as well.

SF Chronicle pop music crtic Aidin Vaziri reviews the recent Kings of Convenience show: m/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/10/DDGP5BmAEQ1.DTL&type=music" target=_blank>https://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/10/DDGP5BmAEQ1.DTL&type=music

Daily Vault reviews The mormones: m/2005_03_10-ch.html" target=_blank>https://www.dailyvault.com/2005_03_10-ch.html

It's not new, but KEXP has some nice on-demand live stuff from The Concretes: mediaGroup.aspx?rID=2299&pID=528&fID=1080" target=_blank>https://www.kexp.org/aspnet_client/SpecialmediaGroup.aspx?rID=2299&pID=528&fID=1080
Search their archives for quite a few other Scandinavian artists as well.

New mp3 today from Now, yet another fine instrumental act from the Aa label. The sound quality on this cut may be rough, but I think it just adds to the 70s fuzzed-out vibe. Just listen to that throbbing bass line and the explosive drums - you can tell that these dudes were 100% tuned in and turned on when they tracked this. There's a level of excitement in their performance that simply cannot be faked. And it's infectious. If you like what you hear, be sure to head over to m" target=_blank>their label's website to download a few other tracks or maybe even m/store.php?id=60">purchase the EP.

Plain Fade's debut full-length "Lies, Sanctions and Cruise missiles" has been confirmed for release on march 25 via Punos Sound. Definitely a record I've been anxiously waiting to hear ever since I first heard soundclip demos.

Swedish power-pop act The Higher Elevations have a new website online with a bunch of soundclips from their new album "Always the same": m/" target=_blank>https://www.thehigherelevations.com/

Finland's magyar Posse is currently working on their third album, tentatively titled "Terror. Death. Love." Upcoming live dates:

04/13 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
04/14 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
04/16 - Club 25, Vaasa (FIN)
04/17 - 45 Special, Oulu (FIN)
04/22 - Vernissa, Vantaa (FIN)
04/23 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN) w/Liekki
04/29 - Club 19, Pori (FIN)
08/12 - Kivistofolk, Vantaa (FIN)

The new Sissy Wish album "Tuning in" has been confirmed for a march 14 release.

Scandinavian metal interviews oompa-metal band Trollfest: metal.info/interviews/interviews_detail.php?id=14" target=_blank>https://www.scandinavianmetal.info/interviews/interviews_detail.php?id=14

Lupatarkastaja passes along word that legendary Finnish act Paska is set to make a comeback: m/2005/03/paska-banana-butt-plug-mp3.html" target=_blank>https://lupatarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/03/paska-banana-butt-plug-mp3.html

For a limited time, Rough Trade Records is offering a free download of the track "Lifesaver" from half-Icelandic/half-Italian artist Emiliana Torrini: m/downloads/lifesaver/default.asp?partner=0" target=_blank>https://downloads.7digital.com/downloads/lifesaver/default.asp?partner=0