Trondheim-based singer/songwriter Rhys Marsh and the Autumn Ghost will release his sophomore album "Dulcima" on October 5 via Termo Records (While Willow, The Opium Cartel) and the first single "You'll never fall" is being offered as a free download: https://rhysmarsh.com/downloads/youllNeverFall.zip
Hear another two tracks from the record at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/rhysmarsh
The new Marvins Revolt album on PlayRec now has a name and a release date: "Patrolling the heights" will be released on November 2. Tracklist here: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=48079377&blogId=509659598
Norrland doomcore act Moloken have finally released their debut full-length album "Our astral circle" and are streaming it at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/moloken
RIYL early Neurosis (I do). Also check their page for European tourdates starting in mid-October.
Tomas Halberstad's solo debut "The anger" will finally get a proper worldwide digital release on October 1 via all the usual suspects. Check it out -- it's worth hearing.
The blog Warmer Climes has started posting mixtape playlists from various artists whereupon they list their 10 favorite tracks and explain a little about them and two of the first contributors are Daniel Bellqvist from Eskobar and Swedish electro artist Fredrik Carlsson.
IAT.MP3 artists The Grand Opening are hard at work on their third album and report that 10-15 songs have already been tracked. All material is brand new except for the song "Cease fire" which TGO frontman John Roger Olsson has been known to play solo over the last few years. No release date yet, but they say to expect it sometime in early 2010 via Tapete Records. And in related news, keep an eye out for a BRAND NEW NETRELEASE from TGO-related act Hearts No Static later this week!
The second part of Dungen's tour diary for Under the Radar is now online: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/dungen_tour_diary_part_21/
Nö Music reports on Norwegian skweee and the upcoming skweee showcase at Numusic: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/09/10/numusic-how-skweee-came-to-stavanger/
In addition to the 40th anniversary concert mentioned earlier, MNW is also releasing a book and 4CD collection for their birthday called "Ljud från Waxholm" featuring interviews, rare pictures, 250 album covers and 68 tracks from the label's history. As they say themselves, "från Björn Afzelius till Ebba Forsberg." The release date is October 14. And that's not all- they will also apparently be doing a few special anniversary reissues from their 70s back-catalogue and have also put together a tribute comp entitled "Retur Waxholm" featuring current artists covering classic MNW songs. That one comes out October 7 and here's the tracklist:
01. Kajsa Grytt - Gunga bergets topp (Babylon Blues)
02. Kjell Höglund - Men bara om min älskade väntar (Nationalteatern/Bob Dylan)
03. Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide/Säkert!) - Jag vill inte suddas ut (Sånger om kvinnor)
04. Johan Johansson - Vårdsjuk blågul fanblues (Smutsiga Hundarna)
05. Stefan Sundström & Fjodor - Tvivelaktig kurtis (Gunder Hägg)
06. Pernilla Andersson - Huvudet högt (Eldkvarn)
07. Plura - I hajars djupa vatten (Blå Tåget)
08. Sanna Carlstedt - Vem kan man lita på? (Hoola Bandola Band)
09. Jonas Kullhammar - Badidoom (Archimedes Badkar)
10. Asha Ali - Kärlek (Röda Bönor)
11. De Lyckliga Kompisarna - Törnrosa (Marie Selander)
12. Toni Holgersson - Kort vals till min älskade (Peter LeMarc)
13. Love Antell - Samma vindar samma dofter (Contact)
Jazzland Records has posted preview clips for the new Vidar Johansen Quartet album "Lost animals": https://www.jazzlandrec.com/latest/vidar-johansen-lost-animals-2.html
Danish indie upstarts Annasaid have signed with Unity Sound and will be heading out on the road for a few UK and German dates this fall:
11/04 - The Redhouse, Sheffield (UK)
11/05 - Club NME, London (UK)
11/06 - Joseph´s Well, Leeds (UK)
11/07 - The Cross Kings, London (UK)
11/12 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
11/13 - Mensa Live Club, Freiburg (GER)
Can't say I'm all that thrilled by their myspaces samples, but we shall see...
Swedish electropop act Name the Pet will release her self-titled full-length debut on October 14.
80s postpunk act Commando M Pigg will grace the stage once more at the MNW 40th anniversary party at Strand Hornstull on October 14.
Here's the full tracklist for the upcoming Leonard Cohen tribute "Cohen - The Scandinavian report":
01. Cockies n Beans - First we take Manhattan
02. Rebecka Törnqvist - Here it is
03. Moto Boy - If it be your will
04. Jan Malmsjö - Dansa mig till kärlekens slut (Dance me to the end of love)
05. Ane Brun - Ain't no cure for love
06. Bo Sundström - Everybody knows
07. Sara Isaksson - Hey that's no way to say goodbye
08. Lars Halapi - Sisters of mercy
09. Mikael Wiehe - USA är redo för demokrati (Democracy)
10. Anders Widmark - Hallelujah
11. Eva Dahlgren - Bird on the wire
12. Vidar & Peter - In my secret life
13. Jenny Wilson - The partisan
14. Olle Ljungström - Chelsea Hotel #2
15. Sophie Zelmani - Waiting for the miracle to come
16. Christel Alsos - Suzanne
The official release date is September 30.
Stereogum has a new track from Swedish act Fredrik along with the news that their recent EP trilogy "Trilogi" (duh) will get a consolidated released on November 10 via The Kora Records: https://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-fredrik-locked-in-the-basement_088881.html
More here: https://www.thekorarecords.com/press-trilogi.html