It's been a long while since we've heard anything new from them, but Swedish emo-pop act Fare You Well is finally back with a new EP called "Overload" which they are offering as a free download: https://www.myspace.com/fareyouwell
If you dig stuff like Jimmy Eat World, you'll like these guys too. I know I do.
Fullsteam Records has announced the signing of Helsinki-based act Cosmobile. Look for a new single from the band this summer with their sophomore album to follow in the fall; in the meantime, preview the band at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cosmobile
Efterklang reports that their upcoming live CD/DVD (or LP/DVD) "Performing Parades", recorded with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra in Copenhagen last September, will be released on October 19. Besides the full 55-minute show, the DVD will also include a behind-the-scenes documentary and all of the videos made for the songs off the album "Parades". To celebrate the release, Efterklang will stage a special re-creation of the album at the Barbican Hall in London together with The Britten Sinfonia on October 28.
Swedish glamrockers Crashdiet have enlisted Simme from Jailbait as their new vocalist. Hear some new demo tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/crashdiet80
Discobelle has new music from Swedish bitpop act (and friends of Slagsmålsklubben) Svenska Björnstammen: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/06/12/svenska-bjornstammen/
Marit Bergman's anthem for Stockholm Pride "Casey, hold on", a song "about a young girl who just came out to her parents and it didn't go very well", will be released as a proper single in late July.
Swedish postrock act Immanu El report that they've started tracking the nine songs they plan to record for their next album "Moen" and also that the song "Agnes Day" will be released online sometime in July. More details to come...
BigBang will be filming their performance at the Norwegian Wood Festival in Oslo on June 13 for an eventual DVD release. Expect various guests to join the band on stage for the special event.
DN on Swedish rapper Osten af Mozzarella (aka Fredrik Engström) whose new video for the song "Farväl Örebro" is apparently Sweden's first music video performed in sign language: https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/sveriges-forsta-musikvideo-for-horselskadade-1.889526 (in Swedish)
The clip itself is viewable here: https://www.dn.se/webbtv/film-ljud/osten-af-mozzarella-farval-orebro-1.889485
SellOut! Music has announced the signing of Munn Til Munn Metoden. Look for a free remix EP from them soon with a proper single and mini-album to come later this year, in the meantime, listen to the band here: https://www.myspace.com/munntilmunnmetoden
New tracks streaming at Skiva:
Moneybrother - We die only once (and for a very long time)
Jacob Felländer - Wrong
The former is the latest single from the popular Swedish artist and is described as a "lowbrow summer reggae tune." As for the second, it was produced by Christian Kjellvander and was written to accompany Jacob's photo exhibition "Choices" and his art-book "Stand Still - Drift Theories".
Norwegian artist Sissy Wish has officially signed with US label Afternoon Records who will be releasing her most recent album "Beauties never die" over here on September 22. Expect tourdates to be announced soon.
Swedish hardcore act Imperial Leather reports that they have completed work on their 3rd album "Unconditional conditions". Expect a September release.
All Scandinavian presents their top 10 albums of the year thus far:
MI reports that Swedish artist Tingsek and his label World Of Its Own Recordings will be working with Bonnier Amigo for his next album: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/878/Tingsek.html (in Swedish)