New Logh EP, website
Logh's new EP "Death to my hometown", featuring 3 previously unreleased tracks, is out now and they've unveiled a new website to commemorate it: https://logh.se/
Go there for a preview as well as a live video from Danish radio.
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Hanna Hirsch album to be available in two obsolescent formats
Hanna Hirsch's excellent "Tala svart" album will soon reissued in two new formats. First off, German label Adagio 830 will be doing an LP version and it should be sent off for pressing next week. Secondly, Swedish cassette label Klorofyll Kassetter will be doing a tape with an exclusive side B full of covers, remixes and other stuff performed by their friends Anna Järvinen, Sewer Election, Street Drinkers, Martin Herterich, Wood Salad and Nattskiftet totalling some 60 minutes of music (the original album is just barely over 30). No official release date yet for either, but expect them both sometime in May.
Norwegian report on p2p downloads confounds dying industry
A Norwegian study has confirmed yet again what should be common knowledge/common sense: frequent p2p downloaders are often the music industry's biggest legal consumers: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009042113333213407186
Invasionen debut confirmed for August
Invasionen, the Swedish-language version of Dennis Lyxzén's power-pop act The Lost Patrol Band, has finally confirmed that their debut 7" will be released on August 1 via April 77 Records.
Tickets for 'Tomorrow, in a year' (feat. The Knife) available soon
Tickets for the Hotel Pro Forma play "Tomorrow, in a year - A Darwin opera" soundtracked by The Knife will be going on sale on May 11. Full details about the play with links for ticket details are here: https://www.hotelproforma.dk/side.asp?side=2&id=438&ver=uk
The Knife's most recent newsletter said that tickets for the Århus performance were supposed to be available today, but I can't seem to find them and HPF's site says otherwise.
Antifilm album confirmed for June
Danish techno label Statler & Waldorf has confirmed that the new Antifilm album "IO" will be officially released on June 2.
New Stars in Coma album coming in May
Music is My Girlfriend has confirmed that they will be releasing the new Stars in Coma album "Sisters" on May 4. Full details here: https://musicismygirlfriend.com/index.php?id=118
New Center of the Universe album in May
Center of the Universe have completed the final part of their space + time trilogy "Apokryfa" and will be releasing it on May 18 via Metronomicon Audio. Download a sample: https://www.metronomiconaudio.net/audio/cou/mp3/Apokryfa%20-%20Period%20of%20time.mp3
Hole in the Sky celebrates 10 years with 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky'
Norway's Hole in the Sky festival will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this year with a special all-star performance featuring Enslaved plus members of Darkthrone, Emperor, Mayhem and possibly more. Read on: https://www.holeinthesky.no/
New Signed Papercuts 7" on the way from Cloudberry Records
Cloudberry Records next 7" single will feature the Swedish act Signed Papercuts. Go here to peep the artwork and to download a sample: https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/
Lasse Lindh busy in Korea
The Lasse Lindh/Eniac collaboration "Sunday afternoon" will be included as a bonus track on the Korean edition of Lasse's album "Sparks" which will be released over there on April 23. Also, Lasse's sophomore album "You wake up at Sea Tac" will get a Korean release that same day in a new edition containing five bonus tracks.
New 7" from Park Hotell in near future
The excellent Luleå-based indiepop act Park Hotell is working on a 7": https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=113880675&blogId=484342692
The Sandmen go back to sleep... forever?
Gaffa reports that Danish rock act The Sandmen have cancelled all upcoming live dates and are going on indefinite hiatus: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/32179
New Smalltown album finally available
Smalltown's new album "Implosion" is finally done and available from Deranged in North America, Combat Rock in Europe. Check out their myspace page for a preview of a few tracks and keep an eye out for US dates this fall: https://www.myspace.com/smalltownsweden
Two new 7"s for Je Suis Animal
Norwegian indiepop act Je Suis Animal has two new 7" singles out this month, first "The mystery of Marie Roget" b/w "Secret place" on UK label Angular Records and also a split with Glaswegian at Wake the President featuring the song "Fortune map". That one's a corelease between Lucky Number Nine and Electric Honey Records.