Sony signs Pony the Pirate, single on the way

Sony has signed up-and-coming Norwegian act/Urørt-winner Pony the Pirate. Look for the single "Walk the shame" to be released digitally on April 6 with an album to follow this fall.

New Disco Ensemble EP on the way

Disco Ensemble will be releasing a new EP on April 22 entitled "Back on the MF street" featuring four previously unreleased tracks and two remixes of "Bad luck charm" as done by both Them Shepherds and Mr. Velcro Fastener.

Sounds Like Violence confirm new album release

Sounds Like Violence will release their new album "The devil on Nobel Street" on May 25 via Burning Heart Records. Read the press release: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=520

Ex-Ultrasport frontman goes solo

Juho Kosunen, ex-vocalist for Finnish indiepop act Ultrasport, has a new solo project called Future Gravity and has posted his first two songs for free download: https://www.futuregravity.com/
Sounds pretty good!

New Lindstrøm/Prins Thomas collaboration in May

It's taken them three years, but Scandinavian electronic artists Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas will finally follow up with a new collaborative album entitled "II" on May 26. Read more at Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=10386

MIC Norway profiles Kristin Asbjørnsen

MIC Norway talks to multi-genre vocal talent Kristin Asbjørnsen: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009032013220881995880

CRI to compile old tracks from The Heartburns

Combat Rock Industry will be releasing a CD of old 7" and comp tracks from The Heartburns on May 28.

New Rigas 7" on Flora and Fauna in April, will include Sound of Arrows cover

Flora and Fauna will be releasing a new 4-track 7" from Rigas on April 22 featuring the single "It's a shame" plus the previously unreleased track "Simple" b/w a cover of "Your friends" by Labrador act The Sound of Arrows and a skweee remix of "Stench of you" by Pavan.

Metal Blade signs As You Drown

Metal Blade has announced the signing of Swedish metal act As You Drown and will be releasing their debut album in July. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/asyoudrownsweden

New EP from Penny Century + UK tour

Swedish indie act Penny Century is offering their 5-track EP "Valencia" as a free download: https://promotion.pennycentury.se/
Be sure to check out the band when they're in the UK next month:

04/14 - The Liquid Ship, Glasgow
04/15 - The White Room, Sunderland
04/16 - Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne
04/17 - The Enterprise, London
04/18 - tbc, London

Marit Bergman has a new website

Marit Bergman has given her website a much-welcome facelift to coincide with the release of her new album "The tear collector": https://www.maritbergman.net/
Good to see that the Mubito system is no longer heavy on frames and URLs that make no sense.

New Anchor CD on Self True

Russian label Self True Records has put out a new CD from Swedish sXe hardcore act Anchor called "First year" which collects all of the band's recordings so far: the 5-track "Captivity songs" EP as well as two from their split with The Kind That Kills and one previously unreleased track. More info: https://www.myspace.com/selfxtrue

Raised Fist to record new album in April

Swedish hardcore act Raised Fist will be entering Studio Dug Out in Uppsala in April with producer/engineer Daniel Bergstrand to record a new album, their fifth overall.

Cops shut down TSOOL gig in LA

Aftonbladet reports that The Soundtrack of Our Lives' show at the Swedish Consulate in LA got shut down by the cops: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article4683887.ab (in Swedish)
It's a damn shame I live too far away to have been able to attend.

New David Sandström Overdrive single in May

The new David Sandström Overdrive single "These are the days" will be released in May.