Pan Sonic/Keiji Haino live album on the way
Blast First Petite will be releasing a Pan Sonic/Keiji Haino live collaboration entitled "Shall I download a black hole and offer it to you". No exact date yet, but they say "early 2009".
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New EP from Blända
Swedish indie/psych act Blända will be releasing the 5-track "Nico EP" tomorrow on January 28 via Fashionpolice Records. Preview a few songs at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/blandaband
New album, website from Alpine Those Myriads?
Norwegian act Alpine Those Myriads? have a brand new website to herald the arrival of their new album "Trance eloquent wings": https://alpinethosemyriads.com
Music Export Finland January newsletter
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=176
Annika Norlin has a blog
Annika Norlin has started a new blog on lyrics: https://waitingaroundtodie.blogspot.com/
Swedish only unfortunately.
New Nephew on June 5
Soundvenue reports that the new Nephew album "Danmark/Denmark" will be released on June 5: https://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2009/01/27/nyt-nephewalbum-til-juni
Audrey to get Japan/UK release
Audrey's latest record "The fierce and the longing" will be released in Japan on March 11 via Zankyo Records and the band will be heading over in April to play at the Arabaki Rock Fest in Senda. Look for more shows to be announced soon. In other news, keep an eye out for their album to get a proper UK release as well sometime this spring. More details tba.
New website for SMK
Slagsmålsklubben have a newly revamped website: https://smk.just.nu/
New A-ha this summer
NRK reports that there will be a new A-ha album in June and a South American tour in March: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.6451953 (in Norwegian)
Fluxblog on Veronica Maggio
Fluxblog on "Inget kan ändra på det" by Veronica Maggio: https://www.fluxblog.org/2009/01/darling-i-see-that-you-torment-yourself
Subliminal Sounds to release new album from Kebnekajse
Subliminal Sounds will be releasing a new album from long-time folk/progg act Kebnekajse on February 25. The record was recorded in the classic Silence Studios with Dungen guitarist Reine Fiske and Anders Lind behind the controls. Visit Wikipedia for more on the band: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebnekajse
Rune Grammofon presents Bushman's Revenge
Rune Grammofon has posted preliminary details for their next release, "You lost me at hello" from Bushman's Revenge: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/bushman_s-revenge/rcd-2083---bushman_s-revenge_-you-lost-me-at-hello
New Promoe album på Svenska in April
Promoe from Looptroop Rockers will release his new Swedish-language solo album "Kråksången" on April 22 via JuJu Records. Producers on the record include Astma, Filthy, DJ Large and Jimmy Ledrac and there will be guest appearances by Timbuktu, Supreme, Afasi, PSTQ and Vincent. More info and a download of the first single "Detta har hänt" here: https://www.looptrooprockers.com/promoes-new-album-in-swedish/
Labelkollektiv 2008 in review
Read a good business-side perspective of 2008 as told by upstart Danish indie distribution enterprise Labelkollektiv: https://labelkollektiv.com/news/2008-in-review/
New Rickard Jäverling album from Kning Disk in April
Kning Disk has posted details for the new Rickard Jäverling album "The valleys", due out April 4: https://www.kningdisk.com/02_releases_kd061.asp?id=1061
This will be his 2nd full-length release and there will be a special limited edition with handmade packaging and a bonus 7". As with everything Kning Disk does, this definitely looks like it's worth checking out.