Resident Advisor is reporting that The Field's sophomore album is on track for release on May 16. It also appears that current Battles/ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier will be making an appearance on said record. Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=10106
Finnish shoegazers Murmansk have signed with Spinefarm subsidiary Ranch for their next album "Eleven eyes to shade", due out in May.
There will be a duet with UK artist Theoretical Girl called "You knew I was trouble from the start" on the new album from The Fine Arts Showcase. Still waiting on an official release date, but I guess the album is being mixed now.
Tenderversion Recordings label head and September Malevolence frontman Martin Lundmark has a sensitive singer/songwriter solo project: https://www.myspace.com/peterbiltswe
Look for him to project tender feelings your way via a 3" CDEP in the near future.
The new Jenny Wilson track (see here) "The wooden chair" made it to the Pitchfork Forkcast: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148510-new-music-jenny-wilson-the-wooden-chair-stream
Startracks has posted the tracklist for the new Kristofer Åström album:
01. Presentación
02. Come out
03. The party
04. Blind motherfucker
05. Twentyseven
06. When her eyes turn blue
07. Big lie, idiot die
08. Hard to live
09. A song for while I'm away (Thin Lizzy)
10. Me & the snakes
11. Oh, man
12. Old man's car
I haven't heard anything yet myself, but my inside sources tell me that it's not as country as "Rainawaytown" (boo!) and that the backing band is the Rainaways for some of the album and with a trio the rest of the time.
UPDATE: Kris has provided with the correct titles and order and also a few more crucial details! The name of the album is "Sinkadus" and the aforementioned trio is composed of Fredrik Normark and Mattias Friberg (Logh). Also, in addition to the trio and Rainaways tracks, Kristofer plays a few songs together with producer Johan Lindström too. Can't wait to hear it!
Finally, some news from Swedish goth/metal act Diabolique: "We're currently in the process of negotiating a new record contract. Hopefully we'll be able to record the new album in the summer. More info on that and other news coming soon..."
Swedish dark/alt-country act Hyacinth House has a new website: https://www.hyacinthhouse.se/hyacinth-house
Panic & Action, the new emocore label founded by Peter Ahlqvist of Burning Heart, will release the comp "Burn all the small towns" on March 4. Artwork and tracklist: https://www.panicandaction.com/newspost.php?id=16
The ever-so-charming Swedish singer/songwriter Maia Hirasawa is set to release her sophomore album on March 25 with the lead single "South again" preceding it on February 18.
Zeigeist has a new 3-song EP called "Neverending love" coming out on February 18. Details and samples: https://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/zeigeist/neverending-love-ep
Pitchfork reports that Robyn will be releasing a new 3-track acoustic EP in early February: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148511-robyn-to-drop-acoustic-ep
Victims have enlisted ex-Raging Speedhorn guitarist Gareth Smith and are now back to being a 4-piece. The new lineup already recorded a new song called "On our knees" for a split 7" with US act Kylesa that will be released by the German label La Familia. In other news, keep an eye out for a US East Coast tour in May/June with Another Breath, Trap Them and Black Breath. If that's the same Black Breath as the one up here in Seattle, it's sure to be a killer show. Actually, it'll be killer because it's Victims, but that full lineup is bonus.
Pistol Disco's new album "Evergreen" is confirmed for a March release via Celebrity Lifestyle Records.
PopMatters has decreed "Let the right one in" to be their favorite indie/foreign film of 2008: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/68701-outside-the-lines-the-top-20-foreign-independent-films-of-2008-part-2