don't seem to make much of a fuss over their new releases, so there's a good chance you were probably unaware that Björn Olsson has a new solo album out now called "Lite nya melodier", but he does and now you can listen to it via Spotify. It starts out slow with a few solo piano pieces ala Jan Johansson before building into the more typical Ennio Morricone-style soundtracks he's known for. And yes Jim, there's plenty of whistling.
's next release will be the new Espen Eriksen Trio CD/2LP "What took you so long": https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/espen-eriksen-trio/rcd-2129-espen-eriksen-trio-what-took-you-so-long-cd/
Official release date is April 13.
Gaffa reports that Efterklang will be premiering their new album "Piramida" live at the Sydney Opera House in Australia on May 26: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/58709 (in Danish)
The new Loosegoats album "Ideas for to travel down death's merry road" will be released on April 18 via . The lead single "Montananas" premiered on P3 yesterday and should be hitting digital platforms next week.
Giana Factory's album "Save the youth" will be getting an expanded international rerelease in late March as a 2CD/LP featuring the full album plus the "Bloody game" EP and various 7" remixes. Dates include March 28 in France, March 30 in Germany, April 10 in the US and May 7 in the UK.
have announced that they will be releasing the new It's a Bird! It's a Plane! single "Crow hill" on April 16. Look for their debut full-length "Here comes the sun" to follow later. In other news, Razzia will also be releasing a new single from the Google-proof band Local Drums called "In your arms". I don't know anything about it, but basic details are here.
Lambgoat reports that has picked up Swedish old-school death metal act Morbus Chron: https://lambgoat.com/news/17960/Century-Media-Records-signs-Morbus-Chron
The band will be heading into the studio this spring to record a 10" EP for the label.
is finally getting around to putting out the long-awaited Beyond Dawn rarities collection "The righteous underground" and are looking to secure preorders to make it happen: https://duplicate-records.com/beyonddawn.htm
If I had cash to throw around, I'd get right on it -- Beyond Dawn is/was one of the finest, most interesting bands to come out of Norway's metal scene in the 90s, evolving from doom-with-trombone to experimental art-rock and beyond. All of their records are worth having and I'm sure this vault of previously unreleased material contains many gems.
has signed prolific artist/producer Emil Nikolaisen of Serena-Maneesh: https://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2012/03/12/signing-emil-nikolaisen-serena-maneesh/
Not sure if that means his band or a solo project, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
The Hives will release their 5th album "Lex Hives" on June 1. Check out the first single "Go right ahead" via Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-the-hives-return-with-go-right-ahead-20120312
has inked a deal with Kala-OK (aka multi-instrumentalist Kristian Mondrup) and will be releasing his debut album "Reminiscence of a bodily blues" on April 11. Lead single "Stars are a sailing" (as posted above) features guest vocals and was directed by up-and-coming video artist (and Kristian's significant other) Shiyuan Liu.
Swedish rockers Robert Johnson & Punchdrunks will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year with the release of the new album "Cimetiére pour les vivants", due out mid-May via as a vinyl-only release. Expect live show dates to be announced soon.
and have teamed up to release a discography collection from Oulu, Finland-based noiserockers Forkboy. Details: https://www.kaos-kontrol.org/
has signed Swedish chillwave/pop act Summer Heart and will be releasing their debut album "About a feeling" on April 25, both on CD and vinyl. The first single "A million times" will be out on March 26.
Renown Swedish dark ambient/industrial label has been keeping a low profile the past few years, but they're back now with new releases from Dahlia's Tear, Raison d'Être and Atrium Carceri. Read more: https://www.coldmeat.se/home.html