The new Jenny Wilson album "Hardships!" is confirmed for release on February 25 via her own new label Gold Medal Recordings and she will be playing a release show at Fasching in Stockholm that same night. Expect the first single and video in January.
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Danish music mag Gaffa is celebrating their 25th anniversary by working to get their archives online: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30181
Danish shoegazers Mellemblond will release their debut album "Ude af mine hænder" on January 26. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mellemblond
Recommended for fans of BRMC.
John Kennedy's show "X-Posure" on XFM radio will have a special Norwegian music focus for the dates of December 3-4 at 10-12pm. Read more: https://www.norway.org.uk/culture/music/xfm.htm
Keep up with the Trondheim-based Alternativ Julekalendar at Blogspot: https://alternativjulekalender.blogspot.com/
It looks like you still need to sign up for the mailing list to receive daily mp3s, but it's totally painless.
Aversionline on Norwegian math-core act Manhattan Skyline: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/12/02/manhattan-skyline-curses-cd/
Ovro debut vinyl release "Horizontal/Vertical" is out now on Drone Records: https://www.someplaceelse.net/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1539
300 copies on white vinyl with hand-made covers including newspaper clips and filmstrips.
Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will play their final show with drummer Peter Rudolfsen on December 11 at Revolver Bar in Oslo as he is leaving the band to spend more time with his family.
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names are working on putting the finishing touches on a new EP to be released in January via Labrador Records.
December is the month of advent calendars and there's a whole bunch out there with free music ready for download:
Country & Eastern is offering a new selection each day this month from their double-disc Christmas collection. There's also a release party at Fasching in Stockholm tonight (December 1).
Adrian Recordings is doing a weekly remix mixtape starting off with contributor Dumb Dan.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a mixed bag of freebies every day this month.
The German Kaizers Orchestra fansite is doing something or other.
Keep an eye on this post for more....
How Is Annie has announced the signing of Norwegian indiepop/postrock act Kråkesølv and is offering up three tracks as a free download: https://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=115
Freddie Wadling (Cortex, et al) will release his new double solo album "Den mörka blomman/The dark flower" on January 28 and will spend the following month touring Sweden. Dates:
02/18 - Mariestads Teater, Mariestad
02/19 - Sigurdsgatan 25, Västerås
02/20 - Garden, Linköping
02/21 - Spegeln, Gävle
02/23 - Reginateatern, Uppsala
02/24 - Reginateatern, Uppsala
02/25 - Sagateatern, Borås
02/26 - Växjö Teater, Växjö
02/27 - Mejeriet, Lund
02/28 - Konserthuset, Göteborg
03/01 - Rival, Stockholm
Norwegian artist Martin Hagfors (HGH, Home Groan) will release his debut solo album "Men and flies" in January. Said record was produced by Lars Horntveth (The National Bank, Jaga Jazzist) and will be celebrated with a release concert at Rockefeller in Oslo on February 5 featuring contributions from KORK, Eirik Øien, Askil Holm, Kenneth Kapstad and others. More info and samples: https://www.martinhagfors.com/
Check out Nosordo's new website for details on their latest release, a self-titled LP from Oceans of Silver & Blood: https://www.nosordo.com/
The band is the duo of acclaimed Swedish artist Joachim Nordwall (The Idealist, The Skull Defekts, iDEAL) and Brit Mark Wastell (IST, The Sealed Knot). Said album is limited to 300 copies of white vinyl.