Norwegian black-metal act Taake has confirmed that their new self-titled album will be released on October 20 in Norway, November 17 in Europe via Dark Essence Records.

Upcoming releases this fall for Norwegian avant jazz label Curling Legs:

11/03 - Radka Toneff - Butterfly
10/20 - Heidi Skjerve - Morning news of the woods
11/15 - Grethe Kausland w/Georgie Fame - s/t

Gbg-based artist Jesper Norda has updated his archives website with a lot of new material, including both text and sound: https://www.aprilarchives.se/

Sara Löfgren has signed with Legal Records, home of duet partner Sulo ("Still looking for you"), and is planning on releasing a new album this coming spring with a lead single coming a bit earlier around January/February.

Swedish techno artist and Gaymonkey Records boss Melnyk will release his new album "Revolutions" on October 20. Read the full press release here: https://www.gaymonkeyrecords.com/Revolutions(PressRelease).pdf

They've been around a few years already, but Swedish act Tony Clifton has never released a full-length album and that's about to change on November 5 when their debut "White elephant" finally drops via Bodily Beats/Sony ATV. Hear their new single "Deliverance" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tonyclifton11

Danish shoegazers Slaraffenland will release their new "Sunshine EP" on October 6 via Rumraket and will also be heading out on some European dates around that time as well:

10/07 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
10/08 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
10/09 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER) w/Handsome Furs, Jacob Faurholt
10/11 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER) w/Ef
10/12 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
10/14 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficzna, Warsaw (POL)
10/15 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
10/16 - Cul de Sac, Tilburg (NL)
10/17 - Platformtheater, Groningen (NL)
10/25 - Spot on Denmark @ TIVOLI for the Nordic Blizzard Festival, Utrecht (NL)
10/31 - La Fléche D'or, Paris (FRA)
11/01 - Novosonic Festival, Dijon (FRA)
11/02 - Dqliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
11/07 - De Nachten Festival, Antwerp (BEL)
11/14 - Spot on Denmark @ AB, Brussels (BEL)

Swedish indie act Marching Band have an exclusive track called "Trust your stomach" included on the soundtrack to the new movie "Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist" which will be out in theaters this coming weekend.

Norwegian powerpop artist Vibeke Saugestad will be recording a Christmas EP for release this holiday season via Sprettball and Popdetective Records.

Junior Senior has officially called it a day and they each will continue on pursuing their individual solo projects: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=10780903&blogID=436175695

Bad Afro Records is putting out a new 7" from Norway's Serena Maneesh featuring remixes of both "Montrose cadaveric (Revevise)" b/w "Oxygen, please! (Revisited)". 500 copies on black vinyl, due out November 17.

It's a shame that Norwegian black-metallers Keep of Kalessin don't really sing about back pain: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/09/keep_of_kalessin_ascendant.php

Sebastian Fors of Sebastian Fors & The Ones That Got Away has a new band called Lets Say We Did: https://myspace.com/letssaywedidmusic

Danish noiserockers Death By Kite have revealed that their new 4-song EP "Wave I" will be out on October 20 with another two to follow over the course of the next 8-9 months. Look for samples to be online Monday.

Finnish indie/experimental label Rabbit Ilsn (Candy Cane, Cahier, Frivolvol, etc.) has started a blog: https://rabbitilsnrecords.blogspot.com/