has picked up Swedish act Knivderby for their roster and will be re-releasing the band's four sold-out self-released albums now, in addition to putting out the band's upcoming full-length "Uppochnervända kors" later this spring.
Bernhoft is this year's recipient of the Norwegian Statoil artist stipend, a somewhat controversial prize due to the source of the funds.
New dismal sounds from the dark side of Sweden via the new cassette-only label who will be officially opening their doors on February 24. Head to their website to get a heads-up on when you can grab one of their severely limited offerings: https://www.belaten.se/
The new Simian Ghost single "Wolf girl" got playlisted at Pitchfork today: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13204-wolf-girl/
NME sends a reporter to by:Larm who actually manages to (gasp!) report back exclusively on Scandinavian bands and not just the usual names either: https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=15&title=radar_at_by_larm_2013&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Millencolin will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer this a special hometown festival in Örebro, Sweden on June 8-9: https://www.millencolin20year.se/
Not only will these be the band's only shows for 2012, they're also bringing out a bunch of their friend's old bands to give them a hand: No Fun At All, Voice of a Generation, Bombshell Rocks, The Peepshows, Nine and more.
The Skull Defekts will be heading back into the studio in Stockholm this coming May to record a new album.
has signed Danish noisepop/postpunk trio Shiny Darkly and will be releasing the band's debut EP in May.
That split 10" that Swedish psychrockers The Movements announced back in October will finally be out in March. Full details and ordering info at the label website: https://www.pariahrecords.fr/
Herätys are reported to have broken up. RIP! Their final show was at OCCII in Amsterdam with Seein' Red, another longtime hardcore act who recently decided to throw in the towel.
will be releasing a new 19-track LP from Swedish mangel-punx Massgrav this coming April oh-so-modestly titled "Still the kings". Read more: https://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/02/massgrav-are-still-kings.html
The band will also be releasing a new cassette with the even better title of "Too fast for Ove" via in March as a precursor. 3 album tracks, 1 exclusive cut and 100 copies only, so interested folks should probably jump on it if they want one.
Solid melancholic pop from Swedish act Sailor & I off their forthcoming EP of the same name with a touch of "Cloudbusting" ala Kate Bush. Look for said EP to be released in late March.
Swedish trumpet player/composer Goran Kajfes is this year's winner of the Nordic Music Prize for his album "XY" on .
Hyped Malmö punkrockers Terrible Feelings have been picked up by ' new imprint for the release of their upcoming full-length debut "Shadows", due out April 16. will handle the release in Europe and will take care of the band in America.
Bring Me the Fucking Riot... Man will release the new album "Solidarity died and so did we" on April 16 with the first single "There is something wrong in your head. Your brain is dead." preceding it on March 19.