Swedish indiepop act Celestial will release their new album "Crystal heights" next month via Music Is My Girlfriend/Lavender Recordings. Hear some new tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Peter Ahlqvist of Burning Heart Records has started a new full-service record label called Panic & Action and has already recruited three bands to his roster: Chemical Vocation, Adept and Social Siberia. Working together with him is Eric Höjden from BHR act Kid Down and booking agent Andreas Skogmo, the winner of the 2006 Millencolin Music Prize for his DIY show promotion in Örebro with District 19. Look for new albums and tours with Chemical Vocation and Adept this fall, to be followed by a Social Siberia album in the spring along with a compilation/tour package under the "Panic & Action" banner. More: https://www.myspace.com/panicandaction / https://www.myspace.com/panicandactiontour

The Raveonettes report that the first 4-song EP of their upcoming 3-part EP series is done and will be released in September. It will be called "Sometimes they drop by" and is said to be "an explosive mixture of electronic sounds and a tiny bit of guitar."

Regain Records will be putting out reissues of five albums from the Entombed/Nihilist back-catalogue including "Inferno", "Unreal Estate", "Serpent saints", "When in Sodom" and "Nihilist demos". No exact date set yet, but expect them by the end of the year.

Gbg-based experimental label Kning Disk will be releasing a new album from Lisa Nordström (Midaircondo) on October 1 entitled "7 states of passion". Go here for more info: https://www.kningdisk.com/02_releases_kd054.asp?id=1054

Checkpoint Charlie Audio Production (CCAP) will release the new album "Shackles undone" from Norwegian alt-country act Stonefish Brigade on September 8. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/stonefishbrigade

There's a Danish rock act called Supercharger? See here: https://www.myspace.com/wearesupercharger
Don't they know about the killer garage rock band of the same name from the early 90s who released the classic "Goes way out" on Estrus?

Pitchfork picks up the new Hello Saferide single "Anna" for the Forkcast: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/144677-new-music-hello-saferide-anna-mp3

Norwegian melancholy pop act Washington will release their new album "Rouge/Noir" on October 31 via Glitterhouse Records and you can now preview two tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/washingtonband

The excellent Swedish pop-punk act Smalltown reports that their new album "Implosion" is mixed and mastered. The band describes it by saying "it is very different from the last one, while still sounding very much like Smalltown. If that makes sense. We've tried some new stuff, with a lot of different instruments and other things." All that's left is the layout and then it's up to labels Combat Rock and Deranged to see it released.

Norwegian artist Petter Carlsen reports from the studio that a new album is on track for a January release.

Skivkoll has the tracklist for the new Olle Ljungström tribute comp "Andre sjunger Olle Ljungström", due out September 24: https://www.skivkoll.se/2008/08/21/andra-sjunger-olle-ljungstrom/
A few of the artists participating are Joakim Berg (Kent), Thomas Di Leva, Andreas Mattsson, Tomas Andersson Wij plus a duet with Ane Brun and Emil Jensen.

Denmark's Blue Foundation is collaborating on a track with American artist Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon). Expect a new EP by the end of the year.

Björn Kleinhenz's new seven-song EP "The rain fish / 217 km" will be out on September 1. Ordering info at his website: https://www.kleinhenz.se/

22, the (disappointing) new band of ex-Gåte guitarist Magnus Børmark, will release their debut EP "22 E.S.P (Extended Sensory Play)" on August 22 before heading off on a twenty-two date tour of Norway. Dates and samples: https://www.myspace.com/tjueto