Danish act Carpark North has confirmed that their new album "Grateful" will be released on September 1. Hear the first single "Shall we be grateful" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/carparknorth

Detektivbyrån's long-awaited and much-anticipated full-length album "Wermland" is now complete and available for preorder, so the band is giving away two tracks as free downloads: "Om du möter varg" / "Neonland"
Very highly recommended! Preorder the album here: https://www.detektivbyran.net/

The international rerelease of The Tough Alliance's most recent album "A new chance" will happen on August 25 in the UK, September 9 in North America via Modular Records. I also hear that the label will be doing the same with Familjen in the near future, but I don't have details on that yet.

Swedish postrockers Aerial will enter the studio on September 15 to begin recording their third full-length album.

Everyone's favorite Swedish indiepop bigband I'm From Barcelona will release the new album "Who Killed Harry Houdini?" on September 24 with the first single "Paper planes" preceding it on August 18. Look for a video from director Jonas Odell soon, but in the meantime, watch them perform the song live from Coachella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUhANLpqtYI

Swedish noiserock act Traktor report that their album "Sequence the sequence" will get a vinyl release via Apocaplexy Records in the near future. The new edition will feature slightly revised artwork and will be pressed on green and red transparent vinyl.

Fluxblog on "Fantastic 6" by Danish pop act Alphabeat: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/07/international-professionals.html

Norwegian band Sigh & Explode is entering the studio today to begin recording their debut full-length.

Ambolthue and Synesthetic Recordings have teamed up to release the debut 7" from Norwegian noise act Phonoloid, the duo of Petter Flaten Eilertsen and Lasse Marhaug. More info + artwork: https://www.ambolthue.com/ambolt_37.html

Emil Jensen's new self-titled album, his third full-length overall, will be released on September 3 via Adrian Recordings. It will also be available for sale in advance at all live shows this summer and can be preordered for delivery 10 days in advance of the street date..

Aversionline on the latest Psyke Project album "Apnea", just now getting a proper international release: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/07/10/the-psyke-project-apnea-cd/

Sally Shapiro producer Johan Agebjörn will be releasing a solo album entitled "Mossebo " on September 2 via the US-based label Lotuspike.

Snake and Jet's Amazing Bullit Band reports from NYC where they've been hanging out, recording and playing a few shows: https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=246

Instigate Records (Sista Sekunden) has signed up-and-coming Gbg hardcore act We Live In Trenches. Expect a 7" by the end of summer, but in the meantime you can hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/weliveintrenches
Killer band - expect to see them featured in an upcoming edition of our Gbg Spotlight Series.

The vinyl edition of Björn Kleinhenz's excellent new album "Quietly happy and deep inside" will be out in September to coincide with a solo tour. Of course I'll be getting copies for anyone interested in grabbing a copy, myself included. Otherwise, look for mp3s of eleven different artists doing covers + remixes of every single track to be posted as free downloads to countdown to the release. More details on that when I get 'em, but I'm excited to hear it. Björn is pretty excited about the results he's heard so far.