El Perro Del Mar's most recent album "From the valley to the stars" will be released in Australia and New Zealand on June 7 via Inertia/Rogue Records. Expect her to tour down there later this year as well.

The Deer Tracks (ft. members from Leiah, Ariel Kill Him and Twiggy Frostbite) have broken free of their contract with Finnish label Next Big Thing and are now signed to Despotz Records (Kaka, Hellsongs) in Sweden. Look for their debut album "Aurora" to be released on August 27.

N&B Research Digest has new download-only releases out now from legendary Finnish electronic/experimental artist Pekka Airaksinen (The Sperm) and up-and-comer Ponytail (½ of dubstep act Clouds): https://www.nbresearchdigest.com/

The new Embassy single "State '08" is now available at Service Coop: https://www.srvc.se/
The label's next release will be a remix of Jen Lekman's "Sipping on the sweet nectar" as done by Rollerboys.

Tupelo Honeys have officially added Linnea Edin as a permanent member of the band after being a part of the live lineup for quite some time. Stream their new single "The summer breeze" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tupelohoneys

Music Export Finland's May newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/player/news?articleId=155

Lighthouse Project checks in from the studio, complete with a video clip of a brand new track: https://fireinsidemusic.com/lighthouseproject/mh7/27052008mh7.html

The Radio Dept.'s new album "Clinging to a scheme" is confirmed for release on September 10.

Sahara Hotnights are offering non-Swedish fans an opportunity to win a copy of their most recent album "What is leaving is a loving thing", soon to be released internationally via Bad Taste Records: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=76762444&blogID=399833330

Swedish industrial/minimal synth act Agent Side Grinder has started a "Trans-Atlantic Tape Project" utilizing a pair of 4-track cassette recorders while member Johan Lange is in Miami: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=62173944&blogID=399760965

Norwegian label Young Aspiring Professionals (Datarock) will release Syntax TerrOrkester's new album "Familien min forstår ingenting av det" on June 10. Hear a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/yaprecords

Via Soundscaping comes word that Norwegian ambient electronica duo Circular have a new website with a bunch of streaming music and other goodies: https://www.circular.no/

Rune Grammofon has posted details on new releases from Elephant9 ("Dodovoodo") and MoHa! ("Jeff Carey´s MoHa!", the label's very first 7" release).

DJ Silence reports that Swedish rap artist Lazee will be collaborating with Limp Bizkit: https://www.dj-silence.com/nyheter2.asp?vad=listanyhet&newsid=3369 (in Swedish)

Silver's new single "Pick up your life" is confirmed for release in late June/early July via Fysisk Format. Said single (on 7" vinyl, naturally) will include the exclusive b-side "Et Norge i forfall" and will be accompanied by a video to be released very soon. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesilverband