90s Swedish punk act De Lyckliga Kompisarna are back together and doing a few dates in March: https://www.luger.se/_nyheter.asp?PK_Id=880

Icelandic artist Mugison is looking to release his most recent album "Mugiboogie" worldwide this coming April: https://www.mugison.com/Mugison/News/more/139
Said album was originally released in Iceland last October where it has gone Platinum with sales over 10k.

Finnish industrial/darkwave label Some Place Else is launching a new digital download series: https://www.someplaceelse.net/current/2008/01/27/digital-download-series/
The first three releases are all long out-of-print short-run works from label boss Niko Skorpio including "Tower of silence", "Book of flies" and "To give light to that which is without".

Smalltown Superjazzz will be releasing a new boxset from jazz collective The Thing entitled "Now and forever" which will feature their first two out-of-print albums "The Thing" and "She says" plus a new improv session on an additional CD. There will also be a live DVD with a show recorded at Øya Festival featuring special guest Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth. Limited to 2000 copies, release date tba soon.

Swedish electronica artist and X-Dump Collective member Paza Rahm has a new CD out. Preview the entire thing at this microsite: https://gummiband.x-dump.com/

Looptroop's new album "Good things" is done and ready to be mastered. No confirmed release date yet, but I'll keep you informed.

The Bell was Spin's band of the day on Friday: https://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2008/01/080125_the_bell

Dead Frog Records has announced the signed of Neo Cartoon Lover, the duo of DJ/producer Marcus Ekholm and vocalist Henrik Berg. Look for the album "Input output" to be released this spring.

Throughout the year of 2008, Adrian Recordings will be releasing a new track from electronica artist Dmitry Fyodorov on the 29th of the month. Kicking things off in January is "1b-1" which can be downloaded for free right here: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/Dmitry_Fyodorov_1b-1.mp3
For more samples and info, head to myspace: https://www.myspace.com/dmitryfyodorov

Carcrash Records will be putting out a new digital release from Swedish postpunk act Affordable Hybrid later this year. Hear samples of older material here: https://www.myspace.com/affordablehybrid

Danish rockers Factory45 will release their new EP "Rock music almost ruined my life" on March 19 via Mini Meal Music. Listen to older tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/factory45

Raven Sings the Blues on Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard: https://ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com/2008/01/graveyard.html

Fluxblog posts a track from the new Britta Persson album "Kill Hollywood me": https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/01/you-look-like-mirror-to-me.html
I must say that I love this album more and more each time I listen to it. Britta has always been a strong artist from her early demos, but she's grown by leaps and bounds here, especially in terms of production and arrangements. Hopefully she'll finally start to get more of the international attention she deserves.

Stereo Test Kit has confirmed that Band in Box has completed work on their forthcoming debut album and they have also announced that the delayed split 10" with Icelandic act Parachutes will finally be out on Februrary 25. See the band's newly revamped website here: https://www.bandinbox.net/

Friday Bridge is collaborating with Labrador artists The Sound of Arrows on their new album, due out in August. Friday Bridge will also be contributing the track "It girl" to volume two edition of the "Digital penetration" compilation series being put out by UK-based label Alt Delete Records. Other Scandinavians on said comp include Slagsmålsklubben and Ungdomskulen and you can get more details at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/altdelete