Danish all-star indie trio The Late Great Fitzcarraldos, featuring members from I Got You on Tape, moi Caprice and Choir of Young Believers, will be releasing their self-titled debut full-length on May 2 via .
Swedish EBM artist Cyro (aka Martin Rudefelt) will be releasing a collection of old material recorded between the years 1997-2007, back before he was known as Cyro. Said collection will be called "Climbing the mountain" and will be released under the new name SoundSequence on April 27 via . Cover art and tracklist details: https://www.facebook.com/notes/progress-productions/cryo-to-release-early-material-under-the-name-soundsequence/10150183713946255
Svensk Musik has posted an extensive article on the history of Swedish hardcore, covering mostly Umeå, but also mentioning Linköping and Vänersborg: https://svenskmusik.org/article/between-music-and-politics/
Coming April 15 via , a new CS from Crystal Crypt, a sideproject of bedroom/lofi psych project Skogar: https://www.nativepartsrec.com/npr17.html
Also being released the same day, a split CS from noiseniks Lindh/Thörn (aka Carl Lindh and Pär Thörn) and Heinz Hopf (aka prolific GBG-based artists Matthias Andersson and Dan Johansson). Details/sample: https://www.nativepartsrec.com/npr18.html
is prepping a bunch of new stuff for release this spring. First up is the new LP "Salt" from Skånska bruisers Pyramido which will be out on May 6 with a release party that night at Truckstop Alaska in GBG alongside Skitkids. Samples and ordering details at the band's website: https://www.pyramido.org/
Second is the self-titled debut from psych act Den Stora Vilan which was produced by Dieter Schöön and will be out on April 27. Sample here.
Lastly, we have the new Bombus 7" "No. 3", out on April 26. I've already mentioned that one in passing, but you can now hear the a-side right here and mark the record release party on April 23 at Oceanen in GBG (w/Spiders) down on your calendar.
German label , home to vinyl releases by Swedish postrockers Ef and Immanu El, is planning on releasing a posthumous LP from post/jazz combo Bluebridge the Quartet, but first they want to gauge interest to see if they'll be able to break even. So listen to the album here and, if you dig it and want a physical copy, preorder it by emailing pi@kapitaen-platte.de -- € 15ppd worldwide/€ 11 in-person for Germans. Assuming they get 75 preorders, the project is a go.
"Albatross" is a new track from Mother of the Forest, the first taste of the upcoming LP "Drunk Forever", due out May 1 via . Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_MsRt_xoiE
The Perishers frontman Ola Klüft has relocated to my neck of the woods (sort of... Vancouver BC) and will be releasing a solo album under the name A Lanky Swede. Hear a few tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/alankyswede
Following on earlier news concerning In Flames signing with in Sweden, it was also announced today that the band signed with for the rest of the world. Read the press release at Lambgoat: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=16028
"Empty chairs", the song streaming about, comes off of the album "Elephant & castle", a new musical collaboration between Matti Bye, a Swedish artist known for his soundtrack work, and the prolific analog/keyboard enthusiast Mattias Olsson. Said album "was created in relation to the photographic work of Martina Hoogland Ivanow," whose images provided inspiration for the music during the recording session, fourteen prints of which will also be including in the LP's box along with a phonograph cyclinder. The official release date is April 24 via .
Swedish electro/soul act Little Dragon will be releasing their third album "Ritual union" on July 12. Listen to the new track "Nightlight" at Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/news/42007-little-dragon-announce-new-album/
SVT will be premiering a new comprehensive on Swedish popstar Robyn on April 16, which I can only hope will eventually receive a broader/subtitled release eventually.
Swedish indie act Panter has announced that their new EP "Newlyweds arrived" will be released on May 14. Expect samples online soon.
will be releasing the next In Flames album in Sweden. Entitled "Sounds of a playground fading" and recorded with Roberto Laghi, Daniel Bergstrand and Örjan Örnkloo at the band's own IF Studios in Göteborg, the official release date is June 15 with the first single "Deliver us" coming in early May.
has a new microsite for Ulver's upcoming album "Wars of the roses": https://www.kscopemusic.com/ulver/warsoftheroses/