Örnsberg - Hela värdlen saknar dig (video)
Lo-fi/DIY visuals balanced out by quality Swedish indiepop melancholia. Hear more from Örnsberg here: https://soundcloud.com/ornsbergtinydancer/sets/tiny-dancer
Tag: Mu
Jens Lekman - An argument with myself (+ new live dates)
Download the title track of the new Jens Lekman EP "An argument with myself": https://www.jenslekman.com/An%20Argument%20With%20Myself.mp3
He's also got a bunch of new live dates:
09/28 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
09/29 - California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
10/01 - Columbia, Seattle, WA
10/03 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
10/05 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington DC
10/06 - Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/08 - Somerville Armory, Boston, MA
10/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/14 - The Vereniging, Nijmegen (NL)
10/15 - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/17 - Heaven, London (UK)
10/19 - Band on the Wall, Manchester (UK)
10/22 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE)
10/24 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
10/27 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
10/29 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris (FRA)
Promise and the Monster - Swim (video)
Long-awaited new music from Promise and the Monster off the forthcoming album "Red tide", due out September 26 via .
Casiokids confirm new album, offer sample tune for download
The new Casiokids album "Aabenbaringen over aaskammen" has been confirmed for release on October 11 via . Check out the lead single "Det haster!" here: https://iheartvinyl.polyvinylrecords.com/em/dethaster
jj + Ne-Yo - We can't stop
Listen to a new collaboration between jj and Ne-Yo, as brought together via Adult Swim and posted at Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/news/43396-listen-jj-collaborate-with-ne-yo/
Sandra Kolstad - Fire burn, blood flow (video)
A new video from Norwegian artist Sandra Kolstad off her debut album "Crux", available now via .
New Found Land - Holes (video)
Something new from Swedish folksie/melancholy act New Found Land.
Viola - I like sad satellites
Viola's new tune for the month of August is a cover of member Tommi's old band sissy spacek and the song "I like sad satellites": https://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-08-i-like-sad-satellites
Kite teaser
A preview of what's the come from Swedish synthpop duo Kite.
Kitty Wu working on new album
Danish act Kitty Wu is currently working on their 5th album with vocalist Robert Lund having relocated to Berlin while the other two members, Allan Schøneberg and Claus Bergmann, remain in Copenhagen. They plan to keep a video diary as they go too, the first chapter of which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/3d9oxBCo9BY
Scraps of Tape - Flera meter kort
At long last available for public consumption, the new Scraps of Tape single "Flera meter kort" featuring guest vocals from Mattias Alkberg of The Bear Quartet/MABD. Said tune will be released on a digital 3-song EP and 4-song 7" on August 15 and can be preordered here: https://tenderversion.com/store2008/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=59
Otherwise, look for the band's new full-length album "Resident flux" to be released in late October with many, many more fine guest vocal contributions from a plethora of artists.
Katharina Nuttall - Play (video)
Finally, a new video from Katharina Nuttall for her excellent single "Play".
I Break Horses in the Forkcast
Swedish artist I Break Horses achieves a "Best New Music" tag in the Pitchfork Forkcast with the song "Winter beats": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12272-winter-beats/
Magnus Eliassen & Kråkesølv - Til dem du e glad i (video)
A new charity single from Magnus Eliassen and Kråkesølv benefitting the Norwegian Red Cross in the wake of last week's tragedy. More here: https://8000bodo.tumblr.com/post/8119369609/tildemduegladi
Bonafide - Kick me out (video)
A new video, just released to coincide with the new EP "Fill your head with rock - Old, new, tried & true" from the Swedish hard-rockers.