Umeå-based indie/psych act Cocoanut Groove has a new track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cocoanutgroove

Discobelle is offering up the new Looptroop Rockers cover of Bon Jovi's "Living on a prayer" as a free download: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/04/23/living-on-a-prayer/
It's better than you might expect!

Swedish hardcore punk act Ääritila have posted three new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/aaritilapunk
The band's new album "...ennen huomista, tänä tuomiopäivänä..." will be out in June via Feral Ward.

Hybris is offering up the brand new Elias and the Wizzkids single "24" as a free download: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2008/04/elias-and-wizzkids-24-new-single-for-dl.html

David Åhlén has resurrected his Namur moniker and released a brand new single "Draw us near", now available for free download w/b-side: https://www.namurmusic.com/

Promising Danish act Front and the Factory Lies Beneath (see here) have shortened their name to the much more manageable Front and the Factory and likewise streamlined their sound. Listen to four brand new tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/frontfactory

Listen to Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) do a live performance on WNYC Soundcheck: https://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/04/21/segments/97157

Gbg-based Eastern European folk-influenced "party band" Agrin has a couple new tracks posted for download: https://www.agrin.se/

We Are Soldiers We Have Guns recently recorded a couple cover tunes at the studio of IAT.MP3 artist Sonores. One is "Olis", a new song from Björn Kleinhenz (hey, another IAT.MP3 artist!) off his forthcoming album and the second is "Parenthesis" by The Blow. No word yet on when/how they'll surface, but I'll keep you posted. In other news, you can now preview tracks from her forthcoming record "Get up, get out" right here: https://wearesoldierswehaveguns.blogspot.com/
It comes out June 30 via Stereo Test Kit.

Sudd is celebrating their 5th birthday with a big download giveaway: https://www.sudd.org/freee.htm

Download a new track from Gbg-based melodic hardcore act Another Year: https://www.monumenthq.com/HTML/mp3_download.php?id=30
The band's new album "Moments don't last" will be out in May via Monument Records. Also, don't forget to check out the band when they tour Europe later this year: https://www.myspace.com/anotheryearhc

Swedish netlabel Frukt Records has two new releases from Fiktion and Fredrik Ståhl in celebration of their 1-year anniversary as a label: https://www.fruktrecords.se/

Check out Rigas' new video for "Born not to run": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxLGrPcHKGU
Download the track plus another from the Flora & Fauna website: https://www.brilliant.nu/

Watch Swedish pop artist September perform a live acoustic version of "Because I love you" backed by Martin Molin of Detektivbyrån: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXg1gKlDQA

Live music with recent Sincerely Yours signee Joel Alme at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/4/21/musik-med-joel-alme/