Songs I Wish I Had Written is giving away the new Gentle Touch single "Once you used to" as a free download: https://songsiwish.com/onceyouusedto.mp3
Look for the new album "In memory of Savannah" to be released on March 19.

Curious about my opinion of the various Scandinavian acts performing at SXSW this year? Head over to Brooklyn Vegan for my report: Norway / Denmark / Iceland / Sweden
And in case you were wondering, no - I'm not going.

Pitchfork has the new Peter Morén single "Social competence" for streaming + download: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49219-peter-morn-of-peter-bjorn-and-john-social-competence-mp3stream

Looptroop Rockers are offering up their new single "The building" as a free download: https://www.looptrooprockers.com/music/The%20Building.mp3

"Light reflecting papers" by Promise and the Monster will be released as a proper single on May 14.

Förmögenhet will be contributing three songs to an upcoming 7" split with Svartenbrandt, Bad Amputation and Instängd to be released on Den Magiska Cirkeln. More details to come.

Excerpts from the Q108 edition of Finnish Music Quarterly are now available online: https://www.fmq.fi/issues.html

Finnish humppa madmen Eläkeläiset will be heading out on their 15th anniversary tour in April: https://www.humppa.com/humppaenglish.html

Swedish DIY indie label/club night Cosy Den is releasing the new Little Big Adventure single "Saltsjö Duvnäs" b/w a cover of the old Broder Daniel song "Son of St Jacbobs". Go here for more details: https://fenceleaners.blogspot.com/2008/03/cosy011-little-big-adventure-saltsj.html

Swedish EBM act Colony 5 will be coming to the US in May. Dates so far:

04/19 - The Station, Portland, ME
04/22 - Nokturnal, Providence, RI
04/24 - The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
04/26 - tbd, New York, NY
05/02 - Crowbar, Tampa, FL
05/03 - Respectable Street, West Palm Beach, FL
05/05 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
05/06 - Fez Ballroom, Portland, OR

Dates for Björn Kleinhenz's spring tour are starting to be confirmed and I'm posting them in the sidecolumn as fast as I can. Also, keep an eye out for the third edition of his "Bone" digital release series which should be available somewhat soon (of course it's okay!).

Live music with singer/songwriter Ane Brun at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/3/10/musik-med-ane-brun/

The Silent Ballet reviews the new Aerial EP "The legion of dynamic dischord": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1237/Default.aspx

It appears that the poster for the AKC Skylten "Nävar Igen IV" hardcore festival in Linköping, Sweden on March 21 in causing problems with local authorities and other folks. Read more: https://www.thelocal.se/10352/20080308/

Danish avant-pop artist Marybell Katastrophy, one of my current faves, will release the new EP "You are the two" on March 12. As with her last EP "This is the one", it will be released as a digital download and on 10" vinyl except that this time, each one of the 500 physical copies will be hand-painted. Listen to samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/marybellkatastrophy