Paper's excellent album "An object" will get a digital release on March 11, a few days before the physical CD version is available. If you dig minimalist postpunk, you need this.

Karin Ström has a new single out today called "Silent night" which is being released as part of Absolut Vodka's new web campaign "In an Absolut World" which includes other artists such as Kanye West and Pablo Francisco. Read more here: https://www.absolutads.com/
As for Karin's piece, the video can be found right here and the song plus a Pacific! remix can be downloaded from her website. Definitely recommended.

Pitchfork has added Tobias Fröberg's single "Just behind a brick wall" (ft. Peter Morén) and the new Familjen video for "Huvudet i sanden" to their Forkcast section. Also: Hybridism? Is getting the Hybris name correct really all that difficult?

The new Hellacopters single "In the sign of the octopus", their first from final album "Head off", will be released on March 19.

Sorry, no new review today because I'm swamped with work and my writers are too (or so I assume). Which brings me to my next point: It's a Trap! needs more contributors! To apply, please send in either a sample review or examples of you work along with a list of some of your favorite artists.

Sounds Like Violence will tour Europe in April:

04/10 - White Trash, Berlin (GER)
04/11 - Headcrash, Hamburg (GER)
04/12 - Out of the crowd festival, Luxembourg (LUX)
04/13 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/14 - Zwölfzehn, Stuttgart (GER)
04/15 - Abart, Zurich (CH)
04/16 - Fri-Son, Fribourg (CH)
04/17 - Garage, Milano (ITA)
04/18 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Roma (ITA)
04/19 - Unwound, Padova (ITA)
04/21 - Ampere, Munich (GER)

As discussed before, Umeå-based all-star powerpop act The Lost Patrol Band has been forced to change their name. The new moniker: Invasionen. In semi-related news, frontman Dennis Lyxzén's other band The (International) Noise Conspiracy) is finishing up their new record. It's called "The cross of my calling" and will be out later this year via American Recordings.

Swedish modern jazz combo Oddjob (ft. renown trumper player Goran Kajfes) has recorded a new album for release this fall via ACT Music. Hear samples of older stuff here: https://www.myspace.com/oddjobsweden

Vapnet's new single "Plötsligt händer det inte" is streaming on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/vapnet

The video for the excellent new Familjen single "Huvudet i sanden" is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NOV_vmVFxc
Stream the entire new remix album at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/familjen

Swedish rockers Enter the Hunt are back in the studio with Jacob Hellner (Rammstein, Clawfinger, Backyard Babies) working on new material. They expect to emerge with completed material in May.

Winter Took His Life CDs are back in stock: [click here]
Also note that I've reinstated the store widget in the side-column and have added a new bar showing the top sellers for the past 30 days.

The new Pacific! album "Reveries" is streaming in its entirety on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/musicpacific

Björn Kleinhenz has scheduled himself a last-minute trip to Scotland:

03/03 - Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
03/04 - Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
03/05 - 13th Note, Glasgow
03/06 - Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

PopMatters reviews Pascal's latest record "Galgberget": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/54141/pascal-galgberget/