Umeå-based act Anna Leong has completed their second full-length album "Terrorarium" and will be releasing it later this spring. As usual, they recorded the album themselves, but this time they sent it to Swedish expat Martin Terefe (Ron Sexsmith, Martha Wainwright, Teitur) in London for mixing. Look for the first single "Guillotine" to be posted for free download on February 25 via myspace.

The Guardian Blog with a behind-the-scenes view of the Swedish pop music factory: https://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/02/sweden.html

The new David Sandström Overdrive single "Not a good boy" is up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/davidsandstromoverdrive
Look for the new album "Pigs lose" out soon via Mofab Teg.

Here's the playlist for this weekend's radio show:

01. C.Aarmé - Blodet
02. TALK 1
03. Kaka - The hotspurs (the less we know the faster we go)
04. Bitch Boys - Automobile
05. Benea Reach - Rejuvenate
06. TALK 2
07. The Second Band - The urgency of now
08. Breach - Murder
09. Montys Loco - Criminal
10. TALK 3
11. Det Gamla Landet - Krutrök
12. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Cardiac arrest
13. I Am Bones - Home is the one corner of hell that didn't catch fire
14. TALK 4
15. Madrugada - Look away Lucifer
16. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
17. When - The king
18. TALK 5
19. Beyond Dawn - Increasing the gravity
20. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Plokk
21. As In RebekkaMaria - She lion (Pato Sick Hangover remix)
22. TALK 6
23. Robert Svensson - 1987 (ft. Adam Olenius)
24. Paper - To her
25. Animal Alpha - Even when I'm wrong, I'm right
26. TALK 7
27. Niccokick - The poet
28. Asha Ali - Coward heart
29. Viola - I don't know how to party
30. TALK 8
31. Voices Break the Silence - No matter if it's now
32. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
33. Anna Ternheim - Shoreline
34. TALK 9
35. Ulf Ljusberg - Here, me
36. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-garde - Democracy
37. Once We Were - Carnival
38. Birds On Holiday - I had a plan
39. TALK 10
40. Björn Kleinhenz - Tredje Långgatan 26

The new In Flames single "The mirror's truth" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/inflames

Check out the 3-part documentary "So run the tears like wine" on (the self-explanatory) Jori Hulkkonen and His Experimental Piece For 10 Roland TB-303s: https://www.sahkorecordings.com/vid_303orchestra.php
Very recommended!

Plastic Strip and Jazzagression Records are collaborating on a CD and vinyl reissue of the two Guttorm Guttormsen Quartet albums "Soturnudi" (1975) and "Albufeira" (1979). They describe the material as a mix of spiritual and Latin jazz with folk music inspiration and a "Norwegian lyrical quality". For more info, go here: https://www.plasticstrip.no/Guttorm%20Guttormsen%20Quartet.html

Moonbabies are giving away mp3s for an old, out-of-print 7" first released in 2002: https://www.moonbabiesmusic.com/
The band is currently taking time off to work on their next album.

Torpedo's latest single "Time machine" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/torpedo

New Efterklang tourdates:

03/26 - The Talking Heads, Southampton (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
03/27 - Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
03/28 - Corporation, Sheffield (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
03/29 - The Button Factory, Dublin (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
03/30 - Cyprus Avenue, Cork (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
03/31 - The Point, Cardiff (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
04/01 - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
04/02 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (UK) w/Our Broken Garden, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
04/03 - Pressure Point, Brighton (UK) w/Our Broken Garden
04/05 - Grand Mix, Lille (FRA)
04/07 - Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
04/08 - tba
04/09 - tba
04/10 - tba
04/11 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
04/12 - Motel Mozaique Festival, Rotterdam (NL)
04/13 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)

Look for a new 7" single featuring the track "Caravan" to be released soon. Director Anders Morgenthaler is working on a video as well.

Swedish melancholy folk act Amandine will be releasing a new two-track digital single in March to coincide with a new batch of European tourdates. Both songs are from the sessions for their most recent album "Solace in sore hands".

The title of Almedal's new album has been revealed as "Från och med nu och 20 dagar framåt". As mentioned before, it comes out March 19 via Luxury.

Adrian Recordings will release "Huvudet i sanden" as Familjen's next single as a special 12-track (!!!) special edition. Here's the tracklist:

01. Huvudet i sanden - album version
02. Huvudet i sanden - Kasper Bjørke remix
03. Feber - Krazy Fiesta remix
04. Huvudet i sanden - featuring Adam Tensta
05. Det snurrar i min skalle - Mike Downey remix
06. Huvudet i sanden - Perfume Uniform remix
07. Hög luft – The Field remix
08. Det snurrar i min skalle – Pluxus remix
09. Det snurrar i min skalle - Boeoes Kaelstigen's Tri Tub remix
10. Huvudet i sanden - Tomi Kiiosk remikksi
11. Feber - DJ Wool remix
12. Huvudet i sanden - Kid in the Air remix

Kasper Bjørke? Adam Tensta? The Field? Holy shit, that's a lineup! Look for the whole damn thing to be streaming on myspace beginning on February 27 and also keep an eye out for a new video from director Johan Söderberg.

MIC Norway on the new Kaizers Orchestra album "Maskineri" which is now streaming at myspace: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008021513543254322270

Check out a new music video from skweee artist Joxaren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqw6P_PVh8