Swedish indierock act The Bombhappies have announced that their new album, tentatively titled "A good fire", is done and ready for release on March 9. They will be playing a release show that night in Stockholm at Kägelbanan/Södra Teatern, details here.
Sick tribal, bro.
"Let us stay young" is the debut single from recent signing Lucas Nord, featuring guest vocals from Rasmus Flyckt and Emil Gustafsson of Urban Cone.
For the collector scum, here's the pressing stats on the new Imperial State Electric LP "Pop war": clear vinyl presale limited to 300 out on February 24, red vinyl limited to 600 on March 2 and then the CD on March 9, either the standard version or in a limited 10" sleeve with an iron on. There's also a standard black vinyl pressing that will be available on March 9 as well, but it's not limited/special.
Swedish punk/hardcore webmag Lukinzine put together a cassette comp of Swedish punk to send to the 64 Indonesian punks that were arrested for being themselves and are now streaming the whole damn thing via Bandcamp. Not officially sanctioned or anything, but if you want a quick sampling of many of the scene's best bands right now, you should check it out.
Egil Olsen is currently on tour with Marit Larsen in Norway and is keeping a blog: https://egilolsen.tumblr.com/
"Tear it apart" is the latest video from Danish neofolk artist Of the Wand and the Moon. If you've never seen the original scene the visuals are from, I suggest that you check it out.
Italian website Onda Rock has assembled a new comp of Scandinavian music for free download, including tracks from artists such as Emerald Park, I'm Kingfisher, Old Lost John, Mylittlepony and much more: https://www.ondarock.it/speciali/ondadrops05.htm
The Swedish Consulate in NYC will be hosting a party at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn on February 2 called "Under the Bridge" featuring live music from Nina Persson of Cardigans/A Camp alongside her husband Nathan Larson plus Fibes, Oh Fibes! and Sibille Attar of [ingenting]/Little Red Corvette. There will also be an art exhibition of photos and videos from Lars Tunbjörk, Roxy Farhat, MOCH and Ruvan Wijesooriya, as well as DJ sets by Tiedye, Puss Puss and The Swede Beat. Full details: https://www.swedenabroad.com/News____13053.aspx?slaveid=135706
Meshuggah will be touring the US in May to support the release of their new album "Koloss".
Swedish indie label mainstay is putting out a new comp at the end of the month (1/31) featuring a wide selection of tunes from their 25 years as a label plus four brand new ones written especially for this release. Full tracklist:
Oh My! - Fifteen minutes
Heikki - Former hero
Bedroom Eyes - Hand-in-hand grenade
The Drowners - Summer break my fall
Light Parade - Moonlight run
Little Red Snapper - Call me on Tuesday
Olle Nyman - Don't let those bastards reel you in
Oscar & Ronja - Bad manners
Amber Oak - Audrey (radio version)
Wade - Freak or a star
Music of Things - Self destructive
Holiday With Maggie - Make it, don't break it
Mufflon 5 - Waverer
The Concretes - Just locals
Tupelo Honeys - The return of the weeping man (autumn edit)
The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster
Ring Them Bells, a new Danish indie/noiserock act featuring ex-members of the bands Campsite and Lampshade, are giving away their debut single "Technicolor" as a free download: https://www.ringthembells.dk/
Look for the band's debut album to be released later this spring.
New brutal hardcore/metal out of Norway flying under the banner Heksed. The band's self-titled debut album was just released and can be streamed in full at Bandcamp.
Via Danish blog Passive Aggressive, check out Lower - a new postpunk-ish act featuring members from Sexdrome, Girlseeker and Maintitle: https://www.passiveaggressive.dk/introducing-lower/
The band will be releasing their debut EP "Walk on heads" via later this year.
Pitchfork reviews First Aid Kit's hyped new record "The lion's roar": https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16205-the-lions-roar/
Under the Radar weighs in as well: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_lions_roar_first_aid_kit_review/