Watch Laakso perform their new single "Västerbron" acoustic for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=248

PopMatters reviews the new Efterklang record: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47182/efterklang-parades/ Also reviewed, Vladislav Delay's album "Multila": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/vladislav-delay-multila/

Paper Thin Walls has a Efterklang track review: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1037

Musique Machine on the new Efterklang album "Parades": https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1466

The US release of Robyn's self-titled album has now (lamely) been postponed to an unspecified time in 2008.

MIC Norway profiles Moving Oos, this year's Alarm Award recipients for best newcomer: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007102915564852516365

The winners of this year's Alarm Awards, Norway's Grammy alternative:

Newcomer of the year: Moving Oos
Video of the year: Tungtvann - 2 uka
Song of the year: Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
Alarm award: Ida Maria
Pop: Marit Larsen - Under the Surface
Electronica: Kim Hiorthøy - My Last Day
RiksAlarm: Ungdomsskulen
Jazz: Shining - Grindstone
Rock: My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
Metal: Dimmu Borgir - Insorte Diaboli
Live: Superfamily
Hip-hop/rap: Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet

Viktor Sjöberg has a new liveset posted for download: https://elefanten.blogspot.com/2007/10/live-recording-from-new-york-city.html
Hopefully Viktor's current tour with Jens Lekman will lead to bigger and better things because he's an amazingly talented artist.

The new video for "61" from Danish indie act The Kissaway Trail is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dzNZwmjDw

Dusted reviews the new Supersilent album "8": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3923

Storno.tv interviews IAT bitpop favorites Desert Planet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzpsOtJZ5CA

Swedish electro artist Sara Berg in the UK:

11/04 - Sounds of Sweden @ Sloans, Glasgow
11/07 - In-store @ Rough Trade East, Dray Walk, Old Truman Brewery
11/08 - Madame JoJos @ The Glitz, London

Also note that her label Gaymonkey Records is giving away free CD samplers - the first 50 people that email freestuff@gaymonkeyrecords.com get a copy.

Stockholm-based singer/songwriter Pekka Pörtfors has two new demo tracks on his myspace profile: https://www.myspace.com/pekkaportfors

Swedish indie act You/Me has two new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/youmeband

Torpedo's video for the new single "From Russia with love" is now online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=20771216