There will be a new Sambassadeur album out in early November.

Division of Laura Lee was featured in Idolator's "Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda" file: https://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-coulda+shoulda+woulda-files-division-of-laura-lee-272709.php

The Animal Five will go into the studio on October 1 to record a new album.

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh has posted the brand new track "Vittra" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/meleeh
It will appear on the band's forthcoming album "Heartland", due out September 21 via Black Star Foundation.

The playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius:

01. TALK 1
02. Fattaru - Stila upp din skit
03. Samuraj Cities - Thxa1000000
04. The Fine Arts Showcase - I don't worry
05. TALK 2
06. Imagine I Had Hands - Captive
07. Scraps of Tape - Pickpockets vow
08. FAP - Jag drar till sjöss en sväng jag
09. TALK 3
10. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
11. Mainliners - Good storm
12. Breach - Gheeá
13. TALK 4
14. Him Kerosene - Neutrino
15. Familjen - Nu händer det igen
16. Sista Sekunden - D.I.We
17. Nine - Time has come
18. TALK 5
19. Emperor - Towards the pantheon
20. September - Can't get over (Long disco mix)
21. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas
22. TALK 6
23. Camouflage - Syster sol
24. Lolita Pop - Salta diamanter
25. Leather Nun - Gimme gimme gimme
26. TALK 7
27. Superfamily - I could be a real winner
28. Juvelen - Hanna
29. The Book of Daniel - Death caps and moonshine
30. Monkeystrikes - Serial faller in lover
31. TALK 8
32. Torpedo - Hang me high
33. Erik Enocksson - The lingering procession
34. Hederos & Hellberg - No fun
35. TALK 9
36. Death By Kite - Himmelfahrtskommando
37. The Tough Alliance - Something special
38. Seance - Controlled bleeding
39. TALK 10
40. Shout Out Louds - Hard rain

Attention people of London! Today's the last day to win a pair of tickets to go see I'm From Barcelona at Concorde2 in Brighton on July 16! Simply email me with the name of IFB frontman Emmanuel Lundgren's previous band name in the subject line and you'll be entered to win.

I'm off to California for a bit. Regular news updates will resume on Monday or Tuesday depending on how I feel. Mp3 posts will continue as usual.

Going to Accelerator this year? Check out our handy preview guide: [click here]
Sure, some names are listed on both the must-see and must-miss list, but that just makes it that much more exciting. Enjoy!

Looks like the chief of Hultsfred is getting the book after this year's lackluster showing: https://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=665196

The new Concretes video for "Oh boy" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJyspsOL4s8

Danish drone act Wäldchengarten is now streaming their discography at last.fm and offering up a bunch of tracks for free download: https://www.last.fm/music/w%C3%A4ldchengarten

Shooting John have a brand new track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/shootingjohn

The video for the new Timbuktu single "Fantasi" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRrJkd9eNc

Swedish labels Hwem and Namenlos have collaborated on a limited cassette reissue of Robin Rådenman's "Mixtape vol. 1 - we won't get old", originally released via Hwem as a free netrelease. On the cassette version however, they've added an exclusive side-long bonus track. Read more: https://www.hwem.net/

Friendly Noise has yet another new mp3 single for free download, this one coming from the artist Testbild! covering Monica Zetterlund's Eurovision entry "En gång i Stockholm": https://www.friendlynoise.se/mp3-releases