Also at Stylus, a review of Norwegian ambient duo Pjusk: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/pjusk/sart.htm

Via Hits in the Car comes word that Danish act Saybia now has a new track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/saybia

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Danny - Heart beats
02. Sarah Dawn Finer - A finer dawn
03. Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...
04. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
05. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner
06. Mustasch - Latest version of the truth
07. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
08. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
09. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
10. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
11. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
12. Torgny Melin - Allting som vi har
14. Nationalteaterns Rockorkester - Live 2006
15. Takida - Bury the lies
16. Cornelis Vreeswijk - CV - Det bästa med Cornelis Vreeswijk
17. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
18. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
19. The Tough Alliance - A new chance
20. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkalland

Swedish alt-country act Holmes will be touring Germany next week:

06/12 - Subrosa, Kiel
06/13 - JZ Kamp, Bielefeld
06/14 - Schokoladen, Berlin
06/15 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig
06/16 - Krachgarten, Homberg (Kassel)

Listen to samples here: https://www.myspace.com/holmezzz

Hybris has announced the signing of Elias and The Wizzkids and will be releasing his debut EP "The dance" on June 13. Listen to the title track: https://www.myspace.com/eliasandthewizzkids

Speaking of Hybris, Swedish newspaper Eskilstuna Kuriren has posted a special summer comp for free download and naturally, a couple Hybris acts are featured such as Familjen, Montt Mardié and the aforementioned Elias plus other IAT faves such as Säkert! and Maia Hirasawa. Liner notes: https://www.ekuriren.se/file_arkiv/sjudagar.pdf (see page 2)
Download the music here: https://download.ekuriren.se/hash/9e081f3e13e1b731c2e8a4887386b5c3

Pitchfork on Dungen's new video for "Familj": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/43481-dungen-familj

Said the Gramophone has a track from Säkert! today: https://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/care_for_music.php
In case you were looking, Säkert! CDs are back in-stock and ready to ship: [click here]

Andrew at Aversionline, my absolute favorite music blog/webzine, is desperately seeking out a copy of Lash Out's 1993 demo for a discography collection he's working on. Help him out! His email is andrew at aversionline dot com.

Norwegian metal act She Said Destroy has posted two additional tracks from "Time like vines" to their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/ssdband

There's a new I'm From Barcelona track posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/imfrombarcelona
The song is called "Britney" and will soon be released as a paid download as well as limited vinyl.

Dagavisen is counting down the top 30 Norwegian albums of all-time: https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/article293966.ece
Summary of what's posted so far:

30. Turboneger - Apocalypse Dudes
29. Tre Så Kinesere - 365 Fri
28. Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
27. Madrugada - The Nightly Desease
26. Kung Fu Girls - This Is The Kung Fu Beat
25. Sissy Wish - You May Breathe
24. Lillemor - Lokkemann
23. Terje Rypdal - Bleak House
22. a-ha - Hunting High An Low
21. Thomas Dybdahl - That Great October Sound

According to this interview (in Norwegian), Immortal will going one step further with the live-show reunion and is planning on recording a new album. Stoked! Unlike some tr00 black metal warriors, I've always felt like the band got better with every new release, so I'm excited they're continuing on.

Turbonegro's entire new album "Retox" is streaming on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/turbonegro

The new album "Imprints" from Peter Andersson (Raison d'être) project Necrophorus is out now on Wrotycz Records and you can hear a few samples on Peter's website: https://raisondetre.coldmeat.se/
Look a re-release of his album "Sanklesa" under the Svasti-ayanam on Eternal Pride Productions in the near future along with a new record from sideproject Stratvm Terror.