Last Days of April play their first-ever North American shows this week at NXNE:

06/07 - The Bovine, Toronto
06/07 - El Mocambo, Toronto w/Brant Bjork
06/09 - Jeff Healey's Roadhouse, Toronto w/The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

The name of the forthcoming Perishers record has been revealed as "Victorious". Once again, it comes out September 4 via NONS.

Also on the way from NONS is the new Montys Loco album "Namibiaalster" in November plus new singles from The Lionheart Brothers ("To make you love me"), Isolation Years ("Albino child") and Asha Ali ("A promise broken") in the near future.

Stylus reviews the latest Billie the Vision and the Dancers album "Where the ocean meets my hand": https://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/billie-the-vision-and-the-dancers/where-the-ocean-meets-my-hand.htm

Danish indie act The Elephants has signed with German label Tapete Records (The Grand Opening, The Horror The Horror). Look for their debut album in October.

Delusions of Adequacy reviews the latest from Swedish punks Venerea: https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7945

I hope you watched that Fenriz video link from yesterday. If not, here's more awesomeness: https://www.takemetoyourfenriz.com/
Nice one Andrew!

Clyde from Twentyseven Records is looking to auction off the guitar that Pelle Carlberg purchased for his recent US mini-tour. It's a Yamaha steel string acoustic and will come signed along with both of Pelle's records.

Swedish music mailorder shop Hot Stuff has given their website a much-needed makeover: https://www.hotstuff.se/

The first sale of Mental Overdrive's "Exclusive Music" series is now on eBay: https://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=604235030&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=120128586869&lk=URL

Swedish lofi indie act Stars in Coma just released a new digital EP entitled "Moonshine Heights": https://www.starsincoma.com/discography.php

"Ready for more" by Surferosa has been selected as ESPN's official song for their coverage of the Women's Soccer World Cup. It's unreleased as of now, but will probably be included on the band's next record.

New releases on the way from Finnish dark ambient/industrial label Some Place Else:

No Xivic & Gelsomina - tba CD
Bardoseneticcube & Noises of Russia - New orthodox line CD
Lost Weight - Immune to jewels CD
Niko Skorpio - Psilocybe necrophila CD
Reptiljan - Archaeodermophagia CD

Also look for a few additional Niko Skorpio reissues and compilations as well.

Swedish post-rockers Scraps of Tape on tour in Japan:

06/17 - 0-east - Zankyo festival, Tokyo
06/18 - Woopees, Kyoto
06/19 - Crazy Mama2, Okayama
06/20 - Decatant Delax, Fukuoka
06/22 - Drop, Osaka
06/23 - Hellava Rounge, Kobe
06/24 - Rock'n Roll, Nagoya
06/26 - Junk Box, Niigata
06/27 - Hook, Sendai
06/28 - O-nest, Shibuya

Micke from Sweden (aka Micke Lohse of Atomic Swing) will be going into the studio on June 10 to record a new album, once again working with Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra as producer. Other musical contributors will include Børge Fjordheim (Cloroform), Sjur Miljeteig (The Leather Fashion), John Lilja (Jackman, Thomas Dybdahl) and Morten Abel. The working title is "No exception to the rule".