MIC Norway profiles the excellent noise artist Ryfylke ahead of their US tour: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007032714340426520943

All About Jazz on the new Arve Henriksen album "Strjon": https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25121

Recent Imperial Recordings signee Promise and the Monster has now been added to the lineup of Brighton's Great Escape Festival.

Swedish singer/songwriter Johan Bergqvist (also in the band The Genuine Fakes) has joined up with guitarist/frontman Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit), bassist Magnus Wikström (Chief) and drummer Anton Körberg (son of Tommy) in a new band called Happypill. The band will make their live debut on March 28 at O-baren in Stockholm, but you can also preview two tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/happypill07

In other Johan Bergqvist news, he's also now playing with the band Nutmeg who are currently working on a new album. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/nutmegmusic

Pitchfork on Danish post-rock/electronica artists Slaraffenland: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/41898-slaraffenland-watch-out-mp3

Logh 7"s are now in-stock and ready to ship! Thanks to everyone who preordered, your copies should be arriving shortly.
Speaking of vinyl, I also just got a big box of restocks from Jezebel Recordings including the complete "Trilogy of dreams, noise and silence" set. I thought at least one of them was sold out forever, but I thought wrong! Also, look for the new Familjen record to go on sale shortly. It comes out tomorrow and is killer.

Under Byen will tour the US again in September to coincide with the Stateside reissue of their 2nd album "Det er mig der holder træerne sammen".

Swedish bitpop/electro act Thermostatic has posted their new single "The box" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thermostatic

Check out a flash promo for the new Supertroels album: https://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=184

Norwegian act Superfamily has revamped their website: https://www.superfamily.no/
The new (as yet untitled?) album will be out May 21.

IAT.MP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda is henceforth to be known solely as Pacta.

Pello Revolvers will release their new "Hasse K EP" on April 25 via Lompis Records. They'll be posting all of the tracks for preview on myspace over the next few weeks: https://www.myspace.com/pellorevolvers

Norway's Lionheart Brothers were the Guardian's band of the day over the weekend: https://music.guardian.co.uk/newbands/story/0,,2040460,00.html

Download a clip of the new Lasse Lindh song "En högerkrok och riktigt blod": https://www.grooverrecordings.com/hogerkroksnippet.mp3
The track comes from Lasse's new album "Jag tyckte jag var glad", due out on April 4.