label manager Joakim Haugland has started a new label in collaboration with called after the name of an old watch and record shop in Flekkefjord. Their first signings: hype acts Young Dreams and I Was A King, the latter of which will be releasing their new record "You love it here" through the new enterprise on October 5.
"Sjalusien som driv dæ" is the second single + video from Kråkesølv's upcoming album, due out in September. Great as always!
New all-star Swedish hip-hop from Mofeta & Jerre featuring guest spots from Leo Ontario (Fattaru) and Promoe (Looptroop Rockers).
The new Tobias Hellkvist album "Everything is connected", his first full-length since 2010's stellar "Evolutions", has been officially confirmed for release on September 18 via Japanese label . Listen to a sample above.
has announced that they'll be releasing a new album from Subtropic Arkestra, the band led by Swedish trumpet player and 2011 Nordic Music Prize winner Goran Kajfes, this coming fall.
"Above the rest" is the first single from The Setting Son's upcoming record "Before I eat my eyes & ears", due out October 8 via .
New from New Found Land; sweet melancholy.
Listen to Norway's always-interesting "99 Minutes" podcast series is back with a new episode for the start of autumn: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012082811011524584573
I wish the sound was more than just vocals, drums and bass, but it still must be said that Diskoteket is one of Sweden's current best acts.
Check it: a full 40-minute live set from Swedish industrial act Infiltrator for your listening (dis)pleasure. As the label says, "For fans of early industrial such as SPK and Test Dept." I'm into it.
Jens Lekman's new album "I know what love isn't" is currently streaming in full via The Quietus: https://thequietus.com/articles/09836-listen-jens-lekman-album-i-know-what-love-isn-t
New from Nordpolen via .
Dödsvarg's excellent album "Livet är en dödsorsak" is now available on CD via US label : https://rigidrecords.bigcartel.com/product/dodsvarg
There's also word that they'll be doing a new 4-song 7" in the near future -- more details when I get it.
No Favours = Victoria Skoglund (Audrey, Mire Kay) + Anna Jonsson (Kamikatze) and their friend Stefan Holmberg on bass. Look for their debut self-titled album to be released this fall via //.
The new Moneybrother album "This is where life is" will be released on September 26. Basic tracks were done at Steve Albini's Electric Audio in Chicago and from there Anders and producer Christoffer Roth travelled the world -- LA, London, Rio, Jamaica, etc. -- adding overdubs, all while filmmaker Jim Dziura documented the process.