Drowned in Sound reports that Finland's Disco Ensemble was the best band at this year's Eurosonic Festival: https://www.drownedinsound.com/content/view/584359

Daniel Cirera has signed with EMI for Europe and his album will be released in GAS this spring. Details tbc.

Norwegian hardcore act Catena Collapse is back in action after an extended hibernation. They just finished recording "Maze of traits" for a split 7" with Sinaloa that should be ready in time for the Sinaloa/Ampere tour this coming spring. The band also recorded a song called "Locked groove" for the upcoming "Emo apocalypse" comp on React With Protest. They plan to record more this spring, but nothing is set yet.

Norwegian artist Maria Mena has posted a new video on her website: https://mariamenamusic.no/?id=Media

Finally, a link to the video for the new Knife single "Silent shout": https://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=1c4bba8a-2416-4e88-82c1-ae40b49e38c1&delivery=stream
The clip was directed by Andreas Nilsson, better known to some as the guitarist for the excellent band Silverbullit. If you think Serena Maneesh is good, you need to check those guys out right now.

The new website for Swedish experimental noise label Ideal Recordings is now online: https://www.idealrecordings.com/

PopMatters reviews the rerecorded version of Dimmu Borgir's classic album "Stormblåst": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/dimmu_borgir_stormblast/

José González talks to the Daily Scotsman: https://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=159992006 (via)

Scandinavians in the 2005 Pazz and Jop top album chart: Dungen (#31), Annie (#48), Sigur Rós (#50), Opeth (#79), Robyn (#80), José González (#158), Shout Out Louds (#161). Robyn's "Be mine" is #48 on the single chart with Annie charting at #88 and #112 for "Heartbeat" and "Chewing gum" respectively.

Fluxblog posts a track from Light Bulb Project: https://www.fluxblog.org/2006/02/what-is-in-her-mind-light-bulb-project.html

Pitchfork reviews Darkthrone? Sure, I guess: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/darkthrone/too-old-too-cold.shtml

Also at Pfork today is a track review of a song from the new Knife album: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/06-02-01.shtml

The excellent Danish indie label PonyRec has posted new tracks from both Halph and Munck/Johnson on their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/ponyrec

Sukkersjokk has posted three new songs at their newly designed website: https://www.sukkersjokk.dk/
The music is described as "disco punk as played by a 42 year old Danish librarian" which, strangely enough, is startingly accurate.

Finnish pop act Tigerbombs have a new website: https://www.tigerbombs.com/
Go there to check out samples from the band's new album "Crazy kids never learn".