Norway's Alpine Those Myriads? have confirmed that their new album will be released on May 8 next year.

Plugged Records has announced the signing of Art Music, a group they describe as "a chillout music project with several established artists aboard."

Dusted co-editor Otis Hart lists José González as his #2 pick of the year: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/453
The album is also #5 on fellow co-editor Sam Hunt's list: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/450

Finnish electro act Polytron is offering up a free Christmas promo for download: https://www.sci.fi/~polytron/joulu2005.html

Burning Heart swears that the long-awaited Refused DVD "Refused are fucking dead" will be out in April.

Also out in April from BHR will be a new album from Raised Fist. More details tbc.

Fufkin reviews both Peter Bjorn and John and The Chrysler: https://www.fufkin.com/columns/bennett/bennett_capsule_rev_11_12_05.htm (scroll down)

Rounder Records has confirmed a March 14 release date for the US edition of Nicolai Dunger's album "Here's my song...". In other Dunger-related news, 2006 marks the 10-year anniversary of his recording career and to celebrate he will be releasing a new album entitled "Nicolai Dunger sjunger Edith Södergran" on February 1. The album is exactly what it says it is: Nicolai singing the words of Finnish/Swedish poet Edith Södergran set to music he wrote back when he was just 17 years old. The record features multi-instrumentalist Mats Schubert (Bo Kasper's Orkester), bassist Johan Berthling (Häpna), American drummer Timothy Barnes (Sonic Youth, Beth Orton, Royal Trux, Silver Jews) and Dungen guitarist Reine Fiske as well as artwork from Jockum Nordström. Dunger considers the album a natural culmination of his artistic journey thus far and dedicates the work to his mother who sadly passed away recently.

Adventurous Swedish indie label Vapen & Godis has signed Otur and will be releasing their debut album and single next year.

Swedish 'gospel rockers' Denver Mod have posted some new tunes for free download on their website: https://www.denvermod.se/

Two new top tens today: one from Norwegian music blogger Sindre Ness and a second from IAT writer/contributor Matthew W. Smith. Enjoy!

When We Fall has a new website, now with a media player where you can preview their new EP on The Emo Foundation: https://www.whenwefall.se/

Swedish electropop weirdos The State of Floral Beings have posted a bunch of remix tracks for free download: https://www.tsofb.com/

Swedish pop mp3 blog Sounds of Sweden has been made over to become Catchy Tunes of Sweden: https://soundsofsweden.blogspot.com/

Some news from Smalltown Superjazzz:

2006 will be a busy year for Smalltown Superjazzz with lots of great releases in the pipeline. There will be a brand new studio album by The Thing recorded in Atlantis Studios in Stocholm, Sweden. We also hope to release the reissues of the two first The Thing albums in 2006. We will release the longawaited studio album by Two Bands And A Legend (Cato Salsa Exp, The Thing and Joe McPhee), as well as a duo EP with Mats Gustafsson and Paal Nilssen-Love. Nilssen-Love and Ken Vandermark will also follow up their two Dual Pleasure albums. Mats Gustafsson will release both a solo album, titled "Contra songs", as well as a duo album with the great Yoshimi of the Boredoms. In February we will release Diskaholics Anonymous Trio which is the trio of Thurston Moore, Jim O`Rourke and Mats Gustafsson.