I don't think I mentioned it yet because there isn't much there, but Logh has a microsite for the new album "A sunset panorama": https://www.badtasterecords.se/microsites/sunset_panorama/
The label has also just posted an mp3 for the full track "Destinymanifesto". Check it out right here: https://www.mejeriet.net/badtaste/mp3/logh_-_destinymanifesto.mp3

The annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll is out and Scandinavian entries on the top album list include The Hives (#53), Dungen (#69), The Concretes (#80), Erlend Oye (#88), Annie (#90), Kings of Convenience (#101), Sahara Hotnights (#240), Luomo (#261) and Pan Sonic (#291). Read more: https://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "Rat King"
02. (NY) Timo Räisänen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin It All"
03. (NY) Beck - "Epro"
04. (02) Bloc Party - "So Here We Are"
05. (NY) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
06. (03) Moneybrother - "They're Building Walls Around Us"
07. (NY) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
08. (10) Deportees - "Champagne Eyes"
09. (09) Håkan Hellström - "En midsommarnattsdröm"
10. (07) M83 - "Don't Save Us From the Flames"
11. (06) Stereo Total - "I am Naked"
12. (11) The Donnas - "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)"
13. (NY) Little Barrie - "Free Salute"
14. (12) New Order - "Krafty"
15. (05) Bugz in the Attic - "Booty La La"
16. (NY) Mando Diao - "Down in the Past"
17. (17) Kristoffer Åström & Hidden Truck - "The Good You Bring"
18. (14) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"
19. (18) Annie - "My Heartbeat"
20. (04) Johnossi - "Man Must Dance"

Leaving the chart: Timbuktu, Kasabian, Sage Francis, Le Tigre, Venue Kids and Miss Thing.

Check out an mp3 from Tiac, a new Swedish electropop band featuring an ex-member of CDOASS: https://www.tiacmusic.com/music/TIAC_-_Boredom.mp3
The duo is currently working with producer JJ Fett on their debut release for the Hybris label.

Check out an mp3 for "Poster" from Sweden's The Night Keys: https://www.nightkeys.tacksam.com/mp3/TheNightKeys-Poster.mp3
The song is the title track from the band's debut album and features a guest appearance from acclaimed singer/songwriter Jens Lekman who recites an Arabic poem in the middle section. More info and other downloads available at the band's website: https://www.nightkeys.com/

Finland's Aaviko will be releasing a new album called "Back From The Futer" in April. More info soon.

You can now listen to samples from the upcoming Iconcrash album "Nude" right here: https://www.iconcrash.com/music_mp3.html

In Flames will support Judas Priest on tour in Europe. Dates so far:

02/23 - Valby Hallen, Copenhagen (DK)
02/25 - Lofbergs Lila Arena, Karlstad (SWE)
02/26 - Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE)
02/28 - Oulu Ice Hall, Oulu (FIN)
03/02 - Tampere Icehall, Tampere (FIN)
03/03 - Hartwall Arena, Helsinki (FIN)
03/05 - Scandinavium, Goteborg (SWE)
03/08 - Oslo Spektrum, Oslo (NOR)
03/10 - Grugahalle, Essen (GER)
03/11 - Offenbacher Stadthalle, Offenbach (GER)
03/13 - Zenith, Munich (GER)
03/14 - Sporthalle , Boblingen (GER)

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of an American distribution agreement with Regain Records. Candlelight will release and promote all of the Swedish label's releases over in this part of the world starting with Marduk's "Plague Angel" on March 8. More soon.

Norwegian/American all-star band The High Water Marks are touring Europe in March:

03/02 - tba (SWE)
03/03 - tba (SWE)
03/04 - Blekingska Nationen, Lund (SWE)
03/05 - tba (SWE)
03/06 - The Windmill, London (Brixton) (UK)
03/07 - The Ferry Boat, Norwich (UK)
03/08 - The Fab Cafe, Manchester (UK)
03/09 - Cherry Jam, London (UK)
03/10 - tba
03/11 - Blæst, Trondheim (NOR)
03/12 - Kvarteret, Bergen (NOR)
03/13 - Cafe Mono, Oslo (NOR)
03/15 - tba, (NL)
03/16 - Merelyn, Nijmegen (NL)
03/17 - tba
03/18 - tba
03/19 - Sublime, Aflenz (AUS)
03/21 - B52, Vienna (AUS)

The group consists of Hilarie Sidney (Apples in Stereo), Per Ole Bratset (Palermo), Jim Lindsay (Oranger, Preston School of Industry) and Mike Snowden (Von Hemmling).

Eskobar will release the new single "Even if you know me" on March 31. This will be the fourth single from their most recent album "A thousand last chances".

Norwegian electro act Datarock has confirmed that they will finally release their self-titled-times-two debut full-length in Norway on April 4. That's "Datarock Datarock", in case you didn't figure it out on your own. Anyhow, the tracklist will include a few old songs from the "Computer Camp Love" EP, a few rerecordings of really old songs such as "I used to dance..." and of course, a bunch of new material. More info soon.

The video for the new single "Surf alone" from Norway's The Margarets is now up for viewing: https://www.themargarets.com/video.htm

Swedish electropop act Backlash will be getting their album "Heliotrope" released in the US soon via WTII Records. Before that however, they will get an international release for the "Lodestar EP" which features the title track plus remixes by Anders Eliasson (Page), an acoustic guitar mix and a "Daft Punk-esqu" remix from the winners of the Backlash remix contest. The disc also features new mixes of the tracks "Purity of a Sinner" and "Splinter" as well as the unreleased cut "Man of a Different Mould".

Check out the video for the brand new 22-Pistepirkko single "Rat king" right here: https://www.22-pistepirkko.net/hankstvset.html