Dusted reviews Finnish psych-folk act Kiila: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1579

Rumor has it that Gorgoroth is signing a new record deal with Season of Mist. They were previously on Nuclear Blast.

Reverend Big O reports that they are hard at work on a new album, due out sometime this fall.. They've recorded 15 songs and it's currently being mixed by Manne von Ahn Öberg at his studio at Mondo in Stockholm. They say to expect a more 'shoegazer' style sound this time.

Okay, a couple site/label related items...

First off, KVLR has been sent out to US/Canadian college radio and has been getting added to a number of playlists. Please call or email your local station and request them! Some of places I've got confirmations for adds include WRGW in Washington DC, UIC Radio Chicago, WFRD at Dartmouth, CHRW at the University of Western Ontario, WRFL at the University of Kentucky, WRIU in Rhode Island and WMBR in Cambridge, MA. Hopefully this is just the beginning.

Next, let me remind y'all that all mailorder purchases will include free promo singles and comps by way of Startracks and V2. You buy something, you get something extra for free. How cool is that?

And lastly, you'll be happy to see that the last two tracks from that live Stina Nordenstam set have been added. Enjoy! Still very excited to hear the new record.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
09. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
13. Infinite Mass - 1991
14. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan från det blå
15. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
18. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Di Leva - Tiden Faller

It was originally set to come out in July, but now The Knife is saying the "Heartbeats" single will be out in the UK on September 6 and the full album "Deep Cuts" will follow on September 20. Tracklist and more info: https://www.theknife.net/

Here's the lineup for the Startracks Dagen afterparty show happening at Mondo following the free outdoor concert with Kristofer Åström and Christian Kjellvander: Tiger Lou, The Fine Arts Showcase and Be Under Centary Knife (BUCK). Tickets are 80 sek and doors open at 10pm.

Supertanker reports on the Forma Nova Festival: https://www.rosa2.dk/artikler/art013-formanova-juli2004.htm

This week's MTV UpNorth chart is challengers only:

01. Honestly - Carmel Sandella
02. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
03. Fjarde Varlden - Annu En gang/Up Med Garden
04. The National Bank - Tolerate
05. Camille Joines - The Creeps
06. Qwan - I Can't Deny it
07. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
08. José González - Stay In The Shade
09. Miss Universum - Across The Universe
10. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
11. The Rasmus - Guilty

Vote for your favorite and next week there will be a special new chart with a ton of new videos: https://www.nordic.mtve.com/shows/upnorth/

Madrugada's August 20 gig in Rhodes, Greece has been cancelled do to problems that forced the promoter cancel. But all is not lost - the band is currently working on new UK dates for September/October and they should hopefully be confirmed soon.

They've been talking about it for months and months and now the new Hammerfall website is finally online: https://www.hammerfall.net/
Sadly, it's not really all that much different from the old one in basic appearance and functionality except for a dumb flash-driven menu. Why the huge wait? Why bother?

MIC Norway is back from vacation with a report on Annie's infiltration of the UK pop market: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004080614235779394827
Her album "Anniemal" is due for a proper release over there in September.

That new Rickshaw 7" on Zorch Productions I mentioned the other day will include the a-side "Lick my flames" from the recent "Sonic overload" CD as well as two unreleased b-sides, "Bullshit city" and "Summer fun (Holidays in the sun) - Part II".

Indieworkshop thinks St. Thomas could be the next big thing: https://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1020/

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Jens Lekman: https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4527

The last day of the For the Record Sunday shows in Stockholm at Café Strings is going to be extra special. It's now been confirmed that there will be four bands playing, including new additions Livid and my good pals KVLR. Be sure to go if you're in town and throw lots of money at them. Besides, what else you got to do on a Sunday? Unfortunately, due to Swedish alcohol laws being a pain-in-the-ass, if you want to check out the final two bands after 8pm you need to get on the FTR mailing list for an official 'invite'. That way it'll be considered a private party and the booze can flow freely. It's annoying, but not so hard to deal with. Sign up here: https://www.for-the-record.tk/