Lykke Li's new video for "Sadness is a blessing", featuring fellow Swede Stellan Skarsgård (and star of films such as "Anita: Swedish Nymphet" and "Tabu", as the excellent book "Swedish Sensationsfilms" informs me), is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-b3u5jDiU
Finnish act Regina are featured in the Pitchfork Forkcast with their latest single "Jos et sä soita": https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15703-jos-et-sa-soita/
"Bärares blod" is the first video from Den Stora Vilan's new self-titled album, out now via . Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0gftTR2ELw
has added Finnish act Depravity to their long list of upcoming death metal vinyl reissues.
XL8R runs down a bunch of new skweee releases, including an album for free download from Daniel Savio: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/04/skweee-extravaganza-new-releases
Dusted reviews I'm From Barcelona's third album "Forever today" and is unimpressed: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6391
PopMatters gives Norway's Cold Mailman a very favorable review: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/139670-cold-mailman-relax-the-mountain-will-come-to-you/
The Pinecone Cheer, aka the solo alias of The Kissaway Trail frontman Søren Corneliussen, is offering up a new tune from his forthcoming self-titled debut, due out in September: https://soundcloud.com/thepineconecheer/bags
will be releasing a new 7" from Danish duo The Vambourines sometime around September. Hear a demo version of the a-side "Change in direction" here: https://www.myspace.com/thevambourines
is giving away the new Den Svenska Tystnaden single "Utnyttjad igen" as a free download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=318
Said tune isn't a standard album track though, it's actually a cover of "I've been used again" by Billie the Vision & the Dancers and is included on the upcoming best-of collection.
The Silent Ballet reviews the latest Tape album "Revelationes": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4101/Default.aspx
Ex-Brainpool member Christoffer Lundquist is stepping out from his current role as one of Sweden's leading producers to release his debut solo album "Through the window" on May 4. Preview some tunes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfwBMJyQPCQ
Niki and the Dove's debut single for "The fox" is streaming in the Pitchfork Forkcast: https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15699-the-fox/
IAT.MP3 artist Richard Wilson and his travelling companion Björnstigen are taking a time-out from touring the monuments of grunge to play a couple shows:
04/27 - Ella St. Social Club, Portland, OR
04/28 - The Northern, Olympia, WA w/Levi Fuller + June Madrona
Not that I expect many/any locals to see this, but come out to the Oly show! It'll be fun.
will be doing a 7" with female-fronted hard-rockers Spiders -- read more here: https://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/04/spiders.html