Friska Viljor album preview

The new Friska Viljor album "The beginning of the beginning of the end" isn't out for a few more days, but you can already stream the whole thing at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cryingbob/sets/fv-bbe

New album in April from F.U.K.T

Danish drum'n'bass act F.U.K.T will release their sophomore album "Falling" on April 18 via Tabu Records. Check out the first single "Farligt" above.

Decorate.Decorate frontman goes solo as Brother Grimm

Ex-Decorate.Decorate frontman Asbjørn Auring Grimm is going solo under the alias Brother Grimm and has signed with Mermaid Records and will soon be releasing the new single "Wiggedy wack". Hear a short sample and be potentially dismayed: https://vimeo.com/21338096

Epidemics added to May Clubnight

Umeå pop-punks Epidemics have been added to our May 28 Clubnight! Be there!

Zalza - Swedish hits medley, bitpop style (video)

This is kind of fun, a bit-pop medley of Swedish hits from the past 10 years or so. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h4R1oRXgpw

Hope I Die Virgin - Panther streams

Fysisk Format has posted a new track from Hope I Die Virgin on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tigerfysisiskformat/hope-i-die-virgin-panther
Look for the band's new album "Forever no way" to be released soon.

Oskar Gyllenhammar debut in early April

Oskar Gyllenhammar, a young Swedish artist, ahem, "rock-poet", who is being compared to Håkan Hellström, Jakob Hellman, etc., will be releasing his debut album "Tågen slutar aldrig gå härifrån" on April 6. The first single "Förvirrad" is out now.

Sink - Truth (video)

From Sink's new 12" EP "Truth & severance", out now via Kult of Nihilow. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zcb8bxbaE

KTL: Fear of the future

In case you were unaware, Finnish hardcore blog Killing the Legacy is back doing regular updates and a recent highlight is this post featuring Endstand's very first demo cassette: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2011/03/fear-of-future.html

Jenny Wilson has a new single on Fatboy Slim's label

The new Jenny Wilson single "Horrors of love", her collaboration with French artist Ryskee, is released today via Southern Fried Records, the label run by Fatboy Slim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tNisyz8xw

Regina ready new album, single

Finnish act Regina will be releasing their as-yet-unnamed fourth album in September with the first single "Jos et sä soita" making its premiere on March 30.

047 + Tomas Halberstad - Let you go (video + interview)

Tomas Halberstad and 047 have just co-released a brand new single and since Tomas is such a nice, easygoing guy, I'm making him answer a few questions about said single. And oh yeah, the track is pretty good too!

So how did this collaboration come about? Whose idea was it in the first place?

This is what I think happened:
The guys in 047 decided they wanted to record another album, while they also wanted to introduce some vocal-elements into their music. Not wanting to sing themselves they decided upon doing some collaborations. They know me from Punk of Country and from my solo-stuff, and we have mutual friends, so they asked, and I accepted.

Did they give free reign to do whatever you wanted vocally? Did you have any other input on the song or what?

The song is a collaboration in its true sense.
I came to their studio with a verse and a chorus, chords and melody, and we recorded a track with just guitar and vocals. Then, they proceeded to produce the track. Decided what went where, changing a chord there, adding a melody here. Then I got the backtrack, wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The process was really enjoyable. So enjoyable, in fact, that we have decided to record two more tracks. (Where they'll end up, I don't know.)

What else are you up to? Got any other music of your own in the works?

Well, I've just released an album, giving homage to the surroundings of my childhood. It's instrumental, electronic and not for everyone. But, the tracks had been collecting dust for some time, so I thought it would be best to get them out there. That album is called "1989". I'm also working on my 'songs for the seasons', if you will. Having released "Summer Love AA" and "Autumn Fall AA", I still have Winter and Spring to record and release. The songs are done, the recordings aren't. And, to top it all off, I am working on the marathon project that is my second album. I am in the lyric-writing part of the process but I just can't seem to get my thoughts on paper. It's all about death. The basic tracks for the record are all recorded. It sounds like Tom Petty.

PH3 - Osynlig (video)

"Osynlig" is the latest video from Swedish hip-hop act PH3. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYYYmQVB3E

Glöm Dä! to tour

Swedish hardcore act Glöm Dä! is going on tour in mid-April and here are the preliminary dates: https://glomda.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/tour%c2%b4s-coming-up/

Penny Police - Slow down Sofie (video)

New music out of Denmark from Penny Police. Look for her debut EP "Thieves like us" to be released on April 4.