Jaga Jazzist - One-armed bandit

Ninja Tune has confirmed that the new Jaga Jazzist album "One-armed bandit" will be released on January 25 and are giving away the title track as a free download: https://ninjatune.net/jagajazzist/eflyer.php

PopMatters interviews Kings of Convenience

PopMatters interviews Erlend Øye from Norway's Kings of Convenience: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/113017-the-deafening-quiet-of-kings-of-convenience/

Dúné - Let go of your love (video)

Danish act Dúné has a new video for the song "Let go of your love", the second single from their latest record "Enter metropolis": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNsBHEfe-o0

Shout Out Louds almost done with new record

Swedish indie act Shout Out Louds report that they're nearly finished with their new album "Work" which they have been recording with producer Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Band of Horses, The Shins) both at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, WA and also back home in Stockholm. No word on a release date yet, but I wouldn't expect anything until early 2010 at least.

The Amazing - Dragon (live video)

Watch The Amazing perform "Dragon" live for East Village Radio at CMJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2KVEWLseSw

Annie track review at Pitchfork

Pitchfork has the new Annie song "Songs remind me of you" in their track review section: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11588-songs-remind-me-of-you/

The Crystal Caravan to play Germany in February

Umeå rockers The Crystal Caravan are heading to Germany in February:

02/04 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
02/05 - Rock A Go Go Club @ JAZ, Rostock (GER)
02/06 - Ilvers, Erfurt (GER)
02/07 - Struwwelpeters, Kronach (GER)
02/08 - Subway To Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
02/10 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
02/12 - Belle Epoque, Siegen (GER)
02/13 - JuKuz, Aschaffenburg (GER)
02/20 - White Trash, Berlin (GER)

Musik med This is Head

Live music with Swedish Kraut-rockers This is Head at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/10/23/musik-med-this-is-head/

Thåström turns 20 as a solo artist

Thåström will commemorate 20 years as a solo artist with a new compilation box entitled "Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan!" featuring song selections from his vast career, a DVD with 6 songs recorded live at Olympen in Lund back in 2006, a bonus disc of recordings called "Kompost" featuring covers of Dan Andersson's "En spelmans jordafär" and early Swedish punk act Garbochock, plus a new interview with DN writer Georg Cederskog which will also be appearing in an upcoming book about the artist. The official release date is November 25.

Maia Hirasawa - Because of you (Ne-Yo cover)

It's more slideshow than video, but Maia Hirasawa's acoustic cover of Ne-Yo's "Because of you" is up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwwfovi_0OA
Said track appears on the new Razzia label comp "There's a Razzia going on vol 2".

New Sonic Ritual 12" EP in November

Sonic Ritual's new 12" "Mother Hearse", originally slated for release last March via US label Tankcrimes before they went broke, will now be released by German label High-Roller Records in November, the same people that handled their recent split Sanctuary in Blasphemy. Artwork and more details here: https://canthateenough.blogspot.com/2009/10/sonic-ritual-mother-hearse-12.html

New Stefan Sundström album confirmed for late November

Stefan Sundström will release his new album "Ingenting har hänt" on November 25 via National Records.

Hello Saferide live in Spain

Hello Saferide will be heading to Spain in November perform as a duo together with Andrea Kellerman aka Firefox AK as part of the Fikasound Voces Femininas festival tour. Dates:

11/18 - Fotomatón Bar, Madrid
11/19 - Teatro Principal, Orense
11/21 - Auditorio Caixanova, Vigo

Wears the Trousers to release comp feat. Ane Brun

UK-based female-centric mag Wears the Trousers is launching a record label imprint whose first release will be a comp entitled "Beautiful star: The songs of Odetta", an tribute to American folk legend Odetta Holmes aka the "Queen of American folk music". The relevance to It's a Trap!: Norwegian artist Ane Brun contributes with an exclusive cover of "If I had a ribbon bow". Go here for more info, otherwise wait until November 30 for the release.

I Was A King to release new 7" in January

Norwegian indie act I Was A King recorded three new songs with Gary Olson (The Ladybug Transistor) which will be appearing on a new 7" due out in January.