Twins Twins - Fit into my hand

Danish act Twins Twins are streaming their new single "Fit into my hand" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/twinstwinsmusic
The band's debut album "Until dawn" will be released on October 12 via Morningside Records.

Sista Sekunden on tour

Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden are currently out on tour and will be heading down to Germany:

08/12 - Intakto, Gävle (SWE)
08/13 - Ung008, Stockholm (SWE)
08/14 - Kulturhuset, Växjö (SWE)
08/15 - Shaubude, Kiel (GER)
08/16 - Giessenstr. 17, Leipzig (GER)
08/17 - Juze Kessel, Offenburg (GER)
08/18 - Künstverin, Nürnberg (GER)
08/19 - JUZ Mannheim, Mannheim (GER)
08/20 - Schnarup Thumby, Berlin (GER)
08/21 - Stumpf, Hannover (GER)
08/22 - Störtebecker, Hamburg (GER)

Medina - Velkommen til Medina

Danish pop artist Medina will release her sophomore album "Velkommen til Medina" on August 31. Hear the title track/lead single at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/medinasoulcamp

Pets - Don't you say your heart's broken (video)

Check out Swedish indie act Pets and their brand new animated video "Don't you say your heart's broken": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyb5Z25IF1o&fmt=18

Vi är eliten?

Rumors are flying about a new all-star band featuring Peter Dolving (The Haunted), Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst) and Peter Asp (Bombus) plus Americans Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Dave Witte (Burnt by The Sun, Municipal Waste). See here: https://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2009/08/elitband-en-uppdatering.html

Ane Brun live album details

Ane Brun has posted tracklist details for her upcoming live CD/DVD recording "Live at Stockholm Concert Hall": https://www.anebrun.com/home/1265/live-at-stockholm-concert-hall-dvdcd
The official release date is September 26 in Scandinavia and September 25 in GAS with other territories to follow.

Jesper Norda - You know EP

The excellent Göteborg-based artist Jesper Norda has a new EP for free download called "You know": https://www.aprilarchives.se/7
I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself, but if it's anything like his previous work, it's well worth grabbing.

The Sound of Arrows post new video, move to the UK, hook up new management, etc.

Swedish indie act The Sound of Arrows have a new video for the song "Into the clouds": https://vimeo.com/6034355
Said track will be released as a 12" single (and download) on September 21. Apparently the band has also relocated to the UK in the hopes of "making it" (at least, I assume so) and has hooked up with Big Life Management (Klaxons, The Verve, etc), so expect to hear lots more about them in the near future.

Blända album confirmed for late October

Fashionpolice will be releasing the debut full-length "Minnesmissbruk" from Swedish indie/psych/folk act Blända on October 28. Also, be on the lookout for a new album from Stella Rocket around the same time, but no date has been confirmed yet.

AC4 album on the way, preview track available

AC4, the new band from Dennis and David of Refused/Final Exit, have completed their self-titled debut album and will be releasing it via Ny Våg in the near future. Listen to a track at the label's website: https://www.nyvag.com/

The Icelandic music scene, post-collapse

IAT contributor Vasilis Panagiotopoulos has a piece at Drowned in Sound on how the economic collapse has affected the Icelandic music scene: https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137547-the-icelandic-music-scene-after-the-economic-collapse

Drowned in Sound album rundown with Mum

Drowned in Sound does a track-by-track rundown with Mum of their forthcoming album "Sing along to songs you don't know": https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137579-disection--m%C3%BAm-sing-along-to-songs-you-don-t-know-track-by-track

Blue Foundation - Watch you sleeping (feat. Mark Kozelek)

Danish act Blue Foundation have just released a new version of the single "Watch you sleeping" with guest vocals from American melancholy singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon). Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bluefoundationdenmark

Pitchfork reviews 'Beep my beep'

Swedish hip-hop production duo Addeboy vs Cliff made it to the Pitchfork track reviews with "Beep my beep": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11435-beep-my-beep-ft-david-sandstrom-and-erika-moeld/

Psychic Stunts - Wind up the sound

Check out the new Psychic Stunts video for "Wind up the sound": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT4i9MdjFbU&fmt=18