SellOut! Music has announced the signing of Munn Til Munn Metoden. Look for a free remix EP from them soon with a proper single and mini-album to come later this year, in the meantime, listen to the band here: https://www.myspace.com/munntilmunnmetoden
Why write a press release when you can just re-appropriate my work? But seriously, and no hard feelings, the important thing here is that You Know, For Kids! has posted multiple sample tunes from their upcoming reissue releases of Noise and Kommissarie Roy: https://www.myspace.com/ykfk
If you dig classic poppy punkrock with a New Romantic edge, you definitely need to check this stuff out.
It's not viewable from the US, but here's a link to Aqua's new video for the single "Back to the 80s": https://www.universalmusic.no/ecrm/aqua/
Skweeelicious talks to Joxaren (Moder Jords Massiva) about his illustrious career and his future with skweee: https://skweee.com/?p=42
New tracks streaming at Skiva:
Moneybrother - We die only once (and for a very long time)
Jacob Felländer - Wrong
The former is the latest single from the popular Swedish artist and is described as a "lowbrow summer reggae tune." As for the second, it was produced by Christian Kjellvander and was written to accompany Jacob's photo exhibition "Choices" and his art-book "Stand Still - Drift Theories".
Norwegian artist Sissy Wish has officially signed with US label Afternoon Records who will be releasing her most recent album "Beauties never die" over here on September 22. Expect tourdates to be announced soon.
Swedish hardcore act Imperial Leather reports that they have completed work on their 3rd album "Unconditional conditions". Expect a September release.
All Scandinavian presents their top 10 albums of the year thus far:
MI reports that Swedish artist Tingsek and his label World Of Its Own Recordings will be working with Bonnier Amigo for his next album: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/878/Tingsek.html (in Swedish)
Beyond Dawn's long-awaited retrospective collection "Bygones", containing the group's early doom-heavy EPs "Longing for scarlet days" and "Up through the linear shades" plus various demo tracks, is finally on the way back from the printer and is available for preorder. Full details: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=394452287&blogId=493918373
The Washington Post Express talks to Swedish jazz heavy Jonas Kullhammar in anticipation of his performances at Nordic Music Week: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/06/jonas_kullhammar.php
Wildbirds & Peacedrums' album "The snake" will finally get a North American release on August 25 via The Control Group.
The Raveonettes are letting fans keep up with them in the studio by posting demo tracks via Twitter: https://twitter.com/theraveonettes
You Know, For Kids!, the classic Swedish punk reissue imprint run by the folks at Imperial Recordings, have two new albums on the way. First up is the 1981 self-titled full-length from Kommissarie Roy, a band that the Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk files under "Peripheral Bands" and labels as powerpop. Second is the album "Små röda, lätta regndroppar" from Noise, yet another Klippan-based powerpop act that released their sole full-length in '81. June 17 is the release date for both and this will be the first time either are available on CD.
Trust Me Records reports that the new Adjagas is being mastered this week and is scheduled for an October release.