Subliminal Sounds (Dungen, Trad Gras och Stenar) has announced that they will be releasing the debut album "When this was the future" from Swedish artist Lisa o Piu (aka Lisa Isaksson and band) on June 26. Read all about it at their website: https://www.subliminalsounds.se/
Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lisaolillportan
Novoton has announced the signing of Skriet, the more subdued and electronic sideproject of Isak Sundström from Pascal and Jacob Frössén. The debut single "Fåglarna" is out now and can be previewed at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/skrietsthlm
Expect an album in August.
Mad For It has a brand new single + video from Xplo-Sean available now for free download: https://www.madforit.se/index.php?id=93
Two new releases (Time Deleters and Vidrig Vävnad) now available for download from Kassettbolaget Svart Pyramid, plus lots more to purchase: https://kassettbolagetsvartpyramid.blogspot.com/2009/05/blodphases.html
After seven years and over 100 shows, guitarist Viktor Lager has left Alarma Man. His replacement Tom Skantze (ex-Kazakstan) will make his live debut with the band on June 12 at Pustervik in Göteborg.
José González will be doing a few North American dates this summer:
06/25 - St Matthews Church, Hallifax (CAN)
06/26 - Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto (CAN)
06/27 - Jazz Winnipeg Festival, Winnipeg (CAN)
06/28 - Vancouver Int. Jazz Festival, Vancouver (CAN)
06/29 - The Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon (CAN)
07/01 - Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
The new Immortal album will be called "All shall fall". No exact release date yet, but they say it'll be out this fall.
Massive mailorder update from Startracks today! Check it:
Kristofer Åström - Sinkadus (LP)
Kristofer Åström - Sinkadus (CD)
Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco (CD)
Big Byrd - Anna Belle (7")
Tiger Lou - A partial print (LP) - Restock!
Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (7") - Restock!
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Elin Ruth Sigvardsson's new single "Love", her first from her forthcoming album and a duet with Lars Eriksson, will be released digitally on June 2.
The new Ison & Fille single "Jag skrattar idag" is now available for free download: https://www.hemmalaget.nu/audio/JagSkrattarIdag.mp3
Swedish indiepoppers Vit Päls have made a charmingly ramshackle live video for the song "Kärleken bryr sig inte": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypAt5PATqq4
The Norwegian all-star Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm "reunion" album "The Hallelujah - Live Vol. 2" will be released on June 15 and will contain 15 tracks with a few bonus cuts being made available digitally.
"You knew I was trouble from the start" (feat. Theoretical Girl) is the second single from The Fine Arts Showcase's brilliant "Dolophine smile" album and Adrian Recordings is giving away the track for free: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=233
Buy the album here.
Live music with Cocoanut Groove at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/05/25/musik-med-cocoanut-groove/
Cloudberry Records' next 3" CDr split, due out May 30, will feature Swedish act Girl Alliance paired with The Librarians. Details and samples: https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/