Swedish act Molotov Jive has signed with German label Strange Ways who will be releasing their most recent album "Songs for the fallen apart" in GAS on June 26. Expect a few tourdates this summer with a more extensive jaunt in September.
Melody Club's new album "Goodbye to romance" is streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/melodyclub
Small, the Danish act I just posted about yesterday, has signed a North American deal with Last Gang Records (MSTRKRFT, Tiga) who will be releasing "Sunshine lover" as a single.
Mew has kinda/sorta revealed the title of their upcoming album: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=35725465&blogId=483596236
Danish indie duo Agata & Me will be playing a couple shows in Ireland next week:
04/24 - Ballroom of Romance @ The Lower Deck, Dublin
04/25 - Róisín Dubh, Galway
The group is also giving away their "Overnite EP" as a free download via Last.fm for a limited time: https://www.last.fm/music/Agata%2B%2526%2BMe/Overnite+EP
Check out the new video for "Cards on the table" from Swedish melancholy singer/songwriter The Late Call: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54707010
The debut album "Leaving notes" is out now via Tapete Records.
Assuming all goes according to plan, The Bear Quartet's new album, their first for Adrian Recordings, will be out in September.
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra (not just Susanna) will release the new album "3" on August 24 via Rune Grammofon. Preview the track "Palpatine's dream" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/susannamagical
Jonna Lee's next single "Lake Chermain" will be released in May via Razzia Records and will include a b-side remix by Håkan Lidbo. In other Razzia single news, Adiam Dymott's new single "Pizza" will be officially released on May 13.
Norway's Like Rats from a Sinking Ship are leaving on a short European tour this week:
04/17 - Fängelset, Göteborg (SWE)
04/18 - Huset i Magestræde, København (DK)
04/22 - Exit, Rotterdam (NL)
04/24 - Vort'n Vis, Ieper (BEL)
04/25 - L'Entract, Tournai (BEL)
04/28 - Le Pixi, Paris (FRA)
04/30 - Elfer, Frankfurt (GER)
05/01 - Lokal, Berlin (GER)
Listen to two new songs from Norwegian jazz trio In the Country at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/inthecountrytrio
The group's new album "Whiteout" will be released on May 25.
Norwegian indie act I Was A King will tour the US in late May:
05/26 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
05/27 - Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
05/28 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA
05/29 - Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
05/30 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
05/31 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
06/01 - Black Cat, Washington DC
06/05 - Hailey's, Denton, TX
06/08 - Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
06/09 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
06/10 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
06/11 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
06/13 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
06/14 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
Check out Le Corbeau's new video for "L'innocence revient encore/Rêve d'ivresse": https://vimeo.com/4147184
As mentioned before, Le Corbeau is the solo project of Øystein Sandsdalen from Angora Static/Serena Maneesh/Infidels Forever. His debut album "Evening chill/Montréal of the mind" will be out May 25 via Fysisk Format.
Disco Ensemble's new EP "Back on MF Street" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/discoensemble
Hammerfall got themselves in a bit of trouble for trashing a hotel room in Austria: https://www.thelocal.se/18868/20090415/