Ulver will make their first live appearance in 15 years (!!!) at the Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer on May 30. Details and ticket info: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=34726270&blogID=470259719
Swedish act Pocketful has a new EP out now on Ovanbeck Records called "Ambigious signs". Details and a sample: https://www.ovanbeck.com/
Hard to say for sure from that short clip, but I'm getting a bit of a Talk Talk vibe.
Ane Brun will make her Russian debut on March 27 at the Vinzavod Art Center/Tsurtsum Café in Moscow.
David Åhlén now has two new songs streaming at myspace, one of them featuring Emil Svanängen of Loney Dear: https://www.myspace.com/davidahlen
Very recommended.
Norwegian act Pirate Love had their van stolen in Italy: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=71201609&blogID=470230914
Deportees have three new songs streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/deporteesmusic
The new Doctors & Dealers album "Lost friends and newfound habits" will be released in Scandinavia on March 30 with an international release to follow on April 21.
Licking Fingers are streaming the new El Perro Del Mar single "Change of heart" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lickingfingers
The new mini-album "Love is not pop" will be released on April 1.
Swedish goth/electro act The Kick will be releasing their debut album "Metal heart" in April via SubSpace Communications.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a new website: https://www.tsool.net/
Stars in Coma is giving away two of the tracks from their new EP: https://www.starsincoma.com/index.php/2009/02/problems-with-lastfm/
Leif Jordansson, the artist I posted about yesterday, did the soundtrack for the forthcoming SVT program "Icy Riders" which will premiere on February 15. Also keep an eye out for the "De halvt dolda" DVD to appear in late March.
Swedish management sellouts Moondog Entertainment finally decided to join the modern age with a new website: https://www.moondog.se/
Ulf Lundell's "Club Zebra" DVD, previously only available as part of the "Under Vulkanen" box, will get a new release on February 25 as a standalone product with a bonus disc containing all of Ulf's various video clips. There will also be a new single released that same day, "Lilla kärleken" b/w the exclusive b-side "Hemåt igen".
IAT.MP3 artist Tobias Hellkvist reports that he is working on recording five new songs with his friend Ola as a demo for a new as-yet-unnamed project. He says that the music "is something completely different" from his regular output, but since I haven't heard it yet, I can't comment. As for Tobias' solo work, he says that his next album is just about finished and should be ready for release this spring. No exact date yet, but Anna Johansson, the same artist who did the cover for "Sides" is working on the artwork.