Annie to support Snow Patrol in the UK

Norway's most overrated artist Annie will be supporting Snow Patrol for a few UK dates:

03/10 - Arena, Newcastle
03/11 - NEC, Birmingham
03/12 - Arena, Nottingham
03/14 - O2 Arena, London

Kristian Anttila - Din kärlek (video)

Kristian Anttila's new video for "Din kärlek" is up on MSN: https://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vid=2dc9506a-5b6f-4118-9761-75dec93e3afd

New US tour for Efterklang in March

Efterklang is coming back to North America in March:

03/05 - Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA
03/06 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
03/07 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
03/08 - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
03/09 - Brewery, Visalia, CA
03/10 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
03/11 - Plush, Tucson, AZ
03/13 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
03/14 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
03/16 - Opolis, Norman, OK
03/17 - Hailey’s, Denton, TX
03/18 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/19 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/20 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/21 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/23 - The Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL
03/24 - Earl, Atlanta, GA
03/25 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
03/26 - DC 9, Washington, DC
03/27 - The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
03/28 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
03/30 - TT the Bears, Boston, MA
03/31 - tba, Montreal, PQ
04/01 - El Mocambo, Toronto, ONT
04/02 - Garfield Artwork, Pittsburgh, PA
04/03 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
04/04 - Schubas, Chicago, IL

New album from Björn Kleinhenz coming in April

The always astounding and ever-prolific Björn Kleinhenz is finished with yet another album. It's called "Burma", it's 11 songs and it'll be out in April via Tomt Recordings. Says the man himself about it: "The album is done in a very different way compared to [previous record] "Quietly happy and deep inside". Recordings were done in only a few intense sessions and I play most instruments myself. It is rythmically and harmonically more diverse that previous albums and I´m excited to say the least." In the meantime, keep an eye out for a few tourdates before Björn retires to island life for a spell.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kari Bremnes - Ly
02. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
03. Bellman - Mainly Mute
04. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
07. I Was A King - I was a king
08. Marit Larsen - The Chase
09. Vamp - St. Mandag
10. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
11. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
14. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
15. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
16. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
17. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
18. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
19. Helene Bøksle - Morild
20. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic

Could your band make a great pet?

UK-based label Stereo Test Kit is looking for a few more Swedish acts to round out their upcoming comp "Records make great pets - Vol. 2". Go to their website for submission details: https://www.stereotestkit.com/
Acts confirmed so far include Park Hotell, Testbild! and Hajen.

Name the Pet on the Forkcast

Swedish artist Name the Pet makes it to the Forkcast: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148732-new-music-name-the-pet-get-on-the-bus-stream-video

Pitchfork on 'Dear John'

Pitchfork reviews Loney Dear's new album: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148768-loney-dear-dear-john

Download 'Colossal' for free

Hebosagil is now giving away their excellent debut album "Colossal" as a free download via Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Hebosagil/Colossal

New Nervous Nellie album in March

Swedish indie-folk act Nervous Nellie will release their new album "Ego & the id" on March 27. There will be a release party that day at Debaser Medis in Stockholm in the early evening with acts such as Shout Out Louds, Christian Kjellvander and Dag för Dag performing Nervous Nellie songs. Hear them play a few of their own songs themselves at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nervousnellie

Jonna Lee - My high (video)

Expressen has the video premiere for Jonna Lee's new single "My high": https://www.expressen.tv/noje/1.1447260/jonna-lee-my-high

Bob Haley to record new album with Håkon Gebhardt in March

Bob Haley will be recording their next album in early March with producer Håkon Gebhardt (ex-Motorpsycho, HGH).

New Murmansk album gets release date

Finnish shoegazers Murmansk have confirmed that their sophomore album "Eleven eyes to shade" has been given a May 6 release date by Ranch/Spinefarm Records.

The Hives, Johnossi to Japan in April

The Hives are going to Japan in April and are bringing fellow Swedes Johnossi along for the ride:

04/01 - Big Cat, Osaka
04/02 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya
04/03 - Shibuya-Ax, Tokyo

Bonjour Recordings to release Pats debut in March

Bonjour Recordings will release the debut album "Nevadaflickan" from Göteborg-based indiepop act Pats on March 4. Hear the newly released single "Allt som fanns" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/patsmyspacesida