A new band from Jakob Dahn of Skywriter? Check it: https://www.myspace.com/moscowambulance
Recommended for fans of Scandinavian melancholy.

Acclaimed Music Forum has Sonic magazine's top 20 albums of the year: https://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/925917
Also check out Danish mag Gaffa's top picks here: https://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/926204

Lykke Li, Air France and Paavoharju have made Gorilla vs Bear's top 20 albums of 2008 list: https://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2008/12/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2008.html

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Hello Saferide - 2008
02. TALK 1
03. The Fine Arts Showcase - Friday on my knees
04. Juvelen - Hanna
05. Dmitry Fyodorov - MD5VSSHA1
06. TALK 2
07. Paper - Out of it into it
08. Katzenjammer - Tea with cinnamon
09. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
10. TALK 3
11. Mattias Hellberg & The White Moose - Why is it so?
12. Parken - Vad ska vi göra med Henry?
13. Johan Heltne - Hjärta. Instinkt. Principer.
14. TALK 4
15. Marybell Katastrophy - Hidden agenda
16. The Bear Quartet - What I hate
17. Brainbombs - Stalker
18. TALK 5

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XM U. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Sincerely Yours (The Tough Alliance, etc.) have a new video posted online: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0094.html
Feel free to post the artist and song if you know it.

The latest Dmitry Fyodorov single "MD5VSSHA1" is now available for free download along with two remixes: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=207

Swedish label Sudd is calling it quits, but they're not going quietly -- head to their site for one last free downloadable comp: https://www.sudd.org/

Hello everyone, it's December 1 so that means it's time once again for our annual top 10 blowout. As with year's past, we'll be publishing a new guest list from a different contributor each and every day all the way until New Year's. Up first: Thomas Denver Jonsson
I don't have the entire month booked quite yet, so if you feel up to contributing your own list, get in touch!

It's a Trap! is on vacation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular updates will resume on Monday, December 1.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a weird new website: https://www.tsool.net/
Not useful in the slightest, but at least it's somewhat entertaining.

Swedish indierockers Speedmarket Avenue have a new video for the single "Don't fall in love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utAIXRCsiXU

Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros say that they hope to wrap up recording their sophomore album this month. The band says, "As always, our sound is massive, however the songs are more ominous and darker than on (first album) 'Strange constellation'." No word on when it will be released, but I'll keep you posted.

PopMatters reviews The (International) Noise Conspiracy's new album "The cross of my calling": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/66078-the-international-noise-conspiracy-the-cross-of-my-calling/

Apparently it's not available for viewing in the US, but Swedish rap artist Lazee's new video for "I'm not pop" is online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWEQ10KfBRM

Adrian Recordings is giving away mp3s of the new The Fine Arts Showcase 12" EP "Friday on my knees": https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=206
You can pay for them too, if you like, or you can even upgrade to the vinyl edition. Either way, it's extremely recommended.