I don't have the time to listen to all of this stuff myself to filter out the good from the bad, aside from those Desperat tracks which I already posted, so head over to Mosher to check out a round-up of new Swedish punk/hardcore tunes: https://www.mosher.se/musik/nytt-fran-desperat-diskonto-vicious-irene-och-mycket-mer/
"I Limbo" is an old Kråkesølv song from the band's very first demo in 2008, now reconfigured and rerecorded for the band's upcoming album "Alle gode ting". I really dig the heavier sound they have going on this new recording and am eagerly awaiting the full record.
The new Kitty Wu album "Carrier pigeons" is out today, as is the final episode of their video diary documenting the process behind it.
Swedish folk + dancehall, aka "dancehall"? I'm not so sure I'd say this is good, but I suppose it's worth checking out.
Finnish indierock act Kevin are currently streaming their new album "Ebb and flow" in full for a limited time ahead of its release date on September 14 via .
Umeå metal act Plector has announced that their forthcoming album "Punishment day", due out October 31 via and currently streaming in full at SoundCloud, will be their last. The band's final show will be at the Discouraged Festival in their hometown on September 15 alongside Moloken and Khoma.
Icona Pop and Mirel Wagner are the two Scandinavian representatives on Stereogum's top 40 best new bands of 2012 list, alongside local-to-me friends Milk Music who are also well worth checking out: https://stereogum.com/1142542/stereogums-40-best-new-bands-of-2012/franchises/listomania/
Cajsa Siik now has a video for her new single "Was I supposed to".
Dark vibrations from southern Sweden off the band's new 7", out now via .
Stagnant Waters, the French/Norwegian avant/black metal act featuring Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz, Fleurety, Umoral, etc.), has finally confirmed that their self-titled debut album will be out on October 29 via . Check a sample tune here.
New visual entertainment from the always-beguiling Soviac.
Easy October = Kristoffer Hedberg, Kristofer Åström, Nikke Ström (Nationalteatern, etc.) and Johan Håkansson (A Camp, Freddie Wadling, etc.). Look for an album this fall?
For most folks, the band Cobolt is, at best, a forgotten footnote from the Umeå music scene of yore. For nerds like me who pursued every thread until exhausted, they were a revelation, an eye-opening glimpse into the vast and varied expanse of the Norrland music scene in a post-Refused world. And now, at long last, Refused bassist Magnus Björklund has posted his old band's final unreleased recordings for public consumption. I've had semi-illicit copies of a number of these tracks for many years now and am glad they are finally getting a proper chance to find an audience -- very recommended!
New indie/psychrock outta Denmark from an artist known as Halasan Bazar. Order the cassette from the label right here or hit up a full album stream/paid download via Bandcamp.
Dusted gives praise to Mika Vainio's latest solo record "Fe3O4 - Magnetite": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7348