Nina Persson of The Cardigans is ressurecting her solo project A Camp and will be releasing the new album "Colonia" on January 28. The first single "Stronger than Jesus" will be out November 17. Read more at the band's website, if you can figure out how to navigate the annoying all-Flash design: https://www.acamp.net/

Sissy Wish will be back in the US in December:

12/05 - Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
12/06 - St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
12/08 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
12/09 - Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Monument Records will be releasing the Final Exit discography collection "Det egentliga Västerbotten" on vinyl next year along with a DVD of the band's somewhat recent reunion gig. Sweet!

Check out the video for the new David Sandströrm Overdrive single "Lisa, Lisa": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj698kWmG7I&fmt=18

Metronomicon Audio (Truls and the Trees) will release the new album "Perhaps interior heart politeness" from Norwegian psych-folk artist Magnus Moriarty on November 3. Preview here: https://www.myspace.com/magnusmoriarty

Jennie Abrahamson's old band Yukon, AK has created a new myspace page for songs from their never-released sophomore album: https://www.myspace.com/yukonak

Killing the Legacy interviews Finnish hardcore act Third Man Down: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2008/10/interview-third-man-down.html

New José González dates:

12/04 - The Bam Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn
12/05 - The Bam Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn
12/15 - Duo, Tokyo
12/16 - Duo, Tokyo

The Finnish Music Information Centre has recently undergone some organizational changes: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&C5079E85F6D24D0BC22574E8002476BB

Danish indie act Decorate. Decorate. has parted ways with bassist Jan Kromann who will now be concentrating on his other project, Demons Are Real. A replacement has yet to be announced.

Now in stock and ready for pre-order: Park Hotell - Free for friends
Yep, the long-awaited full-length is finally here and ready to be shipped in time for arrival on the release date October 29. Listen to tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/parkhotell

This week's live music at PSL comes from Almedal: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/10/20/musik-med-almedal/

The Silent Ballet reviews Johann Johannsson's "Fordlandia": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1875/Default.aspx

Danish alt-country act Me and the Horse I Rode In On is streaming their new EP "Home and other places I'd like to visit" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/meandthehorse
The official release for the digital EP is October 27.

Check out an e-card for the new Disfear/Doomriders split on Deathwish Inc.: https://www.deathwishinc.com/listennow/launch/47/