Tomt Recordings is giving away a new song from The Greencoats to accompany the release of their new "Spring" EP: https://www.tomtrecordings.se/article.php?id=69

Check out Tingsek's new video for "I stand here still" (dir. Magnus Renfors): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaXcy36ZRK4

Sten Ove Toft (Roggbif) and Norwegian noise legend Lasse Marhaug are working together in a new duo under the name Faux Pas. Look for a 7" on UK label Turgid Animal soon.

Swedish alt-country act Strayfolk has a nice and simple new website: https://www.strayfolk.com/

Halvfabrikat will be releasing the new Operation CD and both M:40's "Industrilandskap" 7" EP and "Historiens svarta vingslag" 12" LP on August 1. Preorder now: https://www.halvfabrikat.net/

Prince has officially nixed that huge Norwegian tribute comp, but you can now download Frost's contribution ("Sex shooter") for free: https://www.frostworld.no/
Read more: https://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/prince-strikes-again-sues-stop-norweigian-tribute-project/

Efterklang is composing the score for two new plays to be put on by Danish theater group Teater GROB. The first work is called "En Plads i Mit Hjerte" and will debut on August 23 at Kaleidoskop in Copenhagen. The second, "Som Hos Dig Står", opens November 17 at PLEX. Read more: https://www.grob.dk/ (in Danish)

This is what the internet is good for: here's a new site for documenting and sharing classic Norwegian punk/hardcore records: https://nopunkhc.blogspot.com/
The efforts of people like this are what keeps the music alive.

Swedish skatepunks Millencolin will tour the UK in September:

09/23 - Academy, Birmingham
09/24 - Academy, Bristol
09/25 - LA 2, London
09/26 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
09/27 - Rock City, Nottingham
09/28 - Academy 3, Manchester
09/29 - Garage, Glasgow

Billie the Vision and the Dancers are now offering their latest album "I used to wander these streets" as a free download: https://www.billiethevision.com/music.php
Note that they also provide wire information should you decide to pay them something in return.

Swedish electronic duo Valutan is giving away their new album "Blame the voters" as a free download via Pitch 9: https://www.pitch9.com/
I still need to spend more time with it, but a cursory listen reminds me a bit of later-era Ulver.

PopMatters reviews the new Studio disc "Yearbook 2": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/60059/studioyearbook-2/
Also covered, the new Mats Morgan Band album "Heat beats live": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/59707/mats-morgan-band-heat-beats-live/

Norwegian noisecore act White Tiger Prepade has a couple new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/whitetigerprepade

Check out a live video of Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck performing live while walking down the street in Bristol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRMZb2cC5Zs

Norwegian act Bloodlights finally has a proper website: https://www.bloodlights.com/