This Is Head will record in March

This Is Head will begin recording their next album in March.

2012 Manifest Award winners

Here are the winners of the 2012 Manifest award, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy:

Folk/Ballad: Siri Karlsson - Gran Fuego (Flora & Fauna)
Experimental: Hanna Hartman - H ^ 2 (Komplott)
Punk: Obnoxious Youth - The Eternal Void (Adult Crash)
Dance: Jonsson/Alter - Samlad årsproduktion (Kontra-Musik)
Hardrock: Opeth - Heritage (Roadrunner)
Rhythm: Simone Moreno - Planetas (Soul Dog Records)
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Ane Brun - It All Start With One (Balloon Ranger Recordings)
Rock: Pascal/Mattias Alkberg - Allt det här (Novoton)
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson - Snick Snack (Moserobie)
Hip-Hop: Mofeta & Jerre - Briljanter & Smaragder (Pumpa Records)
Synth: Necro Facility - Wintermute (Progress Productions)
Pop: Azure Blue - Rule of thirds (Hybris)
Best live act: This is Head (Adrian Recordings)
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best lyrics: Philip Ekström - Det Vackra Livet (Labrador)
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best composer: Maria Lindén - I Break Horses (Bella Union)
Manifest Prize for best indie: Popkollo

A West Side Fabrication Scandinavian Indie Vol 2 Now & Then

Swedish indie label mainstay A West Side Fabrication is putting out a new comp at the end of the month (1/31) featuring a wide selection of tunes from their 25 years as a label plus four brand new ones written especially for this release. Full tracklist:

Oh My! - Fifteen minutes
Heikki - Former hero
Bedroom Eyes - Hand-in-hand grenade
The Drowners - Summer break my fall
Light Parade - Moonlight run
Little Red Snapper - Call me on Tuesday
Olle Nyman - Don't let those bastards reel you in
Oscar & Ronja - Bad manners
Amber Oak - Audrey (radio version)
Wade - Freak or a star
Music of Things - Self destructive
Holiday With Maggie - Make it, don't break it
Mufflon 5 - Waverer
The Concretes - Just locals
Tupelo Honeys - The return of the weeping man (autumn edit)
The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster

Alog present new live album/Manga "Tokio Heaven"

Alog picked up a small stack of cardboard sleeves on their way through Portland, OR and, after pondering awhile what to do with them, finally settled on making them into covers for a new live album. However, they did not settle for a standard cover design -- instead they enlisted Japanese Manga artist Junko Harada to do a 50-panel strip, one for each edition of the record. See the result here, entitled "Tokio Heaven": http://alog.net/tc/index.html

2012 Manifest Award nominees

The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:

Folk/Ballad:
Marin/Marin – Småfolket (Dimma Sweden)
Merit Hemmingson – EQ (Amigo/Cosmos)
Navarra – Nya fönster (Kakafon Records)
Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego (Flora & Fauna)

Dance:
Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion (Skudge Records)
Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion (Kontra-Musik)
The Field – Looping State of mind (Kompakt)
Pallers – The Sea Of Memories (Labrador)

Punk:
Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta (Not Enough)
Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void (Adult Crash)
Vånna Inget – Allvar (Heptown Records)
Black Feet – Black Feet (Dirty Faces)

Hip-Hop:
Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder (Pumpa Records)
Ison & Fille – För evigt (Hemmalaget)
Mohammed Ali – Vi (Bad Taste Records)
Roffe Ruff – Barrabas (Olofsson Management/Swingkids)

Experimental:
Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu (Häpna)
Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 (Komplott)
Ophir – Opus Operatum (Komplott/Callithrix Records)
Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon (Twin Seed Recordings)

Hardrock:
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil (Metal Blade)
Opeth – Heritage (Roadrunner)
Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels (Trust No One Recordings)
The Haunted – Unseen (Century Media Records)

Rhythm:
Syster Sol – Kichinga! (Swing kids)
Simone Moreno – Planetas (Soul Dog Records)
Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort (SwingKids)
OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody (Rootsy.nu)

Pop:
Azure Blue – Rule of thirds (Hybris)
Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren (Hybris)
Korallreven – An album by Korallreven (Hybris)
Loney Dear – Hall Music (Dear John)

Rock:
Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här (Novoton)
Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan (Playground Music)
Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället (bob hunds förlag)
Tramp – Indigo (Killer Cobra Records)

Synth:
Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour (Progress Productions)
Necro Facility – Wintermute (Progress Productions)
Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom (Progress Productions)
Covenant – Modern Ruin (Progress Productions)

Jazz:
Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack (Moserobie)
Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart (El Dingo Records)
Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue (GAC)
The Splendor – Delphian Palace (HOOB Records)

Best Unsigned:
Death By Armborst
Storskogen
Schizo and the Personalities
Farsta

Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana:
Brothers of End – Mount Inside (Konjaga)
Ane Brun – It All Start With One (Balloon Ranger Recordings)
Promise & the Monster – Red Tide (Imperial Recordings)
Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote (Massproduktion)

Best live act:
Kriget (Kriget)
This is Head (Adrian Recordings)
Graveyard (Nuclear Blast)
Mattias Alkberg (Teg Publishing)

Interesting to see Hybris and Progress Productions dominating their respective niches. Winners will be announced on February 3 at a ceremony at Nalen in Stockholm. Read more: http://manifestgalan.se/manifestgalan-2012/nominerade/

Emil Jensen & Familjen - Nyår (video)

The new Emil Jensen/Familjen collaboration single "Nyår" now has a video.

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011: Simian Ghost

This week's Adrian Recordings Sunday Advent Mixtape comes courtesy of Simian Ghost: http://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/simian-ghost

Yast sign with Hare Tracks/Double Sun

Hare Tracks (Ironville, Tvärvägen) and Double Sun, a new subsidiary of Adrian Recordings, are teaming up to release the debut 7" from Malmö-based indie act Yast. Not sure what the release date is, but the a-side tune is called "Believes" and can be previewed above.

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011: Hans Appelqvist

Adrian Recordings' 3rd Advent Sunday mixtape comes courtesy of Hans Appelqvist: http://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/hans-appelqvist

Emil Jensen & Familjen - Nyår

Timely without being Christmas-themed, here's a brande new duet single from Emil Jensen and Familjen entitled "Nyår": http://www.adrianfiles.com/01.Nyar.mp3
If you don't want to bother with downloads, stream it on Spotify here.