Fellow Nordic music blog All Scandinavian took their time, but they did finally get around to assembling their top 20 albums of the year: https://allscandinavian.com/4931/the-20-best-albums-of-2010/
Check elsewhere on their site for a few other best of-type posts.
has confirmed that the new album "Goods" from Swedish singer/pianist Edda Magnason will be released on March 30. Download the lead single "Handsome" here: https://www.adrianfiles.com/Handsome-Singel_Edit.mp3
Look for a video for the track to appear soon.
Daniel Fagerström and Joachim Nordwall of The Skull Defekts (and a million other projects) do the "Listed" thing for Dusted, hyping some of their favorite Swedish acts: https://dustedmagazine.com/features/959
Nö Music reports on this year's winner of the NRK Urørt prize for best unsigned act, Honningbarna: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2011/01/24/honningbarna-crowned-ur%C3%B8rt-2011/
Icelandic artist Ólafur Arnalds did the score for the new Sam Levinson film "Another Happy Day" which just premiered at Sundance this past weekend. Preview a track here: https://soundcloud.com/olafur-arnalds/lynns-theme
The debut 7" from Norwegian all-star power-pop act The Terrifieds is now available from : https://www.popdetective.com/The_Terrifieds.html
Other bands the members have been involved with include Hurra Torpedo, The Cumshots, Turbonegro, Datsun and more.
All this talk of P3 Guld and I never even listed the winners! Here they are:
Best artist: Robyn - "Body talk pt. 1"
Guldmicken (best live artist): Robyn
Best song: "Dancing on my own" - Robyn
Best group: Johnossi - "Mavericks"
Best newcomer: Tove Styrke
Best dance: Skudge - Various productions
Best hip-hop/soul: Carlito - "Guldburen"
Best pop: This is Head - "0001"
Best rock/metal: Khoma - "A final storm"
Things I've learned today: Peter Dolving will talk politics for hours, Jonas Björler says The Haunted is gay, Those Dancing Days have earned your respect, Tove Styrke's signature dish is pannacotta. Also: Björn Kleinhenz is working on an acoustic album, young panda girls with Broder Daniel patches still exist and Swedish beer is getting much, much better.
just released the debut EP "Bitter" from the band "Helm" and you can preview it right here as well as download the title track: https://www.wonderlandrecords.com/helmpress/
Norwegian noiserockers The Megaphonic Thrift have signed with US label who will be releasing the band's "Decay decoy" LP over here on March 8.
Out today via : "Seconds away", the latest single from MF/MB/, available as an EP with 4 extra tracks including a Health cover. More info/download the title cut: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=306
Upcoming European tourdates:
03/12 - Kleine Freiheit, Osnabrück (GER)
03/13 - Studio 672, Köln (GER)
03/14 - Keller Klub, Stuttgart (GER)
03/15 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
03/16 - Hafenkneipe, Zürich (CH)
03/17 - Sinkkasten, Frankfurt (GER)
03/18 - Crystal, Berlin (GER)
03/19 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
Here are the winners of the 2011 Swedish Grammis:
Best album: Robyn - Body Talk
Best artist: Robyn
Best song: Robyn - Dancing On my Own
Best group: Johnossi - Mavericks
Best folk/visa: Blandade Artister - Sonja Åkesson Tolkad Av
Best hardrock/metal: Watain - Lawless Darkness
Best jazz: Dan Berglunds Tonbruket - Tonbruket
Best songwriter: Klas Åhlund & Robyn - Body Talk
Best female artist: Robyn - Body Talk
Best male artist: Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise
Best newcomer Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli
Best producer: Red One
Best international success: Red One
Best lyrics: Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise
Best urban/dance: Familjen - Mänskligheten
Best Innovator: Iamamiwhoami
didn't release anything last year, but that's about to change: up first, the debut CD "The tunnels" from Swedish doom act Terra Tenebrosa. Preorder here; samples here.
Division of Laura Lee are currently back in the studio working on their next album.