Musikknyheter.no has compiled a list of the top 10 Norwegian artists who will be releasing debut albums in 2011: https://www.musikknyheter.no/news/7576
The names:
01. Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O
02. Turns
03. Honningbarna
04. Team Me
05. Oslo Ess
06. Razika
07. Tôg
08. Wolves like Us
09. Phaedra
10. Young Dreams
Friendly Noise's December best-of-2010 issue is now up: https://www.friendlynoise.se/fzn/11
No exact dates yet except for one, but here's 's confirmed release list for this coming spring:
Dragontears - 2000 micrograms from home LP repress. 500 copies on green vinyl. (AFROLP032). Release January 17.
Baby Woodrose - Mindblowing seeds & disconnected flowers LP/CD (AFROLP041/AFROCD041)
Baby Woodrose - Blows your mind LP repress. 500 copies on purple vinyl. (AFROLP020)
On Trial - 2x7" (FRO050)
Telstar Sound Drone - 7" (FRO051)
And for fall:
Baby Woodrose - Love comes down CD/LP (AFROLP042/AFROCD042)
The Setting Son - s/t LP repress. 500 copies on red vinyl. (AFROLP034)
Baby Woodrose/The Setting Son split 7” (FRO052)
The Dolly Rocker Movement (AU/US) - Your side of town 7” (FRO053)
has confirmed that Trust's full-length debut "From light into mass" will be released on January 31. I managed to listen to about 2/3rds of it last night and it's pretty cool; definitely well worth checking out for anyone into the label's other releases (Menfolk, Obstacles, etc.) or heavy math-rock in general. The band will also be touring Europe in February and you can get dates here: https://playrec.dk/default.aspx?section=schedule
will be releasing the new album "Selection by elimination" from Norwegian drum/bass duo La Casa Fantom on March 7. It will be available on both CD and vinyl.
Norwegian avant/electronic duo Alog will be releasing a double live album next year featuring recordings from shows in Japan. Japanese Manga artist Junko will be handling the artwork and here are some rough sketches: https://alog.net/posts/193
Though not directly Scandinavian music-related, this feature on Spotify from the January 2011 issue of Wired is worth checking out: https://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/mf_spotify/
I would love to integrate Spotify links with the site, especially since the catalog includes a vast majority of the music I cover, but alas I cannot. Honestly, I'd be more than content with a version of Spotify with only Scandinavian/Euro artists, but I doubt that'll ever happen either. Bummer.
Norwegian act Blood Command has a new website: https://bloodcommand.com/
has officially confirmed that Ghamorean's new album "Terra ruina", their third overall, will be released on January 28 with a release party planned for January 7 at Scharinska Villan in their hometown of Umeå. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ghamorean
Two of the guys from Anchor hitchhike from Reno to SF and live to tell the tale: https://www.swehc.com/2010/12/25/saturday-early-morning-vgn-powa-with-claes-anchor/
The Silent Ballet has started to post their top 100 album picks for 2010 which, as always, includes quite a few Scandinavian releases: https://www.thesilentballet.com/tsbt/2010/100_91.html
At a cursory glance I see the names Sistol, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson and Jaga Jazzist.
David Åhlén is collaborating with artist Samuel Sander on a project based on The Book of Lamentations: https://www.bookoflamentations.net/
Preview the new Datarock single "Catcher in the rye" over at their special-edition X-mas website: https://xmas.datarockmusic.com/
Said single is due out March 2011 and will come as a "Limited edition designer toy with 4GB USB stick" featuring a total overkill of content: 105 bonus tracks, 1500 photos, 20 music videos and a 60-minute concert film.
It's mostly in Swedish, but maybe worth a peep anyhow: avant/electronic/experimental music website Sound of Music invites a number of scene luminaries to sum up their year: https://www.soundofmusic.nu/artikel/musik%C3%A5ret-2010-0
Contributors include Maja Ratkje, Mats Gustafsson, Lisa Nordström (Midaircondo), Dag Rosenqvist (Jasper TX), Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer, etc.), Joachim Nordwall (The Skull Defekts) and lots more.
Danish act Of the Wand & the Moon has released a new seasonal single, the darkly titled "It's like dying on Christmas Day" featuring the two tracks "We are dust (no Yule this year my love)" (as featured above) b/w "Dirtnap stories", a Lee Hazelwood cover. Look for the group's new album "The lone descent" to be released this coming spring.