Malmö-based act Fredrik will be releasing new 7" EP called "Origami" on November 16 via featuring the group's very first recordings as a trio following the addition of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Anna Moberg as a permanent member. Full details: https://www.thekorarecords.com/fredrik-origami.html
Otherwise, the band is hard at work on their new album, due out next March.
The Kissaway Trail frontman Søren Corneliussen has started a new sideproject called The Pinecone Cheer -- listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thepineconecheer
The Statens Kunstråd/Danish Arts Council has announced the recipients of their grant money for 2011: https://www.kunst.dk/musik/omtilskud/hvemharfaaettilskud/
Bands receiving funds include Powersolo, Cody, Slaraffenland, Murder, Marybell Katastrophy, Efterklang, Afenginn, WhoMadeWho, The Tremolo Beer Gut, When Saints Go Machine and Turboweekend, among many others.
Danish brutal hardcore acts The Psyke Project and As We Fight are teaming up for a split album release under the name Ebola to be released on March 21, 2011. The bands also plan to collaborate on future live engagements and you can keep up with the project here: https://www.thisisebola.com/
Details for the new Jono El Grande album "Phantom stimulance", out December 6 via : https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/jono_el_grande/rcd-2106-jono-el-grande_-phantom-stimulance/
Nö Music has the lowdown on the first batch of Scandinavian artists confirmed for by:Larm 2011: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2010/11/10/first-nordic-artists-confirmed-for-bylarm/
Glad to see Margaret Berger is coming back!
Go to Idolator to hear the new Max Martin-produced Robyn track "Time machine": https://idolator.com/5682542/robyn-time-machine-max-martin-body-talk
will be handling the domestic Finnish release of Rotten Sound's new album "Cursed", due out early next year. They also report that the band will be recording their upcoming gig at Vastavirta in Tempere on November 12 for an eventual DVD release.
Atomic Swing mainman Niclas Frisk has signed with for a solo album called "Deeper down in Chinatown", to be released in early 2011.
Pascal's "Orkanen närmar sig" is one of the nominees for Art Vinyl's top album covers of 2010: https://www.artvinyl.com/en/nominate/nominations.html
has confirmed that the new Balroynigress 2xLP "Dress the Ship in Black" will be released on December 15. Samples and more info: https://soundcloud.com/kning-disk/sets/balroynigress-dress-the-ship-in-black-kd077
Preview the new single "Soon be over" from Forest, out soon via : https://srvc.se/forest/forest-soon-be-over
Check out an e-card preview for the new Simian Ghost album "Infinite traffic everywhere", due out November 29 via : https://www.simianghost.com/
Swedish indie/powerpop act Shy Mirrors have a new limited 12" lathe-cut EP out now on , the label offshoot of online radio show No Love for Ned. 25 copies only, but hey -- it's a lathe cut, and at $14 each that's not too bad at all. Preview at Bandcamp and/or buy mp3s: https://music.thinkingabouttheneedle.com/album/reactors-ep
Use coupon code "itsatrap" (thanks Ned!) for 20% off.
Anna Järvinen has been picked up by / for her next album which should be out this coming spring. Her previous two solo releases both came out via .