Solefald has revealed details on their new album "Norrøn livskunst" ("The Norse art of living") which will be released via : https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=124946742&blogId=540373345
A properly bizarre sample tune is available as well: https://www.myspace.com/solefaldofficial
Check out The Wild Shore, a brand new Stockholm 4-piece featuring Jimmy Ottosson (ex-Torpedo/The Je Ne Sais Quoi/Will Gambola Sing/etc) on guitar, Arvid Engström (ex-Wired for Mono) on vox, Robert Klaesson (Hari & Aino) on drums and Krister Sund on bass: https://www.thewildshore.com/
Mattias Alkberg reports that Neverna has finished a new album. No details as to when/how it will be released, but he does confirm that it will be rockabilly-free.
Konrad from the excellent label has started two new offshoot projects that he runs on his own. First is , a label devoted to releasing "hardrocking bands with their roots in the 70's as well as the early 80's" who have so far only signed French act Soul Manifest whose self-titled debut album will be released later this month. Unfortunately they're not a band I'll be covering, but the samples on myspace sound pretty darn good. Secondly, and far more topical for IAT!, is Konrad's other project which will be specializing in one of my favorite subjects: reissuing crucial early Swedish death metal on vinyl. They've already put out two LPs, both vinyl editions of demos from the acts Obscurity and Mega Slaughter, and coming up next will be a 3xLP boxset from Sorcery and Sarcasm with LPs from Inverted and Curse to follow. More info and samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tothedeath666
will be putting out a 7" from The Skull Defekts ahead of the band's new album with Daniel Higgs, due out next year via . Featured tracks are "Gospel of the skull" b/w "Push it down on me" and it should be out in January.
is doing a reissue of classic Swedish power/indiepop act Happydeadmen's debut album "Eleven pop songs" on the occasion of said album's 20th anniversary. The new edition will include new liner notes from label boss Ola Hermanson, the man who originally released the record, as well as Johan Angergård, who of course you should know from Acid House Kings/The Legends/Club 8/. More info and sample tunes at the website: https://www.fractiondiscs.se/
Absolut Noise has a new track up from Life Before Man, a long-running/never-documented Swedish indie act featuring my friend Mattias from Culkin/KVLR: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2010/11/internet-killed-tape-stars.html
If you dig noisy guitar-driven indie (such as Mattias' other/previous bands), you will dig this. I do.
Prejka reports on , a new label from Malmö which will be releasing a series of 12 7"s documenting their city's interesting experimental music scene: https://prejka.se/?p=4931
The first three confirmed releases are Skeppet, Pets or Food and a Gaerra/Mirrors are Black split.
Early confirmations for SXSW 2011 include Alcoholic Faith Mission, Giana Factory, FM Belfast, Spleen United, WhoMadeWho and Those Dancing Days. Full list: https://sxsw.com/music/shows/bands
has signed Oslo-based act Systematic Confusion and will be releasing their debut album in early 2011. Preview a couple tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/systematicconfusionmusic
Swedish music mag Gaffa has launched their own awards initiative and will be doling out prizes in 12 categories (6 domestic-only) as determined by reader votes: https://gaffa.se/priset2010
Nö Music reports that Ketil Mosnes of Datarock is going solo with his bedroom project Bærtur: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2010/11/02/the-other-guy-from-datarock-goes-solo/
Norway's 120 Days is currently wrapping up work on a new album to be released in 2011.
There's a new 7" from Noe Spagato out now via : https://psychicmalmo.com/
If you're into the sounds of new weird Malmö (Ved, Vidderna, This Is Head, etc), you should check this out.
Nitad's new 7" "Den gudomliga världen" is out now on and you can preview a track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/denihilrecords