The excellent lofi Danish indie/twang act Mechanical Bird (aka Jakob Brixen) has a new EP called "Daughter of the wind" available via and two tracks from it can be previewed at Bandcamp: https://mechanicalbird.bandcamp.com/album/daughter-of-the-wind
Guests on said EP include friends such as Jonas Petersen (Hymns from Nineveh) and Andreas Brixen (Bodebrixen), among others.
Robyn performs live on tonight's episode of "Gossip Girl". Check local listings.
Danish punks Hjertestop are keeping a tour diary on their latest US jaust, currently underway as we speak: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=70425655&blogId=540255953
PSL reports that Swedish poet Sonja Åkesson has had her words put to music by an illustrious cast of female artists, including Kajsa Gritt, Britta Persson, Annika Norlin, Sofia Karlsson and Nina Ramsby, and will be released as an album on November 24. Full tracklist details: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/10/28/frida-annika-och-anna-sjunger-sonja-akesson-antligen/
Norwegian techno artist Mental Overdrive has announced that he, beyond no longer releasing full-length albums, will now no longer perform live for money and will instead opt for a nice meal and a warm bed. And of course transportation, should the gig not be in Tromsø. And he also has a new single. Read more here: https://loveod.net/2010/10/29/mental-overdrive-announces-music-for-food-programme-plus-new-single/
Issue #20 of The Swede Beat is now online: https://www.theswedebeat.com/magazine/20-swedish-melancholia
The theme is melancholy and the featured artists include video directors Conjunction as well as Moto Boy.
It's been a looooong time since we've heard anything new from the excellent Red Moon, but now they say seven new songs will arrive in November: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=75713992&blogId=540236219
Ane Brun's "Live at Stockholm Concert Hall" will get a digital release in the US on November 29 to coincide with her upcoming shows supporting Ani DiFranco:
11/02 - Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY
11/03 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
11/19 - Town Hall, NY, NY
Via Eardrums, check out a new, free-to-download acoustic EP from Heart Sick Groans frontman Johan Brännström: https://eardrumsmusic.com/2010/10/28/new-free-ep-from-heart-sick-groans-johan-brannstrom/
RIYL The Tallest Man on Earth.
has signed Copenhagen-based act The Olympics and will be releasing their debut single in November with an album to follow later on down the road. Hear the band at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theolympicsband
is offering up one of the remixes from the new Boeoes Kaelstigen single "Lou" as a free download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=293
Said single is a cooperative release together with the folks at music blog Discobelle and will be including on the techno group's forthcoming full-length "Tanum teleport", due out November 24.
is hyping the new solo release from Frederik Teige of Efterklang: https://papergardenrecords.com/lovelyheartsclub/lovely-hearts-club-presents-frederik-teige-lhc-7/
Champagne Riot has confirmed that their forthcoming EP "Confessions of a poker pro" will be released via . No exact date yet, but they say to expect it before Christmas. As for the tracklist, the EP "will be a compilation of [their] best recordings from fall 2009 through to summer 2010" as they feel that they moved beyond that era of music-making and will be working on a different level for their eventual LP.
Guitarist Andreas Meisingseth has parted ways with Swedish death metallers Graveless. A replacement has yet to be announced, but is currently being sought.
Swedish saxophonist Jonas Knutsson will be releasing the new album "Blåslåtar" on November 22 via , his first album recorded solo with no accompaniment. The record is collection of various folk tunes Jonas has collected over the years from various parts of Sweden, transcribed from fiddle and reconfigured for sax. Read more in the label's latest newsletter: https://www.countryandeastern.se/images/pressroom/large/101027_ce_news.pdf