The Animal Five have a new website, Robyn cover
Sweden's The Animal Five have unveiled a new website where they will be posting a new cover tune every month. Up first: Robyn's "Dancing on my own": https://www.theanimalfive.com/
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New single from Tomas Halberstad very soon
Tomas Halberstad has a new double a-side single on the way this summer: https://tomashalberstad.com/2010/06/20/summer-love-aa/
Looking forward to it!
Shining FTW
Shining is first act to win 1 million NOK from A-ha's stipend fund competition, beating out runner-up Hanne Hukkelberg.
Cut City - The sound and the sore
has posted a new track from Swedish postpunks Cut City for free download: https://www.deletedart.org/news.asp?newsID=113
The track is called "The sound and the sore" and it comes off the band's forthcoming full-length "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed" which, according to the band, will probably be their last.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Earthmover
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be releasing the new single "Earthmover" on June 29 and you can stream a preview of it at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bonnieramigomusicgroup/the-soundtrack-of-our-lives-earthmover
The band is currently releasing a new (digital) single every month up until the release of their 7th album "Origin vol III" in 2011.
New Twig 7" on Fraction Discs
has just released a new 7" from Stockholm-based indiepop act Twig: https://www.fractiondiscs.se/content/thelabel.html
Listed: diskJokke
Norwegian artist diskJokke does the "Listed" thing for Dusted: https://dustedmagazine.com/features/911
Despotz start clubnight, give away Suck Shaft mp3
have started a new Stockholm clubnight called Atlantis which kicks off on July 16 at Debaser Slussen and will feature the live debut of DJ/producer Suck Shaft. To promote the event, the label is giving away a track: https://www.despotz.se/email/suck-shaft_-_there-are-children-here.mp3
New VSNJE album coming
Viktor Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble has completed work on their new album "Lover man" which will be released in late summer via . Expect coinciding tourdates to be announced soon.
Hjertestop planning US tour, new 7"
Danish hardcore act Hjertestop will be back in the US in late October for a month-long tour, including an appearance at No Way Fest in Richmond, VA. Preliminary dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hjertestop
Also look for a new 7" from the band to be released via in the US, in Europe in the not-so-distant future.
Motorpsycho boxset in the works
There will be a 4CD Motorpsycho boxset released in August to coincide with the band's special performance of "Timothy's monster" at Øyafestivalen: https://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2010061512350674097962 (in Norwegian)
New Monty album coming
Monty (nee Montt Mardié) reports that he's already begun work on his second album, tentatively titled "Autokraten": https://www.entillhimmel.se/news/sommaren-2010/
New Kenneth Ishak website now, album later
Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) has a new website: https://kennethishak.net/
Look for his new album "Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom Machines" to be released this fall. The first single "You lived in a world of your own" is out June 22.
Nationalteatern to get 40th anniversary boxset
is working on an 8CD Nationalteatern boxset to be released for the classic Swedish progg band's 40th anniversary this fall. Besides all of the band's studio recordings, the set will also include a new live disc and 30 never-released bonus tracks along with commentary text from 15 members of the group, both new and old, talking about the group's history and much, much more: https://www.mnwmusic.com/artists/nationalteatern/nationalteatern.html
The Loch Ness Mouse debut album to get expanded reissue via Hype City
is reissuing The Loch Ness Mouse's 1999 debut album "Flair for Darjeeling" on July 5 in a new remastered version with an additional CD containing 11 bonus tracks, including two previously unreleased songs. To celebrate, the band will be playing the entire record live on July 1 at Egersund Visefestival in Egersund, Norway. More info plus a few samples: https://hypecity.no/?p=806