Håkan Lidbo's new DVD album "grf_rmibht9" was created as a project with students from the Berghs School Of Communication in Stockholm in which each pupil was assigned to create a visual representation for a track created by Lidbo. The end result is a set of songs, all in the same tempo and key, all with individual videos and all easily layered on top of one another. Check it out and play around: https://hakanlidbo.com/archives/1418
Makes me wish I had a bigger monitor.
Raunchy's new album "A discord electric" is confirmed for release on September 20. Various guests are said to appear on the recording, including fellow Danes Dúné on the track "Big truth".
The Håkan Hellström book "Ps. Lycka till ikväll" will be released on September 23 and will include lots of never-before-seen pictures from his childhood to present along with reminiscences from both himself and fans, among other things.
Swedish troubadour Thomas Denver Jonsson has passed along word that after his show in Fensbol, Sweden on July 4 he will be changing his stage name to I'm Kingfisher. Same songs, same style, and so on, he says, just a new name and yes, I do believe his new album "Arctic" will be released with the new moniker.
will be releasing the new album "Reel around me" from Norwegian indiepop act Soda Fountain Rag on July 5 in cooperation with Italian collective . It will be available either as a digital download or as 10" vinyl and the whole thing can be streamed here in advance: https://www.rollingstonemagazine.it/musica/soda-fountain-rag-bergen-mon-amour
Alarma Man will be releasing the new album "Love forever" on August 13 via . Check out their new video for the song "Cabin in the woods" right here: https://www.vimeo.com/12548416
AC4's self-titled album will get a US/North American release via on June 30. I'm not sure what the full pressing numbers are, but apparently they'll be doing 100 on green, the rest on black. The band will also be touring the UK in mid-October with European dates to follow in November, but nothing appears to be confirmed/posted yet.
Kent's new album "En plats i solen" will be released on June 30. The double a-side single "Gamla Ullevi" b/w "Skisser för sommaren" is out today and can be previewed at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kentsweden
Swedish postrock act Immanu El has confirmed that German label will be releasing a vinyl edition of their album "Moen" in October, just in time for their European tour. Expect dates to be confirmed soon.