Kristofer Åström will be releasing a new EP called "When her eyes turn blue" on December 4 which will be available on both CD and 10" gatefold vinyl. 6 songs, including 4 previously unreleased cuts from the "Sinkadus" sessions.
Kashmir has revealed that their next album, due out February 1, will be called "Trespassers".
Elias & the Wizzkids have confirmed that their new Andreas Söderlund-produced album "Just do it" will be released on February 2. The first single "Oh these nights" will be officially released on December 2, but you can already check out for free right here: https://www.eliasandthewizzkids.se/OhTheseNights/
Irish-born Danish resident and ex-IAT.MP3 artist Adam McCormack (Imagine I Had Hands) has been picked up by Play/Rec who decided to track down as many of his old demo tracks from the last 3 years as they could (24 total) and will be streaming them in batches of six each week until the end of the month. After that, they get a digital release for super cheap. The first set goes up tomorrow, December 1: https://www.myspace.com/playrec
Obviously recommended -- I've been a fan of Adam's work both solo and with his band from the first time I heard him.
Kning Disk's new website is now open: https://www.kningdisk.com/
Pad & Pen Records have announced the signing of Århus-based indie act King's Light Infantry. Look for their debut EP in spring with an album to follow in 2011.
Norwegian electronic act Mental Overdrive has confirmed that their new album "Anti-LBM" will be released on December 7 and will be released as part of their "Exclusive Music" series of one-of-a-kind eBay auctions. Otherwise, for those not willing to try their luck at the auction, the music from said album will be heard "in darkened clubs around the globe" at various live performances.
Ulver reports: "We have recorded some hippie songs, from the sixties, bands like The 13th Floor Elevators, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and stranger Aquarian folks. We aim to make this into a full album, a kind of Ulver kicking against the pricks." Expect a sample tune to appear online soon. In other news, the band recorded a collaboration with US doom act Sunn O))) following their appearance at the last Øya Festival, but it is still not yet finished due to the difficulty of getting everyone together in the same place at the same time. Still, they hope to have it ready for release in spring. And lastly, read an extremely extensive interview with the band at Avantgarde-Metal: https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=127
The nominees for this year's Danish Metal Awards have been announced: https://dmea.dk/dmea09/?page_id=6
But is it Art? will be releasing a Friday Bridge remix album in late January called "Do you know how to spend it?" and are looking for a couple more tracks so they're holding a contest to see who can come up with the best version of "Horror of horrors". Go here for the full details and to grab the files: https://butisitart.org/Friday_Bridge_rmx_competition/
The Deer Tracks are currently holed up at Tonteknik Studios in Umeå working on a new EP to be released in February.
Duplicate Records will be putting out a vinyl edition of Virus' acclaimed "Carheart" album sometime around January/February. Also on the way from the label is the full-length debut from Lydia Laska which will be called "Krankenhaus" and should be out sometime around April.
The new Backyard Babies collection "Them XX", celebrating the band's 20th anniversary, will be released on December 9 in Sweden, December 11 in Germany and December 7 most everywhere else. In addition to a greatest-hits disc and 2 CDs/48 tracks of b-sides and oddities, the collection also includes a DVD with the documentary "Jetlag the Movie". Hit the band's website for more info: https://www.backyardbabies.com/
Pitchfork's best videos of 2009 list includes clips from El Perro Del Mar, Fever Ray and Röyksopp: https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7737-the-top-music-videos-of-2009/
Pitchfork has a 5-minute edit of Lindstrøm's epic 40-minute version of "Little drummer boy": https://pitchfork.com/news/37228-hear-lindstrms-little-drummer-boy/
Personally, five seems like too much.