has signed Copenhagen-based 7-piece indierock act Raised Among Wolves and will be releasing their debut EP "Bear tracks" on November 14. Their current single "Boys will be kings" is currently in rotation on Danish radio and a video for the follow-up "You'll never be lonely" will be released on November 7.
Live music at PSL with Mattias Alkberg and Magnus Ekelund. Required viewing, 'natch. Also at PSL, a brief chat with José González about how he's working on his third solo record: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/10/05/extra-extra-jose-gonzalez-spelar-in-nytt/
"På ei bru i Amsterdam" is the first taste of Magnus Eliassen's upcoming album trilogy "Virkelighetsflyktning", the first part of which comes out November 11 via .
With a fragile voice reminiscent of many other Scandinavian sirens (take your pick), but a delicate sound far more organic and reserved than most, this is Norwegian artist Synne Sanden and her single "When nobody's around". Her album of the same name is out now via and was produced by Bugge Wesseltoft and features guest appearances from an interesting cast of countrymates, including Mathias Eick, Mathias Stubø and Moddi. Recommended!
Apparently KODA is even charging Danish bloggers for YouTube embeds? Oh, but wait! They might be having second thoughts: https://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/ECE1412844/koda-ombestemmer-sig-i-bloggersag/ (in Danish)
Swedish indiepop act Nixon will be doing a 4-song 7" EP with in the not-so-distant future.
Download a sample tune from the upcoming Håkon Kornstad album "Symphonies in my head": https://www.kornstad.com/
Said record will be released on October 15 and another sample will be posted at that time.
Icelandic music blog IceBlah lists a few of their must-see local bands performing at this year's Iceland Airwaves: https://goo.gl/MQwV5
Coming soon via , "Pintura", the sophomore album from Norwegian improvised chamber act 1982, an ensemble consisting of harmonium, drums and Hardanger fiddle: https://www.hubromusic.com/index.php?cmd=17
Considering 's other stellar recent releases (see: Splashgirl, Huntsville), I have to say that I'm extremely excited to hear this.
has announced that they will be releasing new albums from Hans Appelqvist, Musette and Eric Malmberg this coming fall.
Music Export Finland and the Finnish Music Information Centre have joined forces and consolidated as Music Finland to further promote Finnish music abroad throughout the world. Read the press release: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/8B4FC57252827251C225791F003DDA05?opendocument
And speaking of Finns going abroad, the FIMIC project "News from Helsinki" will be sending Jimi Tenor, The Wrecking Queens, Jaakko & Jay and Dusha Pitera to Moscow for a showcase at Sixteen Tons on October 13: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/0A68ED4C733C9823C22578FC0047C479?opendocument
Oslo cassette label will soon be putting out their inaugural release, "At the Wörthersee Hotel" from lofi indie act The Uptights. Details: https://keepsecretrecords.net/shop/ksr01/
Free download/listen here: https://theuptights.bandcamp.com/
The Quietus runs down the discography of Swedish/Norwegian free-jazz monster The Thing: https://thequietus.com/articles/07094-the-strange-frightening-world-of-the-thing
This is the future: The Hives release a new song as part of the new videogame "FIFA 2012". "Thousand answers" is said to be a leftover from the band's last record, 2007's "The black and white album".
Scandinavian music mag Gaffa is expanding beyond Denmark and Sweden to Norway and will be opening their new website later this month with the free monthly print edition to follow in spring 2012. Øyvind Rones from Groove.no has been hired as editor.