Rumour Said Fire have announced that their debut full-length "The arrogant" will be released on October 18. The first single "Sentimentality falling" was released today and can be heard here: https://www.dr.dk/p3/musik/p3suu/2010/09/20/the-rumour-said-fire-sentimentally-falling/
Swedish sisters First Aid Kit have a new video for the song "Ghost town": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BKUjnyf8uY
Parken performs his latest single "Annas sång" for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/9/17/musik-med-parken-2/
Nordic by Nature has a new mixtape posted for October: https://soundcloud.com/shibie/popism-the-philosophy-of-nordic-by-nature-from-s-to-b-back-again-oct-mix
Simian Ghost respond to the results of yesterday's Swedish election with a short statement against facism/racism and a cover of The Ramones' "Beat on the brat": https://nomethod.se/?p=68
Danish label will be releasing the new album from new signees Howl Baby Howl next week and are now streaming a couple sample tunes: https://tigerspring.net/?p=211
Check out the new SVT program Klubbland for a 3-song live performance from Taken By Trees and then peruse the archives for more, including artists such as Familjen, Seabear and Johnossi: https://klubbland.se/2010/09/17/04-taken-by-trees/
Also maybe worth looking at for the Swedes, a bit more on the upcoming election and the various political songs of the moment: https://klubbland.se/2010/09/17/arets-basta-vallat-kan-inte-placeras-i-block/
Long-running Swedish punk act Asta Kask has re-recorded their 1986 track "Varje val inget val" as a new version with updated lyrics and the title "Nya varje val inget val" and are giving it away as a free download here. Read the band's full statement (in Swedish) and get the lyrics at their website: https://www.astakask.com/
For those of you (like me) who are into classic metal, Fenriz of Darkthrone has a new speed metal mix posted for download: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2010/09/fist-in-face-of-god-presents-fenriz-aka.html
As always, a mixed lot of mostly unknowns, but well worth investigating.
Bygdin, the sideproject of Kjetil Ovesen and Arne Stöy Kvalvik of 120 Days, will release their new album "II" on September 20 via . Hear a sample tune: https://hypecity.no/?p=853
has a new track from recent signees Fulmakten7 posted for free download: https://www.luxxury.se/
Fittingly dark, as it should be for a song concerning caves. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/14621338
A new single + video from Lissi Dancefloor Disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijDE36JjyMs
Here's the video for The Concretes' new single "All day": https://theconcretes.tumblr.com/post/1122616640/look-its-our-new-video-directed-and-shot-by-the
Download a timely b-side from Kristofer Åström: https://kristoferastrom.com/news/247/