Üni Foreman - Cooper (video)
PSL has the premiere of recent signees Üni Foreman's debut video "Cooper": https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/04/18/premiar-uni-foreman-cooper/
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Millencolin presents "The Melancholy Connection"
Besides their upcoming festival, Millencolin will also be celebrating their 20th anniversary with the release of a new b-sides collection called "The melancholy connection", due out May 28 via . Billed as a follow-up to the 1999 comp "The melancholy collection", the disc will feature cuts from 2000's "Pennybridge pioneers" through today, including two new previously unreleased tracks and a 90m DVD with all sorts of extras.
Stereo Explosion - Out of order
Via #1 Hits from Another Planet comes word that revived ex-The Ark band Stereo Explosion has posted a trio of tracks to SoundCloud. Not sure what I think yet, but I am (very) cautiously optimistic.
Rigas - Allting går åt helvete
is giving away the brand new Rigas single "Allting går åt helvete" as a free download: https://www.brilliant.nu/ffs15.html
Expect a new full-length album in May.
Håkon Kornstad + Alex Gunia - Live at 300as (video)
Norwegian artists Håkon Kornstad and Alex Gunia performing live at 300 Acting Spaces. Check out more archived performances from the Norwegian experimental music venue here.
Watain - Opus Diaboli (trailer)
PSL has the premiere of the trailer for Watain's upcoming live film "Opus Diaboli", due out May 7: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/04/17/premiar-andra-delen-av-watains-opus-diaboli-trailer/
Pretty excited to see them in Seattle on Friday, too.
Blänk - Àurinko rising in the North: i ATL
New 4-song EP from the Luleå hip-hop trio Blänk recorded in Atlanta, the first of a series of EPs to be released this year.
Paper - Back to Bagarmossen
Absolut Noise has the premiere of the excellent new Paper track from their split 7" with Les Big Byrd: https://www.absolutnoise.com/2012/04/paper-back-to-bagarmossen-split-single-with-les-big-byrd-premiere.html
And yes, the less said about the latter band, the better.
The Swede Beat Mixtape #7: No Modest Bear
Swedish music blogger No Modest Bear made a mixtape for The Swede Beat and also did a little Q&A: https://www.theswedebeat.com/mixtape/the-swede-beat-mixtape-vol-7-no-modest-bear/
Mother of the Forest - Destroyer (video)
Mother of the Forest is back from the dead and "Destroyer" is the first sample off the upcoming album "Erik grow up, This means war", due out May 1 via .
More new music from Lighthouse Project
Lighthouse Project have added a couple more preview tracks to their Bandcamp page for their upcoming album "We are the wildflowers": https://lighthouseproject.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-wildflowers
Blomst - 2 sek
Can't say that I understand exactly how this qualifies as punk, but then again, people seem to give Kvelertak a pass as hardcore band; anyhow, I digress! Blomst is a new signing to the label and this song comes off their debut EP "Hold kjeft og smil", due out April 20. Genre quibbles aside, it's worth a listen.
Guilt Trip - Feed the fire
Skinny Puppy worship by way of Sweden, out now via .
Egil Olsen - In the middle of Norway (happy birthday) (video)
Watch as Egil Olsen sings himself a birthday song.
Daymare - Friend fighter
Swedish blog 520 has the premiere of a new track from recent signees/Aerial sideproject Daymare: https://femtjugo.se/specialinlagg/premiar-daymare-friend-fighter/