Enemy Alliance will finally be releasing their new album "Damnation dawning", recorded way back in July 2008, in the next month or two assuming all goes according to plan. Or at least that's what they say... wait and see!
Swedish chamber-pop sisters Piroth will be heading out to tour Europe in November:
11/04 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
11/05 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover (GER)
11/06 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
11/07 - Boute du Monde, Vevey (CH)
11/13 - Club Truskel, Paris (FRA)
11/18 - Enosteria, Brescia (ITA)
11/19 - Lego Cafe, Cesena (ITA)
11/20 - Gabba, Gabba, Taranto (ITA)
11/21 - I Sotterranei, Copertino (ITA)
11/22 - Mattatoio, Carpi (MO) (ITA)
11/24 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
11/26 - Cafe Vinyl, Wetzlar (GER)
11/27 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
11/28 - Hans Wurst, Berlin (GER)
Rumskib frontman Keith Canisius will release his sophomore solo album "Waves" on October 14 in Japan and October 20 worldwide via Quince Records. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/keithcanisius
If you're going to CMJ or will happen to be in NYC in late October, the Consulate General of Sweden and Export Music Sweden are once again teaming up for a series of panel discussions on the current state of the music industry and yours truly will be there. Read more and register (free) here: https://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____22227.aspx
NYC friends who care to hang out and/or show me + my wife around are encouraged to get in touch! And as for the showcase, artists slated to appear include Hajen, Francis, Sofia Talvik and Moonbabies.
Swedish artists Little Dragon and Lake Heartbeat are featured in Pitchfork's Track Reviews today.
The release was delayed a little bit, but Swedish EBM act Lip Service now have their new single "Slow down my beating heart" posted for free download: https://www.devotchka.se/
The video and remixes will be released on October 11.
Peaceville is giving away a new Katatonia track in exchange for your email address: https://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/freedownload/20/
New UK dates for Norwegiian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl:
10/25 - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
10/24 - Captain's Rest, Glasgow
10/23 - The Brickyard, Carlisle
10/22 - Music Room @ Hare and Hound (duo acoustic), Birmingham
10/21 - Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
10/19 - The Royal, Derby
10/16 - The Freebutt, Brighton
The latest release from Phono Suecia, the label arm of STIM, is "Grains" by artist Ann-Sofi Söderqvist. More info and samples: https://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/micv5.nsf/AllDocuments/270D5C5FE2B672F4C12572670043A1CC
Swedish crust act Massgrav is going to Russia in mid-October:
10/15 - Porshen, Petrozavodsk
10/16 - Flat club, St Petersburg
10/17 - Pro100bar, Moscow
10/18 - Slam, Zhukovsky/Moscow
Rune Grammofon will be releasing the new Supersilent album "9" (their ninth release, obviously) on October 5. This is the Norwegian freejazz group's first album without drummer Jarle Vespestad and this release all three remaining members playing Hammond organ, recorded live (as always) at Henie Onstad Art Center just outside Oslo.
MBV is streaming the new Slaraffenland album "We're on your side": https://www.mbvmusic.com/2009/09/14/listen-mbv-slaraffenland-were-on-your-side/15071
Check out Promoe's new video for "Mammas gata" featuring Timbuktu, Supreme and Andreas Grega: https://www.universalmusic.se/video581.aspx?bcpid=27583318001&bctid=38451036001
There's only one Swedish contributor (Henok Achido) on the new Peter Bjorn and John remix record "Re-living thing", but that probably shouldn't stop you from checking it out: https://www.mickboogie.com/news/?p=84
PopMatters reviews the new Porn Sword Tobacco record "Everything is music to the ear": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111153-porn-sword-tobacco-everything-is-music-to-the-ear/