NME - The Daily Download — If you witnessed one of Fever Ray's mind-melting live shows recently you might have noticed the Swedish sound artists slip a Peter Gabriel cover in halfway through. [...] Read more! more info

Music For Ants — If you follow this blog closely you may have noticed that I have a deep appreciation for music videos and currently I don’t think there’s anyone out there who’s doing it better then Swedish director Andreas Nilsson. He made my favorite music vi... more info

Pitchfork - Tours —   07-30 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre ^07-31 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern ^08-01 Los Angeles, CA - Echo08-31 Brighton, England - Freebutt09-01 London, England - Camp Basement09-02 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute09-03 Leeds, England - Nation of Shopkee... more info

Pop Justice — So we've got La Roux's Rolling Stones cover 'Under My Thumb' as Song Of The Day (index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4842&Itemid=279) today - it's included on the La Roux 'Sidetracked' album which is out at the end of the month. The album wou... more info

Stereogum — With Junior the Röyksopp dudes (here pictured with a green banana nosed guy, you are welcome) made some sweet music with Swedish sirens Lykke Li, and Fever Ray, and Robyn, and continued that collab by fluffing pillows for Sweden’s dancehall queen ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Indra Dunis Last year, we marked dark and dramatic songstress Zola Jesus as a Rising act. And, since then, she's released an incredible EP (with an equally amazing cover), put together a startlingly good live set, and announced dates with in... more info

Nialler9 — Nika Roza Danilova aka Zola Jesus‘ Stridulum EP is one of the more interesting things I’ve heard lately. If you dig gothic electro and a suffocating sense of claustrophobia in your music listening habits then, it’s for you. No surprise that she... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. We Are Scientists – ‘Rules Don’t Stop’ You’ve probably already seen the super-fun music video for this song (and if not, watch it below – you’ve been missing out). And now you can download the track for free, at least to tide you ove... more info

Pitchfork — "Night" is the Best New Music'd opener of goth songstress Zola Jesus's recent chocolate-covered Stridulum EP. And now the gorgeously creepy track has its own gorgeously creepy video, with Zola splashing into an alternate universe where she dons sever... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-17 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dees (NXNE)06-18 Toronto, Ontario - The Garrison (NXNE)06-19 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands Gallery $@06-25 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry &06-26 Madison, WI - Project Lodge &06-27 Chicago, IL - Schubas &07-09 New York,... more info