PopMatters on A Camp

PopMatters reviews A Camp's "Colonia": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/71182-a-camp-colonia/

Stream A Camp's 'Colonia'

A Camp's full album "Colonia" is streaming at Spinner: http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/11
Don't forget to read our recent interview with them here

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Loney, Dear
02. A Camp
03. Jens Lekman
04. Bob Hund
05. Maia Hirasawa
06. Jenny Wilson
07. Frida Hyvönen
08. Sahara Hotnights
09. The Hidden Cameras
10. Fever Ray

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Interview: A Camp

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Bob Hund
02. Montt Mardié
03. The Fine Arts Showcase
04. Loney, Dear
05. Maia Hirasawa
06. Hello Saferide
07. Bat for Lashes
08. Anna Järvinen
09. Kristofer Åström
10. A Camp

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
02. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
03. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
04. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
05. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
06. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
07. BWO - Big science
08. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
09. Alcazar - Disco defenders
10. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
11. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
12. Caj Karlsson - Tillsammans med mig
13. Bob Hund - Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk
14. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
15. Shirley Clamp - För den som älskar...en samling
16. A Camp - Colonia
17. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
18. Jill Johnson - Baby blue papery
19. Takida - Bury the lies - platinum edition
20. Kevin Borg - The beginning

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
03. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
04. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
05. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
06. Bob Hund - Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk
07. Alcazar - Disco defenders
08. Shirley Clamp - För den som älskar...en samling
09. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
10. Kevin Borg - The beginning
11. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
12. Raubtier - Det finns bara krig
13. Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen
14. Marit Bergman - The tear collector
15. Salem - Astronaut
16. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
17. Adiam Dymott - Adiam Dymott
18. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
19. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
20. A Camp - Colonia

A Camp
Colonia
Universal

If A Camp's female vocalist sounds familiar, it's because you've almost certainly heard her before. Nina Persson is also lead singer of The Cardigans, one of Sweden's biggest musical exports, and A Camp is her side project. Their first album gained wide critical acclaim in 2001, but, due to the continued commercial success of The Cardigans, only now have they had time to follow it up.

Having read that A Camp showed a darker side to Nina, I expected something much more serious, and perhaps even boring, than I actually found on "Colonia". In fact, it has more hooks than some of The Cardigans' recent albums. If I had been told it was their new release, I wouldn't have guessed otherwise.

The highlight for me is certainly "Golden teeth and silver medals", a charming duet with Nicolai Dunger with wonderfully poetic lyrics. Rousing lead single "Stronger than Jesus" is another favourite, along with tribal romp "Here are many wild animals". Contemplative ballads sit side by side with quirky pop songs on this album, which has already earned Nina the front cover of British broadsheet The Independent's Sunday supplement.

It seems an unfortunate irony that this side-project, intended to be a break from the limelight for Nina, is pushing her right back into it. Yet for fans of her work with The Cardigans, it's a lovely treat to find that the wait for their new album was not such a long one after all.
- Jessica Popper

A Camp video tour diary

A Camp is keeping a video tour diary: http://www.youtube.com/acamptv

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Anna Järvinen
02. Bob Hund
03. Fever Ray
04. Loney, Dear
05. Hello Saferide
06. Florence Valentin
07. A Camp
08. Håkan Hellström
09. Jenny Wilson
10. Frida Hyvönen

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
03. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
04. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
05. Alcazar - Disco defenders
06. Salem - Astronaut
07. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
08. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
09. Kevin Borg - The beginning
10. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
11. Adiam Dymott - Adiam Dymott
12. Zillah & Totte - Det låter apa
13. A Camp - Colonia
14. Mikael Wiehe - Sånger från en inställd skilsmässa
15. Olle Ljungström - Sju
16. Takida - Bury the lies
17. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
18. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
19. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
20. Mando Diao - Give me fire!

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Fever Ray
03. Jenny Wilson
04. Loney, Dear
05. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
06. A Camp
07. Bon Iver
08. Montt Mardié
09. Jeniferever
10. The Bear Quartet

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Updated A Camp dates

Updated US dates for A Camp:

05/26 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
05/27 - Middle East, Cambridge, MA
05/28 - 9:30 Club, Washington, Washington DC
05/30 - Johnny Brenda, Philadelphia, PA
05/31 - Les Saints, Montreal, Quebec
06/01 - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
06/03 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
06/04 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
06/05 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MI
06/06 - Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
06/08 - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
06/10 - Richard's on Richards, Vancouver BC
06/11 - The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
06/12 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
06/14 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
06/15 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
02. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
03. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
04. Kevin Borg - The beginning
05. Alcazar - Disco defenders
06. Zillah & Totte - Det låter apa
07. Olle Ljungström - Sju
08. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
09. H.E.A.T - Heat (bonus spår)
10. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
11. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
12. Mikael Wiehe - Sånger från en inställd skilsmässa
13. A Camp - Colonia
14. Takida - Bury the lies
15. Mando Diao - Give me fire!
16. Laleh - Me and Simon
17. Bengt Hennings - Låt kärleken slå till
18. Perssons Pack - Öster om heden
19. Sahara Hotnights - Sparks
20. Jenny Wilson - Hardships!

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
02. Kevin Borg - The beginning
03. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
04. Olle Ljungström - Sju
05. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
06. Zillah & Totte - Det låter apa
07. Sahara Hotnights - Sparks
08. Bengt Hennings - Låt kärleken slå till
09. Perssons Pack - Öster om heden
10. Jenny Wilson - Hardships!
11. Laleh - Me and Simon
12. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
13. Mando Diao - Give me fire!
14. CC & Lee - Gåva till dig
15. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
16. Takida - Bury the lies
17. A Camp - Colonia
18. Kim - Kim
19. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
20. Freddie Wadling - The dark flower (den mörka blomman)