Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Kent
03. Kings of Convenience
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Taken By Trees
06. Markus Krunegård
07. Ingenting
08. Ane Brun
09. The xx
10. Fever Ray
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Hearts No Static are a trio from Stockholm and this digital EP is their debut before their debut, a small taste of what's to come when their full-length album is released in November. The songs on this release are rooted in improvisation, but you might not ever know, so connected are the three members as a single, cohesive unit. They all play in other, far more gregarious bands, but consider this is their playground; the place they can experiment with new ideas, new textures, new feelings.
"The monthly noise" was originally slated to be the 4th in a 4-part series of digital EPs, but now it is the first. The full-length record "Motif" will be releasing on November 20 via Bureau B. All tracks are self-recorded by the band at Möre Studio outside Stockholm in early 2009 and mixed my Linus Larsson (Peter Bjorn and John, Ane Brun, Theresa Andersson, etc.) of Gotland in late summer.
Download the full 5-song EP here.
Hearts No Static - Part 3
Here's the full tracklist for the upcoming Leonard Cohen tribute "Cohen - The Scandinavian report":
01. Cockies n Beans - First we take Manhattan
02. Rebecka Törnqvist - Here it is
03. Moto Boy - If it be your will
04. Jan Malmsjö - Dansa mig till kärlekens slut (Dance me to the end of love)
05. Ane Brun - Ain't no cure for love
06. Bo Sundström - Everybody knows
07. Sara Isaksson - Hey that's no way to say goodbye
08. Lars Halapi - Sisters of mercy
09. Mikael Wiehe - USA är redo för demokrati (Democracy)
10. Anders Widmark - Hallelujah
11. Eva Dahlgren - Bird on the wire
12. Vidar & Peter - In my secret life
13. Jenny Wilson - The partisan
14. Olle Ljungström - Chelsea Hotel #2
15. Sophie Zelmani - Waiting for the miracle to come
16. Christel Alsos - Suzanne
The official release date is September 30.
A&R man Lars "Billy" Hansson and producer Lars Halapi have organized a big Scandinavian 75th birthday tribute to Leonard Cohen featuring contributions from Eva Dahlgren, Olle Ljungström, Ane Brun, Sophie Zelmani, Jenny Wilson, Rebecka Törnqvist, Mikael Wiehe, Cookies n Beans, Christel Alsos, Moto Boy and many more. Read a bit more about it here: http://blogg.svd.se/tvbloggen?id=15137
Apparently all tracks were recorded live in the studio and the resulting album will be released on September 30.
Ane Brun has posted tracklist details for her upcoming live CD/DVD recording "Live at Stockholm Concert Hall": http://www.anebrun.com/home/1265/live-at-stockholm-concert-hall-dvdcd
The official release date is September 26 in Scandinavia and September 25 in GAS with other territories to follow.
Ane Brun's album "Changing of the seasons" will be officially released in France on October 12 and will include the French-language bonus track "Koop island blues" which she recorded with Koop for 2007 album "Koop islands". In addition, Ane will be playing at Café de la Danse in Paris on November 17.
Check out a Ane Brun live session at Daytrotter: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/ane-brun-cool-hearts-once-made-of-gold-concert/20030437-3737740.html
Check out a teaser clip from Ane Brun's upcoming live DVD "Ane Brun - Stockholm Concert Hall", due out in September: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5MfQ-Wa584
Members of the backing choir include a number of prominent Swedish artists, including Anna Ternheim, Lisa Ekdahl, First Aid Kit, Tobias Fröberg, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, Liv Widell (Don't Be a Stranger), Anja Bigrell (Montys Loco) and more.
Ane Brun will return to the UK in May:
05/15 - St Georges Church, Brighton
05/20 - Union Chapel, London
05/21 - The Suger Bar, Dublin
Ane Brun's album of demo tracks "Sketches" will be released in GAS on April 18 and she'll be heading down there later that month for a solo tour with support from Nina Kinert:
04/27 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
04/28 - Südpol, Luzern (CH)
04/29 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
04/30 - ISC, Bern (CH)
05/02 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
05/03 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
05/04 - Studio, Cologne (GER)
05/05 - Quasimodo, Berlin (GER)
05/07 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
02. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
03. deLillos - Huskeglemme
04. Kari Bremnes - Ly
05. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
06. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
07. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
09. Marit Larsen - The Chase
10. Skambankt - Hardt regn
11. Vamp - St. Mandag
12. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
13. El Caco - Heat
14. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
15. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
16. Bellman - Mainly Mute
17. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
18. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
19. I Was A King - I was a king
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
Check out three live tracks from Ane Brun at Absolute Radio, including a Beatles cover: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/ane_brun/article/3608.html
Ane Brun will make her Russian debut on March 27 at the Vinzavod Art Center/Tsurtsum Café in Moscow.
Norwegian artists (and tourmates) Ane Brun and Rebekka Karijord did an acoustic live session for French webzine Le Cargo: http://www.lecargo.org/spip/ane_brun/session_acoustique_101/videos-4685.html
Also read an interview here: http://www.lecargo.org/spip/ane_brun/it-s_a_bit_like_a_puzzle/interviews-4672.html
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Kari Bremnes - Ly
02. Skambankt - Hardt regn
03. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
04. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Marit Larsen - The Chase
07. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
08. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
09. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
10. Vamp - St. Mandag
11. I Was A King - I was a king
12. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
13. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
14. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
15. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
16. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
17. Ole Ivars - Platina
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
20. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag