Watch a video of Ane Brun performing "Lullaby for Grown Ups " at Black Cab Sessions: http://www.blackcabsessions.com/sessions.php?id=1233311055
In other news, fellow Scandinavian artist Teitur will be supporting her at Union Chapel in London on February 26 and then both Rebekka Karijord (NOR) and Jennie Abrahamsson (SWE) will be joining her for the gigs in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham (02/24,27,28 respectively).
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Kari Bremnes - Ly
02. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
03. Bellman - Mainly Mute
04. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
07. I Was A King - I was a king
08. Marit Larsen - The Chase
09. Vamp - St. Mandag
10. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
11. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
14. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
15. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
16. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
17. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
18. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
19. Helene Bøksle - Morild
20. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
Ane Brun will be doing a few UK shows next month:
02/24 - The Roadhouse, Manchester
02/26 - Union Chapel, London
02/27 - Academy 2, Glasgow
02/28 - Academy 3, Birmingham
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Fever Ray
02. Detektivbyrån
03. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
04. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
05. Hello Saferide
06. Ane Brun
07. Marit Bergman
08. Anna Ternheim
09. Loney, Dear
10. A Camp
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Ane Brun is heading out to do some dates in Germany and Switzerland in late April/early May:
04/27 - Mascotte, Zürich (CH)
04/30 - ISC, Bern (CH)
04/02 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
05/03 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
05/04 - Studio 672, Cologne (GER)
05/05 - Quasimodo, Berlin (GER)
05/07 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
02. Marit Larsen - The Chase
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
04. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
05. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
06. The September When - Judas Kiss
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
08. Vamp - St. Mandag
09. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
10. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
11. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
12. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
13. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
14. Ole Ivars - Platina
15. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
16. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
17. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
18. Madrugada - Madrugada
19. AF1 - Alle For En
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
The nominees for the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) have been announced: http://www.spellemann.no/
Here's a few of the categories:
Female artist:
Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons (Det Er Mine)
Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway)
Maria Mena - Cause And Effect (Sony Music)
Marit Larsen - The Chase (EMI/Virgin)
Male artist:
Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust (Petroleum/Sony Music)
Julian Berntzen - Rocket Ship Love (Universal Music)
Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Åge Aleksandersen og Sambandet - Katalysator (EMI Music Norway/Solregn)
Pop group:
Lester - This Village (Deaf Ear Records)
Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood (Warner Music)
The Margarets - Twenty Years Erased (Division Records as)
Electronica:
Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too (Smalltown Supersound)
Mental Overdrive - You Are Being Manipulated (Smalltown Supersound)
Skatebård - Cosmos (Digitalo Enterprises)
Rock:
Grand Island - Boys & Brutes (Racing Junior)
Lukestar - Lake Toba (Phone Me)
Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments (Rune Grammofon)
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On (Warner Music)
Metal:
Benea Reach - Alleviat (Tabu Recordings)
Enslaved - Vertebrae (Indie Recordings)
Keep of Kalessin - Kolossus (Indie Recordings)
Jazz:
Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll (Ozella/Musikklosen)
Mathias Eick - The Door (ECM/Grappa)
Moment - Paradiso (Schmell)
Radka Toneff - Butterfly (Curling Legs as)
Open class:
Annbjørg Lien - Waltz With Me (Heilo)
Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (Ipecac)
H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits Utvalgte Salmer - Sorgen og Gleden (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic (Smalltown Supersound)
Best newcomer:
Erlend Bratland - True Colors (Sony Music)
Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart (Nightliner/Universal)
Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway)
Katzenjammer - Le Pop (Propeller Recordings)
Best video:
Beady Belle - Self-Fulfilling (Jazzland Records/Sonet/Universal)
Madcon - Liar (Bonnier Amigo Music)
Madrugada - Look Away Lucifer (Malabar Recording Company)
Maria Mena - All This Time (Sony Music)
Thom Hell - My Heart Is Longing For A Soul (Voices Of Wonder)
Pitchfork reviews Ane Brun's latest album "Changing of the seasons": http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/147817-ane-brun-changing-of-the-seasons
Also watch her singing "Wonderful Christmastime" with fellow Norwegians Thom Hell and Lindstrøm in the Forkcast: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148147-video-lindstrm-ane-brun-and-thom-hell-wonderful-christmastime-paul-mccartney-cover
Anna Ternheim's new video for "Summer rain" is now online: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=47891728
Guest vocalists on said track include Ane Brun, Nina Kinert, Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny) and Klara Söderberg (First Aid Kit).
Ane Brun's latest record "Changing of the seasons" will get a UK release on February 2. Expect tourdates to follow.
Here's a full report with photos from last night's show at the House of Sweden in Washington DC with Theresa Andersson, Ane Brun and Tobias Fröberg: http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/10/swedish_sweets_tobias_froberg_ane_brun_t.php
New interviews at the Washington Post Express: Hello Saferide / Ane Brun
HS is at the House of Sweden tonight with Firefox AK and Ane Brun performs tomorrow (October 21) with Tobias Fröberg and Theresa Andersson.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Thorleifs - Förälskade
02. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
03. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
04. Agnetha Fältskog - My very best
05. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
06. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
07. Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Rivertime
08. Ane Brun - Sketches
09. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
10. Takida - Bury the lies
11. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
12. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
13. Uno Svenningsson - Jag sjunger för dig
14. Blackjack - Inget stoppar oss nu "inatt inatt"/Det bästa med
15. Eva Eastwood - Well well well
16. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
17. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
18. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
19. Fatboy - In my bones
20. Roland Cedermark - Pärleporten
PopMatters reviews the new Ane Brun album "Changing of the seasons": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/62250/ane-brun-changing-of-the-seasons/