The much-anticipated international release of I'm From Barcelona's album "Let me introduce my friends" on Mute/Interpop has been confirmed for August 18 in Germany, September 11 in the UK and September 25 in France. As for the US, who knows?

Mute is working on completeling their Swedish music monopoly and has added I'm From Barcelona to their roster alongside fellow hype acts The Knife and José González. The first single "We're from Barcelona" comes out August 28 and the album "Let me introduce my friends" follows on September 11. Read the full press release: http://www.mute.com/allNews.jsp?newsParentId=11&topItemId=6180192

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peps Persson Oh boy - Det bästa med Peps Persson
02. The Poodles - Metal will stand tall
03. Amy Diamond - Still me still now
04. Carola - Från nu till evighet
05. Lill Lindfors - Här är den sköna sommaren
06. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
08. Shirley Clamp - Favoriter på Svenska
09. Ola - Given to fly
10. Lasse Stefanz - Pickup 56
11. BWO - Halcyon days
12. Eric Gadd - Eric Gadd
13. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
14. Anna Christoffersson/Steve Dobrogosz - It's always you
15. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
16. Atomic Swing - The broken habanas
17. Caracola - Caracola
18. Laleh - Laleh
19. I'm From Barcelona - Let me introduce my friends
20. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora

Pics and video of I'm From Barcelona live from... Barcelona: http://www.toses.com/imfrombarcelona/

I'm From Barcelona
Let me introduce my friends
Dolores

You don't have to be Nostradamus to be able to predict great things in the near future for I'm From Barcelona. Last year their glorious song "We're from Barcelona" hit Indie Sweden like a bomb and made more people dance than ants in pants, now a year later IFB are signed to Dolores. Now their debut album is out and it manages to live up to the very high expectations. The songs are bursting with energy, the melodies are enormous, and if the band can capture a tenth of this magic when playing live, it'd be a sight worth selling your grandmother's false teeth for (the gold ones of course, hidden under the mattress). If this isn't on lots of "Best of 2006" lists in 6 months, I'll eat my Nostradamus beret and stop playing the lottery.
- Simon Tagestam

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) The Pipettes - "Your kisses are wasted on me"
02. (02) Arctic Monkeys - "The view from the afternoon"
03. (NY) Dub Sweden - "On your telly"
04. (09) Primal Scream - "Country girl"
05. (06) Supersci ft. Chords - "On the grind"
06. (08) Christian Falk w/Robyn and Ola Salo - "Dream on"
07. (04) The Sounds - "Tony the beat"
08. (12) Justice vs. Simian - "We are your friends"
09. (03) SLS - "Get back"
10. (NY) Archie Bronson Outfit - "Dead funny"
11. (NY) SwingFly - "Save the trees"
12. (05) The Raconteurs - "Steady as she goes"
13. (07) Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
14. (14) Tiger Lou - "Nixon"
15. (NY) David & The Citizens - "Are you in my blood"
16. (NY) Hot Chip - "Boy from school"
17. (11) I'm From Barcelona - "Collection of stamps"
18. (13) Laakso - "Never satisfied"
19. (17) Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California"

Leaving the chart: Dirty Pretty Things - "Bang bang you´re dead", Lil’ Kim - "Whoa", Up Hygh ft. Little Brother - "Keep on", Johnossi - "Execution song", The Fine Arts Showcase - "The shoplifter's union" and Sture Alléns Dansorkester - "Lita på mig".

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:

01. The Knife
02. Tiger Lou
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. Belle and Sebastian
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Radiohead
07. Kent
08. The Postal Service
09. The Flaming Lips
10. Gnarls Barkley

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
02. Tiger Lou - Nixon
03. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
04. Band of Horses - The Funeral
05. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
06. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
07. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
08. Alarma Man - Doctors, Listeners And Spectators Says Viva The Knife
09. Hell on Wheels - Come On
10. Sambassadeur - Kate

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Magnus Carlsson - Magnus carlsson
02. BWO - Halcyon days
03. Eric Gadd - Eric Gadd
04. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
06. David Urwitz - I väntan på vad
07. Anna Book - Let's dance + 13 favoriter
08. Sebastian - Sebastian
09. Backyard Babies - People like people like people like us
10. The Refreshments - 24-7
11. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
12. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
13. I'm From Barcelona - Let me introduce my friends
14. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
15. The Knife - Silent shout
16. Laleh - Laleh
17. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
18. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
19. Anna Christoffersson/Steve Dobrogosz - It's always you
20. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta

Check out the video for I'm From Barcelona's latest single "Collection of stamps": http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=dd798304-13f9-41c9-ad30-ccf55e12c6f7&delivery=stream

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Magnus Carlsson - Magnus Carlsson
02. BWO - Halycon days
03. Eric Gadd - Eric gadd
04. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
06. David Urwitz - I väntan på vad
07. Anna Book - Let's dance + 13 favoriter
08. Sebastian - Sebastian
09. Backyard Babies - People like people like people like us
10. The Refreshments - 24-7
11. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
12. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
13. I'm From Barcelona - Let me introduce my friends
14. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
15. The Knife - Silent shout
16. Laleh - Laleh
17. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
18. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
19. Anna Christoffersson/Steve Dobrogosz - It's always you
20. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta

Curious as to what the new Sirius Radio "Nordic Rox" program is playing? Check it: http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1146347242424

I'm From Barcelona has a new, more English-friendly website: http://www.imfrombarcelona.com/

Denmark's The Alpine, the band that released what I consider to be 2006's best pop record (that is, until the new I'm From Barcelona record comes out), has posed a link to their EPK (electronic press kit) video: [click here]

I'm From Barcelona's long-awaited debut full-length "Let me introduce my friends" has been confirmed for an April 27 release via Dolores Recordings. Tracklist:

01. Oversleeping
02. Collection Of Stamps
03. We're From Barcelona
04. Treehouse
05. Jenny
06. Ola Kala
07. Chicken Pox
08. Rec & Play
09. This Boy (feat. Loney, Dear)
10. Barcelona Loves You
11. The Saddest Lullaby

I'm From Barcelona
Don't give up on your dreams, buddy!
Dolores

Like the rest of you IAT! readers I first heard about this band last fall when a few shows of theirs were posted on the page (most notably the date with David & the Citizens really caught my attention) and I wanted to find out more about this band, but the web was empty with information. Fast forward to the very early part of 2006 when not only is it announced they have an EP coming out on Dolores, but a website with streamable audio! This got me excited. I anticipated this record in the mail and it does not disappoint. The only downside is that there are only four songs on here, but it makes you want a full-length immediately. These songs are some of the catchiest tracks you'll hear all year, and once spring hits, they'll sound even better in the sun. This debut is one of the most confident assurances of indierock I've heard in a long time, yet it still has elements or lilt and fun.
- Matt Giordano

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (04) Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me"
02. (11) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
03. (NY) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
04. (02) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste in Music"
05. (01) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
06. (06) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
07. (14) Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
08. (20) Jaheim - "The Chosen One"
09. (NY) Damian Marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful"
10. (10) The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous"
11. (07) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
12. (04) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
13. (13) AFC - "5 för 5"
14. (05) Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!"
15. (NY) Ghostface Killah w/Ne-Yo - "Back like that"
16. (09) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
17. (NY) Jamie Foxx med Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
18. (17) Placebo - "Song to say goodbye"
19. (NY) Sleepy Brown - "Me, My Baby and My Cadillac"
20. (ÅT) Robyn - "Crash and Burn Girl"

Leaving the chart: Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Thåström, Depeche Mode, I'm From Barcelona, Danko Jones and System of a Down.