Irene will play at Sounds of Sweden at RAFA Club in Glasgow on May 12.

Swedish indiepop act Irene will make their UK debut at How Does It Feel To Be Loved? at The Windmill in Brixton on May 11.

Photo: Henrik was recently updated with new pics from Irene, Pascal and The Kid: http://www.photohenrik.com/

Labrador recording artists Irene have announced that their debut full-length will be called "Apple Bay". Look for a new EP in June with the record to follow around August/September.

Photo: Henrik is updated with new pics of Irene and Pascal: http://www.photohenrik.com/

The latest top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (04) Dub Sweden - "We're so loud"
02. (03) Arctic Monkeys - "When the sun goes down"
03. (16) Firefox AK - "Madame, Madame!"
04. (NY) Hard Fi - "Cash machine"
05. (NY) Danko Jones - "Baby hates me"
06. (NY) Depeche Mode - "Suffer well"
07. (ÅT) Maxïmo Park - "I want you to stay"
08. (06) Youngblood Brass Band - "Nuclear summer"
09. (02) Timo Räisänen - "Fear no darkness promised child"
10. (10) Architectures In Helsinki - "lt'5"
11. (01) Martha Wainwright - "Bloody mother f***ing a**hole"
12. (09) Sandy Mouche - "Spiderweb suit"
13. (14) SwingFly - "Something got me started"
14. (NY) The Concretes - "Chosen one"
15. (11) Cat Power - "The Greatest"
16. (05) We Are Scientists - "The great escape"
17. (08) Alf - "Manchester man"
18. (NY) Robyn - "Crash and burn girl"
19. (NY) Graham Coxon - "Standing on my own"
20. (NY) I'm From Barcelona - "We're From Barcelona"

Leaving the chart: Mylo, The Bravery, Tim Neu, Stars, Irene, Loney Dear, Hello Saferide and Sway.

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (ÅT) Martha Wainright - "Bloody Mother F***ing A**hole"
02. (03) Timo Räisänen - "Fear No Darkness Promised Child"
03. (04) Arctic Monkey - "When the Sun Goes Down"
04. (01) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
05. (NY) We Are Scientists - "The Great Escape"
06. (NY) Youngblood Brass Band - "Nuclear Summer"
07. (NY) Mylo - "Muscle Car (Sander Kleinenberg remix)"
08. (02) Alf - "Manchester Man"
09. (20) Sandy Mouche - "Spiderweb suit"
10. (07) Architectures in Helsinki - "lt'5"
11. (NY) Cat Power - "The Greatest"
12. (NY) Tim Neu - "If U Let Me Go"
13. (10) Stars - "Your Ex-lover is Dead"
14. (ÅT) SwingFly - "Something Got Me Started"
15. (NY) The Bravery - "Fearless"
16. (NY) Firefox AK - "Madame, Madame!"
17. (ÅT) Irene - "Baby I Love Your Way"
18. (NY) Loney Dear - "The City, the Airport"
19. (NY) Hello Saferide - "Long Lost Pen Pal"
20. (NY) Sway - "Little Derek"

Leaving the chart: Christian Kjellvander w/Nina Persson, Whyte Seeds, Belle & Sebastian, Damian Marley w/NAS, The Go Team!, Dilated Peoples, Matiyashu, Novastar, Håkan Hellström, The Sounds, Death Cab For Cutie, Mattafix and Monastir.

Here's the latest Swedish student radio top 20 chart:

01. (01) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
02. (09) Alf - "Manchester Man"
03. (NY) Timo Räisänen - "Fear No Darkness, Promised Child"
04. (08) Christian Kjellvander w/Nina Persson - "Roaring 40's"
05. (02) Arctic Monkeys - "When the sun goes down"
06. (06) Whyte Seeds - "Bold as Love"
07. (NY) Architecture In Helsinki - "It'5"
08. (05) Belle & Sebastian - "Funny Little Frog"
09. (17) Damian Marley w/NAS - "Road to Zion"
10. (11) Stars - "You Ex-lover is Dead"
11. (NY) The Go Team - "Ladyflash"
12. (10) Dilated Peoples - "Back Again"
13. (NY) Matiyashu - "King Without Crown"
14. (NY) Novastar - "Never Back Down"
15. (ÅT) Håkan Hellström - "13"
16. (07) The Sounds - "Song With a Mission"
17. (13) Death Cab For Cutie - "Crooked Teeth"
18. (NY) Mattafix - "To & Fro"
19. (NY) Monastir - "So Defeated"
20. (NY) Sandy Mouche - "Spiderweb Suit"

Leaving the chart: Martha Wainright, SwingFly, Irene, Absentee, Maxïmo Park, Beth Orton, Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins, Ashanti and Daddy Yankee.

The Swedish student radio top 20 chart is back from vacation:

01. Dub Sweden - "We're So Loud"
02. Arctic Monkey - "When the Sun Goes Down"
03. Martha Wainright - "Bloody Mother F***ing A**hole"
04. SwingFly - "Something's Got Me Started"
05. Belle & Sebastian - "Funny Little Frog"
06. Whyte Seeds - "Bold as Love"
07. The Sounds - "Song With a Mission"
08. Christian Kjellvander w/Nina Persson - "Roaring 40's"
09. Alf - "Manchester Man"
10. Dilated Peoples - "Back Again"
11. Stars - "Your Ex-lover is Dead"
12. Irene - "Baby I Love Your Way"
13. Death Cab For Cutie - "Crooked Teeth"
14. Absentee - "Weasel"
15. Maxïmo Park - "I Want You to Stay"
16. Beth Orton - "Conceived"
17. Damian Marley med NAS - "Road to Zion"
18. Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - "Rise Up With Fists"
19. Ashanti - "Still on it"
20. Daddy Yankee - "Rompe"

This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. Death Cab for Cutie
02. Cat Power
03. The Strokes
04. Tiger Lou
05. Bright Eyes
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Belle and Sebastian
08. The Arcade Fire
09. The Postal Service
10. Kent

And the less-interesting top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Irene - Stardust
02. Irene - Baby I Love Your Way
03. Irene - Baby I Love Your Way
04. Cat Power - The Greatest
05. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
06. Cat Power - Could We
07. José González - Heartbeats
08. Pet Politics - Provence
09. Cat Power - Love & communication
10. Cat Power - The Moon

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This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. Coldplay
05. Sufjan Stevens
06. The Postal Service
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. The Arcade Fire
09. The Knife
10. The Strokes

Colplay?! Egads, man! Anyhoo, here's the top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
02. Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
03. Irene - Baby I Love Your Way
04. Cat Power - The Greatest
05. Håkan Hellström - Jag Vill Ha Allting
06. The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
07. The Postal Service - Sleeping In
08. Death Cab for Cutie - Your Heart Is An Empty Room
09. Tiger Lou - All I Have
10. Mew - Apocalypso

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Labrador has confirmed the release dates and tracklists for two new upcoming CDs:

Irene - Baby I love your way CDS - 01/11/06
01. Baby I love your way
02. To be with you

Acid House Kings - Everyone sings along with Acid House Kings CDEP - 02/08/06
01. Magnus Carlson - Will you love me in the morning?
02. Les Très Bien Ensemble - Ce coeur est de pierre
03. Lasse Lindh - Jag skyller allt på dig
04. Montt Mardié - Do what you wanna do
05. Don Lennon - Tonight is forever

Bedroom Records has announced that the new Happy Go Luckys EP "The snowball parade" is done and will be ready for release soon. Also on the way is a new EP from Holding a Peach and the final edition of the All Of My Brother's Girlfriends seasonal series with a blowout double-album on one CDR with two covers. Bedroom will also reissue AOMBG's 2nd cassette-only album on CDR with new artwork by Tommy, the same guy who did the art for the Mexicos. Lastly, Erik Halldén is working on a new album called "Memories, oh, the memories" with pianist/composer André Inge and Irene will be releasing a debut album soon, too.