Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Loney, Dear
02. The Radio Dept.
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Kleerup
05. Camera Obscura
06. Fever Ray
07. Phoenix
08. Kristofer Åström
09. Hello Saferide
10. Jens Lekman
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Radio Dept.
02. Deportees
03. Loney, Dear
04. Jens Lekman
05. Phoenix
06. Tiger Lou
07. The Bear Quartet
08. Grizzly Bear
09. Passion Pit
10. Kent
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Loney, Dear
02. The Fine Arts Showcase
03. Montt Mardié
04. Phoenix
05. The Bear Quartet
06. Frida Hyvönen
07. Detektivbyrån
08. Jens Lekman
09. Hello Saferide
10. Passion Pit
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"The summer never ends", a new mixtape from Jens Lekman: http://www.jenslekman.com/records/smalltalk.htm
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Bob Hund
02. El Perro del Mar
03. Shout Out Louds
04. The Fine Arts Showcase
05. Jenny Wilson
06. Loney, Dear
07. Camera Obscura
08. A Camp
09. Jens Lekman
10. Sally Shapiro
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Anna Järvinen
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Camera Obscura
04. Bob Hund
05. Andreas Tilliander
06. Loney, Dear
07. Kent
08. The Fine Arts Showcase
09. Montt Mardié
10. Jens Lekman
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Jens Lekman will be touring South America in June as a duo with Viktor Sjöberg:
06/20 - tba, Santiago (CL)
06/19 - tba, Buenos Aires (AR)
06/17 - Era Só O Que Faltava, Curitiba (BR)
06/16 - UK Pub, Recife (BR)
06/14 - Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre (BR)
06/13 - Studio SP, Sao Paulo (BR)
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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Viktor Sjöberg has just about finalized his new record "Breakfast in America": http://elefanten.blogspot.com/2009/03/writing-it-all-down.html
Lots of great guests, including Jens Lekman (naturally), Jonas Odhner (Sonores) and Douglas Holmqvist (Auton, Testbild!).
Jens Lekman is touring the West Coast with comedian Tig Notaro:
05/26 - The Loft, UCSD (Viktor Sjöberg Series), San Diego, CA
05/27 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
05/28 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
05/29 - Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara, CA
05/30 - SLO Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
06/01 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/02 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/03 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
06/04 - Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
06/05 - Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
06/06 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
06/07 - tba, Vancouver, BC
The esteemed Viktor Sjöberg will be curating four nights at The Loft in San Diego, CA during the month of May and will be presenting a few American artists as well as a performance of his own V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble (ft. local players from UCSD and elsewhere) as well as his friend and sometime bandmate Jens Lekman. Full details: http://elefanten.blogspot.com/2009/03/structures-sonores-presentation.html
Yesterday I told you there was a new Sweptaways album on the way, today I give you full details. Once again, the release date is April 15 and here now is the tracklist with full guest + songwriter details:
01. Democracy – The Sweptaways and Sir Eric Beyond [Erik Aalto]
02. Sign your name – The Sweptaways and Nina Ramsby [Terence Trent D'Arby]
03. They don't know about us – The Sweptaways and Anders Wendin aka Moneybrother [Kirsty MacColl]
04. Electric – The Sweptaways [Dag Volle, Martin Sandberg, Herbert Crichlow, Leila K]
05. Time of the season – The Sweptaways and Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) [Rod Argent, originally performed by The Zombies]
06. Happiness will be my revenge – The Sweptaways and Jens Lekman [Jens Lekman]
07. I've got your man – The Sweptaways and Robyn [Marion Hall, Richard Martin, Rickardo Ducent, originally performed by Lady Saw]
08. With every heartbeat – The Sweptaways and Simone Rubi (Rubies) [Robin Carlsson, Andreas Kleerup]
09. Vintersaga – The Sweptaways and Uje Brandelius [Ted Ström]
10. The world's greatest – The Sweptaways [R Kelly]
11. Something special – The Sweptaways and Asha Ali [Dolly Parton]
12. Tjörn – The Sweptaways and Björn Olsson [Björn Olsson]
Expect the first single (tbd) in mid-March.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Frida Hyvönen
02. A Camp
03. Hello Saferide
04. Morrissey
05. Familjen
06. The Fine Arts Showcase
07. Jens Lekman
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Montt Mardié
10. Jonathan Johansson
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. A Camp
02. Hello Saferide
03. Frida Hyvönen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Fever Ray
06. Morrissey
07. Anna Ternheim
08. Jens Lekman
09. Kleerup
10. The Fine Arts Showcase
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Frida HyvönenFrida Hyvönen took the stage early on this wintery Saturday night, at least by Berlin standards. Still, the venue was well-filled with a mixed but enthusiastic crowd that included everything from the interested older couple to the younger first-row Swede complete with Frida-style oversized glasses. Ms. Hyvönen and her band won over the crowd quickly with powerful opener "Enemy within" from most recent album "Silence is wild". I had expected a more relaxed, musical-like performance but the band really went all out from the start. Together with cellist/bass-player Linnea Olsson and drummer Tammy Karlsson (both also played on "Silence is wild"; Tammy was a familiar face from Jens Lekman's band), Frida transformed her songs from cinemascope-powerpop to driving soul, even including the occasional be-my-baby drums. Think a Swedish all-girl Ben Folds Five with less punk and more Diana Ross. At the same time, quieter songs like "My cousin", "December" or "Why do you love me so much" were delivered with extra irony and humor -- I'm sure the ever-present champagne played its part as well -- and didn't seem out of place at all amidst all the powerpop. Even old gems from the first album were included ("Djuna" in a beat-centered new arrangement, as well as personal favorite "I drive my friend"), but couldn't outshine the brilliant newer tracks, especially the night's undeniable highlight "Dirty dancing". Finally, after two well-earned encores, "Scandinavian blonde" became fitting closer to a successful evening.
- Arnulf Köhncke
