This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Kometfabriken - Snedsteg (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
05. Day Eleven - Almost over everything (FIN)
06. Karlsmark - Stitting duckheads (SWE)
07. The Rasmus - Sail away (FIN)
08. Mew - Special (DK)
09. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
10. Darin - Step up (SWE)
No challengers this week on account of the holidays.
Nominees for the Swedish radio 2006 P3 Gold awards:
Best female artist:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Hello Saferide
Frida Hyvönen
Robyn
Best male artist:
Moneybrother
Håkan Hellström
Timbuktu
Alf
Darin
Best band:
Kent
Cardigans
The Ark
The Embassy
Bodies Without Organs
Best newcomer:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Darin
Le Sport
Frida Hyvönen
Best song:
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Laleh - Live tomorrow
Moneybrother - They're building walls around us
September - Satellites
Guldmicken (best live):
Hellacopters
Laleh
Robyn
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck
Best rock/metal:
Burst - Origo
Grand Magus - Wolf’s Return
Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Rentokiller - Cadaveri Eccelente
Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin’ Aid - The Boom Lucy
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Peshi - The Work of Art The Art of Work
Stacs Of Stamina - Tivoli
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Best pop:
The Embassy - Tacking
Frida Hyvönen - Until Death Comes
Paddington DC - The Sun is Down And The Sky is Grey
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Jenny Wilson - Love And Youth
Go here to vote for your favorites: http://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/
Winners will be announced January 21.
This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Belle and Sebastian
02. Franz Ferdinand
03. José González
04. Architecture in Helsinki
05. The Postal Service
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Broken Social Scene
08. Kent
09. Coldplay
10. Death Cab for Cutie
Top tracks:
01. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
02. Thastrom - Fanfanfan
03. The Postal Service - Sleeping In
04. The Embassy - Information
05. The Embassy - It Pays To Belong
06. Christian Kjellvander - Drunken Hands
07. The Embassy - Stage Persona
08. Wolf Parade - Grounds for Divorce
09. The Embassy - Lurking (With A Distance)
10. The Embassy - Time's Tight
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When he's good, Kristian Anttila sounds a bit like Håkan Hellström, but when he's bad (which is, frankly, most of the time) he comes across as a perverted version of Kent. If I had to recommend this to anyone, it'd be to hardcore Kent fans only. Perhaps if my niece / nephew only listened to Kent, I'd buy them "Innan bomberna faller" for Christmas, just to get them to take one (very small) step away from their unhealthy obsession. There are some good bits to be found on here, but in short - this album just doesn't cut the mustard!
- Simon Tagestam
This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Kometfabriken - Snedsteg (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
05. The Rasmus - Sail away (FIN)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
10. Darin - Step up (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Day Eleven - Almost over everything (FIN)
12. Karlsmark - Stitting duckheads (SWE)
13. Datarock - fa fa fa (NOR)
This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Death Cab for Cutie
02. Håkan Hellström
03. The Cardigans
04. Franz Ferdinand
05. Kent
06. I'm from Barcelona
07. Arctic Monkeys
08. Babyshambles
09. Sufjan Stevens
Top tracks:
01. Kent - Dom Som Försvann
02. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
03. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
04. Death Cab for Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan
05. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
06. Loveninjas - Keep Your Love
07. Death Cab for Cutie - Summer Skin
08. Sir Eric Beyond - Democracy
09. Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said
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This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Darin - Step up (SWE)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
05. Andreas Johnson - Show me xxxx (SWE)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
08. Brandon - Mentally fit (FIN)
09. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
10. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
Challengers:
11. The Rasmus - Sail away (FIN)
12. Kometfabriken - Snedsteg (FIN)
13. Jim Stärk - Morning song (NOR)
At the risk of losing whatever cred I've built up, I'm just gonna come right out and declare it: the new A-ha album "Analogue" is fantastic. It's exactly the kind of big, mature pop album that career bands of A-ha's status are supposed to make. Y'know, the kind of record that you'd expect from lifer acts such as REM or U2. The kind of record that bands like Kent so desperately want to make. Even if you haven't heard A-ha since "Take on me", their sound is instantly recognizable and oh-so catchy. It's also worth noting what it lacks - the pathetic pandering to younger audiences that so many older acts fall susceptible to. This is just A-ha doing what they do and doing it well. The darker-tinged melodies of the first track "Celice" are what hooked me in, but I'm finding that I'm loving the entire album the whole way through, moreso every time I listen anew. Along with Tiger Lou's "The loyal", this is one the best new records I've heard this fall.
This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Kent
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. I'm from Barcelona
04. Antony and the Johnsons
05. Franz Ferdinand
06. Coldplay
07. Mew
08. Interpol
09. Bright Eyes
Top tracks:
01. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
02. I'm from Barcelona - Treehouse
03. Kent - Dom Som Försvann
04. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
05. Loveninjas - Keep Your Love
06. Architecture in Helsinki - Do the Whirlwind
07. Christian Kjellvander - Drunken Hands
08. I'm from Barcelona - The Painter
09. Dungen - Panda
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At the risk of losing whatever cred I've built up, I'm just gonna come right out and declare it: the new A-ha album "Analogue" is fantastic. It's exactly the kind of big, mature pop album that career bands of A-ha's status are supposed to make. Y'know, the kind of record that you'd expect from lifer acts such as REM or U2. The kind of record that bands like Kent so desperately want to make. Even if you haven't heard A-ha since "Take on me", their sound is instantly recognizable and oh-so catchy. It's also worth noting what it lacks - the pathetic pandering to younger audiences that so many older acts fall susceptible to. This is just A-ha doing what they do and doing it well. The darker-tinged melodies of the first track "Celice" are what hooked me in, but I'm finding that I'm loving the entire album the whole way through, moreso every time I listen anew. Along with Tiger Lou's "The loyal", this is one the best new records I've heard this fall.
A-ha - Celice
This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
03. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
04. Mew - Special (DK)
05. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
06. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
07. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
08. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
09. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)
10. Darin - Step up (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Brandon - Mentally fit (FIN)
12. Andreas Johnson - Show me xxxx (SWE)
13. moi Caprice - my girl you blush (DK)
This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Death Cab for Cutie
02. Kent
03. Hello Saferide
04. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
05. The Cardigans
06. I'm from Barcelona
07. Franz Ferdinand
08. The Shins
09. The Arcade Fire
10. Coldplay
11. Jens Lekman
12. Iron & Wine
13. Laakso
14. The Decemberists
15. Bloc Party
16. Tiger Lou
17. Architecture in Helsinki
18. The Strokes
19. David Fridlund
20. Sigur Rós
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This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
05. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)
10. Carpark North - Best day (DK)
Challengers:
11. Emmi - Can full of joy (FIN)
12. Darin - Step up (SWE)
13. Outlandish - Look into my eyes (DK)
This week's top tracks for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Kent - Dom Som Försvann
02. Kent - Vi Mot Världen
03. Sigur Rós - Gong
04. Kent - Månadens Erbjudande
05. Kate Bush - King of the Mountain
06. I'm from Barcelona - treehouse
07. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
08. Animal Collective - Grass
09. Kent - Flen/Paris
10. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
11. Sigur Rós - Svo Hljótt
12. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Loop duplicate my heart
13. Hello Saferide - Nothing Like You (When You're Gone)
14. My Morning Jacket - Off The Record
15. Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
16. The Decemberists - Of Angels and Angles
17. My Morning Jacket - What A Wonderful Man
18. My Morning Jacket - Anytime
19. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Marry me
20. Sigur Rós - Glósóli
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If someone told me seven years ago that Kent had released an EP that contained a children choir on it I would surely wet my pants, since like most Swedish people my age, I was once crazy in love with Kent, but just like a lot of the initial fans, my adoration ceased quite some time ago. Although, compared to most people, I think I stuck with them quite a long time into their career, yes, I even thought 2002's "Vapen & ammunition" contained quite a few good tracks. But with their last album I finally decided to give up on them, and if I ever had got a Kent tattoo, I would now have spent my savings to remove it. Not even the children choir sounds any good (Kent manages to ruin this super safe device by overusing it). I wouldn't call the music on this EP (or Kent) horrible, but compared to their former self, I find this very difficult to appreciate.
- Simon Tagestam