This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Kent
03. Sufjan Stevens
04. The Knife
05. Peter Bjorn and John
06. Franz Ferdinand
07. The Pipettes
08. The Smiths
09. Death Cab for Cutie
10. Mew

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
02. Peter Bjorn and John – Let's call it off
03. Thom Yorke – And it rained all night
04. Tiger Lou – Nixon
05. Lily Allen – Smile
06. Peter Bjorn and John – Paris 2004
07. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
08. Thom Yorke – The eraser
09. Thom Yorke – Analyse
10. Thom Yorke – The clock

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Indieworkshop on the US release of Mew's latest: http://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=2622

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

01. The Knife
02. Radiohead
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. Kent
05. Belle and Sebastian
06. Thom Yorke
07. Hello Saferide
08. Mew
09. Franz Ferdinand
10. Sonic Youth

Top 10 albums (new!) for the week:

01. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
02. The Knife - Silent Shout
03. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
04. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
05. Hello Saferide - Introducing...
06. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
07. Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country
08. Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
09. Radiohead - OK Computer
10. Kings of Convenience - Riot on an Empty Street

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Danish epic rock act Mew will finally come to the US for a few dates supporting Bloc Party:

07/28 - Bank Pavilion, Boston, MA
07/29 - McCarran Pool, Brooklyn, NY
08/01 - The Grove, Anaheim, CA
08/03 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
08/04 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
08/09 - Warehouse Live,Houston, TX
08/10 - Stubbs BBQ, Austin, TX

Via Eardrums comes word that Magnus Robot Børmark and Sveinung Sundli of the Norwegian avant-goth/folk act Gåte have a new band called 22. Can't get much more Google-unfriendly than that! Anyhow, you can listen to a few songs at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thisis22
Reminds me a bit of Mew 'cept with more of a caterwauling/Jeff Buckley-esque singer.

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

01. The Radio Dept.
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. Radiohead
04. Belle and Sebastian
05. The Knife
06. The Flaming Lips
07. The Smiths
08. Mew
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Sufjan Stevens

Top 10 tracks for the week? All Radio Dept.:

01. The Radio Dept. - A window
02. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
03. The Radio Dept. - Tell
04. The Radio Dept. - Every time
05. The Radio Dept. - Sleeping in
06. The Radio Dept. - Always a relief
07. The Radio Dept. - South side
08. The Radio Dept. - It's Personal
09. The Radio Dept. - Gibraltar
10. The Radio Dept. - I wanted you to feel the same

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Bassist Johan Wohlert has decided to leave Mew due to his impending fatherhood. Read the full statement from the band and from Johan himself: http://www.mewsite.com/

Mew is now offering up streams of all their latest b-sides: http://www.mewsite.com/news/news.php

The video for the new Mew single "The zookeeper's boy" is now online: wmv / rm / qt

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

01. The Knife
02. Belle and Sebastian
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. The Concretes
05. Radiohead
06. The Strokes
07. Morrissey
08. Tiger Lou
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Mew

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
02. José González - Heartbeats
03. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
04. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
05. The Strokes - Heart in a Cage
06. Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved
07. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
08. The Concretes - Chosen One
09. The Strokes - You Only Live Once
10. José González - Crosses

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Mew's next UK single will be for the song "The zookeeper's boy". It comes out on April 17 will be available on both CD and 10" vinyl and here's the tracklists:

CD:
01. The zookeeper's boy (radio edit)
02. A dark design (red version)
03. Chinaberry tree (red version)
04. The zookeeper's boy (video)

10" Vinyl
A1. The zookeeper's boy (album version)
B1. Medley of Saliva, Mica & Panda (live)
B2. Safe as houses

The so-called "red versions" are stripped-down alernative versions of songs and "Safe as houses" is the band's first new demo following "Frengers". An additional version of "The zookeeper's boy" will also be released as a digital download on iTunes the same day.

The Guardian reviews new singles from Serena Maneesh and Mew: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,1706061,00.html

The Mogwai mix of the new Mew single "Why are you looking grave?" is streaming on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mewsite

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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The new Mew single "Why are you looking grave?" comes out February 6 in three different versions. Here's the tracklists:

CD:
01. Why are you looking grave? (edit)
02. Forever and ever

CD Maxi:
01. Why are you looking grave? (Kitchen demo)
02. Why are you looking grave? (Sun demo)
03. Why are you looking grave? (Full single version)
04. Why are you looking grave? (Album version feat. J. Mascis)
05. Why are you looking grave? (Live at Islington Academy UK 19.09.05)
06. Why are you looking grave? (Kissing Hoodie version)
07. Why are you looking grave? (Mogwai Mix)
08. Why are you looking grave? (Video)
09. Why are you looking grave? (Live video at Brighton Concorde II UK 21.09.05)

7":
A. Why are you looking grave? (feat. J. Mascis)
B. In time do you forget (Daydream)