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This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (07) Arctic Monkeys - Brainstorm
02. (02) Asha Ali - Coward heart
03. (15) Kings of Leon - On call
04. (11) The Kooks - Ooh la
05. (NY) Vapnet med Jens Lekman - Håll ihop
06. (04) The Moonbabies - War on sound
07. (14) Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
08. (NY) Maximo Park - Our velocity
09. (03) Badly Drawn Boy - A journey from A to B
10. (01) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
11. (05) Lily Allen - Littlest things
12. (NY) Korn med Amy Lee - Freak on the leash
13. (12) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
14. (18) The Long Blondes - Giddy stratospeheres
15. (19) Jamie T - If you got the money
16. (08) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
17. (16) Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the experiment
18. (13) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
19. (NY) The Honeydrips - (Lack of) Love will tear us apart
20. (09) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
Leaving the chart:
Regina Spektor - Samson
The Shins - Phantom limb
Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
Amerie - Take control
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (02) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
02. (03) Asha Ali - Coward heart
03. (06) Badly Drawn Boy - A journey from A to B
04. (05) The Moonbabies - War on sound
05. (01) Lily Allen - Littlest things
06. (07) Regina Spektor - Samson
07. (NY) Arctic Monkeys - Brainstorm
08. (08) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
09. (09) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
10. (11) The Shins - Phantom limb
11. (10) The Kooks - Ooh la
12. (12) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
13. (04) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
14. (13) Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
15. (NY) Kings of Leon - On call
16. (19) Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the experiment
17. (14) Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
18. (16) The Long Blondes - Giddy stratospheres
19. (NY) Jamie T - If you got the money
20. (15) Amerie - Take control
Leaving the chart:
The Mary Onettes - Void
Grinderman - No pussy blues
Marit Bergman - Mama I remember you now
Watch Pelle Carlberg perform a cover of "Rocket man" from his recent Italian tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zOAwbOrgc
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (01) Lily Allen - Littlest things
02. (03) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
03. (05) Asha Ali - Coward heart
04. (02) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
05. (06) The Moonbabies - War on sound
06. (07) Badly Drawn Boy - A journey from A to B
07. (04) Regina Spektor - Samson
08. (08) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
09. (09) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
10. (12) The Kooks - Ooh la
11. (11) The Shins - Phantom limb
12. (14) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
13. (NY) Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
14. (18) Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
15. (15) Amerie - Take control
16. (NY) The Long Blondes - Giddy stratospheres
17. (NY) The Mary Onettes - Void
18. (NY) Grinderman - No pussy blues
19. (NY) Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the experiment
20. (ÅT) Marit Bergman - Mama I remember you now
Leaving the chart:
The Pipettes - Judy
The Concretes - Oh no
Koop - I see a different you
Kleerup w/Robyn - With every heartbeat
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Desecration smile
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan said dance
Labrador has posted an mp3 of Pelle Carlberg's new single "I love you you imbecile": http://www.labrador.se/mp3/pellecarlberg-i_love_you_you_imbecile.mp3
This song is a duet with Norwegian singer Ida Maria and is the first taste of what's to come from Pelle's forthcoming album "In a nutshell", due out March 28.
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (02) The Shins - Phantom limb
02. (NY) Lily Allen - Littlest things
03. (08) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
04. (03) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
05. (01) Regina Spektor - Samson
06. (06) The Pipettes - Judy
07. (NY) Badly Drawn Boy - A journey from A to B
08. (07) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
09. (14) Koop - I see a different you
10. (04) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
11. (09) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan said dance
12. (12) The Concretes - Oh no
13. (15) The Jai Alai Savant - Arcane theories
14. (ÅT) Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
15. (17) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
16. (05) Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
17. (11) Kleerup med Robyn - With every heartbeat
18. (10) Klaxons - Golden skans
19. (ÅT) Alex Gopher - Brian Leech
20. (NY) Redo Hot Chili Peppers - Desecration smile
Leaving the chart:
Melody Club - Fever fever
Marit Bergman - Mama, I remember you now
Bloc Party - The prayer
Ison & Fille - Hela dan varje dag
The Cinematics - Keep forgetting
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (05) Regina Spektor - Samson
02. (06) The Shins - Phantom limb
03. (01) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
04. (NY) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
05. (03) Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
06. (02) The Pipettes - Judy
07. (12) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
08. (NY) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
09. (04) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan said dance
10. (ÅT) Klaxons - Golden skans
11. (07) Kleerup med Robyn - With every heartbeat
12. (NY) The Concretes - Oh no
13. (09) Melody Club - Fever fever
14. (17) Koop - I see a different you
15. (NY) The Jai Alai Savant - Arcane theories
16. (NY) Marit Bergman - Mama, I remember you know
17. (NY) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
18. (10) Bloc Party - The prayer
19. (14) Ison & Fille - Hela dan varje dag
20. (11) The Cinematics - Keep forgetting
Leaving the chart:
Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
Timbuktu - Karmakontot
[ingenting] – Suzanne (Vi kan inte gå hand i hand)
Weeping Willows - The burden
Juvelen - Hanna
Laleh - November
Superpumas - Clear
Pelle Carlberg's new album "In a nutshell" is now confirmed for release on March 28. See him on tour in Italy next week:
02/07 - Morya, Cellatica
02/08 - Covo, Bologna
02/09 - Sintetica, Firenze
02/10 - Loop Cafè, Perugia
02/11 - Zuni, Ferrara
02/12 - No Fun, Udine
02/13 - Lego Cafè, Cesena
02/14 - La Casa 139, Milano
The new Pelle Carlberg album "In a nutshell" will be released in March.
Stylus on the US release of Pelle Carlberg's album "Everything. Now!": http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/pelle-carlberg/everything-now.htm
Speaking of Pelle Carlberg, he's got a new version of the song "Middleclass kid" up for download: http://www.pellecarlberg.se/Pelle%20Carlberg/Songs/Pelle%20Carlberg%20-%20Middleclass%20Kid.mp3
I rarely make any attempt to hide my disdain for all things Labrador. Their particular brand of precious twee indiepop just isn't my thing. It's not that I find it unappealing, I just think all sounds so boring and uninspired - something far worse than being polarizing like, say, The Tough Alliance. However, I still give them the benefit of the doubt with every new release, especially since they appear to be so highly regarded. I figure that there's always the chance I'm missing something, but more often than not, I find that my initial hesitations have proved correct. Of course there are exceptions: I've often expressed my respect for Pelle Carlberg and now we can add [ingenting] to list. Simon's review from the other day echoes my own sentiments fairly well, though I'd probably use different artists as reference points. The important points: the guitar work is fantastic and yes, this is truly Swedish indie at its best. And yes, "Hollywood dreams" really is the best song on the record.
[ingenting] - Hollywood dreams
This is the debut record from Edson's frontman and singer/songwriter and, not surprisingly, it sounds a lot like Edson. The groove is still gentle and soothing, the instrumentation simple, the vocals sublimely beautiful, and the lyrics still walk that fine line between sharp wit and tender insight. He's a classic Labrador act - high quality and almost-but-not-quite-too twee - but there's really no one out there who sounds like he does: a Sinatra for the midtempo indie set. At times he's a bit too over the top - "Go to hell, Miss Rydell", a song about repeated rebuffed attempts to contact a reviewer who panned his record, is a funny first listen but grows tiresome after a few rotations. He's got songs about compulsive shopping -- the catchy "Riverbank" takes on buyer's remorse and is considerably more fun musically than "Telemarketing", about someone who "can't say no to a human voice." But it's the empathy with which he inhabits characters like the sad sack singing "Telemarketing" that bring the record its warmth, reached most effectively on songs like "Oh no! It's happening again", which captures that moment when a romantic quarrel escalates into a fight that dooms the relationship, or "Mind the gap", where he yearns to give money to the beggar on the London tube and questions the opportunities his son's school offers that less privileged kids don't get. It's not the perfect album he could make if he'd tone down the silly and stick with the catchy poignant, but it's a very nice listen with high points high enough to carry the weaker songs and a warm glow that goes perfectly with coffee on the cold grey mornings that lie before us.
- Nancy Baym
Pitchfork does the track review thing with Pelle Carlberg: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/track_reviews/Pelle_Carlberg_Musikbyran_Makes_Me_Wanna_Smoke_Crack
What's more telling is that they have now inaugurated a "swede-pop" category.