This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - En plats i solen
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
03. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
04. Meduza Eddie - Rockabilly rebel
05. Timoteij - Längtan
06. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
07. Eric Saade - Masquerade
08. Håkan Hellström - Samlade singlar 2000-2010
09. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
10. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
11. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
12. Sabaton - Coat of arms
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. Erik Grönwall - Somewhere between a rock and a hard place
15. The Ark - In full regalia
16. Emmy & Ella - Emmy & Ella
17. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
18. My Brother the Wind - Twilight in the crystal cabinet
19. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
20. Kent - Röd

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Kent
02. Robyn
03. Familjen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. The National
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Jens Lekman
08. Acid House Kings
09. The Bear Quartet
10. Teenage Fanclub

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Pitchfork interviews Robyn

Pitchfork has a brand new feature-length interview with Robyn: http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7817-robyn/

Robyn - Don't fucking tell me what to do (video)

Robyn's new video for "Don't fucking tell me what to do" isn't just 3D, it's also interactive with Twitter: http://robyn.com/killingme/
Lucky for me, I've got a pair of the good ol' red+green glasses on my desk from the Finnish band Radar whose new EP "A black shade of neon" has a 3D cover.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Robyn
02. Kent
03. The Radio Dept.
04. The Drums
05. Familjen
06. Ratatat
07. Jens Lekman
08. Wild Nothing
09. LCD Soundsystem
10. Bob Hund

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Body talk pt. 2 gets release date

Robyn's next album, "Body talk pt. 2" -- the 2nd of a promised trilogy, has been confirmed for release on September 6.

The Animal Five have a new website, Robyn cover

Sweden's The Animal Five have unveiled a new website where they will be posting a new cover tune every month. Up first: Robyn's "Dancing on my own": http://www.theanimalfive.com/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
02. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
03. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
04. Eric Saade - Masquerade
05. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
06. Jannez - Se på oss nu
07. Erik Grönwall - Somewhere between a rock and a hard place
08. Sabaton - Coat of arms
09. Teddybears - Musik ur teaterföreställningen Don Carlos
10. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
11. Timoteij - Längtan
12. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
13. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
14. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
15. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
16. Johnossi - Mavericks
17. Wahlströms - Vårt älskade 80-tal
18. The Ark - In full regalia
19. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
20. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Robyn
02. Familjen
03. Oskar Linnros
04. The Drums
05. Jens Lekman
06. Efterklang
07. The National
08. Shout Out Louds
09. Dungen
10. Bob Hund

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PopMatters reviews Robyn

PopMatters review Robyn's new album "Body talk pt. 1": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/126549-robyn-body-talk-pt.-1

Sirius playlist week #24

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Randy - Who's side are you on?
02. TALK 1
03. Randy - Freedom song
04. Far From Tellus - Rosemary
05. Chicagojazzen - 18 år i en ruttnande kropp
06. TALK 2
07. Andreas Söderlund - Hawaii
08. Noisebud - Truck driver
09. Montys Loco - Heavy
10. TALK 3
11. Maim - Maimed
12. Turboweekend - Sweet Jezebel (Efterklang remix)
13. Pearl Fiction - The ruby fever
14. Meleeh - Hells mouth
15. TALK 4
16. Oranssi Pazuzu - Korppi
17. Brutus - Swedish lady
18. Entombed - Something out of nothing
19. Katzenjammer - To the sea
20. TALK 5
21. Robyn - Dancehall queen

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Body talk album preview

Robyn's excellent new album "Body talk pt. 1" is currently streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/robynmyspace

Robyn on the perfect pop song

Robyn talks to NME about how to write the perfect pop song: http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=146&title=how_to_write_the_perfect_pop_song&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Rasmus Kellerman
02. The Bear Quartet
03. Familjen
04. Robyn
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Beach House
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Teenage Fanclub
09. The National
10. Jens Lekman

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Robyn annouces North American dates

Robyn will be back in the US this summer:

07/16 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
07/17 - Crofoot Ballroom, Detroit, MI
07/22 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
07/23 - The Music Box, Los Angeles, CA
07/24 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
07/27 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
07/30 - Disco Lemonade: Summer Mashup Festival, Toronto, Ontario
07/31 - Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Quebec
08/02 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
08/03 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
08/05 - Webster Hall, New York, NY