New music from Sambassadeur this spring?

Swedish indiepop act Sambassadeur is reportedly working on a new album with producer Mattias Glavå for release this coming spring via Labrador Records.

Top tens for 2010: It's a Trap! Contributors

PopMatters says The Radio Dept. is #1

No big surprise really: The Radio Dept. tops PopMatters' top 10 indiepop albums of 2010 list: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/134171-the-best-indie-pop-of-2010/
Also, coming in at #8, is fellow Labrador act Sambassadeur.

MP3: Autisterna - Sov

Got a new track for you today from Austisterna, a Göteborg-based act named after Stig Larsson's debut novel. Though I have been bestowed with the exclusive privilege of posting said track by label Groover Recordings, I wouldn't be doing so if it wasn't good and so logically it follows that yes, it is indeed a fine piece of work and one well worth checking out. Fit for this grey season too, not just because I'd rather be hibernating as the song title suggests ("Sov" = "Sleep"), but also because the band's violinist provides an extra little heart-tug with her languid melody line laying over the delicate tinkling of piano, a melancholy sound that's perfect for these short, dark days. It's been three years since the band's debut "Sista scenen" and now the follow-up "Legender", recorded once again with producer Mattias Glavå (Håkan Hellström, Broder Daniel, Franke, Sambassadeur etc.), is finally ready and will be released on March 2 on both CD and LP, as well as digital. "Sov" is merely a taste though; the first proper single "Rachael Ray" doesn't come out until January 10 and I'm sure that if it's anything as good as this, we can look forward to a fantastic record.

Autisterna - Sov

Musik med Sambassadeur (#2)

More newly published, older live recordings at PSL, this time from Sambassadeur: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/17/musik-med-sambassadeur-2/

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. CEO
02. Kent
03. Robyn
04. Familjen
05. Oskar Linnros
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Sambassadeur
08. Markus Krunegård
09. The National
10. Teenage Fanclub

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Sambassadeur - I can try (video)

Here's the new Sambassadeur video for the single "I can try": http://www.vimeo.com/12641915

Sambassadeur - I can try

The new Sambassadeur single "I can try", officially due out July 7 via Labrador Records, is being given away as a free download: http://www.labrador.se/icantry

Under the Radar talks to Sambassadeur

Under the Radar interviews Swedish indie act Sambassadeur: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/sambassadeur/

Musik med Sambassadeur

Live music at PSL with Sambassadeur: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/04/19/musik-med-sambassadeur/

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. The Radio Dept.
02. Beach House
03. Sambassadeur
04. Moto Boy
05. Jens Lekman
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. Yeasayer
10. Club 8

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PopMatters reviews Sambassadeur

PopMatters is so-so on the new Sambassadeur album "European": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/121511-sambassadeur-european/

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. Sambassadeur
02. Shout Out Louds
03. Efterklang
04. Beach House
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Jens Lekman
07. Oh No Ono
08. Yeasayer
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. El Perro del Mar

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Pitchfork reviews Sambassadeur, Kasper Bjørke

Pitchfork reviews the new Sambassadeur album "European": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13932-european/
Also covered, Danish producer Kasper Bjørke's "Standing on top of utopia": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13945-standing-on-top-of-utopia/

Sambassadeur - Stranded

Labrador Records has posted yet another preview track from the new Sambassadeur album "European": http://soundcloud.com/labrador-records/sambassadeur-stranded