Some new US dates for the Shout Out Louds:

07/16 - Spiegeltent, New York, NY
07/17 - Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY
07/18 - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
07/19 - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire
02. Feist
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Laakso
05. Björk
06. Bright Eyes
07. Of Montreal
08. Radiohead
09. The Shins
10. Bloc Party

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
02. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
03. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
04. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
05. Vikingarna - Bästa kramgoa låtarna 2
06. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
07. Marie Lindberg - Trying to recall
08. Cornelis Vreeswijk - CV - Det bästa med Cornelis Vreeswijk
09. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
10. Shout Out Louds - Our ill wills
11. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
12. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
14. Nanne - Jag måste kyssa dig
15. Jerry Williams - I can jive - Det bästa med Jerry Williams
16. Laleh - Prinsessor
17. Calaisa - Calaisa
18. Sophie Zelmani - Memory loves you
19. The Boppers - 30
20. Björn Rosenström - Ett Jubileum som är sådär....10 1/2 år

Hey look! A brand new interview with Carl, Erik and Bebban from the Shout Out Louds: [click here]

Interview: Shout Out Louds

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
02. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
03. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
04. José González – Veneer
05. The Bear Quartet – Ny våg
06. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
07. Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond
08. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
09. The Knife – Silent Shout
10. Shout Out Louds – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
02. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
03. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
04. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
05. Vikingarna - Bästa kramgoa låtarna 2
06. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
07. Shout Out Louds - Our ill wills
08. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
09. Nanne - Jag måste kyssa dig
10. Jerry Williams - I can jive - Det bästa med Jerry Williams
11. Marie Lindberg - Trying to recall
12. Jimmy Jansson - Sån e jag
14. Sebastian - The vintage virgin
15. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
16. The Boppers - 30
17. Björn Rosenström - Ett Jubileum som är sådär....10 1/2 år
18. Arvingarna - All included - Arvingarnas största hits 1992-2007
19. Laleh - Prinsessor
20. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Bloc Party
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Modest Mouse
05. Bright Eyes
06. Arctic Monkeys
07. The Knife
08. Laakso
09. Björk
10. The Beatles

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Tickets are now available for May's extra-special Tack! Tack! Tack! show with Shout Out Louds, Loney, Dear and Maia Hirasawa - simply click the banner and you'll be taken to the right place. Also note that DJs Andres Lokko and Off the Wall are now confirmed as well.

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire
02. Bloc Party
03. The Shins
04. Arctic Monkeys
05. Bright Eyes
06. Modest Mouse
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Laakso
09. The Radio Dept.
10. The Beatles

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May's extra-special Tack! Tack! Tack! showcase has been confirmed! Shout Out Louds, Loney, Dear and Maia Hirasawa at the ICA in London on May 24! Tickets aren't on sale quite yet, but when they are, clicking the banner on the right will take you to the right place! Special thanks to the Swedish Institute for making this possible.
Also note that Logh leaves next week to embark on their European tour and I've updated the sidebar with a bunch of new dates.

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave
02. (04) Timbuktu - Lika barna avvika bäst del 2
03. (NY) Florence Valentin - Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård
04. (01) The Shins - Australia
05. (05) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
06. (10) Salem al Fakir - This is who I am
07. (NY) Lucky Soul - Add your light to mine
08. (13) Jack Peñate - Second, minute or hour
09. (14) Bloc Party - I still remember
10. (18) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
11. (15) Infinite Mass - Sometimes
12. (03) The Jai-Alai Savant - White on white crime
13. (17) Lovekevins - Tamagotchi freestyle
14. (20) CK - En på miljonen
15. (08) Amp Fiddler feat. Corinne Bailey Rae - If I don’t
16. (19) Manic Street Preachers - Your love alone is not enough
17. (06) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee go home
18. (07) Oi Va Voi - Yuri
19. (NY) Studio - West side
20. (NY) Sondre Lerche - The Tape

Leaving the chart:
Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
Maxïmo Park - Our velocity
Bonde Do Role - Solta o frango
Moby feat. Mylene Farmer - Slipping Away (Crier La Vie)

Merge has picked up the new Shout Out Louds album "Our ill wills" for a US release. Look for it on September 11.

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (03) The Shins - Australia
02. (01) Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave
03. (NY) The Jai-Alai Savant - White on white crime
04. (NY) Timbuktu - Lika barna avvika bäst del 2
05. (02) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
06. (05) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee go home
07. (06) Oi Va Voi - Yuri
08. (NY) Amp Fiddler feat. Corinne Bailey Rae - If I don’t
09. (07) Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
10. (08) Salem al Fakir - This is who I am
11. (04) Maxïmo Park - Our velocity
12. (11) Bonde Do Role - Solta o frango
13. (NY) Jack Peñate - Second, minute or hour
14. (10) Bloc Party - I still remember
15. (NY) Infinite Mass - Sometimes
16. (NY) Moby feat. Mylene Farmer - Slipping Away (Crier La Vie)
17. (14) Lovekevins - Tamagotchi freestyle
18. (20) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
19. (15) Manic Street Preachers - Your love alone is not enough
20. (16) CK - En på miljonen

Leaving the chart:
The Moonbabies - War on sound
Fountains of Wayne - Someone to love
Jamie T - Calm down dearest
The Honeydrips - (Lack of) Love will tear us apart
Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
The Kooks - Ooh la

MP3: Shout Out Louds - Very loud

This week's Friday post belongs to Simon Tagestam:

Now with Shout Out Louds releasing new material this spring, I think it's time to indulge in some recent nostalgia for their past deeds. The first time I heard Shout Out Louds was when I saw one of their videos on MTV four-five years ago thinking it was horrible and that they were an 'indie' band manufactured by some major label. Then I kept on seeing the video and I reluctantly had to admit that I really liked it, hence me going out to buy their first EP "100° EP". "Very loud" is the best song on this EP, but the rest of the tracks are all very decent. I found the album "Howl how gaff gaff" rather disappointing and I wasn't too impressed that it featured every song from their first EP on it. I'm still excited about their second album despite that (judging by their latest single) it sounds like Adam's 'quirky' singing style has become almost way too quirky.

Shout Out Louds - Very loud