This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. José González
03. Iron & Wine
04. Kent
05. Shout Out Louds
05. Death Cab for Cutie
07. The Knife
08. Band of Horses
09. Beirut
10. Feist
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Timo RäisänenWhile not flawless, "Love will turn you around" has already solidified its placement as a record that will receive heavy rotation in my stereo this autumn. There are a few stumbles as Räisänen's more eccentric qualities overpower his usually solid deliveries - "Spill your beans" is far from awful, it just doesn't sit as solidly in the tracklist as the majority of the other compositions do, and makes for a bizarre transition between the heavy, dark delivery of "Sunday" and the softer "Stop rocking the boat" (which, for whatever reason, reminds me of those brilliant early tracks from Ben Folds Five); and "I wash my mouth with soap before I go" could easily be removed from the album without causing much fuss. "Love will turn you around" synthesizes the complicated optimism present in both Swedish indierock and bands like Pavement and, to some extent, Weezer - "Valentine" establishing this talent early on - and yet doesn't shy away from the shadows or more distortion saturated approaches as "Sunday" attests. "Michael" has quickly become my favorite Timo Räisänen song, ousting "Sweet Marie" and "Fear no darkness, promised child" with it's nearly immaculate craftsmanship and delivery, and is almost worth the price alone. The true power of this album is its appeal to a broad spectrum of listeners - as comparable to Shout Out Louds as it is to Laakso or The Bear Quartet - and what could be more important as the days shorten and grow colder than a solid collection of idiosyncratic, yet ultimately hopeful indie anthems?
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Stylus reviews the new Shout Out Louds record: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/shout-out-louds/our-ill-wills.htm
This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Kent
03. Shout Out Louds
04. The Knife
05. Iron & Wine
06. Death Cab for Cutie
07. Beirut
08. Feist
09. José González
10. Belle and Sebastian
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Pitchfork reviews the US release of the new Shout Out Louds album "Our ill wills": http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45683-our-ill-wills
Also reviewed at Pfork: Finnish artist Islaja and her new album "Ulual Yyy": http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45463-ulual-yyy
This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Shout Out Louds
03. José González
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. Belle and Sebastian
06. Interpol
07. Moneybrother
08. The Knife
09. The Radio Dept.
10. The Bear Quartet
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PopMatters on the US release of the new Shout Out Louds album "Our ill wills": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47694/shout-out-louds-our-ill-wills/
Hard to believe I haven't seen this earlier: here's the new Shout Out Louds video for "Impossible": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQco3-7u5I
The clip was directed by band member Ted Malmros.
This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Shout Out Louds
03. Beirut
04. Interpol
05. The National
06. Modest Mouse
07. José González
08. Feist
09. The Shins
10. Sufjan Stevens
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This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Interpol
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. Feist
05. Shout Out Louds
06. Death Cab for Cutie
07. José González
08. Modest Mouse
09. Rilo Kiley
10. The Shins
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This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Belle and Sebastian
03. Interpol
04. Shout Out Louds
05. Moneybrother
06. Rilo Kiley
07. Kent
08. Sufjan Stevens
09. Feist
10. José González
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This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:
01. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
02. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
03. The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
04. Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism
05. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
06. The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs
07. Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
08. Shout Out Louds – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
09. Jens Lekman – Oh You're So Silent Jens
10. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
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This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:
01. Håkan Hellström – Ramlar
02. Jens Lekman – And I remember every kiss
03. Shout Out Louds – Tonight I have to leave it
04. Okkervil River – Our life is not a movie or maybe
05. Jens Lekman – Sipping on the sweet nectar
06. Modest Mouse – Dashboard
07. Maia Hirasawa – Gothenburg
08. Shout Out Louds – You are dreaming
09. The National – Green gloves
10. Jens Lekman – The opposite of hallelujah
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