(Norra Kust, Magnus Ekelund) has signed Maria Eriksson (The Concretes, Santa Maria, Heikki) and will be releasing her debut solo album på svenska "Stjäl det du behöver" early next year. Teg has also officially picked up Mattias Alkbergs Begravning, the new band from The Bear Quartet frontman, and will be releasing their new album next year as well.
PSL reports that Maria Eriksson of The Concretes/Santa Maria/Heikki is recording a new album in Swedish with Mattias Alkberg and Jakob Hellman's backing band Neverna: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/03/05/det-handlar-om-vad-som-sker-nar-man-spelar-tillsammans-maria-eriksson-spelar-med-nerverna/
Swedish indie label mainstay is putting out a new comp at the end of the month (1/31) featuring a wide selection of tunes from their 25 years as a label plus four brand new ones written especially for this release. Full tracklist:
Oh My! - Fifteen minutes
Heikki - Former hero
Bedroom Eyes - Hand-in-hand grenade
The Drowners - Summer break my fall
Light Parade - Moonlight run
Little Red Snapper - Call me on Tuesday
Olle Nyman - Don't let those bastards reel you in
Oscar & Ronja - Bad manners
Amber Oak - Audrey (radio version)
Wade - Freak or a star
Music of Things - Self destructive
Holiday With Maggie - Make it, don't break it
Mufflon 5 - Waverer
The Concretes - Just locals
Tupelo Honeys - The return of the weeping man (autumn edit)
The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster
The Swede Beat interviews Swedish pop artist Dante, the solo alias of Dante Kinnunen of The Concretes: http://www.theswedebeat.com/new2011/music/interview-dante
A new track from Dante, aka Dante Kinnunen of The Concretes. Look for his solo debut to be released in early 2012 via .
The Concretes have a new video for the song "My ways": http://theconcretes.tumblr.com/post/6969907144/brand-new-and-lovely-video-for-my-ways-directed
has a 5-song Scandinavian music sampler comp available for free download at Amazon: http://amzn.to/iw9NN9
Not the usual selection of just-Swedes either, this collection has stuff from The Deer Tracks, Figurines, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, El Perro Del Mar and I Was a King. And likewise, by perusing the top free downloads chart, I also see that has a label comp for download as well: http://amzn.to/lk0RPs
Featured artists on that one include Delay Trees, Oh No Ono, Regina and The Concretes.
is putting out a new comp of Swedish music called "Discover the Sound Of Sweden" featuring selections from artists such as The Concretes, Jenny Wilson and Non Tiq. Read more: http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/intlpub/discover-the-sound-of-sweden-with-playground-musics-stunning-new-compilation
For non-Scandinavians it appears the the collection is available for sampling via Musikwebb, along with the companion release "Discover the Sound of Denmark". No idea what the restrictions are on iTunes, but maybe you can preview it there as well if you don't hate that application like I do.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Bob Hund
02. Anna Järvinen
03. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
04. The Concretes
05. Jenny Wilson
06. Kent
07. Peter Bjorn and John
08. The Radio Dept.
09. Glasvegas
10. Lykke Li
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The Concretes have a brand new video for the tune "Crack in the paint": http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/intlpub/video-premiere-the-concretes-crack-in-the-paint
PopMatters interviews The Concretes: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/131665-no-more-trouble-an-interview-with-the-concretes/
PSL has new live music from Dante Kinnunen, the drummer from The Concretes: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/02/16/musik-med-dante/
"Next to you" is his new single, officially released on February 18. Hear more from Dante here: http://dantekinnunen.bandcamp.com/
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Jonathan Johansson
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Säkert!
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Palpitation
06. Lykke Li
07. Junip
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Iron & Wine
10. The Concretes
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Säkert!
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Loney, dear
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Johnossi
08. Logh
09. The Concretes
10. Jens Lekman
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Familjen
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Robyn
05. CEO
06. The Concretes
07. Wild Nothing
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Belle and Sebastian
10. This is Head
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