This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Sebastian - Sebastian
02. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
03. Petter - P
04. Christer Sjögren - King creole
05. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
06. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
07. Rigmore Gustafsson - On my way to you
08. The Knife - Silent shout
09. Ulf Lundell - När jag kysser havet - det bästa 75-84
10. Laleh - Laleh
11. Da Buzz - Last goodbye
12. In Flames - Come clarity
13. Ulf Lundell - Venus & jupiter - det bästa 94-05
14. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
15. Ulf Lundell - Danielas hus - det bästa 84-93
16. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
17. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
18. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
19. The Concretes - In colour
20. Andreas Mattsson - The lawlessnes of the ruling classes

PopMatters gives high praise to the Envelopes: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/envelopes_demon/

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:

01. Belle and Sebastian
02. The Knife
03. The Arcade Fire
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. Tiger Lou
06. Bloc Party
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Arctic Monkeys
09. Bright Eyes
10. The Concretes

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales of San Francisco
02. The Fine Arts Showcase - Brother In Black
03. The Knife - Like a pen
04. The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts
06. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
07. The Knife - We share our mother's health
08. The Knife - Na na na
09. The Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
10. The Arcade Fire - Wake Up

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The Concretes
In colour
Licking Fingers

Because of the hype and certain boyfriend associations, it took me some time before I caved in and bought The Concretes' first album. This time around, I don't give a damn about any hype or family relations - I just want to listen, listen, listen to this excellent album all day every day. The Concretes' debut was mighty good, now for "In colour" they've produced an album with even more melodic and stronger songs. Just like there are 'feel good films', there are of course 'feel good records' and "In colour" is precisely one of those.
- Simon Tagestam

Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde. It's a ballsy move to knight yourself and name your backing band after an art movement. Especially for someone who sings so damn high. I've been waiting for Eric's debut full-length for awhile now and, while I understand that his music is not for everyone, I feel it is my duty to make everyone a convert. It's way more fey and twee than anything I'd normally listen to, but it's also silly, playful and much smarter than first impressions let on. I know I probably sound like hypocrite having criticized The Concretes for their amateurism earlier this week, but that aesthetic can work if done right. The difference is that The Concretes are trying to be better than their abilities permit and Eric Beyond, on the other hand, doesn't seem to care so much about getting things right as much as having the proper feel and feeling. The funny falsetto is a red herring - listen more carefully and you'll get it.

MP3: Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-garde - Born by the bible

Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde. It's a ballsy move to knight yourself and name your backing band after an art movement. Especially for someone who sings so damn high. I've been waiting for Eric's debut full-length for awhile now and, while I understand that his music is not for everyone, I feel it is my duty to make everyone a convert. It's way more fey and twee than anything I'd normally listen to, but it's also silly, playful and much smarter than first impressions let on. I know I probably sound like hypocrite having criticized The Concretes for their amateurism earlier this week, but that aesthetic can work if done right. The difference is that The Concretes are trying to be better than their abilities permit and Eric Beyond, on the other hand, doesn't seem to care so much about getting things right as much as having the proper feel and feeling. The funny falsetto is a red herring - listen more carefully and you'll get it.

Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-garde - Born by the bible

Also streaming at MTVe.com right now are new albums from Holy Madre and The Concretes.

MP3: The Concretes - Grey days

Early consensus on the new Concretes album "In colour" seems to be as follows: if you liked the first album, you probably won't like the new one as much, but if you didn't like it, you'll think the new one is better. I think both responses are for the same reason, too. The naive, childlike qualities that endeared fans of twee music to the debut are largely absent from the follow-up and for people like me who tend to associate those qualities with an inate inability to perform (or, in other words: sucking), the new record is a step in the right direction. "In colour" is much more confident, more produced. I'm still not close to falling in love with the band, but I see it as a huge improvement. More importantly, they let Maria Eriksson sing lead on a song instead of regular frontwoman Victoria Bergman. I'm sorry, but I simply cannot hang with Victoria's droll, nasal voice. Maria however, sings beautifully - something she proved long ago with her work in Heikki. Today's mp3 is the song she sings lead on: "Grey days". That's my pick for the album's highlight.

The Concretes - Grey days

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:

01. The Knife
02. Belle and Sebastian
03. Tiger Lou
04. Bloc Party
05. Death Cab for Cutie
06. Morrissey
07. Jens Lekman
08. Arctic Monkeys
09. Radiohead
10. The Concretes

The top 10 tracks for the week? Still all about The Knife, for the third week in a row:

01. The Knife - Silent shout
02. The Knife - From off to on
03. The Knife - Neverland
04. The Knife - Na na na
05. The Knife - Marble house
06. The Knife - We share our mother's health
07. The Knife - The captain
08. The Knife - Like a pen
09. The Knife - One hit
10. The Knife - Still light

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This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
02. (NY) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste in Music"
03. (04) Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me"
04. (NY) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
05. (18) Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!"
06. (01) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
07. (13) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
08. (NY) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Infinite Zero"
09. (11) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
10. (NY) The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous"
11. (NY) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
12. (NY) Thåström - "Om Black Jim"
13. (NY) AFC - "5 för 5"
14. (NY) Ane Brun med Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
15. (15) Depeche Mode - "Suffer Well"
16. (ÅT) I'm From Barcelona - "We're From Barcelona"
17. (NY) Placebo - "Song to Say Goodbye"
18. (06) Danko Jones - "Baby Hates Me"
19. (19) System of a Down - "Lonely Day"
20. (12) Jaheim - "The Chosen One"

Leaving the chart: Youngblood Brass Band, The Concretes, Foo Fighters, Maxïmo Park, Sandy Mouche, Architectures In Helsinki, Timo Räisänen, Ed Greene, Robyn and Martha Wainwright.

The latest top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (04) Dub Sweden - "We're so loud"
02. (03) Arctic Monkeys - "When the sun goes down"
03. (16) Firefox AK - "Madame, Madame!"
04. (NY) Hard Fi - "Cash machine"
05. (NY) Danko Jones - "Baby hates me"
06. (NY) Depeche Mode - "Suffer well"
07. (ÅT) Maxïmo Park - "I want you to stay"
08. (06) Youngblood Brass Band - "Nuclear summer"
09. (02) Timo Räisänen - "Fear no darkness promised child"
10. (10) Architectures In Helsinki - "lt'5"
11. (01) Martha Wainwright - "Bloody mother f***ing a**hole"
12. (09) Sandy Mouche - "Spiderweb suit"
13. (14) SwingFly - "Something got me started"
14. (NY) The Concretes - "Chosen one"
15. (11) Cat Power - "The Greatest"
16. (05) We Are Scientists - "The great escape"
17. (08) Alf - "Manchester man"
18. (NY) Robyn - "Crash and burn girl"
19. (NY) Graham Coxon - "Standing on my own"
20. (NY) I'm From Barcelona - "We're From Barcelona"

Leaving the chart: Mylo, The Bravery, Tim Neu, Stars, Irene, Loney Dear, Hello Saferide and Sway.

The Concretes have a new website with plenty of annoying pop-up windows: http://www.theconcretes.com/
The band's new album "In colour" comes out in the UK on March 13, March 15 in Scandinavia/the Baltics and March 20 in the US.

Check out the new video for the song "Chosen one" from The Concretes: http://www.independ.net/pop.php?url=CONCRETE.mov

ExMS has confirmed the full list of Swedish artists performing at their SXSW showcase this year: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=6623
Artists include Amandine, Ane Brun, Empire Dogs, José González, Loney, Dear, Quit Your Dayjob, The Ark, The Concretes and The Hellacopters.

Peter Bjorn and John have posted a brand new track for streaming on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
The song is called "Young people" and features a duet with Victoria from The Concretes. It's the first taste of what will be the band's third album, whenever it gets released eventually.

Dusted reviews The Concretes b-side collection "Layourbattleaxedown": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2548