Two new live shows for The Knife:

06/06 - La Loco, Paris (FRA)
08/11 - Sonnemondsterne festival, Saalsburg (GER)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. BWO - Halycon days
02. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
04. Eric Gadd - Eric gadd
05. Backyard Babies - People like people like people like us
06. Anna Book - Let's dance + 13 favoriter
07. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
08. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
09. Sebastian - Sebastian
10. The Refreshments - 24-7
11. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
12. Björn Rosenström & Det Jävla Bandet - Syster Gunbritts hemlighet
13. Takida - ...make you breathe
14. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
15. Anna Christoffersson/Steve Dobrogosz - It's always you
16. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
17. The Knife - Silent shout
18. Laleh - Laleh
19. Sator - Basement noise
20. Christer Sjögren - King creole

Norwegian electronic/jazz/post-rock act Wibutee will release their new album "Sweet mental" on May 22, but you can already preview a couple tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wibutee
In case you don't recognize that voice on "Sweet ball", it's Anja Garbarek. Sounds great. (via)

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

01. The Radio Dept.
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. Radiohead
04. Belle and Sebastian
05. The Knife
06. The Flaming Lips
07. The Smiths
08. Mew
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Sufjan Stevens

Top 10 tracks for the week? All Radio Dept.:

01. The Radio Dept. - A window
02. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
03. The Radio Dept. - Tell
04. The Radio Dept. - Every time
05. The Radio Dept. - Sleeping in
06. The Radio Dept. - Always a relief
07. The Radio Dept. - South side
08. The Radio Dept. - It's Personal
09. The Radio Dept. - Gibraltar
10. The Radio Dept. - I wanted you to feel the same

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Live report: José González @ Hammersmith Apollo, London 04/24/06

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Eric Gadd - Eric gadd
02. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
03. Backyard Babies - People like people like people like us
04. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
05. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
06. Sebastian - Sebastian
07. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
08. The Refreshments - 24-7
09. The Radio Dept. - Pet grief
10. Christer Sjögren - King creole
11. Anna Book - Let's dance + 13 favoriter
12. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
13. The Knife - Silent shout
14. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
15. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
16. Takida - ...make you breathe
17. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta
18. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
19. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
20. Rigmore Gustafsson - On my way to you

Dreamboat Records reports that Oh Lucky Star is recording a new album at Cobra Studio with the working title of "A place in the sun".

Mute has signed The Knife and will release their latest record "Silent shout" in the US on July 25. They will also release a single for the title track on June 27 on both CD and 12" vinyl. No word of any tourdates yet, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Podcast: Q1 highlights

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Eric Gadd - Eric gadd
02. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
04. The Refreshments - 24-7
05. Sebastian - Sebastian
06. Takida - ...make you breathe
07. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
08. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
09. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
10. Christer Sjögren - King creole
11. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
12. The Knife - Silent shout
13. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta
14. Rebecka Törnqvist - Melting into orange
15. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
16. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
17. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
18. Helt Off - I huset
19. Laleh - Laleh
20. Marie Serneholt - Enjoy the ride

I'm not sure why, but Pitchfork decided to review Figurines again, this time adding on their coveted "recommended" tag: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/f/figurines/skeleton.shtml

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

01. The Knife
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. The Concretes
05. José González
06. Radiohead
07. Tiger Lou
08. Death Cab for Cutie
09. The Strokes
10. Håkan Hellström

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Concretes - Chosen One
02. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
03. The Knife - Heartbeats
04. The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
05. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
06. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
07. The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
08. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
09. Band of Horses - The Funeral
10. Khoma - Hyenas

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
02. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
03. Sebastian - Sebastian
04. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
05. The Refreshments - 24-7
06. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
07. Marie Serneholt - Enjoy the ride
08. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
09. Christer Sjögren - King creole
10. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
11. The Knife - Silent shout
12. Rebecka Törnqvist - Melting into orange
13. Timo Räisänen - I'm indian
14. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
15. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta
16. Ulf Lundell - När jag kysser havet - det bästa 75-84
17. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
18. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
19. Petter - P
20. Rigmore Gustafsson - On my way to you

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

01. Tiger Lou
02. The Radio Dept.
03. The Knife
04. Morrissey
05. The Concretes
06. Belle and Sebastian
07. Arctic Monkeys
08. Radiohead
09. The Strokes
10. José González

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
02. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
03. José González - Heartbeats
04. The Knife - Silent shout
05. Morrissey - I Will See You In Far Off Places
06. Timo Räisänen - Fear no darkness, promised child
07. Timo Räisänen - Gee Whiz
08. Timo Räisänen - Lead Star
09. Tiger Lou - Oh Horatio
10. Tiger Lou - The Loyal

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
02. Sebastian - Sebastian
03. The Refreshments - 238814
04. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
05. Evergrey - Monday morning apocalypse
06. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
07. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
08. Christer Sjögren - King creole
09. The Knife - Silent shout
10. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
11. Petter - P
12. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta
13. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
14. Rigmore Gustafsson - On my way to you
15. The Concretes - In colour
16. Ulf Lundell - När jag kysser havet - det bästa 75-84
17. Da Buzz - Last goodbye
18. Ulf Lundell - Venus & jupiter - det bästa 94-05
19. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
20. Ulf Lundell - Danielas hus - det bästa 84-93

Aversionline on Head Control System, the new project from Garm of Ulver collaborating with Daniel Cardoso (ex-Sirius, Re:aktor): http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/03/best-nu-metal-album-of-all-time.html

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

01. The Knife
02. Belle and Sebastian
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. The Concretes
05. Radiohead
06. The Strokes
07. Morrissey
08. Tiger Lou
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Mew

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
02. José González - Heartbeats
03. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
04. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
05. The Strokes - Heart in a Cage
06. Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved
07. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
08. The Concretes - Chosen One
09. The Strokes - You Only Live Once
10. José González - Crosses

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Digfi interviews Zeigeist: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=8894
The article is in Swedish, but I figured I'd link it anyways since there seems to be a growing buzz about these guys stemming from their song "Tar heart" being seriptitiously distributed with some of the first leaked versions of The Knife's "Silent shout".

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/

Pitchfork's monthly techno column speculates on The Knife's "Silent shout" possibly being the year's best album in the genre: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/themonthin/techno/03-22-06.shtml