In Swedish, but still worth mentioning: the art blog Groupies interviews Andreas Nilsson, visual artist (The Knife, etc.) and guitarist for Silverbullit: http://groupies.plansanddesign.com/2006/02/intervju-med-andreas-nilsson.html

MP3: The Knife - We share our mother's health

It almost seems redundant for me to talk about The Knife will all the praise they've been getting recently. But the fact of the matter is that they deserve every bit of it and I'd be remiss if I didn't throw my $.02 in. Everyone knew to expect something amazing, something unique when we first heard the new album "Silent shout", but I think the duo surpassed even the most lofty expectations with what they delivered. There really isn't anyone else out there doing anything even remotely similar - The Knife stands alone. I chose "We share our mother's health" for posting today because I just love that beat with those crazy ping-pong sound effects and the cymbal crashes of pure white-noise. I know it's only February, but I think we can safely assume that this is one of the best record's were gonna hear in 2006. It's a given.

The Knife - We share our mother's health

Discobelle recently posted a new DJ set from DJ Coolof aka Olof Dreijer of The Knife: http://www.discobelle.net/2006/02/03/mixin-it-up-dj-coolof/

The Knife is going on tour! Yep, it's actually happening. Video artist (and Silverbullit guitarist) Andreas Nilsson will accompany the duo and provide visuals. Dates booked so far:

03/30 - Berns, Stockholm (SWE)
03/31 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
04/12 - Trädgår´n, Göteborg (SWE)

Look for shows in London, Berlin and Paris to be announced soon. Full press release and ticket details: http://www.luger.se/_nyheter.asp?PK_Id=504 (in Swedish)

Pitchfork has a ton of Swedish music featured today including a review of The Knife's "Silent Shout" and interviews with both Jens Lekman and Love is All.

Today's Friday track pick comes from one of my favorite bands: Silverbullit. Not only did they put on the best show I saw last year (at Umeå Open), but their most recent album "Arclight" from 2004 easily ranks as one of the top records of the new millennium. This song I'm posting today comes from their second album "Citizen bird", the name of which became their adopted moniker when they released the disc in the US. I saw, ahem, "Citizen Bird" open for The Soundtrack of Our Lives in SF way back when, but it was only me and a couple Swedish expats who were excited. It's a shame too because who knows if the band will ever make it back over here? Maybe guitarist Andreas Nilsson's video work (The Knife, etc.) will help the band get noticed. I hope so. If people want crazy art-rock walls-of-swirling-guitar-noise they need to forget about Serena Maneesh and get the real deal.

The Musikbyrån site is now updated with the new In Flames video for "Take this life" as well as The Knife's "Silent shout" and "We're from Barecelona" from I'm From Barcelona: http://svt.se/musikbyran
Coming up (tonight?) on the Musikbyrån Live series with be Robyn from Mejeriet in Lund last year to be followed by shows from The Hellacopters, Bear Quartet and more. As always, the shows will be available for streaming for a limited time shortly after they air.

Said the Gramophone posts a One Music session version of "Heartbeats" from The Knife: http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/rahat_lokum.php

MP3: Silverbullit - Magnetic city

Today's Friday track pick comes from one of my favorite bands: Silverbullit. Not only did they put on the best show I saw last year (at Umeå Open), but their most recent album "Arclight" from 2004 easily ranks as one of the top records of the new millennium. This song I'm posting today comes from their second album "Citizen bird", the name of which became their adopted moniker when they released the disc in the US. I saw, ahem, "Citizen Bird" open for The Soundtrack of Our Lives in SF way back when, but it was only me and a couple Swedish expats who were excited. It's a shame too because who knows if the band will ever make it back over here? Maybe guitarist Andreas Nilsson's video work (The Knife, etc.) will help the band get noticed. I hope so. If people want crazy art-rock walls-of-swirling-guitar-noise they need to forget about Serena Maneesh and get the real deal.

Silverbullit - Magnetic city

The Knife will on 6 Mix on 6 Music this coming Sunday: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/6mix/ (via)

This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. The Knife
02. Arctic Monkeys
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. Cat Power
05. David & the Citizens
06. Coldplay
07. Bloc Party
08. José González
09. The Arcade Fire
10. Franz Ferdinand

And the top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Knife - We share our mother's health
02. Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
03. Cat Power - Could We
04. The Knife - Silent shout
05. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
06. Cat Power - The Greatest
07. Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales of San Francisco
08. The Knife - The captain
09. Arctic Monkeys - You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me
10. The Knife - Neverland

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"Marble house" will be the second single from The Knife's forthcoming album "Silent shout". The full-length comes out February 15 (moved up from March) and the single's release date is March 27.

I am incredibly excited to present to you an It's a trap! exclusive interview with Jenny Wilson and The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson: [click here]
Huge thanks to Roni Brunn for making it happen! The brand new Knife single "Silent shout" just came out this week.

Interview: Jenny Wilson and Karin Dreijer Andersson

This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. Coldplay
05. Sufjan Stevens
06. The Postal Service
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. The Arcade Fire
09. The Knife
10. The Strokes

Colplay?! Egads, man! Anyhoo, here's the top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
02. Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
03. Irene - Baby I Love Your Way
04. Cat Power - The Greatest
05. Håkan Hellström - Jag Vill Ha Allting
06. The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
07. The Postal Service - Sleeping In
08. Death Cab for Cutie - Your Heart Is An Empty Room
09. Tiger Lou - All I Have
10. Mew - Apocalypso

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