The Mary Onettes - Love's taking strange ways

Labrador Records has posted a new song from The Mary Onettes for free download: http://www.labrador.se/strangeways/

Top 10s for 2011: It's a Trap! Contributors

The Mary Onettes collaborate on new EP with Dan Lissvik

Swedish indierock act The Mary Onettes have recorded a new EP with Dan Lissvik of Studio (RIP) called "Love Forever" which apparently finds them stripping away the reverb to find a more organic sound. It will be released on February 29 via Labrador Records and will be available either as a digital download or on 12" vinyl.

Interview: Det Vackra Livet

Labrador confirms new releases from Acid House Kings, Det Vackra Livet

Labrador Records has confirmed that the new Acid House Kings album "Music sounds better with you" will be released on March 22 and will be available on both CD and vinyl. They've also announced a new single from new band/The Mary Onettes sideproject Det Vackra Livet called "Viljan" which will be officially released on February 2. Listen at Tram7: http://www.tram7.se/2011/01/12/det-vackra-livet-viljan/

Under the Radar year-end surveys: The Mary Onettes, Club 8

The Mary Onettes and Club 8 both participated in Under the Radar's year-end artist survey feature.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Radio Dept.
02. The National
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Jonathan Johansson
05. jj
06. Hello Saferide
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Robyn
09. The Bear Quartet
10. The Mary Onettes

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MP3: The Mary Onettes - The night before the funeral

Dayjob work is crushing my creative impulses, hence today's mp3 post comes from Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson:

Despite the brilliance that is "Dare", I found myself somewhat disappointed by "Islands". By no means is it a bad album -- and as it was crafted by The Mary Onettes it often exceeds even the near-triumphs of their contemporaries -- it just didn't deliver on the promise of the "Dare EP". I was expecting an album that would easily surpass their self-titled debut, and, for me at least, "Islands" failed to do that. "The night before the funeral" seems to fall somewhere between "Islands" and the band's lavish debut. The song's dour, sober theme is explored more along the lines of "Explosions" than "Cry for love", a track whose shifting, echoing chords move cleverly, yet fail to attain the engaging intimacy easily found on the debut. While "The night before the funeral" is unmistakably a Mary Onettes song, there is still something lacking -- its closing moments fade away, a fate that doesn't befall tracks like "Slow" or "The companion" whose climaxes exultantly resonate, almost refusing to be forgotten. It's that quality that was lost somewhat in the transition from the first to the second album, and also plagues "The night before the funeral". To be completely fair, I am being more critical of The Mary Onettes than I would of almost any other band, but only because they set such a high standard themselves. I've come to expect quite a bit from them, as they are a band who contributed heavily to the soundtrack of the last few years of my life, though when all said and done, "The night before the funeral" is a fine song. Did it fill me with the same emotions that a track like "Lost" or "Dare" does? Sadly, no, but it does more for me than most of the music I've heard recently.

The Mary Onettes - The night before the funeral

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Mary Onettes
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Hello Saferide
07. Bob Hund
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. Kent
10. Jónsi

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Volcano defeats The Mary Onettes

The Mary Onettes have been forced to cancel their US tour due to the Icelandic volcano disrupting all European air traffic.

The Mary Onettes - The night before the funeral

Labrador Records are offering a new track from The Mary Onettes for free download: http://www.labrador.se/funeral/
"The night before the funeral" will be released as a 7" single for Record Store Day on April 17.

The Mary Onettes US tour in April

The Mary Onettes will be coming to tour the US in April:

04/19 - Marathon Bar, Philadelphia, PA
04/20 - DC9, Washington DC
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY
04/22 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
04/23 - Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH
04/24 - Schubas, Chicago, IL
04/25 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
04/26 - Holocene, Portland, OR
04/27 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
04/28 - Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
04/29 - Soda Bar, San Diego, CA

The Line of Best Fit interviews The Mary Onettes

The Line of Best Fit has a new interview with The Mary Onettes: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/01/tlobf-interview-the-mary-onettes/

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. Markus Krunegård
03. Yeasayer
04. Girls
05. Kent
06. Frida Hyvönen
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Hello Saferide
09. The Mary Onettes
10. Sambassadeur

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PopMatters reviews The Mary Onettes, William Blakes

PopMatters reviews the latest album "Islands" from Swedish indierockers The Mary Onettes: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/117937-the-mary-onettes-islands/
Also covered, the American release of "Wayne Coyne" from Danes The William Blakes: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/118115-the-william-blakes-wayne-coyne/