Swedish indie/punk/funk act The Je Ne Sais Quoi will release their new album "Transparent for you all" on April 5 via the band's own label and will only be available either as a digital download or vinyl. This will be the band's first recordings with new drummer Pontus Levahn (Tiger Lou, Torpedo, etc.) and you can hear a few sample tunes (and read more about it) at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thejenesaisquoi
Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) says that his debut solo album "The 24th" is finished and will be released in late April: http://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=881
Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) reports from the studio that his new album "The 24th" is done and awaiting mixing: http://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=807
Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) is currently in the studio working on his first album under his own given name: http://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=707
Rasmus Kellerman (nee Tiger Lou) has a new demo tune streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rasmuskellerman
(yes, it is a Twisted Sister cover)
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson has a new website for his upcoming solo endeavor where you can hear the new song "Boy lilikoi": http://jonsi.com/
His new album "Go", composed with help from Nico Muhly (Grizzly Bear, Antony and the Johnsons) and produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Tiger Lou, The Kissaway Trail, etc.), will be out sometime next year.
Tiger Lou has a brand new video for the track "Trails of spit": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VuGYO01n4
Torpedo, the Swedish band that features/-ed everyone from Tiger Lou except Rasmus, report that they are in the process of recording new material.
Danish indie act The Kissaway Trail will support Passion Pit on tour in Europe and then will be playing a number of UK shows with White Lies:
11/11 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
11/12 - Alte Bose, Zurich (CH)
11/13 - 59:1, Munich (GER)
11/14 - Werkstatt, Cologne (GER)
11/16 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
11/17 - Gruenspan, Hamburg (GER)
11/18 - Rotonde-botanique, Brussels (BEL)
12/05 - Lexington, London (UK)
12/07 - Mandela Hall, Belfast (UK)
12/08 - Academy, Dublin (UK)
12/09 - Opera House, Cork (UK)
The band's forthcoming album "Sleep mountain" is being mixed by Peter Katis (TIger Lou, Interpol) and will be out next March.
Hey look! Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) has a brand new demo track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rasmuskellerman
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Taken By Trees
03. Kings of Convenience
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Tiger Lou
06. The Big Pink
07. The Hidden Cameras
08. Jens Lekman
09. Phoenix
10. Kent
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Miss Li
02. The Tough Alliance
03. Mew
04. Håkan Hellström
05. The Bear Quartet
06. Broder Daniel
07. Fever Ray
08. bob hund
09. Tiger Lou
10. Logh
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Looks like this summer's upcoming Tiger Lou shows may be their last: http://www.tigerlou.net/default.asp?id=734
Not that any of those dudes will stop making music, no way -- read the full post for details, but yeah, new stuff is on the horizon.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Hello Saferide
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Tiger Lou
04. A Camp
05. The Legends
06. Jenny Wilson
07. Jens Lekman
08. Shout Out Louds
09. The Fine Arts Showcase
10. Fleet Foxes
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Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special (almost) all-electronic feature:
01. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
02. TALK 1
03. Fever Ray - Triangle walks
04. Antifilm - Mado
05. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
06. TALK 2
07. Håkan Lidbo - Born in the USA
08. Pan Sonic - Kahalaus
09. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
10. Existensminimum - 1993
11. TALK 3
12. Familjen - Det lilla livet
13. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (Mikael Jonasson remix)
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry
17. Marybell Katastrophy - Hey Frank
18. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.