Apparently The Ark are setting their sights on conquering the world market: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,585104,00.html (in Swedish)
They better get on it before the whole new-wave sound becomes passé. The new album "State of the Ark" really leans heavily upon the current trend, but probably has enough quality songwriting to help it rise above the rabble.