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I've also got a new profile piece for you today on country-punks Grande Roses: [click here]
Check it out!
The LA Times talks to Peter Bjorn and John: https://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-wk-popb1feb01,0,2995906.story?coll=cl-music-features
The debut single "Nordlicht" from Thåström's new band Sällskapet will be released on February 20. More details: https://www.thastrom.se/nyheter.html
The Whitest Boy Alive will tour Mexico later this month:
02/22 - MX BEAT festival, Mexico City
02/24 - MX BEAT festival, Guadalajara
02/27 - Cafe Iguana, Monterrey
03/01 - tba, Tijuana
03/03 - tba, Mexico City
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names will be releasing a limited pink 7" on UK label YesBoyIceCream this coming Valentines Day. Tracks to be included are "Marry me" b/w "Seems to be on my mind".
Swedish indiepop artist Paperplane has posted some new songs on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/paperplanemusic
The forthcoming Linus Larsson and Andreas Dahlbäck-produced album will be released this coming spring via upstart label Mondo Neuvo.
Jens Lekman makes an appearance on a new Benni Hemm Hemm 7" released by German label Morr Music. I'd tell you more, but the label's all-flash website is completely infuriating and impossible to deal with. Struggle with it yourself: https://www.morrmusic.com/
Enslaved has posted dates for their upcoming European tour with Marduk: https://www.enslaved.no/index.php?module=events
Check out an ecard for the new album "La mancha" from Danish rockers The Royal Highness: https://www.mosongs.dk/theroyalhighness/
Combat Rock has announced the signing of Finnish punks Kakkahätä 77 and will be releasing their sophomore EP "WTC Räjähtää" in the near future. Listen to samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kakkahata77
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
04. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
05. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
06. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
07. Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
08. Jan Werner - Stronger
09. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
10. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
11. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
12. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
13. Bjørn Berge - I'm The Antipop
14. 120 Days - 120 Days
15. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
16. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
19. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
20. Malin - Malin på månen
Century Media has posted a new Dark Tranquility track on their myspace profile: https://www.myspace.com/centurymediagermany
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
02. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
03. Lena Philipsson - Lena 20 år
04. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
05. Musikal - Cabaret - Svenska uppsättningen
06. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
07. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
08. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
09. Laleh - Prinsessor
10. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart
11. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
12. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
14. Calaisa - Calaisa
15. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
16. Studio - Yearbook 1
17. Frida Hyvönen - Music from the dance performance Pudel
18. The Knife - Silent shout
19. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
20. Abba - Number ones