The Rajaton and Sinfonia Lahti (one of Finland's best-known symphonies) will release their Abba tribute collaboration on November 1. The title of the record will be very straightforward: "Rajaton sings Abba with Sinfonia Lahti"
Check out a live video of Oh No Ono playing "Subterranean homesick blues": https://youtube.com/watch?v=aP4OxdCMBkE
This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Radiohead
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. The Knife
04. Hello Saferide
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Belle and Sebastian
07. Camera Obscura
08. Peter Bjorn and John
09. The Postal Service
10. The Arcade Fire
Top 10 tracks for the week:
01. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
02. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
03. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
04. The Radio Dept. – It's Personal
05. Hello Saferide – If I Don't Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die
06. Hello Saferide – I Don't Sleep Well
07. Tiger Lou – Like My Very Own Blood
08. Hello Saferide – The Quiz
09. José González – Heartbeats
10. The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
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French music blog Fluo Kids interviews Lo-Fi-Fnk: https://fluokids.blogspot.com/2006/08/endors-toi-dans-leau.html (in English)
Danish act Kashmir will travel to Australia for a few shows in September:
09/22 - The Forum Theatre, Melbourne w/Something For Kate
09/24 - HQ, Adelaide w/Something For Kate
09/27 - The Gaelic Club, Sydney
Mew reports back from their US tour: https://www.mewsite.com/journal.php
The new album "Stolthet" from Swedish hip-hop duo Ison & Fille will be out September 27. The new single "Ner ditt vapen" will be out September 13.
Go, Jukebox! has posted two brand new songs from Reverend Big O: https://www.gojukebox.net/
The last installment of Fujasaki's "You never left an airport happy pt. 2" remix series is now complete with the latest contribution from French artist Guillaume Dégenétais: https://www.sudd.org/fujasaki/
Figurines will back in North America for a tour in October. Dates soon. In other news, the bands plans to begin work on their next album (their third) later this year.
Danish act Phonovectra is recording their debut album in Chicago with famed engineer Steve Albini. The finished product will be released by White.Out.Music, the label founded by fellow Dane Emil Joergensen of Swan lee. Listen to some demos at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/phonovectra
Dusted reviews the latest from Noxagt: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3062
Finnish dark-ambient act Hæretici 7o74 has released a new live EP entitled "Heard flayings", recorded at Club Depo in Riga, Latvia in May 2006. Hæretici 7o74 is the collaborative duo of Ovro and Niko Skorpio, both respected artists in their own right. More info and tracks for sampling at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/haeretici7o74