Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Bob Hund
02. Anna Järvinen
03. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
04. The Concretes
05. Jenny Wilson
06. Kent
07. Peter Bjorn and John
08. The Radio Dept.
09. Glasvegas
10. Lykke Li
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/
has posted the new WhoMadeWho single "Every minute alone" for streaming at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kompakt/every-minute-alone
I was just listening to The Bell's debut "Make some quiet" this past weekend and was wondering what had happened to them and now, lo and behold, it appears that they have a new album out: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138459-the-bell-great-heat/
Why was I not informed?
Tonbruket, the current band of ex-Esbjörn Svensson Trio bassist Dan Berglund, will be releasing a new album called "Dig it to the end" at the end of May. It also appears that the group will be coming to the US for a few dates in June: https://www.tonbruket.com/dates.html
I'm due for a trip to the Bay Area, so that Oakland date in June is awfully tempting.
Here's a new video from Otur for the track "Just slow down", featuring guest vox from fellow female Swedish electronic artist Sophie Rimheden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvOvJiWNtII
Something new from Swedish indiepop act Vit Päls. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIqOTkOWvVA
reports that the new 5-track Kvoteringen 7" EP "Storfinansen" should be ready for release in June. In other news, the label is also putting together a benefit comp for Punk Illegal/No One is Illegal for release this summer -- expect details to surface shortly.
Norwegian metalcore act Purified in Blood have a new video for the tune "Blood drenched" compiled from various home movies made while on tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXyGfKtoi00
The new Blood Command EP "Hand us the alpha male" is currently streaming in its entirety over at Drowned in Sound: https://drownedinsound.com/news/4142433-listen--stream-blood-commands-new-ep
90s-era Swedish punk/hardcore nostalgia courtesy of newly-established blog Back Then: https://xbackthen.blogg.se/
See also: https://www.theonion.com/articles/90s-punk-decries-punks-of-today,1486/
Niels Nielsen is taking it to the road and already has shows lined up in NYC and Brussels: https://nielsnielsen.net/site/2011/04/10/herewego/
Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden is streaming 3 of the tracks from their upcoming 7" at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sistasekunden
Boy Omega has a new EP available for free download via : https://www.beatismurder.com/boyomegasingle.html
Don't forget to grab his IAT.MP3 release "Follow the herd" while you're at it.
has signed Swedish electropop duo Stum (ex-Industrijugend) and will be releasing their debut EP "Extra play" on May 27. Hear the lead single, a cover of Kings of Leon's "Sex on fire", at the band's website: https://www.stum.se/
The b-side of the upcoming Bombus 7" is now streaming at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mourningwood-recordings/cult-leader
I like it quite a bit better than the flip, to be honest.