Moddi tours Europe

Norwegian artist Moddi is heading off to tour Europe in support of Australians Angus and Julia Stone:

11/11 - Le Reservior, Paris (FRA)
11/12 - Abart Zürich, Zürich (CH)
11/13 - Pont-Rouge, Monthey (CH)
11/14 - Backstage Werk, München (GER)
11/16 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
11/17 - Kulturkirche, Cologne (GER)
11/18 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (GER)
11/19 - Astra, Berlin (GER)
11/21 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
11/22 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
11/23 - Le Bikini, Toulouse (FRA)
11/24 - Victorie 2, Montpellier (FRA)
11/25 - Krakatoa, Mérignac (FRA)
11/27 - Olympic, Nantes (FRA)
11/28 - La Cigale, Paris (FRA)
11/29 - La Cigale, Paris (FRA)
12/01 - Big Band Cafe, Caen (FRA)
12/02 - Aeronef, Lille (FRA)
12/04 - St. Georges Church, Brighton (UK)
12/05 - The Wardrobe Bar, Leeds (UK)
12/06 - Tripod, Dublin (UK)
12/07 - Oran Mor, Glasgow (UK)
12/09 - Royal Festival Hall, London (UK)
12/10 - Princess Pavillion, Falmouth (UK)
12/11 - Trinity Centre, Bristol (UK)
12/13 - Ab Box, Brussels (BEL)
12/14 - Stadsschouwburg, Groningen (NL)
12/15 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)

The best of Madrugada is coming

is putting out a Madrugada best-of collection on November 29 called "The best of Madrugada" which will feature 27 classic tunes as well as the requisite previously unreleased new track, which in this case is "All this wanting to be free", a song they presented to guitarist Robert Burås in rehearsal but didn't record until later after his death. Full tracklist here: https://www.emi.no/nyheter/2010/november/madrugada_med_ny_lat_og_samleplate.aspx

Fleurty - Summon the beasts

At long last, there's new music from Fleurety up for streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/fleurety

Pistol Disco - Air of another planet

A new track from Pistol Disco is always a good thing: https://airofanotherplanet.tumblr.com/

Efterklang + Vincent Moon - An island

Danish act Efterklang and French director Vincent Moon have collaborated on an album-length film project entitled "An island" and this is the first preview clip. Look for it to premiere in February 2011. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/16564996

Jens Lekman live in NYC

Jens Lekman will be doing a one-off NYC gig on December 10 at the Green Building on Union in Brooklyn.

Mustasch greatest hits, sort of

Swedish hard-rockers Mustasch have assembled a collection of greatest hits from their 10-year career thus far, rearranged and re-recorded them and assembled them into a new compilation entitled ""The true sound of the new west" which will be released on February 28. Much easier than purchasing than their current label purchasing the rights for the old sound recordings, but whatever. And oh yeah, of course said collection will also include the one requisite new song, "Angel's share".

New single from Mohammed Ali on the way

Swedish hip-hop duo Mohammed Ali will be releasing the new single "Kan någon ringa (112)", the first single from their forthcoming self-titled album due out in 2011, on November 26. Said track was produced by Mack Beats and features guest vocals from Asha Ali.

Our Broken Garden - Seven wild horses (video)

Gaffa has a brand new video from Our Broken Garden: https://gaffa.dk/tv/clip/515

Looptroop Rockers - On repeat (video)

Looptroop Rockers respond to the rise of the right wing in Sweden/Europe/The World, as evidenced by recent elections. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9srDRQ44s

Bob Hund to release new album, tour in spring

Bob Hund is currently working on a new album which is due to be released on March 15, 2011. No title or details yet, but Scandinavian tourdates around that same time are confirmed: https://www.bob-hund.com/

On Volcano - New blood

It's been awhile since Finnish indie/shoegazers On Volcano promised us a new EP, but the end result is finally here and available for free download: https://www.onvolcano.com/
I have yet to listen myself, but if it's anything like their previous work then it's sure to be great.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
03. The Bear Quartet
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Säkert!
03. Familjen
03. Kent
03. The Concretes
03. Lykke Li
03. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
03. Robyn

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/

Pitchfork says thumbs down to The Concretes

Pitchfork trashes "WYWH", the latest album from The Concretes: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14832-wywh/

Director Spotlight: Andreas Nilsson

Your Music Today interviews Swedish artist/director/musician Andreas Nilsson: https://yourmusictoday.com/2010/11/08/directors-spotlight-andreas-nilsson/