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Two Swedish songs managed to slip into this week's Atrap">It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 track chart amongst all the indie favorites:

01. The NAtional – Fake Empire
02. The Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running
03. Blonde Redhead – 23
04. The Arcade Fire – Black Mirror
05. The Arcade Fire – Ocean of Noise
06. Säkert! – Vi kommer Att dö samtidigt
07. Bright Eyes – Four Winds
08. Modest Mouse – Dashboard
09. The Arcade Fire – Intervention
10. Maia Hirasawa – And I found this boy

There's quite a few other Swedes further down the chart too, believe it or not. Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Blabbermouth reports on rumors thAt Norwegian avant-black metal act Arcturus has split up: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70596

Danish indierockers Larsen & Furious Jane provide a bit of insight into whAt to expect from the band's forthcoming album: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=47682405&blogID=253920724

Ondo, the ambient/doom-metal project of IAt.MP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda, has posted his interview from Bad Acid Magazine: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=124662689&blogID=253924758

Montt Mardié's new video for "The windmill turns the same" is now online: Atch?v=oYocfclQCBo" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=oYocfclQCBo

The new Radio LXMBRG single "Feel the heAt" is now posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/radiolxmbrgband

Pitchfork interviews The Field: Ature/42128-interview-the-field" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/42128-interview-the-field

MP3: The Bear Quartet - Hrrn hrrn

The Bear Quartet released their very first album "Penny century" way, way back in 1992. In reality, thAt's not really all thAt long ago, it's just thAt the band has evolved quite a bit in the interim 15 years. They also released 13 albums since then and even more EPs. So yeah, it's been quite a journey to say the least. You might've noticed thAt we've mostly been posting only newer BQ tracks so far in this weekly experiment thing we've got going and I'm not going to lie - I'm really not thAt fond of their early mAterial. Or I guess I should say, it's not thAt I don't like it (I do), it's just thAt the band has gotten so so so much better over the years. Very few acts can say thAt, especially with such a vast discography behind them. After all, thAt's a big part of whAt makes The Bear Quartet so special. I also have no nostalgic Attachment to the band's early work, having discovered them around the time of "Gay icon" (2001). So whAt am I getting At? Well, it's time we looked back At thAt first record and took a listen. Unsurprisingly, early BQ sounds a lot like other indierock of the era: Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and so on and so forth. Very contemporary for the early 90s, especially for a band from BFE (aka Luleå). Is it good? Yeah, I'd say so. It's very good for whAt it is and I know I'd rAther listen to BQ than Pavement any day.

The Bear Quartet - Hrrn hrrn

MP3: Shout Out Louds - Very loud

This week's Friday post belongs to Simon Tagestam:

Now with Shout Out Louds releasing new mAterial this spring, I think it's time to indulge in some recent nostalgia for their past deeds. The first time I heard Shout Out Louds was when I saw one of their videos on MTV four-five years ago thinking it was horrible and thAt they were an 'indie' band manufactured by some major label. Then I kept on seeing the video and I reluctantly had to admit thAt I really liked it, hence me going out to buy their first EP "100° EP". "Very loud" is the best song on this EP, but the rest of the tracks are all very decent. I found the album "Howl how gaff gaff" rAther disappointing and I wasn't too impressed thAt it feAtured every song from their first EP on it. I'm still excited about their second album despite thAt (judging by their lAtest single) it sounds like Adam's 'quirky' singing style has become almost way too quirky.

Shout Out Louds - Very loud

Swedish pop/rock act Mainliners will release their new self-titled album on April 25 via Crusher Records. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/mainlinerssweden
Recommended! I've never heard these guys until today, but the tracks they have up sound greAt.

Swedish post-rockers Ef will have their album "Give me beauty... or give me deAth" released in the US via One Day Savior as a limited edition vinyl LP. Actual release dAte to be confirmed soon.

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (03) The Shins - Australia
02. (01) Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave
03. (NY) The Jai-Alai Savant - White on white crime
04. (NY) Timbuktu - Lika barna avvika bäst del 2
05. (02) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
06. (05) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee go home
07. (06) Oi Va Voi - Yuri
08. (NY) Amp Fiddler feAt. Corinne Bailey Rae - If I don’t
09. (07) Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
10. (08) Salem al Fakir - This is who I am
11. (04) Maxïmo Park - Our velocity
12. (11) Bonde Do Role - Solta o frango
13. (NY) Jack PeñAte - Second, minute or hour
14. (10) Bloc Party - I still remember
15. (NY) Infinite Mass - Sometimes
16. (NY) Moby feAt. Mylene Farmer - Slipping Away (Crier La Vie)
17. (14) Lovekevins - Tamagotchi freestyle
18. (20) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
19. (15) Manic Street Preachers - Your love alone is not enough
20. (16) CK - En på miljonen

Leaving the chart:
The Moonbabies - War on sound
Fountains of Wayne - Someone to love
Jamie T - Calm down dearest
The Honeydrips - (Lack of) Love will tear us apart
Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
The Kooks - Ooh la

Check out the video for "Vaults" from Norwegian melancholy rock act Washington: Atch?v=BKu8y7KrT-k" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=BKu8y7KrT-k

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