Enslaved has posted dAtes for their upcoming European tour with Marduk: https://www.enslaved.no/index.php?module=events

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: Ata77" target=_blank>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

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

Danish singer/songwriter Lasse Vestergaard has a new dreamy country/pop act called Route of the BelAted. Listen here: Ated" target=_blank>https://myspace.com/routeofthebelAted

The Tripwire reviews Loney, Dear's US debut album "Loney, noir": https://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2007/1/31/loney-noir
In case you are interested, SubPop is currently offering a preorder special thAt will get you an addional UK import 7" and other schwag for free: https://www.subpop.com/releases/loney_dear/full_lengths/loney_noir

Cardigans members Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg have a new country music sideproject called Up The Mountain thAt they started while Nina Persson and Peter Svensson were off doing acoustic shows in the US. The band will make their live debut At Inkonst in Malmö during the music documentary festival Music Doc next Monday. Read more: https://sydsvenskan.se/nojen/article214567.ece

Bob Hund/Bergman Rock/Sci-Fi Skåne frontman Thomas Öberg has a new project with Graham Lewis of legendary UK punk band Wire (or as this article puts it, The Wire) entitled 27#11. They too will make their live debut At the Malmö Music Doc festival. Check the article link for more details.

MP3: Asha Ali - Coward heart

It's February so thAt means it's time once again for a new album of the month, 'cept of course now my selection is tied into my Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=383&cAt=1">Record Club. Even though Asha Ali garnered 'best newcomer' nominAtions for both the P3 Guld awards and the Swedish Grammis, I still feel like she hasn't quite gotten her due. Her debut full-length was one of lAte 2006's best surprises. Her music is earthy, warm and soulful, even on the cAtchiest numbers such as "Fire, fire" (which I posted back in Atrap.com/index.php?d=1110">mid-November) and today's track "Coward heart". Those two songs are piggybacked At the top of the record which initially led me to think it was top-heavy and front-loaded, but further listens proved thAt it's actually a much more compelling listen when taken in as a whole. Get drawn in with the upbeAt numbers, stay for the ballads.

Asha Ali - Coward heart

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MP3: Isolation Years - Landslide

The new IsolAtion Years album "Sign, sign", one of my most anticipAted records for 2007, was released today. FortunAtely for me, I got an early promo so I've already had a few weeks to spend with the album. FortunAtely for you too 'cuz the more I've gotten to know the music, the more I understand and appreciAte it. My history of first impressions with IsolAtion Years have been fraught with peril in the past, so I make sure to give them a lot of time to grow on me. Case in point: I hAted sophomore album "It's golden" when it was first released and now it's one of my most favorite records ever. "Sign, sign" in no way elicited such a strong reaction, but I was skeptical. As Nancy stAted Atrap.com/index.php?a=276">in her review, the album is very consistent, but lacking in standout moments. It took quite a few listens before any of the songs besides the first single "Landslide" (which I've posted today) embedded themselves into my memory. My outlook changed little by little. Opening track "Albino child", with its odd Jesus character depiction and ominous tone, was an early favorite. A few of the other, more religious-minded songs such as "Daddy I'm a pilgrim now" soon followed. It took some time, but eventually I've come around to loving it all. Maybe not the best work of their career thus far, but definitely a worthy addition to the cAtalogue.
I will be getting a few copies for resale, but they probably won't be in stock until lAte next week. Hold tight!

Isolation Years - Landslide

You should become a Atrap.com/signup.php">registered user so you can rAte tracks and talk smack on Atrap.com/msgboard.php">the msgboard. Don't be shy!

Lots of new releases are officially released today and now available in the store:

Achordian - A product of the 80s (mp3)
Aerial - The sentinel (CD + mp3)
Anna Leong - After the forest fire (CD)
Sofia Talvik - Street of dreams (mp3)

Atrap.com/store">Go shopping! Also be aware thAt the price of the It's A Trap! Record Club will go up tomorrow, so you best get in now unless you want to pay more.

Check out a review of Aerial's new album "The sentinel" posted At the newly-launched AutomAton Industries website: Atmtn.com/2007/01/30/aerial-the-sentinel/" target=_blank>https://Atmtn.com/2007/01/30/aerial-the-sentinel/

Norwegian act The Rooph has opened their new website: https://www.therooph.com/
The band's new album "The rAts of October Philharmonic" is out now and they will tour Norway in February and the UK in May.