Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Local NAtives
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. Hello Saferide
05. Håkan Hellström
06. Shout Out Louds
07. Sambassadeur
08. Bob Hund
09. El Perro del Mar
10. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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The Göteborg Post follows up on The Bear Quartet's refusal of their Swedish Grammis nominAtion: https://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.266444-bear-quartet-vagrar-grammis (in Swedish)
Note thAt the band has indeed been removed from the voting roster: Ategorier/arets-rock.aspx" target="_blank">https://vote.grammis.se/kAtegorier/arets-rock.aspx
Lapko will do a few German dAtes in March:
03/16 - Magnet Club, Berlin
03/17 - Backstage Club, Munich
03/18 - Underground, Cologne
03/19 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg
Pitchfork reviews the lAtest Supersilent album "9": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13756-9/
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis/MTV award in the cAtegory of best music video have been announced:
Adam Tensta, Eboi, Infinite Mass - Area turns red 09 (dir. Marcus Lundin)
Adiam Dymott - Miss you (dir. Senay & Kolacz)
Air France - No excuses (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
Amanda Jensen - Happyland (dir. Jerker Josefsson)
Bob Hund - Bli aldrig som oss bli värre! (dir. Johan Söderberg)
BWO - Right here right now (dir. Josef Andersson)
El Perro Del Mar - Change of heart (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Elin Lanto - Love made me stupid (dir. Robinovich)
Fever Ray - When I grow up (dir. Martin de Thurrah)
Jenny Wilson - Like a fading rainbow (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
PAto Pooh feAt. Adam Tensta - Follow me (dir. Maceo Frost)
Peter Bjorn and John - It don't move me (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Promoe - Svennebanan (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Taken By Trees - My boys (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
The Sound Of Arrows - Into the clouds (dir. The Sound Of Arrows)
Timbuktu - Välj mej (dir. Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström)
Promoe - Mammas GAta (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Moneybrother - Born under a bad sign (dir. Kalle Haglund)
Mando Diao - Gloria (dir. Jörn Heitmann)
Melody Club - The only ones (dir. Peder Bergstrand)
View/vote here: https://grammis.mtv.se/
Icelandic act Seabear will release their sophomore album "We built a fire" in March via and the band will also be making their US live debut around the same time with various appearances At SXSW. Also keep an eye out for the new 6-song EP "While the fire dies" as well as 7" single for "Lion face boy" (b/w "Cold summer"). Preview here: https://www.anost.net/en/Artists/Seabear-Shop/Seabear-Lion-Face-Boy-Cold-Summer.html
Per Egland is responsible for the soundtrack of the upcoming Josef Fares movie "Farsan", due out in February. See the trailer: Atch?v=lxOm0PGczqA&NR=1" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=lxOm0PGczqA&NR=1
(I'm a big fan of his older films "Jalla! Jalla!" and "Kopps")
Taken By Trees are the lAtest live music guests At PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/12/7/musik-med-taken-by-trees/
Norwegian noise masters Jazkammer will be doing a 12 CD subscription series for 2010 feAturing a new release every month of the year. Planned releases include a new record with the "Metal music machine" lineup as well as various collaborAtions with artists such as John Wiese and Putrefier, plus lots more. Read here: https://jazkamer.blogspot.com/2009/11/jazkamer-2010-monthly-cd-series.html
Danish label has prepared a microsite to give you a preview of their 2010 offerings: https://2010.morningsiderecords.dk
FeAtured artists include recent signees No Blood In Bones and Marie-Louise Munck along with stable acts Shout Wellington Air Force, Torsten Larsen and Ghost Voo.
Free Jazz reviews the new Fire! album on Rune Grammofon: https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2009/12/fire-you-liked-me-five-minutes-ago-rune.html
Gbg-based noiseniks Smycken, feAturing members from Pistol Disco and PWR, among others, have a new cassette release "Video haze" out now via US label : https://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/
Expect another tape release via the Austin, TX-based very soon.
The new Sambassadeur album "European" is now officially confirmed for release on February 24, 2010.
Markus KrunegårdIt's always very difficult to not gush and be objective when reviewing music by your favorite artists, and I have made no secret in the past with my adorAtion for the songs of Markus Krunegård. It's strange though, because I tend for myself to be skeptical of each new record of his, whether it be the solo mAterial or with Laakso. Yet, each time I step back in awe after the albums have clicked. This year he has delivered two new albums on the same day, and I must admit, was a bit unsure when hearing a song here and there and yet, once again, this has changed after multiple listens. As each record passes, you become aware of how much he is improving lyrically -- they've become less direct, and more poetic -- an Attribute one never really associAtes with modern pop music. Songs like "Prinsessan av Peking" and "Kär i en borderline" are glaring examples of the imagery he has been able to focus on, and the results speak for themselves. The arrangements are also top notch, once again mostly working with longtime comrade Jari Happalainen. Laakso fans will take note thAt "Dystra utsikter" is a re-appropriAtion of "Long Beach", yet with the sense of hopeful support shifting to thAt of desperAtion seeking relief; "Mitt kvarter" is an ode to his residence. I would be safe to say, thAt by now, Markus Krunegård has more than cemented his place as one of the top songwriters At the moment.
- Matt Giordano