Pfork interviews Fever Ray

Pitchfork interviews Karin Dreijer Andersson of Fever Ray: Atures/interviews/7631-fever-ray/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/feAtures/interviews/7631-fever-ray/

Jens Lekman West Coast tour

Jens Lekman is touring the West Coast with comedian Tig Notaro:

05/26 - The Loft, UCSD (Atrap.com/?n=29605">Viktor Sjöberg Series), San Diego, CA
05/27 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
05/28 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
05/29 - Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara, CA
05/30 - SLO Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
06/01 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/02 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/03 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
06/04 - Crocodile Café, SeAttle, WA
06/05 - Crocodile Café, SeAttle, WA
06/06 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
06/07 - tba, Vancouver, BC

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Anna Järvinen
02. Bob Hund
03. Fever Ray
04. Loney, Dear
05. Hello Saferide
06. Florence Valentin
07. A Camp
08. Håkan Hellström
09. Jenny Wilson
10. Frida Hyvönen

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/

Bear Quartet to record in May

The mighty Bear Quartet will (finally!) be recording a new album in May after they play Pop Revo in Århus, Denmark, but it appears thAt long-standing label A West Side FabricAtion will not be handling. Instead, thAt honor will apparently go to Adrian Recordings. Read: https://www.mabd.se/?p=103

Johan Berke Upstairs Five - Scope

Phono Suecia, the label run by the Swedish Music InformAtion Centre, has a new CD out from Johan Berke Upstairs Five, and a brass quintet feAturing renown jazz artists Johan Berke and Fredrik Nordström. Details and samples: https://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/micv5eng.nsf/AllDocuments/D853AFCF0BE223A7C1257268003469E7

Fronda + Ledrac = Hypernova

Fronda is streaming a couple new tracks At his website from his new project Hypernova together with artist/producer Jimmy Ledrac: https://www.fronda.se/
As they call it: "Vinylvibb, 16 bars och rakt på sak hookar." I dig it.

Lots of Scandinavian artists at this year's SF Popfest

Scandinavian artists Springfactory, Northern Portrait, Champagne Riot, Pelle Carlberg and Suburban Kids with Biblical Names are all confirmed for the SF Popfest in mid-May: https://www.myspace.com/sanfranciscopopfest

Heroes & Zeros - Cipramillion (video)

Heroes & Zeros video for the new track "Cipramillion" is now online: Atch?v=9rWJQwL-pkY&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=9rWJQwL-pkY&fmt=18

Cherry-pick the Discobelle x Scion AV comp

Interested in cherry-picking thAt Atrap.com/index.php?n=29686">new Discobelle comp for all the best tracks? Adrian Recordings has you covered: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=226

Indies vs. Tono

It might be a bit hard to follow for non-Norwegian speakers, but Groove is publishing a back-and-forth discussion between various indie labels (Fysisk FormAt, Mas-Kina) and licensing/copyright bureau Tono/NCB: https://www.groove.no/nyheter.html

Øya Festival Showcase
Live @ the Bell House, Brooklyn 03/16/2009

Co-presented with NYC showlist stalwart Oh My Rockness, the Øya Festival brought burgeoning Norwegian pop acts The New Wine and Casiokids to the city on their way down to Austin for SXSW. Casiokids had built up some hype in the fall after heralded CMJ performances; however this was the US debut by The New Wine, who played slick pop music with a danceable beAt and easy comparisons to NYC's Tigercity. They got the crowd moving with their cAtchy songs and standout vocals and keyboards. Casiokids closed out the show with a set of dance-pop and delivered a very high energy set, both in terms of tempo and stage movements. I had also been unfamiliar with them prior to Attending, and the only song I recognized was their encore cover of Familjen's mighty "Det snurrar i min skalle". Overall, this showcase did well to promote the music happening in Norway At the moment and give the audience an idea of the more localized acts playing At Øya in August.
- Matt Giordano

Cody hanging out in NYC

Danish "anti-folk" artist Cody is doing a string of NYC dAtes in April. DAtes (and sound samples) At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/codysongs

Montée - Secrecy

Norwegian act Montée is now streaming the track "Secrecy" At myspace which feAtures guest sax playing from countrymAte Håkon Kornstad: https://www.myspace.com/monteemusic

Stream Two White Horses

Two White Horses are now streaming their entire new record At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/2whitehorses
The self-titled debut is officially released on April 1 via Sahara Hotnights' label Stand By Your Band.

Universal Poplab + Emmon to play SummerSounds Fest, looking for more US gigs

Universal Poplab and Emmon will be coming over to the US to play the SummerSounds Festival in Greensburg, PA outside Pittsburgh on July 17 and are looking for more gigs, so if you think you can help them out with something either near the fest or in another major city like NYC, please Atrap.com/contact.php">get in touch! Sebastian from Wonderland Records promises to make it worth your while!