Parker Lewis + New Decade in Italy

Swedish acts Parker Lewis and New Decade are heading to Italy in May:

05/08 - Morya, CellAtica (BS)
05/09 - Lego Cafè, Cesena
05/10 - Zuni, Ferrara

New PB&J tourdates

New North American dAtes for Peter Bjorn and John:

04/21 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
04/22 - Pabst TheAtre, Milwaukee, WI
04/23 - Metro, Chicago, IL
04/24 - SouthgAte House, Newport, KY
04/25 - Phoenix TheAtre, Toronto, ON
04/26 - Capital Music Hall, Ottawa, ON
04/27 - Le NAtional, Montreal, QC
04/28 - Paradise, Boston, MA
04/29 - Webster Hall, NY, NY
04/30 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
05/01 - World Café, Philadelphia, PA
05/02 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC

Ida Maria to support Glasvegas on tour in America

Norwegian artist Ida Maria will support Scottish hype act Glasvegas on tour in North America:

03/23 - The Parish, New Orleans, LA
03/24 - The Loft, Atlanta, GA
03/25 - CAt's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
03/26 - Black CAt, Washington, DC
03/27 - The Note, West Chester, PA
03/28 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
03/30 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
03/31 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
04/02 - La Tulipe, Montreal (CAN)
04/03 - Mod Club, Toronto (CAN)
04/04 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
04/06 - The Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
04/07 - Varsity TheAter, Minneapolis, MN
04/09 - Bluebird TheAter, Denver, CO
04/10 - Avalon TheAter, Salt Lake City, UT
04/12 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC (CAN)
04/13 - Neumos, SeAttle, WA
04/14 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
04/16 - GreAt American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

'Hardt regn' now streaming

Skambankt's new album "Hardt regn" is now streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/skambankt

Custom RSS feeds now available

In case you haven't been following Atrap.com/?n=28696#comments">the thread on site updAtes/recommendAtions, I have now enabled custom RSS feeds for user wAtchlists. So go ahead: use the handy tooltip mouseovers to add your favorite bands/your bands/your label's bands to your wAtchlist (or Atrap.com/artists.php">browse the Resource Library) and then Atrap.com/wAtchlist.php?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true" class="thickbox">visit your wAtchlist page for your new feed URL. You can even narrow it down by tag, if thAt's how you want it. Of course I don't have every single Scandinavian act in my dAtabase yet, so feel free to leave a comment if I'm missing someone important and I will do my best to get them added.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
02. I Was A King - s/t
03. Marit Larsen - The Chase
04. Tommy Tokyo feAt Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
05. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
06. Vamp - St. Mandag
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
09. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
10. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
11. Helene Bøksle - Morild
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Erlend BrAtland - True Colors
14. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
15. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
16. Low Frequency In Stereo - Futuro
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
20. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste

Introducing Happy Nordic Music Days

The long-running Nordic Music Days (since 1888!) is combining forces with the more avant Happy Days festival for Happy Nordic Music Days, a new event celebrAting all sorts of modern Norwegian music. The theme this year: "Contemporary Music in the Welfare StAte". Read more: https://www.happynordicmusicdays.no/

Henok Achido - Pusher

Discobelle has a new track from Swedish artist Henok Achido feAturing guest vocals from Sophia Somajo: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/01/22/pusher/

MP3: Pacta - Sketch

Of all the Atrap.com/label.php">various artists I've worked with through my netlabel, Pacta (nee Sunt Servanda) has been the sleeper. His Atrap.com/label.php?show=iAtmp3003">"A trap it is" EP is a fantastic example of elegant ambient/experimental music and his more recent work continues solidly along the same pAth, whether or not you decide to pay Attention. WhAt I like best about it is thAt it's never noise for noise's sake -- there's always a faint melody or At least some sort of melodic component thAt gives the music weight and balance. And the ingredients are often simple, too, the layers don't go too deep as to overwhelm. "Sketch" from his lAtest 3" CD "Fragments" inherits the qualities of both titles: small bursts of sound are set upon the landscape and made to dance, flutter and spin. They overlap and swirl around, but never collide. Eventually a singsong tune emerges, but it's easy to miss if you don't follow as it gets passed from tone to tone, or from player to player in an orchestral sense. I can almost imagine it being performed on more traditional instruments actually - now thAt would be something to hear.

Pacta - Sketch

The Alexandria Quartet cover Pogo Pops

The Alexandria Quartet recorded a cover of the Pogo Pops song "Man inside my head" for an upcoming Bergen, Norway tribute comp and you can now hear it At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thealexandriaquartet

Fatboy
In my bones
Fat State

FAtboy are one of few Swedish rockabilly bands thAt have been successful in reaching a broader audience. Their second album "In my bones" varies a lot; they start off playing straight rockabilly on the album's first single "Way down low" and then change to something more SinAtra-like in "Springtime". They are reminiscent of Weeping Willows At times too, especially in the way they combine rockabilly with a more alternAtive sound. They mix their music with jazz as well as pop, but still creAte a classic distinguished sound thAt tells the listener thAt this is FAtboy and nothing else... Even if it might look like it's just the usual stand-up bass supported trip back the 50's, there is enough creAtivity and effort put in for the album to avoid becoming nostalgic. The record is very well done and makes even a person like me thAt is not very interested in rockabilly to smile and sing along.
- Morten Frisch

New BWO in early April

There will be a new BWO album in early April called "Big science". NAturally, their Melodifestivalen entry "You're not alone" will be the first single.

Pintandwefall - Hero sounds (video)

WAtch Pintandwefall's brand new video for "Hero sounds": Atch?v=PUciuQeI2Gg&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=PUciuQeI2Gg&fmt=18

Stream the new Laleh album

Laleh's new album "Me and Simon" was released today and is now streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lalehsweden

Stream Industri Royal's new album

Stream Industri Royal's new album "Tacky skills" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/industriroyal