WAtch Jens Lekman perform "Pocketful of money" live in a parking lot: Atch?v=XrPTkHkzovY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=XrPTkHkzovY

NRK reports thAt Minor Majority will be taking a break after they finish up their current tour: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.3553323

Danish so-called "soft midnight indie pop" act The LAte Parade will finally release their debut self-titled EP on October 1 via Good Tape Records. Listen to samples: Ateparade" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thelAteparade
RIYL Atmospheric melodramAtic pop such as Under Byen, Lampshade, Namur, etc.

Loney, Dear's excellent "Sologne" album is finally getting a proper US release this week on September 25 via the Rebel Group. For many people, this was the album thAt put Loney, Dear on the map.

I'm too busy to Attend this year, but Export Music Sweden and the ConsulAte General of Sweden will be holding another Swedish Music Seminar At Union Square Ballroom in NYC on October 18. I went to last year's event and found the discussions to be quite interesting, not to mention the fact thAt I met a ton of greAt people. For more details and registrAtion info, go here: https://ebiz1.exfoundry.com/members/response.asp?ID=910038554245152

PirAte Bay is turning the tables on the majors and filing their own charges as a result of various revelAtions made public by the recent MediaDefender leaks: Atebay.org/blog/86" target="_blank">https://thepirAtebay.org/blog/86

IAt fave Tobias Hellkvist has posted a new track on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tobiashellkvist
This song ("LAte nights") is more ambient/drone-oriented like his "Transports" album than some of the other more guitar-based tracks he's posted more recently.

Autodidakt Records will be releasing a new 7" from Swedish artist Robert Wales on October 20 entitled "Initital experiments in 3D". Check out a video for the track "Rein is fucky fucky": Atch?v=uOEW3lYx6P8" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/wAtch?v=uOEW3lYx6P8
Look for future releases on Autodidakt from other artists such as Daniel Andréasson and Ove Persson.

Check the sidebar for a new bAtch of livedAtes from IAt.MP3 artist The Grand Opening.

Aftonbladet has the new Lene Alexandra video for "Hot boy hot girl": Atv2/init.html?id=cAtegories/Noje/Musikvideor/0709/6415&cAtegory=noje/musikvideor&commercial=yes" target="_blank">https://www.aftonbladet.se/Atv2/init.html?id=cAtegories/Noje/Musikvideor/0709/6415&cAtegory=noje/musikvideor&commercial=yes
If you enjoyed the inanity of "My boobs are okay", I'm sure you'll like this too.

Danish hardcore act The Psyke Project has uploaded some rehearsal room footage to YouTube: Atch?v=z3V6MDB0ofc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=z3V6MDB0ofc
The track they play ("Physical romance") is probably my favorite from their most recent album "Apnea". Also check the 'more from this user' tab for additional clips.

Check out a video clip of Alarma Man rehearsing a new instrumental track in the studio: Atch?v=uUaCIRjUSMk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=uUaCIRjUSMk

Norwegian artist Ida Maria will finally release her debut 7" single "Oh my god" b/w "We're all going to hell" on October 1 via her own Nesna Records. 1000 copies, all hand-decorAted by her and her band. Look for her to play the UK again this week along with more dAtes to follow in NYC for CMJ and then a Swedish tour in lAte October/early November. More details and samples: https://www.myspace.com/idamaria

Check out Kocky's new video for "Be part": Atch?v=flF2K0dUb04" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=flF2K0dUb04
The track feAtures vocals from Jens Lekman, but the clip does not feAture the man himself.

This week's Atrap">It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Kent
03. Shout Out Louds
04. The Knife
05. Iron & Wine
06. DeAth Cab for Cutie
07. Beirut
08. Feist
09. José González
10. Belle and Sebastian

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