New David Sandström Overdrive single in May

The new David Sandström Overdrive single "These are the days" will be released in May.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Hello Saferide
03. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
04. The Sound of Arrows
05. Fever Ray
06. David Sandström Overdrive
07. Jens Lekman
08. Moto Boy
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Anna Ternheim

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David Sandström Overdrive
Pigs lose
Razzia Records

Quite possibly the only former Refused member still musically relevant, the David Sandström Overdrive have returned with their third album "Pigs lose", their first for indie-stalwart Razzia. Keeping true to his Elvis Costello-inspired garage rock, "Pigs lose" gives us some of David Sandström's best material, but at sixteen tracks in length, also a few that are not. The lamenting balladry of "Lisa, Lisa", the plodding "Happy home" and the sheer epicness of "Tearing through the decades" showcase and hone the songwriting perfectly, whilst "Songs that maybe won't be forgotten" is easily one of the best songs of the year. However, "Dead alive" and "The god thing" are downright hokey and disrupt the album's flow. However, fans will not be disappointed; although a little editing down to ten or eleven songs would have made this album one of the more memorable of the year just past.
- Matt Giordano

Annika Norlin + David Sandström - Fairytale of New York

Listen to live audio of Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!) and David Sandström (David Sandström Overdrive) performing The Pogues classic "Fairytale of New York" at the Razzia "Oh no, it's Christmas!" fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlF8utEEfYE&fmt=18
See the "related videos" for actual footage with crap audio.

Musik med PSL 2008 leftovers

PSL posted a bunch of leftover "Musik Med" live clips these past few weeks, including songs from Hello Saferide, David Sandström Overdrive, Tobias Fröberg and more: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/categories/video/musik-med/

Top 10s for 2008: It's a Trap! (albums)

The video for the new David Sandström Overdrive single "Not a good boy" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pMjSquuw3Y&fmt=18
Fellow ex-Refused member Kristofer Steen is the director.

MP3: David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten

Facing the prospect of another 12-hour workday at ye old dayjob, so let's make this quick and easy. I can't wholeheartedly recommend the new David Sandström Overdrive album "Pigs lose" because it's got a bit too much filler, but man oh man, the good songs are damn good. Maybe even some of his/their best! It's the culmination of a 10+ year career with the wisdom of hindsight and the optimal optimism necessary to combat jadedness. Learn from the past, look forward to the future; don't dwell, keep on moving, keep looking at the world with fresh eyes. Turn up the fucking cowbell and get going! It's easy to get bogged down by negativity in this day and age, but we can fight it. Even better if we've got a kick-ass soundtrack.

David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. TALK 1
02. Anna Maria Espinosa - A little moonlight
03. Marit Bergman - 1985
04. The Goner - Haven
05. TALK 2
06. Park Hotell - Black hole
07. Fredrik - Holm
08. Emmanuel Tegel - Solaris (beat mix)
09. TALK 3
10. The Alien - Extract #3
11. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius (Boeoes Kaelstigen's yea/nay remix)
12. Montt Mardié - Modesty Blaise
13. TALK 4
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
15. They Live By Night - Endless summer
16. Katzenjammer - Tea with cinnamon
17. TALK 5
18. Nitad - Dag efter dag

Reminder: my show airs on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time.

Check out Bad Hands, the new project from drummer extraordinaire Per Nordmark (Fireside, Christian Kjellvander, etc.): https://www.myspace.com/badhandssthlm
David Sandström contributes vocals to one song, Britta Persson another -- very recommended! (tack Marco for the insider info!)

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Firefox AK - Techno tears
02. TALK 1
03. Hello Saferide - Anna
04. Sods - Copenhagen
05. Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen
06. TALK 2
07. Miss Li - I'm sorry, he's mine
08. Parker Lewis - Heart rate hill
09. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd
10. Juvelen - Don't mess
11. TALK 3
12. Katzenjammer - Le pop
13. Passiv Dödshjälp - Exorcism i beslagtagen kropp
14. The Goner - Haven
15. The Social Services - Seven dwarfs
16. TALK 4
17. The Skull Defekts - Waving
18. Moto Boy - Ride my wild heart
19. Oskar Schönning - Faustine
20. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
21. TALK 5
22. Darkthrone - Hiking metal punks

Reminder: my show airs on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time.

Confirmed for the It's a Trap! Clubnight on December 19 at Debaser Malmö: David Sandström Overdrive! Luger should have details for the full Swedish tour in promotion of the new album "Pigs lose" (due out October 22 via Razzia Records), but this is one date we can already look forward to.

Live music with David Sandström Overdrive at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/10/06/musik-med-david-sandstrom-overdrive/

Razzia Records has now officially confirmed that the long-awaited David Sandström Overdrive album "Pigs lose" will be out on October 22.

MP3: David Sandström Overdrive - Lisa, Lisa

Razzia Records was kind enough to pass along the brand new David Sandström Overdrive single "Lisa, Lisa" and naturally, I'm more than happy to share it with you. Like a lot of folks, I first became aware of David back when he was in Refused and have been following his career ever since, but of all the post-Refused bands, his solo work shines brightest. I have much respect for The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Text, Cobolt and so on, but they can't hold a candle to David's increasingly diverse catalog. From "Om det inte hånder..." aka The Grandfather Album to this, a slow dance number? Perhaps not so surprisingly when you consider that he now as AC4 as an outlet for his more aggressive side, though you gotta connect a lot of dots to span the difference. It doesn't really matter though 'cuz all it all depends on whether the song is good here and now and guess what? It is. I might be surprised somewhat by the content, but definitely not by the quality.

David Sandström Overdrive - Lisa, Lisa