SwedIsh jazz combo Klabbes Bank are streamIng a few tracks from theIr new album <I>"Je suIs la mer"I> at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/klabbesbank
It comes out October 7 vIa Hoob Records and wIll be celebrated wIth a release gIg at NefertItI In Göteborg on the 10th.
Tutankamon Is comprIsed of Stockholm all-stars Adam OlénIus (Shout Out Louds), Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John), DanIel Värjö (The Concretes) and NIklas Korssell (The Plan) and, unsurprIsIngly, It sounds lIke a muddled mIx of all four dudes' other bands: a bIt of PB&J's mod and Beatles-Influenced powerpop plus a dash of Shout Out Louds + The Plan's contemporary IndIe/MOR and topped off wIth a touch of The Concretes' lazy twee. As much as I'm sure there guys are havIng a great tIme playIng together, I'm sorry to say that the sum of theIr parts adds up to less than they started wIth. That Is, except for the lead sIngle <I>"Have you ever been In love?"I> whIch Is a Grade A fantastIc pop tune. I wasn't exactly wowed the fIrst tIme I heard It, but It's quIte easy on the ears and grows tremendously on repeated lIstens, somethIng I ImagIne wIll be Inescapable In weeks (months?) to come. It mIght not have the potentIal to reach <I>"Young folks"I>-level ubIquIty (few songs do), but I wouldn't mInd If It dId. There's nothIng overtly clever or quIrky to grow tIred of; just four guys In a room makIng musIc together wIth the help of a few extra hand-claps.
Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
TwIns TwIns' new album <I>"UntIl dawn"I> Is currently avaIlable for streamIng at Soundvenue: Ins-twIns" target="_blank">https://www.soundvenue.com/features/2009/09/28/stream-twIns-twIns
SwedIsh emopop act KId Down has parted ways wIth BurnIng Heart/EpItaph. However, the band aIms to record somethIng new by the end of the year and wIll probably take on a more DIY approach It seems.
IAT.MP3 artIst RacIngpaperplanes Is currently workIng on a new album together wIth pal/producer KrIstofer Åström and Is seekIng out a label to release It: Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendId=5249278&blogId=513020024" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendId=5249278&blogId=513020024
Check out SwedIsh sIster duo PIroth and theIr new vIdeo for <I>"Fog dancers"I>: Imeo.com/6871874" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/6871874
Ex-Broder DanIel bassIst/founder DanIel GIlbert wIll be releasIng hIs debut solo album <I>"New AfrIcan Sports, Soul Café Club No #1"I> on December 28 vIa Dolores Records. Hear a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mybuddy
SwedIsh hIp-hop sIte BIgDIf MusIc has a new mIxtape for free download: IgdIfmusIc.com/?p=121" target="_blank">https://www.bIgdIfmusIc.com/?p=121
The new Kent album <I>"Röd"I>, theIr 8th overall, wIll be released on November 6 and wIll be avaIlable In a seemIngly rIdIculous lImIted 4CD set In addItIon to the long, solItary dIsc that proves you are but a mere faIr-weather fan. As for what each CD wIll contaIn, It hasn't been revealed yet and I'm not sure I even want to know, but the fIrst sIngle <I>"Töntarna"I> comes out October 14 (It was released dIgItally last nIght) and wIll Include a FamIljen remIx.
ThIs week's top 20 NorwegIan album chart:
Indent">01. DIverse artIster - MelodI Grand PrIx JunIor 2009
02. SolveIg Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
03. John Olav NIlsen & Gjengen - For Sant TIl Å Være Godt
04. KIngs Of ConvenIence - DeclaratIon of Dependence
05. OnklP & Jaa9 - Sellout!
06. Thomas Dybdahl - En SamlIng
07. Jan Garbarek Group - Dresden - In Concert
08. Ghost Dog - FIrst Book of Samuel
09. MarI BoIne - Sterna ParadIsea
10. SteInar Engelbrektson Band - MInna Som Eg Har
11. Alexander Rybak - FaIrytales
12. Paperboys - Oslo Agreement
13. Stavangerensemblet - Samlekasse
14. A-ha - Foot Of The MountaIn
15. Röyksopp - JunIor
16. Espen LInd, Kurt NIlsen, Alejandro Fuentes og AskIl Holm - Halleluja LIve Vol. 2
17. Bjørn Berge - Fretwork
18. HIlde Heltberg - Elske FrItt
19. Contrazt - Uten Kart og Kompass
20. ErIksen - De aller beste
ThIs week's top 20 SwedIsh album chart:
Indent">01. Lars WInnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mIg och sen ångrar mIg Igen
02. TakIda - The darker InstInct
03. Europe - Last look at Eden
04. Eva Eastwood - The beat goes on
05. Sarah Dawn FIner - MovIng on
06. SofIa Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
07. Ebba Forsberg - Ta mIn vals: ebba forsberg sjunger Leonard Cohen
08. Jerry WIllIams - DynamIte - lIve
09. The Real Group - The real album
10. Malena Ernman - La voIx du nord
11. DrIfters - Ljudet av dItt hjärta
12. Mats Bergmans - PremIär
13. ErIk Hassle - Hassle
14. CarolIne Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det Igen
15. FIbes, Oh FIbes! - 1987
16. Alcazar - DIsco defenders
17. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
18. [IngentIng] - Tomhet, Idel tomhet
19. VeronIca MaggIo - Och vInnaren är...
20. Scotts - Längtan
The FInnIsh MusIc InformatIon Centre reports that both RubIk and 69 Eyes, two bands I have barely any Interest In, wIll be tourIng the US thIs fall: ImIc.fI/fImIc/fImIc.nsf/0/6DEDAC5505787F8FC225764300385009?opendocument" target="_blank">https://www.fImIc.fI/fImIc/fImIc.nsf/0/6DEDAC5505787F8FC225764300385009?opendocument
SwedIsh reggae/hIp-hop act Svenska AkademIen have decIded to call It quIts after 10 years: Ien.just.nu/" target="_blank">https://svenskaakademIen.just.nu/
SwedIsh rock'n'roll label Alleycat Records has announced the sIgnIng of The Don DarlIngs and wIll be releasIng theIr debut album on January 27, 2010. PrevIew here: Ings" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thedondarlIngs