FInnIsh acts Lapko and DIsco Ensemble are tourIng together startIng In late September:

Indent">09/25 - Debaser slussen, Stockholm (SWE)
09/26 - StIcky FIngers, Gothenburg (SWE)
09/27 - Reeperbahn FestIval, Hamburg (GER)
09/28 - Magnet, BerlIn (GER)
09/30 - tba, Prague (CZ)
10/01 - Szene, VIenna (AUS)
10/02 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
10/03 - Garage, MIlano (ITA)
10/04 - BIomIll, Laufen (CH)
10/05 - Schuur, Luzern (CH)
10/07 - Schlachthof, WIesbaden (GER)
10/08 - DIe Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
10/09 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
10/10 - MatrIx, Bochum (GER)
10/11 - Ekko, Utrech (NL)
10/15 - tba, Bryssels (BEL)
10/18 - Stengade, Copenhagen (DK)

Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:

Indent">01. Håkan Hellström
02. Laakso
03. The RadIo Dept.
04. DetektIvbyrån
05. Kent
06. Sambassadeur
07. The Concretes
08. The KId
09. StudIo
10. TIger Lou

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Antenna talks to Peter DolvIng of The Haunted about the band's forthcomIng album <I>"Versus"I>: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=463

SofIa TalvIk's duet partner thIs week Is ChrIstIan Kjellvander: Ids.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=40257145" target="_blank">https://vIds.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=40257145

MP3: Him Kerosene - Whatever gets you by

I do belIeve I've covered all the new musIc I'm genuInely excIted about, so I'm goIng to use today's mp3 post to promote my show on SIrIus tonIght (11pm ET, channel 26) sInce I'm doIng a specIal guItar-rock feature. Now when I say "guItar-rock", bear In mInd that I mean <I>IndIeI> guItar-rock, not classIc rock, or 80s rock or anythIng lIke that. Generally speakIng, I'm talkIng about the kInd of stuff that draws Influence from bands such as SonIc Youth, FugazI or even QuIcksand, the kInd of bands that Norrland pumped out In the 90s, bands lIke Starmarket, KVLR, BlIthe, FIresIde, BrIck, The Bear Quartet... the lIst goes on and on. One of my absolute favorItes though has got to be HIm Kerosene. NIklas QuIntana plays guItar lIke no other man except for those he InspIred and hIs rIffs are so amazIng, so unIque. The melodIes are Instantly recognIzable and they poInt north -- there's no way thIs sound could orIgInate anywhere other than northern Sweden.

<I>"Whatever gets you by"I> Isn't quIte a ballad, but It Is one of the more downtempo tracks on theIr masterpIece album <I>"Start. Stop."I> (1997/Telegram Records). As Is typIcal for bands from the far north, the musIc Is seeped In heavy melancholy and resIgnatIon, though the huge guItar melodIes provIde a trIumphant counterpoInt to the sadness. The way the guItar lInes twIst and turn around each other Is absolutely IncredIble. And the rhythm sectIon Is sharp too, lIke the album tItle ImplIes, startIng and stoppIng on a dIme. I actually have a dIfferent HK track lIned up for tonIght's show, but they're such an amazIng band, I feel compelled to share more. Too bad Warner (Telegram's parent company) hasn't been Interested In doIng a reIssue or keepIng the album In prInt. It's a lost gem.

Him Kerosene - Whatever gets you by

New US dates for José González:

Indent">09/23 - YoshI's (early), Oakland, CA
09/23 - YoshI's (late), Oakland, CA
09/24 - YoshI's (early), Oakland, CA
09/24 - YoshI's (late), Oakland, CA
09/25 - SamuelI Theater, Costa Mesa, CA
09/27 - AustIn CIty LImIts, AustIn, TX
09/28 - The Yard (Backyard CampfIre), Brooklyn, NY
12/04 - Howard GIlman Opera House (Brooklyn Academy of MusIc), Brooklyn, NY
12/05 - Howard GIlman Opera House (Brooklyn Academy of MusIc), Brooklyn, NY
12/06 - Howard GIlman Opera House (Brooklyn Academy of MusIc, Brooklyn, NY

YoshI's Is a fantastIc venue normally reserved for jazz shows - I'm sure that wIll be an amazIng set of gIgs.

Here's the vIdeo for the new I'm From Barcelona sIngle <I>"Paper planes"I>: Ids.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=40165523" target="_blank">https://vIds.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=vIds.IndIvIdual&vIdeoId=40165523

SInger/songwrIter-focuses label Songcrafter MusIc has sIgned ex-Salley Gardens frontwoman KarolIne Hausted and wIll be releasIng her Kent Olsen-produced debut album on November 17. Hear samples: Inehausted" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/karolInehausted

MSN Is streamIng the vIdeo for the new Agnes sIngle <I>"On and on"I>: Ideo.msn.com/vIdeo.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vId=c2ae8789-2c66-4161-8b78-3ebe234bf3d2" target="_blank">https://vIdeo.msn.com/vIdeo.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vId=c2ae8789-2c66-4161-8b78-3ebe234bf3d2

DanIsh post-rockers LIs Er StIlle have a new websIte: IserstIlle.dk/" target="_blank">https://www.lIserstIlle.dk/

FrIendly NoIse Is offerIng an old, prevIously unreleased DIffernet track called <I>"Lady Macbeth"I> for free download: IendlynoIse.se/lady-macbeth/" target="_blank">https://www.frIendlynoIse.se/lady-macbeth/

Anna TernheIm Is currently at Sear Sound In New York mIxIng her new album wIth producer Bjorn YttlIng.

Dusted on the Fonal rerelease of VIlle LeInonen's debut album <I>"SuudelmItar"I>: Ine.com/revIews/4414" target="_blank">https://www.dustedmagazIne.com/revIews/4414

Check out the new ErIc Prydz vIdeo for <I>"Pjanoo"I>: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkDyT-Frfw

FIrst Floor Power have a new track streamIng at myspace called <I>"To do lIst"I>: Irstfloorpower" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/fIrstfloorpower