New mp3 today from Finnish garage-pop duo Tigerbombs. As I said in my review, these guys aren't exactly reinventing the wheel or anything, but that doesn't stop them from churning out a solid number of golden pop hits. Like the single "1000 sparks", this track is fueled by an energetic classic organ line and a huge chorus. I love that vocal break at the end with the crazy ascending Melody that leads into the final chorus. The album may lose a bit of steam when taken as a whole, but that's because this is really the kind of stuff that's dying to be heard as a radio single. So yeah- check it out and inject a bit of sunshine into your cold December day.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Saybia - I surrender
02. Annie - Chewing Gum
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Dhani - Girl Talk
05. Nightwish - Wish I Had
06. Nephew - Superliga
07. Black Belt - All to You
08. Ana - Don't Cry For Pain
09. The Hives - Two Timing Touch & Broken Bones
10. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
11. Stephen Simmonds - Mother Mary
12. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
13. Burhan G - Take U Home
14. Ayesha - Squaffie
15. Johndoe - Pyromantikk
16. The Solution - My Mojo Aint Working No More
17. Magne F - Past Perfect Present Tense
18. Eskobar - You Got Me
19. Noble - Hot 2 Nite
20. Promoe - Long Distance Runner

Challengers:
01. Deportees - Not Tonight
02. Beats And Styles - Fire
03. Melody Club - Baby (Stand Up)
04. Sahara Hotnights - Who Do You Dance For
05. Clemens - Raptus
06. Margaret Berger - Lifetime Guarantee

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Kapasiteetti- yksikkö - Usko parempaan (FIN)
02. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
03. Apocalyptica - Bittersweet (FIN)
04. Kevin - Theme from forever (FIN)
05. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
06. Melody Club - Baby (SWE)
07. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - A small demand (SWE)
08. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Elegi (SWE)
10. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake your beauty (NOR)

Challengers:
11. Smak - Hallanvaara (FIN)
12. Timo Räisänen - Lovers are lonely (SWE)
13. Searching for Nurmes - Halti (NOR)

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Elegi (SWE)
02. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
03. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
04. Kevin - Theme from forever (FIN)
05. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
06. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
07. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
08. Anna Ternheim - To be gone (SWE)
09. The Knife - Heartbeats (SWE)
10. Promoe - Long distance runner (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Apocalyptica - Bittersweet (FIN)
12. Melody Club - Baby (SWE)
13. Infinite Mass - Fire fire (SWE)

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
02. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
03. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
04. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
05. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
06. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
07. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
08. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
09. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
10. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Humane - Crucify (FIN)
12. Ana Johnsson - Don't cry for pain (SWE)
13. Madcon - Doo wop (NOR)

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Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
03. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
04. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
05. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
06. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
07. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
08. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
09. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)
10. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Mighty 44 - This love aint going on (FIN)
12. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
13. The Confusions - Window (SWE)

New mp3 today from Norway's Cadillac, a cover of "Arabian Knights" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. They're kind of a schizophrenic band - sometimes they sound like a Norwegian version of Him Kerosene with their use of thick chords and sharp start/stop rhythms, but other times they approximate the sounds of older Motorpsycho, The Cult and Queens of the Stone Age. The new album "Magnetic City" was produced by Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes and recorded at Carriage House Studios in Connecticut with engineer Chris Ribando (Black Crowes, Mary J Blige). I've only barely scratched the surface of the record so far, but I think it's easily their best work to-date. It's dark and dirty and balanced with just the right amount of both heaviness and Melody.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. The Rasmus - Guilty
03. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
04. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
05. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
06. Annie - Chewing Gum
07. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
08. Ana - We Are
09. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
10. Mando Diao - Clean Town
11. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
12. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
13. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
14. Ayesha - Fire
15. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
16. Tungtvann - Plan B
17. Melody Club - Take Me Away
18. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
19. Anna Ternheim - To Be Gone
20. Miio - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Challengers:
01. Petter - Tidens tempo/Prolog
02. Arash - Boro Boro
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Janove Ottesen - Go Tell Her
05. Vacuum - They Do It
06. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
03. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
04. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
05. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
06. Bomfunk MC's - No way in hell (FIN)
07. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
08. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
09. Lazyboy - Facts of life (DK)
10. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
12. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
13. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)

"Baby" is the name of the next Melody Club single. It comes out October 27.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. Ana - We Are
03. Snook - Mister Cool
04. Tungtvann - Plan B
05. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
06. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
07. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
08. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
09. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
10. Ayesha - Fire
11. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
12. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
13. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
14. Melody Club - Take Me Away
15. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
16. The Confusions - Window
17. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
18. Anna Ternheim - To Be Gone
19. Bring Me The Fucking Riot Man - The Riot Boys Got Your Soul
20. Moi Caprice - Riding In Cars With Girls

Challengers:
01. Mando Diao - Clean Town
02. Annie - Chewing Gum
03. Brainpool - Junk
04. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
05. Miio - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
06. Kaada - AllrightR No

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
02. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
03. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
04. Lazyboy - Facts of life (DK)
05. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
06. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
07. Björk - Oceania (ICE)
08. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
09. Indica - Ikuinen virta (FIN)
10. Annie - Chewing gum (NOR)

Challengers:
11. Bomfunk MC's - No way in hell (FIN)
12. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
13. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)

New pics of Melody Club up at Rockfoto: https://www.rockfoto.nu/visabild.php?intSpelning=144&intBand=26

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
04. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
05. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
06. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
07. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
08. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
09. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
12. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
13. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
14. Stephen Simmonds - This Must Be Ground
15. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
16. Ana Johnsson - The Way I Am
17. Melody Club - Face the Music
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Sandelin & Ekman - I stereo
20. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh

I didn't realize it yesterday, but that upcoming Circle tour in the UK is in support of their new album "Empire", a new limited-edition vinyl-only release from Riot Season Records. The record contains two extremely long live tracks, "Dragon" and "Empire" and you can get more info here: https://www.riotseason.com/