This week's top 20 Swedish album chaRt:

01. Rong>ThåstRömRong> - SkebokvaRnsv 209R>02. Rong>Lena PhilipssonRong> - Jag ångRaR ingentingR>03. Rong>Jill JohnsonRong> - The chRistmas in youR>04. Rong>NanneRong> - Alltid på vägR>05. Rong>Eva DahlgRenRong> - SnöR>06. Rong>Monica ZetteRlundRong> - Z - det bästa med monica zetteRlundR>07. Rong>The CaRdigansRong> - SupeR ExtRa GRavityR>08. Rong>DaRinRong> - DaRinR>09. Rong>Sophie ZelmaniRong> - A decade of dReams 1995-2005R>10. Rong>LalehRong> - LalehR>11. Rong>BjöRn AfzeliusRong> - BjöRn Afzelius bästaR>12. Rong>Amy DiamondRong> - This Is Me Now R>13. Rong>EmbassyRong> - TackingR>14. Rong>HaRdcoRe SupeRstaRRong> - HaRdcoRe supeRstaRR>15. Rong>Bodies Without ORgansRong> - PRototypeR>16. Rong>RikaRd WolffRong> - Allt du kan önska! det bästa fRån: RikaRd WolffR>17. Rong>ChRistian KjellvandeRRong> - FayaR>18. Rong>GRönwallsRong> - En på miljonenR>19. Rong>SeptembeRRong> - In ORbitR>20. Rong>Hans MaRtinRong> - Minnenas pRomenadR>R>

Rong>BRotheRs DemandRong> has posted samples fRom eveRy tRack on theiR new album "A cod in lipstick": Ref="https://www.stReamRoadmusic.se/" taRget=_blank>https://www.stReamRoadmusic.se/

Rong>ChikanRong>'s debut album "Cops and CRooks In YouR Head" will be out DecembeR 3 via CiRcle ARound A CiRcle RecoRds. The band is the solo pRoject of Rong>PetteR SödeRbeRgRong> fRom Rong>AmicalRong> and the RecoRding was pRoduced by Rong>David LehnbeRgRong> (Rong>ARiel Kill HimRong>). Upcoming touRdates:

12/03 - Heffaklumpen, Gävle (SWE) w/Rong>ChRistan KjellvandeRRong>, Rong>Hello SafeRideRong>R>12/03 - Kafé Spegeln, Gävle (SWE) w/Rong>Idiot KidRong>R>12/08 - tba, BeRlin (GER)R>12/09 - JFZ, Haldensleben (GER) w/Rong>BjöRn KleinhenzRong>R>12/10 - StRandpeRle, LimbuRg (GER)R>12/11 - Caveau, Mainz (GER)R>12/12 - tbaR>12/13 - tbaR>12/14 - DRifteR's, FReibuRg (GER)R>12/15 - Das Rind, Rüsselsheim (GER)R>12/16 - Cubanova, MünsteR (GER)R>12/17 - tbaR>

Head to theiR website to heaR samples: Ref="https://www.chikan.se/" taRget=_blank>https://www.chikan.se/

Check out Rong>Panic SkinRong>, a decent little low-key bedRoom solo act fRom Stockholm: Ref="https://www.panicskin.tk/" taRget=_blank>https://www.panicskin.tk/R>TheRe's five fRee tRacks in the download section, moRe to be added soon.

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow AmeRicans! I'm not going to do a RegulaR update today, but I did Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=117">post some new Reviews foR youR Reading enjoyment. And don't foRget to check out that Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=115">Rong>RobynRong> inteRview fRom eaRlieR this week! I'll be back tomoRRow with youR RegulaRly scheduled pRogRamming. CheeRs!

Baron Bane
s/t
Stupid Dream

ElectRonica and guitaRs has been combined numeRous times in the past decade, with vaRying Results. Rong>BaRon BaneRong> do it in a Rong>CRystal MethodRong> style, although less big beat and moRe downbeat, although the big beat cReeps its head in fRom time to time. One song is a dead RingeR of Rong>The GatheRingRong>. It is not that good, not that bad eitheR, but you feel like you aRe going to heaR Rong>RichaRd PatRickRong> oR Rong>Beth GibbonsRong> any moment. They totally lack a sound of theiR own.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Brighter Death Now
Kamikaze kabaret
Cold Meat Industry

Rong>BRighteR Death NowRong> has been a Revelation to me in the past, peRhaps the most impoRtant noise aRtist to me. Rong>RogeR KaRmanikRong> has, in my opinion, a statuRe equivalent to one of the most Recognizable name in noise: Rong>MeRzbowRong>. "Kamikaze kabaRet" Reveals a Rong>BDNRong> that is moRe accessible than eveR and that goes back to a simpleR sound, moRe alike Rong>ThRobbing GRistleRong>'s expeRiments but taken to a level of Refinements way beyond what Rong>TGRong> was doing. GReat RecoRd.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Debonair
Demo
self-released

Just when I staRt thinking that I neveR need to heaR anotheR Swedish melancholy Rock band, along comes someone new that makes me take pause. Rong>DebonaiRRong>'s fouR-song demo shows seRious potential. It's still a tad deRivative, but the songs aRe stRong and the RecoRding is stellaR. Give them a bit moRe time to develop theiR own peRsonality and I think they've got a good chance to tuRn into something special.
- Avi Roig

The Incredible Steel Erectors
Bull muzika
self-released

You should know by now that I'm quite fond of noisy, angulaR indieRock, so it's always nice to heaR new acts keeping the toRch lit. Despite the somewhat dubious name, Rong>tISERong> do a decent job with the classic Chicago/Touch & Go sound, adding in theiR own individual touches of aRtfullness. They staRt to lose me on the tRacks wheRe they get too oveRwhelmingly fRenetic and funky, but the moRe mid-tempo mateRial such as "Buzzcut" is Rock-solid. Sometimes less is moRe, y'know?
- Avi Roig

Mother Goose
Obvious works
LampLite

Suddenly I am thRown back 15 yeaRs and listening to a Rong>Dead MilkmenRong> RecoRd. Not a good one at that. FoR those not in the know, the Rong>MilkmenRong> weRe this low-fi punk Rock band fRom the eighties that had a laRge cult following and none of the songs to back it up. Rong>MotheR GooseRong> have the same pRoblem. It is all good to have a defined sound, but songwRiting is impoRtant too.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Red Carpet
The noise of Red Carpet
If Society

The noise is not to be found heRe, RatheR what is on this RecoRd is a lot of good pop songs that coveR a wide Range of genRe such as post-punk, punk, folk and Rock. Mostly based aRound voice and acoustic guitaR it doesn't sound like a singeR-songwRiteR gone lonely. Sounds a lot like Rong>David and the CitizensRong>, which is not a bad compaRison to be afflicted with. Not bad.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Ladies and gentlemen, let me pResent to you the second best single of the yeaR. The numbeR one slot was secuRed by Rong>C.AaRméRong> back in ApRil with "We aRe the woRld" and numbeR two belongs to Rong>SiR ERic BeyondRong> and the song "DemocRacy". MeRe woRds cannot do Rong>MR. BeyondRong> justice, as any attempt to dissect his gReatness is bound to fall shoRt. Instead, let me encouRage you to open youR eaRs and listen. The genius is obvious.

The fiRst dates confiRmed foR the upcoming Rong>In FlamesRong> US touR:

01/25 - MaRquee TheatRe, Tempe, AZR>01/28 - Avalon, Los Angeles, CAR>01/30 - Roseland TheatRe, PoRtland, ORR>02/01 - Showbox, Seattle, WAR>02/03 - Salt AiR Pavilion, Salt Lake City, UTR>02/04 - Gothic TheatRe, DenveR, CO

MoRe soon.

Rong>The PRoject HateRong> has paRted ways with ThReeman RecoRdings and is cuRRently seeking a new deal.

Swedish showcase nights in PaRis:

12/06 - La flêche d'oR w/Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong>, Rong>LaaksoRong>, Rong>SahaRa HotnightsRong>R>12/07 - CentRe CultuRel Suedois (11 Rue Payenne 75003 PaRis) w/Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong>, Rong>LaaksoRong>

NoRwegian all-staR band Rong>CReam of the CRopRong> will be doing some dates in NoRway in the second half of DecembeR. Check the Rong>Jaga JazzistRong> page foR dates and details: Ref="https://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php" taRget=_blank>https://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php