Norwegian rockers Jaqueline will begin recording their next album, tentatively titled "Black sails", this coming February at Hangaroundsounds in Oslo.

Norway's The Opium Cartel has posted yet another track on myspace, this time it's a cover of Brian Eno's "By this river": myspace.com/opiumcartel" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/opiumcartel

The New York Times reviews a Rune Grammofon showcase in NYC featuring Opsvik & Jennings and Huntsville: mes.com/2007/12/15/arts/music/15opsv.html?ref=arts" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/arts/music/15opsv.html?ref=arts

Stream the new Paragon single "Känner min stil" from his forthcoming album "Glöd": mmalaget.nu/paragon/" target="_blank">https://www.hemmalaget.nu/paragon/

The new Tomas Andersson Wij album "En sommar på speed" will be out in February.

Frukt Records has a new EP from Fiktion posted for free download: https://www.fruktrecords.se/

Norwegian fashion designers Arne & Carlos recently unveiled their new collection and instead of a traditional runway show, they launched it with a film: m/" target="_blank">https://www.arne-carlos.com/
Why am I posting it here? Well, said film features an instrumental version of a new track from Don Juan Dracula entitled "The night".

Jonna Lee has recorded a cover of "All I want for Christmas" and posted it for download on myspace: myspace.com/jonnaleemusic" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/jonnaleemusic

Florida-based label Cloudberry Records will be putting out 7"s from Swedish artists Twig and the The Bridal Shop in the near future. Go see the label's newly revamped website: m/" target="_blank">https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/

NRK is streaming the new Kaizers Orchestra single "Enden av November" and also has new tourdates posted: musikk/1.4322361" target="_blank">https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.4322361

Discobelle has a new Studio remix of a Love Is All track: mix/" target="_blank">https://www.discobelle.net/2007/12/16/love-is-all-studio-remix/

Ondo, the ambient/doom project of C-J Larsgården from A Perfect Friend/Pacta, has a new track on myspace: myspace.com/avondo" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/avondo

Peter morén (Peter Bjorn and John) will perform solo at Hotel Café in Los Angeles on January 30.

Keeping up with our daily top 10s? New lists from m/articles.php?a=353">Aerial, m/articles.php?a=354">max J Hansson (Cut City) and m/articles.php?a=355">Henric Claesson (Housewife Lovers) are up now and ready for your perusal.

MP3: The Carny - Bestseller

I really like The Carny. Solid songwriting, good arrangements, fun big-band instrumentation, yadda yadda and so on and so forth. Refreshingly straightforward and free from quirks. "Bestseller" starts off with a bit that almost seems lifted from The Proclaimers' m/watch?v=O3tNylJr7Z4" target="_blank">"500 miles", but that horn refrain takes things in a different direction once you get past the staccato, herky-jerky rhythm of the first verse. Reminiscent, but not the same. I also like it a touch better than the retro vibe of lead single m/watch?v=mGJDm0YLDOs" target="_blank">"Sun in your eyes". That's a good song too, but not quite upbeat enough to get me going this dark and rainy monday morning. The brass wins out over the organ, that's just the way it goes.

The Carny - Bestseller