Imagine I Had Hands are done mixing their new EP "Work" and have posted all four tracks on myspace: myspace.com/imagineihadhands" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/imagineihadhands

Swedish hardcore act Suffocate for Fuck Sake has a new track on myspace: myspace.com/suffocateforfucksake" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/suffocateforfucksake

This week's m/group/itsatrap">It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Shout Out Louds
02. Feist
03. The Arcade Fire
04. Laakso
05. Death Cab for Cutie
06. Justice
07. The Smiths
08. The White Stripes
09. modest mouse
10. Of montreal

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MP3: Isolation Years - Albino child

"Albino child" is the second single from Isolation Years' most recent album "Sign, sign". It's also an easy pick as my favorite track. The far more upbeat "Landslide" made sense as the first single, but it's "Albino child"'s dark vibe and confusing religious imagery that put it over the top. In a sense, that's the classic Isolation Years formula. There's always been a deep foreboding feeling throughout much of their work, especially the debut "Inland traveller" which was ripe with apocalyptic imagery. The band's psyched-out folkrock sound compliments the words perfectly. It's been quite some time since I was immersed in theology studies, so I won't try to speculate as to what it all means, but the song - the song is excellent regardless of meaning.

Isolation Years - Albino child

MP3: The Bear Quartet - Punks

"Personality crisis" is my go-to Bear Quartet album for days like today, when I just feel beaten down by the workweek. It's the kind of record I can listen to anytime, even those days I'm so sick of music that nothing seems appealing. Like an old friend, it's always there to prop me up and comfort me. Yep, this is the soundtrack to my Friday night and I'm staying in.

The Bear Quartet - Punks

For those unaware: IAT takes every Saturday to pay tribute to The Bear Quartet, Sweden's greatest indierock band. Want to contribute your own BQ post? m/contact.php">Get in touch.

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
02. TALK 1
03. Heroes & Zeros - Into the light
04. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
05. Convoj - my timekeeping heart
06. TALK 2
07. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
08. A Perfect Friend - Rush hour
09. Death By Kite - Hiroshima
10. TALK 3
11. Fun - I've got a truck
12. moonbabies - Walking on my feet
13. The Perishers - When I fall
14. TALK 4
15. Regulations - Police siren
16. Viola - Ordinary teenage sensation
17. Björn Kleinhenz - Starlit queen
18. TALK 5
19. Gravy - Glory to our brilliant name
20. Hero Dishonest - Stalin vs Hank Hardy
21. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
22. Ulver - Capitel III: Graablick blev hun vaer
23. TALK 6
24. Håkan Hellström - Ramlar
25. Abhinanda - Highway tonight
26. Single Unit - Passion, pirates & parasites
27. TALK 7
28. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
29. The Tiny - Just like you
30. Death Breath - Death breath
31. TALK 8
32. Entombed - Serpent speech
33. The Cardigans - marvel hill
34. Soviac - I got the ribbah
35. TALK 9
36. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
37. You Is Stupid - I am history
38. Paris - 60 minutes
39. The Process - mot Sverige i tiden
40. TALK 10
41. Weeping Willows - I give you the morning

Site update: you can now search the mp3 playlist archive from the side-column. I'm not sure why I didn't enable this sooner, but there you go. Please note however, the archive only goes back to August 2005, not the entire history of the site. Sorry!

Tiger Baby has a bunch of new remixes, both of ones they did themselves and of tracks of theirs done by other people: https://www.tigerbaby.dk/

The new Winds album "Prominence and demise" will be released on September 4 via The End Records.

Check out the video for Taken By Trees (Victoria Bergsman) and the single "Lost and found": ml" target=_blank>https://www.sincerelyyours.se/video/yours0046.html

A new track from I Am Bones? See here: mbones.dk/mp3/kakofoni.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.iambones.dk/mp3/kakofoni.mp3

If you liked today's mp3 post, read more Refused reminiscing from Hype Beast: m/stevenvogel/2007/06/14/the-shape-of-punk-to-come/" target=_blank>https://www.hypebeast.com/stevenvogel/2007/06/14/the-shape-of-punk-to-come/

Norwegian/Irish "splatter-folk" duo Thinguma*jigSaw will release their debut album "awakeinwhitechapel" on July 2. Listen to samples: myspace.com/thingumajigsaw" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thingumajigsaw

The new Asha Ali single "A promise broken" will be released as a paid download on June 19. The song is from the soundtrack to Hannes Holm's upcoming film "Underbar och älskad av alla" which will be released on August 24.