Peter Bjorn and John have posted a brand new track for streaming on their myspace page: myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
The song is called "Young people" and features a duet with Victoria from The Concretes. It's the first taste of what will be the band's third album, whenever it gets released eventually.

Path of No Return will be touring Europe with Shattered Realm next year beginning in late February:

02/24 - Peniche Alternat, Paris (FRA)
02/25 - tba, Barcelona (ESP)
02/26 - tba, madrid (ESP)
02/27 - tba, Lisbon (POR)
02/28 - tba, Gijon (ESP)
03/01 - tba, Irun (ESP)
03/02 - mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
03/03 - Lintfabrik, Kontich (BEL)
03/04 - Het Bollwerk, Sneek (NL) w/merauder, Arkangel
03/05 - Innocent, Hengelo (NL)

The band is currently working on demos for their next album and plans to enter the studio in April to begin recording.

Lo-Fi-Fnk reports that the debut full-length album is done and will be released in early 2006. more details soon.

Pitchfork gives high marks to the latest Jens Lekman CD collection: media.com/record-reviews/l/lekman_jens/oh-youre-so-silent-jens.shtml" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/lekman_jens/oh-youre-so-silent-jens.shtml

Check out two tracks from Finnish electro act Pets on Prozac: myspace.com/petsonprozac" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/petsonprozac

This week's top 20 Swedish student album chart:

01. (01) Arctic monkeys - "I Bet U Look Good on the Dancefloor"
02. (03) Franz Ferdinand - "Walk Away"
03. (NY) The White Stripes - "The Denial Twist"
04. (09) David Sandström Overdrive - "The Crotch of a Saturday"
05. (NY) El Perro Del mar - "God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get)"
06. (07) Róisín murphy - "Sow Into You"
07. (20) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Is This Love?"
08. (08) ObnoXiuz - "Lägg benen på ryggen och dra"
09. (NY) Lethal Bizzie - "Fire"
10. (NY) Baby Shambles - "Albion"
11. (05) The Embassy - "It Pays to Belong"
12. (05) Test Icicles - "Circle Square Triangle"
13. (17) Gorillaz - "Dirty Harry"
14. (11) Goldfrapp - "Number 1"
15. (NY) Ella Rouge - "Jekyll N Hyde"
16. (04) Christian Kjellvander - "Drunken Hands"
17. (06) Saïan Supa Crew - "La Patte"
18. (ÅT) Architecture in Helsinki - "Do the Whirlwind"
19. (NY) Stereophonics - "Devil"
20. (13) Röyksopp - "What Else Is There?"

Leaving the chart: Karl Larsson, Kristian Anttila, Le Sport, Rihanna, Sophie Zelmani, Tiger Lou and The Sunshine.

Fluxblog posts a track from The Sounds: ml" target=_blank>https://www.fluxblog.org/2005/11/darling-were-fashion-dont-you-know.html

The top Norwegian songs of the past 20 years? P3 Norway tabulated the votes and the results are in: ml" target=_blank>https://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_p3/5267067.html
Good to see "I got erection" managed to crack the top 10, eh? If you wanna hear the top 3, head over to m/2005/11/tidenes-norske-lt.html" target=_blank>Bates motel

Aversionline extols the virtues of brutal hardcore from Finland and posts a couple tracks from Down my Throat: m/blahg/2005/11/min-en-ymmrr-suomea.html" target=_blank>https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/11/min-en-ymmrr-suomea.html

Stylus on José González and his cover of "Hand on your heart": magazine.com/ipod/archive/002239.html" target=_blank>https://www.stylusmagazine.com/ipod/archive/002239.html

The guys from Powersolo have posted a new video which, as always, is required viewing: mutherfuck.mPG" target=_blank>https://www.powersolo.dk/mutherfuck.mPG

The latest High Bias update features reviews of The Chrysler, Dungen and more: m" target=_blank>https://highbias.com

Check out some mp3s from Swedish noisepop band Beyond Description: media" target=_blank>https://www.beyonddescription.se/default.php?site=media
The band has two four-song EPs available for download as well as a video for the track "Full and empty".

Apartment Records has finally released Gravel Control's debut 7" and the full-length CD from Norwegian psych act Crazy River. Head to their website for more info: mentrecords.com/" target=_blank>https://apartmentrecords.com/

Carpark North, Denmark's answer to The Killers, are now on myspace: myspace.com/carparknorth" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/carparknorth