The Buddyhead mp3 blog has posted two tracks from hyped Norwegian shoegazers Serena maneesh: m/medication/2005/09/serena_maneesh.html" target=_blank>https://buddyhead.typepad.com/medication/2005/09/serena_maneesh.html

Check out the video for "Run away with you" from Norway's Don Juan Dracula: m/disco_video.html" target=_blank>https://www.donjuandracula.com/disco_video.html
Very, very entertaining.

musicOmH reviews the new mew album: musicomh.com/albums4/mew_0905.htm" target=_blank>https://www.musicomh.com/albums4/mew_0905.htm
I'm having a hard time figuring out a good way to sum it up myself, but yeah - it's a good listen.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter Lemarc - Sjutton sånger - Lemarc sjunger Lemarc
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Laleh - Laleh
04. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to memphis
05. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
06. Amy Diamond - This Is me Now
07. Ebba Grön - Samlingen
08. moneybrother - To Die Alone
09. musikal - mamma mia
10. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
11. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
12. Robyn - Robyn
13. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
14. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta Ballader
15. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
16. Crashdïet - Rest in Sleaze
17. Carola - Störst av allt
18. Helena Paparizou - my Number One
19. Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion
20. Kent - Du & Jag Döden

Aversionline reviews Swedish dark ambient act Jarl: m/reviews/2725/" target=_blank>https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2725/

The excellent Tenderversion Recordings is offering up a new free mp3 single from Fake music: m/mp3_singles.php" target=_blank>https://www.tenderversion.com/mp3_singles.php

Upcoming dates for Denmark's Green Concorde:

09/23 - RUC, Roskilde (DK)
10/12 - Gimle, Roskilde (DK) w/Svenson (FRA) and We Vs. Death (NL)
10/13 - Studenterhuset, Odense (DK) w/Svenson (FRA) and We Vs. Death (NL)
10/14 - Studenterhuset, KBH (DK) w/Svenson (FRA) and We Vs. Death (NL)
10/15 - Nygadehuset, Aabenraa (DK) w/We Vs. Death (NL)
11/10 - Forbrændingen, Albertslund (DK) w/Spleen United
11/11 - Pumpehuset, KBH (DK) w/Spleen United
11/12 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK) w/Spleen United
11/17 - Studenterhuset, Odense (DK) w/Spleen United
11/18 - Pit Stop, Kolding (DK) w/Spleen United
11/19 - Voxhall, Århus (DK) w/Spleen United
11/26 - 24hour Party Club, Lades Kælder (DK) w/Death by Kite
01/26 - La Gespe, Tarbes (FRA) w/Svenson (FRA)
01/27 - Le Cri'Art, Auch (FRA) w/Svenson (FRA)
01/28 - Rio Grande, montauban (France) w/Svenson (FRA)

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Acid House Kings - Tonight is Forever
02. (04) Death Cab For Cutie - Soul meets Body
03. (05) Weeping Willows - I´m Gonna Let Love Find me
04. (NY) Röyksopp - What Else Is There?
05. (NY) Kanye West - Gold Digger
06. (08) Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
07. (03) The Greatest Hits feat. Jesse - Give It To me Baby
08. (NY) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Loop Duplicate my Heart
09. (12) Jem - Just A Ride
10. (14) Hello Saferide - If I Don´t Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die
11. (16) Cat5 - Sexy
12. (NY) Turbonegro - City Of Satan
13. (02) They Live By Night - Truth Or Dare
14. (18) The Legends - He Knows the Sun
15. (06) The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer
16. (NY) Panthers - Thanks for the Simulacra
17. (07) mS Dynamite - Judgement Day
18. (20) maximo Park - Going missing
19. (NY) mattias Alkberg BD - Ragnar
20. (NY) Her Space Holiday - A match made in Texas

Leaving the chart: Tegan and Sara, Panthers, Lethal Bizzle, Jack Johnson, Embassy, Lucknow Pact and The Cribs.

Download some new tracks from Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson:

01. m/mp3/dreamsatthefilm.mp3" target=_blank>Dreams at the film club (ft. Nina Kinert)
02. m/mp3/silverboy.mp3" target=_blank>Silverboy (ft. Ned Oldham)

Thomas' new album "Barely touching it" has been delayed slightly, but will be officially released on October 28. Good stuff.

Tarantula has posted some new tracks for download: https://www.tarantulaband.tk/

José González is the artist of the week over at Paste magazine: magazine.com/action/article?article_id=2205" target=_blank>https://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=2205

And look, José is on the NPR website too: ms/asc/" target=_blank>https://www.npr.org/programs/asc/

I didn't realize it before, but the new musikbyrån Live programs are being made available online for on-demand streaming for 30 days after they air. Very cool! my wife is especially happy now that she finally got a chance to see The Ark onstage in their full glory. Not quite as nice as being there in-person, but still decent. Check it: mb/" target=_blank>https://www.svt.se/mb/

MP3: I'm From Barcelona - The painter

The last post in this week of new and up-and-coming acts comes from Barcelona. Well, actually the band is called I'm From Barcelona, but the band themselves are from Sweden. I've been a fan of frontman Emanuel Lundgren's music from the very first moment I heard him with Valley Days and his new act is just as good, if not better. The best thing about it is just how amazingly joyous it sounds. Every song is a bountiful pop symphony. I'm a sucker for self-aware/self-referential art, so I picked "The painter" as the track to post here, but I like said, every song they've recorded so far is wonderful. Download more here: mfrombarcelona.com/" target=_blank>https://www.imfrombarcelona.com/

I'm From Barcelona - The painter

MP3: The Dweller - May of '92 (or maybe '93)

The week of undiscovered music continues with a track from The Dweller. Taking obvious cues from Leonard Cohen, The Dweller aka Robin Björkman does the classic morose singer/songwriter thing. This particular song comes from the "Duets" CD which features him pairing up with a different guest vocalist for each of the six tracks. As one would expect, the results are mixed, but I like this song the best. Susanne Henningsson's voice has a good timbre to match Robin's. And hey, there's even a video for the track on his website.

The Dweller - May of '92 (or maybe '93)

The week of undiscovered music continues with a track from The Dweller. Taking obvious cues from Leonard Cohen, The Dweller aka Robin Björkman does the classic morose singer/songwriter thing. This particular song comes from the "Duets" CD which features him pairing up with a different guest vocalist for each of the six tracks. As one would expect, the results are mixed, but I like this song the best. Susanne Henningsson's voice has a good timbre to match Robin's. And hey, there's even a video for the track on his website.