New Familjen single has a title

Adrian Recordings has revealed that the new Familjen single will be called "När planeterna stannat".

New Existensminimum remix EP

Existensminimum has a new EP out for the single "1993" featuring b-side remixes from the illustrious lineup of artists Rigas, Nordpolen and Fé & Pluto. Preview/purchase here: m/novoton/releases/existensminimum/1993-remixes" target="_blank">https://www.klicktrack.com/novoton/releases/existensminimum/1993-remixes

MP3: TNT - A fix

m>"Alright, we got a brand new album out called 'All the way to the sun'"m> (nothing) m>"You got that one?"m> (nada) m>"'All the way to the sun?' Brand new album?"m> (nope)

Ouch! That's awfully bold of them to not edit that out, but I suppose the same can be said for recording a live album in madrid, far from home. Not that I care, I've never been a TNT fan anyway and never paid much attention to them back in the day because I considered all those pop-metal hair bands to be poseurs. Still kinda do to an extent, but my tolerance for the stuff has gone up quite a bit; in fact, I even managed to make it about 2/3rds of the way through "Live in madrid" before I turned it off. Besides, it's not as if I was holding out for the big single "10,000 lovers in one" because honestly, that song blows. At least "A fix" has some balls. (this is m/tag/listen-to-norway">Listen to Norway, part 4)

Technical note: the stage banter on the CD comes on at the end of each track, so I edited this together from two cuts to make a more cohesive listening experience.

TNT - A fix (live)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
02. Björn Skifs - Da capo
03. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
04. Torgny melin - Dansbandsnatt
05. Zekes - En sån natt
06. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
07. Nordman - Korsväg
08. Freda' - Ett mysterium
09. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
10. Kent - Röd
11. melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
12. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
13. Willy Clay Band - Blue
14. Divine - Divine
15. mando Diao - Give me fire!
16. Zillah och Totte - Totte (g)apar igen
17. Date - Här och nu!
18. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
19. meshuggah - Alive
20. Hästpojken - Från där jag ropar

Fredrik's "Trilogi" reviewed at PopMatters

Popmatters reviews Fredrik's "Trilogi" collection: matters.com/pm/review/120322-fredrik-trilogi/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120322-fredrik-trilogi/

The Silent Ballet reviews Jaga Jazzist

The Silent Ballet likes the new Jaga Jazzist album "One-armed bandit": m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3123/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3123/Default.aspx

MP3: Donkeyboy - Ambitions

Here's another song I'm semi-obsessed with right now, though not nearly as deep as m/n/33294-susanne-sundfor-the-brothel">Susanne Sundfør's latest. I typically make a point of being at least vaguely familiar with m/tag/charts">most chart-topping bands because you never know -- sometimes the cream really does rise to the top -- but I had always ignored Donkeyboy because their name sucks and also because, for some reason, I thought they were a hip-hop act and Norwegian hip-hop is almost always awful. I'm late to the game, but I stand corrected! Now I know: Donkeyboy is a fine mainstream pop/rock act that manages to be successful by employing smart, strong hooks with a touch of 80s pastiche. It's a good formula, it worked out well for Superfamily at home in Norway and The Sounds sure seem to do well by it, though I'd argue they are far less "smart"; now Donkeyboy are attempting to take it to the next level (apparently music.no/?p=326">Sweden is already conquered). Good luck to them, I say. They might be a tad too unassuming to break in territories where bold and brash win and that's a shame because that's yet another reason they're a good band. I see bands like Datarock and I think "trying too hard," yet people still seem to like them. Whatever, it's not as if I didn't already think the music biz was a shitsystem.

Donkeyboy - Ambitions

Festival report: By:Larm 2010 (day 1)

Fredrik
Live @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY 02/18/2010

62% -- that was the chance I was told they would play "1986" at this show, by the band a few days earlier after their stellar performance at the mercury Lounge. The set-up at Union Hall however, allowed their sound to envelop another plane, with abstract projections on display behind them. (Considering the glut of bands that use video, it's always reassuring when the band, in this case Fredrik, does it well uses it to enhance the experience.) Their set included songs from both albums, including oft-loved "Black fur" and "Alina's place". The last time the band played in the States, they were a six-piece; now, they are back down to the two permanent members. This realignment actually allowed the band to provide much clearer renderings of their material, as opposed to the slight muddle of the large ensemble, and it showed in their confidence. Fredrik (the singer) then proclaimed m>"we've never played this song live before [sic]"m>. They played "1986", and it was absolutely beautiful.
- Matt Giordano

Tobias Fröberg - When we go to war (video)

The video for the new Tobias Fröberg solo single "When we go to war" is now on YouTube: m/watch?v=2uxOmOBlmZ0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxOmOBlmZ0
His new album "The big up" comes out march 10 via Fire Egg Recordings.

Seabear - I'll build you a fire (video)

Here's a new video from Icelandic artist Seabear for the new song "I'll build you a fire": m/watch?v=QB-BT_RugUU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB-BT_RugUU

New Øresund Space Collective vinyl-only album

Swedish/Danish improv/prog act Øresund Space Collective have a new vinyl-only LP called "Dead man in space" featuring 3 new jams: m?x=browseItem&iID=83710" target="_blank">https://www.recordheaven.net/body.cfm?x=browseItem&iID=83710

Spoon Train spring sampler

Norwegian label Spoon Train Audio has posted a spring sampler comp in time for by:Larm: mpler-spring-2010" target="_blank">https://spoontrain.no/blog/audio/2010/02/spoon-train-sampler-spring-2010
It's worth grabbing for the monzano tracks alone.

MP3: The Graviators - Back to the sabbath

"Back to the sabbath?" Seriously dudes? C'mon, at least m>trym> to be original. Which is not to say I don't dig full-on Black Sabbath worship, I guess I just want to hold on to the illusion I'm hearing something new. Regardless, The Graviators do what they do and they do it well enough. I was just out driving around with the album cranked and it felt totally satisfying, like a good hard-rock listening experience should. Perhaps not one for the ages, but it's alright for now.

The Graviators - Back to the sabbath

Petter Seander - Through the storm (video)

Check out the video for Petter Seander's debut solo single "Through the storm": m/watch?v=wmyUllbNmtU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmyUllbNmtU
Petter is a member of Kristian Anttila's backing band and is also one-half of the songwriting team behind Sleeping Beauty.