Best of 2010?

All Scandinavian highlights a few upcoming releases of note from Finland: m/2454/flash-forward-the-best-of-2010/" target="_blank">https://allscandinavian.com/2454/flash-forward-the-best-of-2010/

Ghost Society confirm debut album

Danish act Ghost Society, featuring memebers from People Press Play, Blue Foundation and Choir of Young Believers, will release their full-length debut "The Back of his hands, then the palms" on January 25. Samples at myspace: myspace.com/ghostsocietyofficialsite" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/ghostsocietyofficialsite

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the m/group/itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Kent
02. Jens Lekman
03. Håkan Hellström
04. markus Krunegård
05. Hello Saferide
06. Loney, Dear
07. Kings of Convenience
08. Lake Heartbeat
09. The Bear Quartet
10. Bon Iver

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target="_blank">https://www.last.fm/help/

Carola + Hank von Helvete (really)

Aftonbladet reports that Carola performs a duet of "Silent night" with Hank von Helvete of Turbonegro on her upcoming Christmas album, due out November 11: musik/article6062338.ab" target="_blank">https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6062338.ab

Krister Dahlström live in the US

Gotländsk classical guitarist (and m.com/talk.pab" target="_blank">samurai master) Krister Dahlström is coming to the US for a few performances next week, including one at the prestigious JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC:

11/12 - JFK Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC
11/14 - The Norwegian Church, New York, NY
11/15 - The Swedish Church, New York, NY

Piroth interview at Komakino

Italian webzine Komakino interviews Piroth: ma.com/read.asp?id=2491" target="_blank">https://www.inkoma.com/read.asp?id=2491

Musique Machine reviews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words

musique machine reviews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' excellent "Lost in reflections" album: musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2378" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2378
I'm not sure why IAT! is getting label credit, but I do still have copies m/store/product.php?productid=598">for sale.

Presenting: The Great Waste of Time

Stockholm-based hardcore act The Great Waste of Time (ex-Ashram/Trapdoor Fucking Exit) have a couple brand new tracks on myspace: myspace.com/greatwasteoftime" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/greatwasteoftime
If you dig TFE, you'll dig this. I do.

Annie
Don't stop
Smalltown Supersound

With this, her much delayed and publicized second record, the hyped indie-pop queen has had four years to work on her sound. Working with her base of producers Xenomania and Richard X, Annie has become more confident on this record and it shows in theory, but not in practice. Tracks such as "my love is better" and "I don't like your band" focus on the more vapid details of pop culture, but instead of being a snide critique, it comes off as hubristic elitism. Conversely, on "When the night" and "Heaven and hell", it all works as best as it possibly could, as Annie's lethargic vocal takes almost exist symbiotically. If anything, working with her is a producer's dream, because the lack of carry in her trademark half-whispered vocals will always be overshadowed by the music. Sadly, this will always stop her from reaching the pop echelon to which the music press compares her. my only advice is: Godammit woman sing from deep down, don't be afraid to get loud! I know you have it in you -- we all do.
- Matt Giordano

Interview: Jonas Bjerre (Mew)

Masquer - Stark naked

Swedish duo masquer (feat. members from Idoru and Lowood) have a couple new tracks up on their myspace page: myspace.com/masquerstockholm" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/masquerstockholm

TLOBF interviews First Aid Kid

The Line of Best Fit interviews Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit: m/2009/11/tlobf-interview-first-aid-kit/" target="_blank">https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/11/tlobf-interview-first-aid-kit/

Casiokids prep new single, album

Norwegian act Casiokids will be releasing the new digital single "En vill hest" b/w "min siste dag" in Norway on November 9, their final release before the compilation album of their various moshi moshi singles comes out on January 1, 2010.

Agent Side Grinder - Pulse

Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder have added yet another new track to their myspace profile, this one being "Pulse": myspace.com/agentsidegrinder" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/agentsidegrinder
As I've said before, I recommend them highly.

Kalligrammofon + Structures Sonores = KSS Radio

The good folks behind Swedish experimental/progressive pop labels Kalligrammofon and Structures Sonores have started a podcast and the first episode is up now: mblr.com/" target="_blank">https://kssradio.tumblr.com/
The content is in Swedish for now, but they say that episodes in the future might be in English. And the music speaks for itself.