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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Carola - I denna natt blir världen ny - Jul i Betlehem II
02. Jill Johnson - Music Row
03. Björn Skifs - I2I
04. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
05. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
06. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
07. Amy Diamond - Music in motion
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
09. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
10. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
11. Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord och toner av Evert Taube
12. Mats Bergmans - Jubileum
14. The Refreshments - Christmas spirits
15. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
16. Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum och tång
17. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
18. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
19. Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg - Dylan på Svenska
20. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
Thunder Express on tour in Spain:
02/23 - Alicante, Alicante
02/24 - Castellón, Castellón
02/27 - Madrid, Madrid
02/28 - Bilbao, Vizcaya
02/29 - Gijon, Asturias
José González, Jens Lekman and Loney, Dear are all nominated for NPR's All Songs Considered top albums of the year: https://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=833977
Loney, Dear is also brought up in this piece on new music trends spotlighting artists from Canada and Sweden.
It was difficult coming to any sort of consensus between my various contributors and myself, but I managed to create a list of our top eight favorite songs for 2007. Not only do I have 'em posted in a handly little chart, I'm also counting 'em down in today's new podcast! Check it out right here!
Be forewarned: our top album picks will be posted tomorrow.
Pitchfork reports on the various details concerning Robyn's forthcoming UK single release of "Be mine": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/47274-robyn-invites-us-to-be-mine-on-latest-single-dates
Södra Promenaden is offering up the 1989 demo from pre-Refused/Final Exit/Noise Conspiracy act Garbage Pailkids: https://sirling.blogg.se/1197467618_the_shape_o.html
Norwegian newspaper Adressa's top albums of the year:
01. The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss
02. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
03. Moving Oos - Peace & love
04. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne sundfør
05. Superfamily - Warszawa
06. Shining - Grindstone
07. John Heitman/Mark Gregory - Chronicles
08. Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
09. Trulz And The Trees - Ailanthus
10. Texum - Different strokes for different folks
11. The Grand - The grand
12. Erlend Ropstad - Bright late nights
13. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
14. Samvirkelaget - Musikk
15. Heroes & Zeroes - Strange constellations
16. Draumir - The island
Read more: https://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article993269.ece
Hybris reports back from a recent roundtable discussion in Stockholm on the future of music: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2007/12/shout-to-top.html
Fibes Oh Fibes! has posted some new demo material on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/fibesohfibes
PopMatters reviews the US release of Magnet's most recent record "The simple life": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/51628/magnet-the-simple-life/
The new Carnal Forge video for "Numb (the dead)" is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81EOg82O8VE
Absolut Noise gets a few Swedish musicians to answer a short poll, summing up the year 2007: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/12/absolut-noise-2007-quizz-part-1.html
MIC Norway reports that the Quart Festival has hired Andy Inglis from London venue The Luminaire as their new head booker: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121212513522704509
StSanders, the Finnish overdub genious, recently posted a new YouTube "shreds" clip featuring Finland's Anssi Kela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAPHu7yDB9Y