Paper is starting the hard work of sifting through the 21 new songs they recorded to put together their debut album.

Swedish indie act Napoleon has released a new EP via US-based label Valiant Death entitled "Vaxala and I". Go here for more details: https://valiantdeath.com/

Ida Maria will be shooting a video for "Oh my god" in Williamsburg, New York on Saturday with director Andreas Nilsson (The Knife, José Gónzalez, etc.). Also check out her CMJ showcase at Galapagos on October 19.

Swedish powerpop act The Higher Elevations have posted a new track on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thehigherelevations
The song is called "Breaking the news" and will appear on their new record "The protestant work ethic", due out in December via Time For Action.

Check out Fare You Well's Japanese tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PltjCuClzDo

Imperial Recordings artists Eskju Divine will start work on their third album in November.

Legendary Swedish rockers The Hellacopters will be breaking up after the release of their next album and subsequent tour. Read the full statement: https://www.hellacopters.com/site/default.asp
Unfortunately, it appears there will be no US dates so American fans may have to travel to catch 'em one last time.

Sirius Stuff is the new label and artist alias of Finland's Jani Jokinen. His first release, a comp entitled "Moody electronic stuff" featuring himself plus 11 other Finnish electronic acts. Read/hear more at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/siriusstuffrecords

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. Radiohead – In Rainbows
02. José González – In Our Nature
03. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
04. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
05. The Postal Service – Give Up
06. The Knife – Deep Cuts
07. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
08. Stars – In Our Bedroom After the War
09. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
10. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

In case you missed the announcement on Friday, I've got a brand new netrelease from Björn Kleinhenz and Winter Took His Life posted for free download. Check it out!
Side note: Check out Björn's website for a TON of pics from their recent tour: https://www.kleinhenz.se/

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Innan mörkret faller
02. TALK 1
03. TIAC - Boredom
04. Brainbombs - Who can you trust
05. Ted Gärdestad - Helena
06. TALK 2
07. Björn Kleinhenz - China Blue
08. Viktor Sjöberg - The sensation of your head on my chest
09. Marvins Revolt - Deliberate deeds
10. TALK 3
11. Abalone Dots - Under the rain
12. The Bear Quartet - The lost kid office
13. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Wake up
14. Watain - Underneath the cenotaph
15. TALK 4
16. The Tiny - Closer
17. Supersilent - 8.4
18. Anna Ternheim - Today is a good day
19. TALK 5
20. The Skull Defekts - The secret
21. Lukestar - White shade
22. Pay TV - Fashion report
23. Wolfpack - Enter the gates
24. TALK 6
25. Tigerbombs - Shaking the tree
26. Familjen - Ivanhoe & Rebecca
27. Giant Robot - Public = shopping
28. Eskju Divine - Hold on
29. TALK 7
30. The Bell - On and on
31. DHG - The snuff dreams are made of
32. Trio Mediaeval - Det lisle bånet
33. TALK 8
34. Peter Bjorn and John - It beats me every time
35. Margaret Berger - Seek I'll hide
36. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
37. TALK 9
38. Darkthrone - F.O.A.D.

A Perfect Friend on tour in Belgium:

11/24 - Cimatic/AV07/Festival, Brussels
11/23 - Le Bonheur, Brussels

Swedish postpunk act Pen Expers is blogging while recording their sophomore album at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Göteborg: https://blog.penexpers.com/

Millencolin will be going into Sound Lab Studios in Örebro on October 26 to begin work on their next album. Lou Giordano, the same guy who produced "Home from home" is once again on-board to help with the proceedings. In other Millencolin news, the band is now managed by Kimmo Kirvesmäki at Big Mouth Productions.

New European dates for Last Days of April:

12/05 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
12/06 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
12/07 - L'Entrepot, Arlon (BEL)
12/08 - Water Rats, London (UK)
12/10 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
12/11 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
12/12 - WUK, Vienna (AUS)
12/13 - Salzhaus, Winterthur (CH)
12/14 - Zoom, Schrobenhausen (GER)
12/15 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
12/16 - Kulturkeller, Fulda (GER)
12/18 - FZW, Dortmund (GER)