Whyte Seeds will be going into the studio in July to record a new album. They say to expect a mix of The Cars and Popsicle along with whatever it is that they sound like.

The Nocturnal Cult webzine has an awesome new interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone: https://www.nocturnalcult.com/

Blodårstid on the new Watain album "Sworn to the dark": https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2007/05/14/watain-sworn-to-the-dark-cd/
As I said last week, I find this album to be one of the best Swedish black metal releases I've heard in years. I cannot at all agree with the assertation that their older material is better.

Sublime Exile has a new single from anonymous duo Fake performing a cover of Velvet Underground's classic "I'm waiting for the man", totally sucking out all of the heroin vibe: https://www.subexile.com/

Swedish indie act King Str has posted their new single "You knew" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kingstr
The band cites The Radio Dept. and Pet Shop Boys as major influences, so I personally find them to be fairly boring, but perhaps you will disagree.

There's a new track from Danish indierock act The Setting Son on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesettingson
The debut single "In a certain way" is out today via Bad Afro with the full-length to follow on September 3.

Swedish hip-hop artist JaeWon has a new track on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/faejaewon

The mastering for the new Umoral 7" is done, so now there's a track posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/umoral
Umoral is a Norwegian black metal act featuring Zweiss (Fleurty, ex-DHG), Teloch (Nidingr, 1349) and drummer extraordinaire Hellhammer (too many bands to list). The record is due out in July via Vendlus.

The video for "Driven by obsession" from Norwegian emo/rock act Pale Kids is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5BTdU5z3JQ

Some new US dates for the Shout Out Louds:

07/16 - Spiegeltent, New York, NY
07/17 - Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY
07/18 - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
07/19 - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA

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

01. The Arcade Fire
02. Feist
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Laakso
05. Björk
06. Bright Eyes
07. Of Montreal
08. Radiohead
09. The Shins
10. Bloc Party

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Absolut Noise talks to Swedish goth/post-punk act Ikons, a band that features one of the guys from Samuraj Cities: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/05/cracking-up.html

What the fuck? I drove 100 miles tonight to go see Peter Bjorn and John, a band that I not only featured as the lead track on my first "Reader's companion" compilation, but also someone I have been a fan of for close to five years now, only to be turned away because my name was not on the list as promised. I didn't have to be on the guestlist, I would've gladly paid for my own ticket if necessary. In fact, I would've still paid my own way after being denied, except the show was sold out. That's why I checked in again on Friday to make sure everything was taken care of. I don't know if I'm more disappointed or angry or what.

This week's playlist for my show on Sirius:

01. Kristofer Åström - The dark
02. TALK 1
03. Amandine - Better soil
04. Christel Alsos - What you gotta do
05. Tarantula - Two arrows
06. TALK 2
07. Kristin Asbjørnsen - I'm on my way
08. Thomas Denver Jonsson - Dreams at the film club
09. Tenderloud - Texas down
10. TALK 3
11. Hyacinth House - Ghost town
12. Strayfolk - I'll be a-goin'
13. The First Miles - Bottle, don't let me down
14. TALK 4
15. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
16. Hederos & Hellberg - I can't hold myself in line
17. Two Times the Trauma - I fell in love with an ocean
18. David Sandström Overdrive - The Fatville Treaty
19. HGH - Stupid song
20. TALK 5
21. Gorgoroth - Procreating Satan
22. Enslaved - The voices
23. Invocator - Breed of sin
24. TALK 6
25. Seance - Post mortem
26. Watain - Underneath the cenotaph
27. Dark Tranquility - Icipher
28. TALK 7
29. Eucharist - The Eucharist
30. At the Gates - Slaughter of the soul
31. Wolfbrigade - EU (European Union)
32. TALK 8
33. Katatonia - Had to (leave)
34. Bloodbath - Soul evisceration
35. Cult of Luna - The revelation embodied
36. TALK 9
37. Finntroll - Slaget vid blodsälv

Hello Saferide at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton:

05/17 - Corn Exchange (7pm)
05/17 - The Arc (10pm)

And don't forget her two shows next week at Water Rats too! Check the sidebar for details. In other news, look for the debut album "Introducing..." to get a proper UK release in August. Not that you care, right? You should already have it by now.