Preview a number of the tracks from the new Sonja Åkesson tribute comp just released on : https://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/sweden/artister/sonja-akesson-tolkad-av
Featured artists include Kajsa Gritt, Sofia Karlsson, Britta Persson, Frida Hyvönen and Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!).
Swedish hardrockers Bonafide have a new 6-song EP coming in January via that they recorded live in the studio. Featured cuts include new versions of recent album tracks "Fill your head with rock" and "No doubt about it" plus new song "Kick me out" and covers of "I don't need no doctor" (Humble Pie), "Nice boys (don't play rock'n'roll)" (originally by Rose Tattoo, but more famously done by Guns 'n' Roses) and "I can't explain" (The Who). And speaking of Black Lodge, the label also reports that the new Bullet record "Highway pirates" will be officially released on February 4.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Robyn
02. Kanye West
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. The National
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Arcade Fire
08. Radiohead
09. Sufjan Stevens
10. Girls
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reports that there's a new The Bear Quartet video for "Lovers goodbye" on the way from Swedish actress/director Alexandra Dahlström ("Fucking Åmål"/"Because the night") which will be released very soon: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=297
Also worth noting that ARC is once again doing their Advent Mixtape series and the first edition from MRTN of Stockholm Beat Connection is up here: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=298
Hear the new Real Ones single which is a duet with Susanne Sundfør and prepare yourself for disappointment: https://soundcloud.com/warnermusicnorway/real-ones-ft-susanne-sundfor-sister-to-all
The Silent Ballet gives high marks to "Flare", the first release by Erik K Skodvin under his own name instead of Svarte Greiner: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3759/Default.aspx
"Streets of Sweden", the 21st issue of online mag The Swede Beat, is now online: https://www.theswedebeat.com/magazine/21-streets-of-sweden/
There's a new video for Robyn's "Dancehall queen": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlAV2-eawaQ
Looks like a cheap karaoke video, which I suppose is charming in a lofi sort of way, but is fairly lacking overall.
PopMatters is scared of Dragontears' final album "Turn on tune in fuck off!!": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/133348-dragontears-turn-on-tune-in-fuck-off/
Hypertext's single "Ivy league" will be issued as a 7" via short-lived label with album track "Mary" tacked on as the b-side.
This is the first video off of Delay Tree's self-titled album. I wasn't a big fan of their earlier EP, but the full-length is significantly better. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/17051307
The 25 Swedish nominees for the Nordic Music Prize have been revealed: https://gradvall.se/artiklar.asp?entry_id=695
These 25 will eventually be whittled down to 10 who will go up against 10 selections from each of the other Scandinavian countries which will then be narrowed down even further to a top 12 to be presented to the jury for the final prize.
Swedish duo Dial M for Murder has apparently been hand-picked by Brett Andersen to open for the reunited Suede at the o2 Arena in London on December 7. Listen to the band here and be underwhelmed: https://www.myspace.com/mformurderband
Gaffa has the rundown for the nominees of Denmark's P3 Guld awards: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/45085
American act The Mommyheads have collaborated with Anders Wendin (Moneybrother) on a new single called "Just give me a reason" which will be released on March 18.