Danish act Efterklang and French director Vincent Moon have collaborated on an album-length film project entitled "An island" and this is the first preview clip. Look for it to premiere in February 2011. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/16564996
Jens Lekman will be doing a one-off NYC gig on December 10 at the Green Building on Union in Brooklyn.
Swedish hard-rockers Mustasch have assembled a collection of greatest hits from their 10-year career thus far, rearranged and re-recorded them and assembled them into a new compilation entitled ""The true sound of the new west" which will be released on February 28. Much easier than purchasing than their current label purchasing the rights for the old sound recordings, but whatever. And oh yeah, of course said collection will also include the one requisite new song, "Angel's share".
Swedish hip-hop duo Mohammed Ali will be releasing the new single "Kan någon ringa (112)", the first single from their forthcoming self-titled album due out in 2011, on November 26. Said track was produced by Mack Beats and features guest vocals from Asha Ali.
Gaffa has a brand new video from Our Broken Garden: https://gaffa.dk/tv/clip/515
Looptroop Rockers respond to the rise of the right wing in Sweden/Europe/The World, as evidenced by recent elections. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9srDRQ44s
Bob Hund is currently working on a new album which is due to be released on March 15, 2011. No title or details yet, but Scandinavian tourdates around that same time are confirmed: https://www.bob-hund.com/
It's been awhile since Finnish indie/shoegazers On Volcano promised us a new EP, but the end result is finally here and available for free download: https://www.onvolcano.com/
I have yet to listen myself, but if it's anything like their previous work then it's sure to be great.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
03. The Bear Quartet
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Säkert!
03. Familjen
03. Kent
03. The Concretes
03. Lykke Li
03. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
03. Robyn
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Pitchfork trashes "WYWH", the latest album from The Concretes: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14832-wywh/
Your Music Today interviews Swedish artist/director/musician Andreas Nilsson: https://yourmusictoday.com/2010/11/08/directors-spotlight-andreas-nilsson/
Cult Norwegian prog/folk act White Willow have reissued their 1995 debut album "Ignis fatuus" on 180g 2xLP via the band's own : https://termo.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/white-willow-ignis-fatuus-vinyl
As the blurbage says, "Think early King Crimson meets Dead Can Dance meets The Trees and you're halfway there."
Icelandic act Rökkurró plays live for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/11/05/musik-med-rokkurro/
And Swedish sisters First Aid Kit do the same: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/11/8/musik-med-first-aid-kit-4/
I had no idea: Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby aka Hank von Helvete is a Scientologist? Total bummer. Burn him down.
The new Peter Jöback album "En kväll med Peter Jöback" has been confirmed for release on November 19 via . Cover art and tracklist: https://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=958&artist=Peter