Simian Ghost - Star receiver (live acoustic video)

Check out a video of Simian Ghost (aka Sebastian Arnström from Aerial) performing his new single "Star receiver" acoustically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8US-qBh1Sw4

Traktor on tour

Upcoming tourdates for Traktor:

05/05 - Fritz's Corner @ Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (SWE)
05/07 - Raw, Eskilstuna (SWE)
05/13 - Dog's Home, Tampere (FIN)
05/14 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
05/15 - Sosis, Turku (FIN)
05/18 - Café Mic, Vänersborg (SWE)
05/19 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
05/20 - KTS, Freiburg (GER)
05/21 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Zoro, Leipzig (GER)
05/24 - Venster, Vienna (AUS)
05/25 - Alte Welt, Linz (AUS)
05/26 - Papperla, Bolzano (ITA)
05/27 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
05/28 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
05/29 - Sächsischer Bahnhof, Gera (GER)

Magnus Ekelund live on a boat

Check out a Stockholm Boat Session with Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo): https://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2010/04/magnus-ekelund_08.html

Musik med Johnossi

Watch Johnossi perform a toned-down version of "What's the point" for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/04/26/musik-med-johnossi/

Mad for It no more

Swedish label Mad for It (Square, Hammarin & Robin, Parker Lewis) has called it quits: https://www.kimj.se/?p=71

New Lögnhalsmottagningen EP out now

Looks like Lögnhalsmottagningen's long-awaited new 7" EP "Fina nyanser i nya finanser" is finally available via Local Cross Records: https://www.localcross.com/

New album from Emily and The Orgasm Addicts?

Danish act Emily and The Orgasm Addicts report that they have recorded a new album and are currently shopping around for a label to release it as their current home, Strange Ears Recordings, is apparently shutting down.

jj European dates

Europeans will get the chance to personally witness the jj live trainwreck next month:

05/21 – Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/22 – Europavox Festival, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
05/23 – Comet, Berlin (GER)
05/25 – The Charlatan, Gent (BEL)
05/26 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)

Giftgasattack prep new 12", offer preview

Swedish råpunks Giftgasattack are now up at myspace with two new tracks that will be appearing on their upcoming 12" "Noise hero", due out via D-takt & Råpunk Records "in a few months." If you're into harsh noisepunk, you can't do much better than this.

Latest Billie the Vision album now posted for download

Billie the Vision & the Dancers' latest album "From burning hell to smile and laughter" is being offered as a free/donation download, just like all of their previous work: https://www.billiethevision.com/music.php
Recommended for all fans of Swedish indiepop.

Absolut Noise talks to Bedroom Eyes, more

Absolut Noise interviews Swedish artist Jonas Jonsson aka Bedroom Eyes: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2010/04/exclu-interview-new-single.html
His label A West Side Fabrication has an interview up as well: https://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/about-bedroom-eyes/
The new single "Hand-in-hand grenade" was just released today.

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Radio Dept.
02. The National
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Jonathan Johansson
05. jj
06. Hello Saferide
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Robyn
09. The Bear Quartet
10. The Mary Onettes

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New Club 8 to get vinyl release

The new Club 8 album "The people's record" will be released on May 12 and in addition to CD and digital, will also be available in a limited edition vinyl run of 500 copies. Order via Labrador Records: https://www.labrador.se/shop.php3

Complicated Universal Cum - I can hardly wait (video)

Would anybody care about this song if it wasn't for the video? I doubt it. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/10721651

Sad Day for Puppets confirm new album title, will tour Scandinavia with like-minded acts

Swedish shoegazers Sad Day for Puppets will release their new album "Pale silver and shiny gold" this coming fall. In the meantime, they'll be playing a few dates around Scandinavia with A Place to Bury Stangers and Editors at the end of April/early May.