Pitchfork says "Clinging to a scheme" is "best new music"

Pitchfork bestows their "best new music" tag on The Radio Dept.'s new record: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14146-clinging-to-a-scheme/

Sirius playlist week #17

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

01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
05. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
06. Aleksander With - Still Awake
07. Finn Kalvik & Hans Erik Fosnes - Neste Stasjon Grorud
08. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
10. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
11. Torbjørn Egner - Samlede CD-er
12. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
13. Thom Hell - All Good Things
14. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
15. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
16. Ketil Bjørnstad - Remembrance
17. Sigrid Moldestad - Sandkorn
18. Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons
19. Staut - Staut
20. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008

Jan Toft signs with Warner Norway, will release new album in June

Jan Toft has signed with Warner Music Norway and will be releasing a new album with them in June. Hear the first single "Berceuse" here: https://www.warnerwall.no/?p=2593

Anders Boson from Fibes, Oh Fibes! going solo

Anders Boson has left Fibes, Oh Fibes! to go solo and will be releasing his debut album "Don't let me go" on May 26 via Bearflag Records. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/andersboson

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
02. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
03. Crashdïet - Generation wild
04. Rolandz - Jajamen
05. Hellsingland Underground - Madness & grace
06. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
07. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
08. Petter - En räddare i nöden
09. Khoma - A final storm
10. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
11. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
12. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
13. Di Leva - Lovestar
14. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
15. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
16. Perikles - Var ska vi sova inatt - en samling
17. Kristina - At Carnegie Hall - Kristina - At Carnegie Hall
18. Björn Skifs - Da capo
19. Timo Räisänen - The anatomy of Timo Räisänen
20. The Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt

New Kristian Anttila single next week

Kristian Anttila will release the new single "Världens snuskigaste man" on April 28, the first taste of his forthcoming album due out this fall.

First Aid Kit live at Rote Raupe (video)

Check out a live session at Rote Raupe with First Aid Kit: https://www.roteraupe.de/tv/session/13/restgeraeusch-session-first-aid-kit.html

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson on tour

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson is touring Germany and Switzerland at the end of the month:

04/22 - Kampnagel, Hamburg (GER)
04/23 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
04/24 - Tante Ju, Dresden (GER)
04/26 - Nato, Leipzig (GER)
04/27 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
04/28 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
04/29 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
04/30 - Ebullition, Bulle (CH)
05/01 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
05/25 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/26 - Aufsturz, Berlin (GER)

Get them started young

Hurra Torpedo, indoctrinating the youth in the ways of musical kitchen destruction: https://www.vgtv.no/?id=29900&category=5

Mixtapes & Cellmates - The brighter place to go

Mixtapes & Cellmates are streaming their new single "The brighter place to go" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mixtapesandcellmates

KDB seeks old punk photos

The dudes from excellent punk archive blog KBD Records are working on a new book about Swedish punk (på Svenska, unfortunately) and are looking for help in gathering pics of old bands -- go here to see their want if you can lend a hand: https://www.kbdrecords.com/2010/04/21/swedish-punknew-wave-1977-1982/

Next Ja Ja Ja confirmed

Ja Ja Ja has announced their next showcase which is set for May 20, curated by Stuart Clarke of Music Week, and will feature the artists Snorri Helgason, No and the Maybes and Mariam "Manna" Jäntti. More info: https://www.jajajamusic.com/events.php?id=16

Disco Ensemble - Protector

Finnish act Disco Ensemble are giving away their new single "Protector" for free via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoensemble

Uniforms for the Dedicated to release new single feat. Adiam Dymott

Swedish fashion/art/film/music group Uniforms for the Dedicated are releasing a new single (and collection) called "1020 Trickery Lane" featuring guest vocals from Adiam Dymott and b-side remixes from Marcus Enochson and Embee. Official release is set for early May, find out more here: https://uniformsforthededicated.com/music/