Miasmal - Creation of fire

Swedish death metal act Miasmal has a new 2-track 7" coming out in two weeks via Detest Records/Me Saco Un Ojo Records and they are currently streaming one of them at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/miasmalband

Pitchfork reviews Jónsi

Pitchfork gives high marks to the new Jónsi album "Go": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14098-go/

Sirius playlist week #14

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

01. TALK 1
02. Robyn - Fembot
03. Monty - Orden
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bye bye pianotie
05. Palpitation - What if
06. TALK 2
07. The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of tomorrow
08. Dyno - Don't speak love
09. Margaret Berger - Will you remember me tomorrow?
10. Holiday for Strings - Shelter Island
11. TALK 3
12. Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
13. Kråkesølv - Skredder
14. The Tiny - Last weekend
15. Asha Ali - The time is now
16. TALK 4
17. Monzano - Yes, we can't
18. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
19. Kite - Ways to dance
20. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
21. TALK 5
22. Makthaverskan - German boy

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. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
02. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
05. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
06. Serena Maneesh - S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor
07. Aleksander With - Still Awake
08. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
09. Staut - Staut
10. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
11. Thom Hell - All Good Things
12. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
13. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
14. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
15. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Never Ever Going Back
16. Batteri - Batteri
17. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
18. Diverse artister - Dugnad For Haiti
19. Hanne Boel & Carsten Dahl - I Think It Is Going To Rain
20. Sondre Bratland & Annbjørg Lie - Alle vegne

ExMS plans for 2010

Export Music Sweden has posted a list of upcoming activities they have planned, including showcases at MusExpo in LA (feat. Erik Hassle, Laleh, Sidechild, Fibes, Oh Fibes! and Takida) and CMJ (artists TBD): https://www.exms.com/?p=1640

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Rolandz - Jajamen
02. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
03. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
04. Timo Räisänen - The anatomy of Timo Räisänen
05. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
06. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
07. Teddybears - Devil's music
08. Björn Skifs - Da capo
09. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
10. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
11. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
12. Sophie Zelmani - I'm the rain
13. Svenne Hedlund - Sings Elvis in Memphis
14. Claes Lövgrens - Vi lever nu
15. Kent - Röd
16. Magnus Lindberg + Basse Wickman - Vita lögner + svarta ballader volym 1
17. Nordman - Korsväg
18. Torgny Melin - Dansbandsnatt
19. Linda Sundblad - Manifest
20. Pauline - Never said I was an angel

Ikons - Slow light (Pistol Disco remix)

Download the Pistol Disco remix of Ikons' "Slow light": https://www.rcrdlbl.com/artists/IKONS/track/Slow_Light_Pistol_Disco_Remix

The Line of Best Fit reviews Apparatjik

The Line of Best Fit reviews multinational supergroup Apparatjik: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/04/apparatjik-we-are-here/

I Walk the Line video interview

Stalker Music interviews Finnish punkrockers I Walk the Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEETAXyjFc (in Finnish w/English subtitles)

Morbus Chron - Everybody's dancing

Morbus Chron have posted a new track at myspace from their forthcoming album, showing off a bit of their new direction: https://www.myspace.com/morbuschronband

PB&J to start recording next week

Peter Morén reports that Peter Bjorn and John will begin recording a new album next week.

Paper back in the studio

Paper will be spending the next few days in the studio recording their sophomore LP "Our world", due out this fall via Imperial Recordings/Novoton.

New "Demons" album in late May

Swedish rock'n'rollers "Demons" are nearing completion of their new record "Scarcity rock" and plan to have it out at the end of May.

Viola - Chaos shall reign!

Finnish synthpop act Viola are celebrating the 1st anniversary of their free singles club with something completely different: https://www.violamusicclub.com/2010-04-chaos-shall-reign

Sonic Ritual minus 138

Christoffer Jonsson (aka 138, ex-DS-13) has parted ways with Sonic Ritual: https://canthateenough.blogspot.com/2010/03/ritual-termination.html