Friendly Noise #4

Issue #4 of the always-stunning Friendly Noise webzine is now online: https://www.friendlynoise.se/fzn/4

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. Jonathan Johansson
03. Kent
04. Sophie Zelmani
05. The National
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Loney, Dear
09. The Tough Alliance
10. Love Is All

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PopMatters reviews Love Is All

PopMatters covers the new Love Is All record "Two thousand and ten injuries": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/119800-love-is-all-two-thousand-and-one-injuries/

Efterklang confirm new single

Efterklang will release the new 7" single "I was playing drums" on April 19 b/w the exclusive track "Me me me the brick house".

Code 64 to Progress Productions

Progress Productions has signed Swedish/Norwegian electro act Code 64 and will be releasing the group's third album, "Trialogue" in late summer/early fall. The first single "Stasis" will be released digitally on April 21 and can already be previewed at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/progressproduction

Suma - Ashes

Swedish doom act Suma is streaming new music at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/sumanoise

Racingpaperplanes - Here to stay/One more reason

IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes has a new two-track websingle posted for free download: https://racingpaperplanes.blogspot.com/2010/03/so.html

Adrian Recordings signs Den Svenska Tystnaden, will release three EPs

Adrian Recordings has announced the signing of Den Svenska Tystnaden and will be releasing a series of three EPs from the band over the course of 2010. Up first is "Större avstånd högre spänning" on April 30, to be followed by "Långsamma repliker all tid i världen" (August 30) and "Utsikter från botten" (December 30). And for the trivia-minded, the band features label head Magnus Bjerkert's brother John Bjerkert, whose resume includes stints with ARC labelmates David & the Citizens/David Fridlund as well as Emil Jensen.

Free Jazz reviews Atomic

The Free Jazz blog reviews the new Atomic record "Theater tilters, vol. 1": https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/03/atomic-theatre-tilters-vol-1-jazzland.html

PopMatters reviews Seabear

PopMatters reviews the new Seabear record "We built a fire": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120564-seabear-we-built-a-fire/

The Skull Defekts - Gospel of the skull (feat. Daniel Higgs)

The Skull Defekts are now streaming a brand new track at myspace called "Gospel of the skull", the first taste of their forthcoming collaboration album with Daniel A.I.U. Higgs (Lungfish) as the "fifth skull": https://www.myspace.com/skulldfx

Ef is TSB's band of the week

Ef is the band of the week at The Silent Ballet: https://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/3223/Default.aspx

Refused reunion rumors

Apparently there are rumors circulating that Refused will be reuniting and it's pretty much all due to this: https://www.officialrefused.com/
Seriously? Are the words "Coming soon..." all you need to get excited? Dennis was just quoted in Aftonbladet like a week ago talking about how they turned down big money for a US tour, so I highly doubt it.

New Tina Dickow album in September

Danish singer/songwriter Tina Dickow will release her new album "Welcome back colour" in September.

Steget to release album in May

Swedish piano/vocal duo Steget will release their debut album "Förändrar allting" on May 12 via Red Top Recordings. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/steget