PopMatters likes Oh No Ono

PopMatters gives positive marks to the US release of Oh No Ono's "Eggs": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/119572-oh-no-ono-eggs/

Hello Saferide at ATP

Hello Saferide will be playing the Matt Groening-curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival in the UK this May: https://www.atpfestival.com/events/mattgroening/lineup.php

Årabrot lines up UK release

Årabrot's album "The brotherseed" will receive a proper UK release on March 15 via Norway Rat.

Piroth Train Tour doc

Piroth made a documentary of their recent tour-by-train: https://vimeo.com/9029297

Serena-Maneesh spring tour

New US tourdates for Serena-Maneesh:

3/17-20 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
03/23 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
03/25 - Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR
03/26 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
03/27 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
03/30 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
03/31 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
04/01 - Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
04/02 - Great Hall, Toronto, ON
04/03 - Il Motore, Montreal, QC
04/04 - TT THe Bears, Cambridge, MA
04/05 - Daniel Street, Milford, CT
04/06 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
04/07 - DC9, Washington, DC
04/08 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

New Liechtenstein 7" on the way

Swedish indiepop act Liechtenstein will be doing a 3-song 7" on Fraction Discs this spring featuring the songs "I've got a passion for water", "Spending time with you" and "On the tram".

New Swedish comics come to the US

Somewhat OT, but not entirely: Top Shelf Comix is translating and publishing seven new books of Swedish comics (4 graphic novels + 2 anthologies) for release in the US this spring. Of the titles they are handling, the most relevant to itsatrap readers is probably "Hey princess" by Mats Jonsson which is, of course, named after the Popsicle song and is about indie-minded young folks in the mid 90s. Read more: https://www.topshelfcomix.com/swedish-invasion
Also worth noting that they'll be bringing Mats and many of the other authors over in April for appearances + meet'n'greets in both NYC and Chicago.

Gaffa takes on Sweden

Danish music mag Gaffa will be launching in Sweden in March: https://www.gaffa.se/
The website officially opens on March 1 and the first print edition will be out March 31. Go to the website above for more details, including the full press release.

Stream "Tomorrow, in a year"

The Knife's entire new album "Tomorrow, in a year" is now available for streaming at the band's website: https://theknife.net/

Starflower - You king (video)

Finnish act Starflower have a new video for the song "You king": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAB20zz-aDI

Tord Gustavsen Ensemble coming to the US

The Tord Gustavsen Ensemble album "Restored, returned", recently nominated for a Spellemannprisen, will get a North American release on February 9 via ECM. The entire group will also be coming over for a couple shows in March:

03/28 - San Francisco Jazz Festival
03/31 - Merkin Concert Hall, NYC

More info here: https://player.ecmrecords.com/gustavsen

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. Jonathan Johansson
02. Kent
03. jj
04. Shout Out Louds
05. Joel Alme
06. Lake Heartbeat
07. El Perro del Mar
08. The xx
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. Markus Krunegård

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Pintandwefall - Jail (video)

Pintandwefall have a new video for the song "Jail": https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=102517436&release=103119442

Last night in Stockholm

But what's this I hear about a harmonica?

Zacke debut coming in February

Swedish hip-hop artist Zacke will release his debut album "Visst är det vackert" on February 3 via BD Pop.