The Washington Post Express talks to Sarah Assbring of El Perro Del Mar about her new album "Love is not pop": https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/11/el-perro-del-mar-love-is-not-pop-sarah-assbring.php
Kings of Convenience do the guest-list thing for Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7722-kings-of-convenience/
Norwegian rockers Spirits of the Dead have started mixing their second album "The great god Pan" which, assuming all goes well, will be released in early 2010.
First Aid Kit have confirmed that their full-length debut "The big black and the blue" will be released on January 25 via Wichita Recordings.
Live music with instrumental duo Nutid (aka Alf Håkan Åkesson + Åsa Jacobsson) at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/11/02/musik-med-nutid/
Marit Bergman has lined up a few new NYC shows before she moves back to Sweden in January:
11/03 - Monkey Town
11/15 - Googie's Lounge (Upstairs at the Living Room)
11/25 - Pianos
The new Jomi Massage soundtrack album "Animal of Eden" is now streaming online either as audio or video.
All Scandinavian highlights a few upcoming releases of note from Finland: https://allscandinavian.com/2454/flash-forward-the-best-of-2010/
Danish act Ghost Society, featuring memebers from People Press Play, Blue Foundation and Choir of Young Believers, will release their full-length debut "The Back of his hands, then the palms" on January 25. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ghostsocietyofficialsite
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Kent
02. Jens Lekman
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Markus Krunegård
05. Hello Saferide
06. Loney, Dear
07. Kings of Convenience
08. Lake Heartbeat
09. The Bear Quartet
10. Bon Iver
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Aftonbladet reports that Carola performs a duet of "Silent night" with Hank von Helvete of Turbonegro on her upcoming Christmas album, due out November 11: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6062338.ab
Gotländsk classical guitarist (and samurai master) Krister Dahlström is coming to the US for a few performances next week, including one at the prestigious JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC:
11/12 - JFK Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC
11/14 - The Norwegian Church, New York, NY
11/15 - The Swedish Church, New York, NY
Italian webzine Komakino interviews Piroth: https://www.inkoma.com/read.asp?id=2491
Musique Machine reviews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' excellent "Lost in reflections" album: https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2378
I'm not sure why IAT! is getting label credit, but I do still have copies for sale.
IAT favorites Pixie Carnation were selected for respected indie radio station KEXP's song of the day today: https://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/11/02/song-of-the-day-pixie-carnation-when-did-the-lights-go-out/