Aftonbladet has the new video for "The assassination of myself" from The (International) Noise Conspiracy: https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article4427701.ab
Tar... Feathers will be back in the studio next weekend working on their 2nd album, "Time of death: Always o' clock".
Gaffa is saying that Mew's new album will be out in June: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/31153
Texas-based website The Llano Idea interviews the excellent Danish country/folk artist CS Nielsen: https://www.thellanoidea.com/?p=455
The next two It's a Trap! Clubnights are now confirmed! We'll be hosting The Fine Arts Showcase on March 21 for what might just be their record release party for "Dolophine smile". Who knows? The album is due out about that time (not in February as I mistakenly reported before) so it could happen! And then on April 18 we've got Convoj! Awesome! If you happen to find yourself in Malmö on those dates, you know where to be!
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. A Camp
02. Hello Saferide
03. Frida Hyvönen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Fever Ray
06. Morrissey
07. Anna Ternheim
08. Jens Lekman
09. Kleerup
10. The Fine Arts Showcase
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Check out Hellsongs' brand new video for their cover of Iron Maiden's "Run to the hills": https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=52436223
Fever Ray's creepy new video for "When I grow up" is now online: https://feverray.com/video/when_i_grow_up_video.html
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. A Camp - Colonia
02. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
03. Laleh - Me and Simon
04. Scotts - På vårt sätt
05. Mojje - Popcornfrisyr
06. Freddie Wadling - The dark flower (den mörka blomman)
07. Renegade Five - Undergrounded universe
08. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
09. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
10. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Communion
11. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
12. Stockholm Stoner feat. Mats Ronander - Stockholm Stoner
13. Timo Räisänen - ...And then there was Timo
14. Takida - Bury the lies
15. Ulf Lundell - Omaha
16. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
17. Deathstars - Night electric night
18. Zillah & Totte - Det låter apa
19. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
20. Jonas & Jive - Ingen vind ingen våg
Pelle Carlberg will play a one-off London gig on February 26 at Jamm as part of the London Popfest.
Good Tape Records has now confirmed that The Late Parade's full-length debut "In chase of red beads" will be released on May 11.
Norwegian sludgerockers Årabrot are starting to confirm US dates:
03/18 - Spiros (SXSW), Austin, TX
03/22 - need help
03/25 - Death By Audio, NYC, NY w/USA is a Monster
03/26 - Middle East Club, Cambridge, MA w/Ehnahre (ex-Kayo Dot)
03/28 - Bagel Czar, Richmond, VA w/Gangland Buries Its Own
As promised, live music with Peter Bjorn and John at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/02/13/musik-med-peter-bjorn-and-john/
Via Doomsday Mag comes word that D-Takt & Råpunk Records will be releasing a new 12"/CD from Tortyr and a 7" from Warvictims in March/April. They'll also be handling the brand new Moderat Likvidation 12" "Mammutation" as well as a repress of the killer Loud Pipes album "The downhill blues" on vinyl. For more info, go here: https://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/
Kid Down are offering a special Valentine's Day-themed single for free download: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=10958428&blogID=470439219
In other news, the band will do a few German dates supporting Fall Out Boy and The Sounds in March:
03/18 - Tonhalle, München
03/20 - Palladium, Köln
03/21 - Colombiahalle, Berlin