Norwegian indie band Accidents Never Happen will be going into Mmotor Museum Studio in Liverpool this weekend, July 5, to begin recording their new record.

Norwegian act Infidels Forever are vague about the details, but it appears they are going through some difficult times and are canceling all upcoming plans: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=3750183&blogID=410032513

Aftonbladet is running their annual Sommarplågor ("summer plague" aka that annoying single you can't get out of your head) poll: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article2779145.ab (in Swedish)

The new Deer Tracks album "Aurora", due out August 27 via Despotz Records, will be available in either a jakebox-style digipack or on 12" vinyl.

The Washington Post Express was completely won over by Norwegian act Datarock: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/29/AR2008062901983.html

Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
02. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
03. Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
04. Feist – The Reminder
05. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
06. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
07. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
08. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
09. Håkan Hellström – För Sent För Edelweiss
10. Lykke Li – Youth Novels

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Is Swedish techno going crustpunk? Dmitry Fydorov follows up last month's "Warcollapse!" single with "Anti Cimex": https://www.adrianrecordings.com/Dmitry_Fyodorov-anti_cimex.mp3
Whether they're referring to the legendary käng/d-beat act or the Swedish pest removal company remains to be seen, but either way, it's a good track.

Danish shoegazers Rumskib on tour in the UK:

07/10 - The Social, London
07/11 - Louisiana , Bristol
07/12 - Tigga's Bar, Exeter, Devon, Southwest

C.Aarmé reports that seven new songs are now complete for their next album. More updates when I get 'em.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Vassendgutane - Xo
04. Too Far Gone - Livåt
05. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Malin - Pang
08. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
09. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
12. Åsmund Åmli Band - Panorama
13. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
14. Songns - Det koster å vara kar
15. Nullskattesnylterne - Skrot
16. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
17. Gatas Parlament - Kidsa Har Alltid Rett
18. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
19. Emma Berit Forsmo - Den Første Dagen
20. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Rallarsväng
02. The Refreshments - Jukebox - Refreshing classics
03. Sten & Stanley - Det känns när det svänger
04. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings
05. Kleerup - Kleerup
06. Eric Gadd - Stockholm står kvar men jag ligger
07. E.M.D. - A state of mind
08. Takida - Bury the lies
09. Sanna Nielsen - Stronger
10. Rongedal - Rongedal
11. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
12. Robert Wells - The best of rhapsody 1998-2008
13. Evert Taube - Mästerverk!
14. Håkan Hellström - För sent för Edelweiss
15. Trazan & Banarne - Swingtajm! Trazan & Banarnes 30-årsskiva!
16. E.S.T. - E.S.T. live in Hamburg
17. Caroline Larsson - In the moment
18. Thore Skogman - Thore goes metal
19. Sabaton - The art of war
20. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me (new edition)

Sad to see that E.S.T. album back in there. We lost someone very special when Esbjörn passed away.

Swedish postrockers Norma report that they are wrapping up production on their debut full-length, tentatively titled "Book of Norma". Expect a video/single in September with the record to follow in early October.

Cosmic Hearse pays tribute to Esa from Swedish act Disarm who recently passed away: https://cosmichearse.blogspot.com/2008/06/to-valhalla-esa.html

Listen to four tracks off the new Erik Halldén album "Memories, oh, the memories": https://www.myspace.com/erikhalldenmusic
It comes out July 12 via Cosy Recordings and will be celebrated with a release party at Sugar Bar in Stockholm along with Johan Hedberg.

The new Carpark North single "Shall we be grateful?" will begin streaming on Myspace this Monday, June 30: https://www.myspace.com/carparknorth
The official release date is July 14.