Swedish jazz artist Oskar Schönning will release his third full-length album on October 17 via his own Schönning Records. In the meantime, listen to a newly published live recording from 2005 of the track "Loa": https://www.myspace.com/oskarschonning

Stockholm-based postpunks Paper have a new super-limited EP they are selling that features two previously unreleased tracks and one remix. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=64764246&blogID=408542606

Swedish indie/alt-country act The Winston Solution have a new EP posted for free download: https://www.thewinstonsolution.com/

Here's a video trailer for the new Niko Skorpio album "Half born in half light", due out soon via Some Place Else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo3k8_6hTUo

Check out the excellent cello-remix version of the new Zeigeist single "Wrecked metal" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thezeigeist
I do believe the mp3 was sent out to the blogosphere recently, so finding an mp3 should be a piece of cake.

Look for the new Chronic Heist 7" "Quick fix with repairs" to be released on Knife Slits Water very soon.

Pop 'n Cherries reviews the new album "Madeleine Street" from Cocoanut Groove: https://popncherries.skynetblogs.be/post/5994858/cocoanut-groove--madeleine-street

Listen to BBC Jazz on 3 pay tribute to Esbjörn Svensson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/sprrn/
The man was a titan of modern jazz and he will be sorely missed.

The Silent Ballet reviews the new Pg.Lost album "It's not you, it's me": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1562/Default.aspx

IAT favorite Tobias Hellkvist has a new website: https://www.tobiashellkvist.com/
He personally handed me copies of his brand new album "Sides" while in Malmö last week, so expect copies to be posted for sale really really soon.

Kira (ex-Kira and the Kindred Spirits) will release her debut solo album on September 1. Expect the first single "Riders of the freeway" to begin airing soon.

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

01. Sigur Rós
02. Coldplay
03. Radiohead
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. MGMT
06. Belle and Sebastian
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Kent
09. Håkan Hellström
10. The Cure

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Buffetlibre are offering up the Cloetta Paris cover of "Cry just a little bit" by Shakin' Stevens as a free download from their new 80s cover project "Rewind": https://www.proyectobatidora.net/cryjustalittlebit.mp3

Swedish pre-fab pop/techno trioPay TV (produced by Håkan Lidbo) has now posted their new video for "Fashion report" at YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FQl1OfB1nqc
Download a hi-rez version of the clip along with mp3s and remixes at their website: https://www.paytv.se/

Danish rockers The Breakers have signed with US-based Wicked Cool Records, the label of Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen E-Street Band, also "Little Steven's Underground Garage"). Expect a release in early 2009, but hear some tracks at their website in the meantime: https://www.thebreakers.dk/