Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. Radiohead
04. M83
05. Lykke Li
06. Jens Lekman
07. Bob Dylan
08. Kent
09. Belle and Sebastian
10. Bloc Party
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Marit Bergman's video for her latest single "Out on the piers" is now online: https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=31249918
Finally, the return of Lars Garvey's "A Postcard Life" column: [click here]
If you've been following our weekly Göteborg spotlight feature, no doubt you picked up on the news that Fang Bomb is putting out a new compilation entitled "Gothenburg 08". I'll have detailed information about the collection on Saturday, assuming my interview with label head Petter Ottosson goes as planned, but I can confirm the tracklist for you now:
01. Viktor Sjöberg & Jonas Lindgren - "Guldheden"
02. Anders Dahl - "Strätta, Flockblomstriga 4"
03. Porn Sword Tobacco - "Feminin Arkitektur"
04. Sewer Election - "Mot Döden"
05. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - "Facelessness Erases Every Trace Of Humanity"
06. Jasper TX - "And I Closed My Eyes"
07. The Skull Defekts - "Invocation Of Brother Rune Lindblad"
08. Tsukimono - "Moan Jar"
09. Joel Brindefalk - "Monitoring My Own Death"
10. Porn Sword Tobacco - "Ett Jaläger Och Ett Nejläger"
I don't have a confirmed release date yet, but it has been sent off to be pressed, so copies should hopefully be available soon. I for one am very excited -- it's a stellar lineup.
Here's this week's radio show playlist:
01. Desert Planet - Riot sector 68
02. TALK 1
03. Grande - We did it all
04. Sara Berg - Crawl back from under
05. Dialog Cet - Buckfighter
06. TALK 2
07. Doktor Kosmos - Doktor Kosmos släpper en skiva
08. Halph - Weight
09. Bright Oak - The undertow
10. TALK 3
11. Juvelen - They don't love you
12. Frivolvol - Take it from the beginning
13. Little Jimmy Reeves - Sidetracked
14. TALK 4
15. Keith Canisius - Omorose
16. The Kid - Mayhem troopers
17. Lognhalsmottagningen - Bodybuilder
18. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
19. TALK 5
20. Firefox AK - Techno tears
21. Biker Boy - April song (Mr Bananas remix)
22. Thomas Denver Jonsson - Saved by the bell
23. TALK 6
24. Nina Kinert - Pets & friends
25. Familjen - Hög luft
26. Brainbombs - Down in the gutter
27. TALK 7
28. Anders Persson och Carl Smith - Morgonsol i April
29. Abduktio - Uutisia rintamalta
30. Nordvargr - Rektal B
31. Karin Holmberg + hab - Who we are
32. TALK 8
33. Lapko - Killer whales
34. Madrugada - Lift me
35. Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - What I came here for
36. TALK 9
37. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
38. Dreamboy - What have I done
39. The Tough Alliance - Lucky
40. TALK 10
41. Logh - Saturday nightmares
There's now a myspace page for the upcoming 5CD, 80-track Norwegian Prince tribute, due out later this year: https://www.myspace.com/shockadelicanorway
Check the blog for a full tracklist, a virtual who's who of Norwegian music.
Check out Norwegian act Pirate Love and the new video for "A kiss hello": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbxXGIDuT0
Lasse Lindh's new single "Kom kampsång", a duet with fellow Swede Timo Räisänen, will be out on May 21 and will include the b-side exclusive "Hur lätt du är att älska" plus a cover of Timo's "Mr Saturday". Want to contribute to the video? Check this out: https://www.grooverrecordings.com/?page_id=10
Dark Tranquility will tour South America in June:
06/13 - Circo Volador, Mexico City (MX)
06/14 - Café Iguana, Monterrey (MX)
06/15 - Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara (MX)
06/18 - Downtown 727, Bogota (CO)
06/19 - Teatro Novedades, Santiago (CL)
06/20 - Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires (AR)
Dusted reviews the new Diskjokke album "Staying in": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4155
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Vassendgutane - Xo
02. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
03. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
04. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
05. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
08. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
09. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
10. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
11. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
12. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
13. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
14. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
15. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
16. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
17. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
18. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
19. Grand Island - Boys And Brutes
20. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
02. BWO - Pandemonium - The singles collection
03. Håkan Hellström - För sent för Edelweiss
04. In Flames - A sense of purpose
05. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
06. Millencolin - Machine 15
07. Ane Brun - Changing of the seasons
08. Amy Diamond - Music in motion
09. Linda Bengtzing - Vild & galen
10. Streaplers - Rakt av
11. Tingsek - Too many feelings at the same time
12. Pugh Rogefeldt - vinn hjärta vinn
14. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
15. Monica Zetterlund - Sakta vi gå genom stan - Det bästa med Monica
16. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me (new edition)
17. Veronica Maggio - och vinnaren är...
18. Takida - Bury the lies
19. Markus Krunegård - Markusevangeliet
20. Caracola - This is Caracola
A Perfect Friend, the duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and C-J Larsgården (see this week's mp3 posts), are looking for a new label to release their next album "Timber and modern ways": https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=73184671&blogID=381265370
Listen to songs from Johan Heltne and his forthcoming sophomore album "Vetenskapliga bevis för att Jesus lever": https://www.myspace.com/johanheltne
Very recommended, especially for fans of David Åhlén and/or The Tiny. It comes out May 26 via Raffaella.
Jeppe, Junior from Junior Senior, makes the Pitchfork Forkcast with a Fine Young Cannibals cover: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49996-jeppe-junior-from-junior-senior-johnny-come-home-fine-young-cannibals-cover-stream