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This week's top 20 Swedish student album chart:
01. (01) Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet U Look Good on the Dancefloor"
02. (03) Franz Ferdinand - "Walk Away"
03. (NY) The White Stripes - "The Denial Twist"
04. (09) David Sandström Overdrive - "The Crotch of a Saturday"
05. (NY) El Perro Del Mar - "God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get)"
06. (07) Róisín Murphy - "Sow Into You"
07. (20) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Is This Love?"
08. (08) ObnoXiuz - "Lägg benen på ryggen och dra"
09. (NY) Lethal Bizzie - "Fire"
10. (NY) Baby Shambles - "Albion"
11. (05) The Embassy - "It Pays to Belong"
12. (05) Test Icicles - "Circle Square Triangle"
13. (17) Gorillaz - "Dirty Harry"
14. (11) Goldfrapp - "Number 1"
15. (NY) Ella Rouge - "Jekyll N Hyde"
16. (04) Christian Kjellvander - "Drunken Hands"
17. (06) Saïan Supa Crew - "La Patte"
18. (ÅT) Architecture in Helsinki - "Do the Whirlwind"
19. (NY) Stereophonics - "Devil"
20. (13) Röyksopp - "What Else Is There?"
Leaving the chart: Karl Larsson, Kristian Anttila, Le Sport, Rihanna, Sophie Zelmani, Tiger Lou and The Sunshine.
El Perro Del Mar has posted a brand new mp3 for download: http://www.hybrism.com/files/elperrodelmar-godknows.mp3
Hybris will put out a much-anticipated new EP from El Perro Del Mar called "You gotta give to get" in mid-November. Also on the way from Hybris is Montt Mardié's debut album "Drama". More details coming soon.
SKWBN's first album is a bit mellower and, to a certain extend, a more experimental affair than their previous two EPs (#1 and #2). Fortunately, it still has that Jens Lekman / Beat Happening / Jonathan Richman feel to it (quirky instrumentation and quirky lyrics where there's no shame in rhyming 'pretty' with 'Tom Petty'). This seems to be a style that tons of Swedish kids are trying to emulate at the moment (a bit like what the Strokes did to the American and British scene, but in a much smaller context, of course), but not a lot of them do it as well as SKWBN, Lekman or El Perro Del Mar (although Agent Simple and Montt Mardié are looking very promising). SKWBN haven't forgotten how to write hits either (e.g. "Noodles"), and this is in fact a very strong album that deserves all the attention it can possible get, from you, you, and you.
- Simon Tagestam
What a great compilation this is! It's the first in the series from Stereo Test Kit Records, and it's a fantastic mix of the best Swedish indie music around. It starts of with two of my favourite songs this year: El Perro Del Mar's "Dog" and Heikki's "Former hero", then it continues with a few tracks by artists I've never heard but were surprised how good they were (e.g. Björn Kleinhenz) and some other tracks I've heard before that I really like (Sambassadeur's "Between the lines" being one of them). The compilation is pretty cheap as well, so if you've never heard of most of these bands I think you should try and get your curious fingers on it. Now I can't wait until Stereo Test Kit release the second volume; if the quality will be this high it can't be anything but a must-have.
- Simon Tagestam
If you've heard other Swedish female artists such as Britta Persson, El Perro Del Mar, Frida Hyvönen or even Anna Ternheim (for a non-Swedish example, let's use Joanna Newsom) and found them too edgy and/or leftfield, I think you should welcome Hello Saferide with open arms. She got that chart-topping MOR thing going on, that is both radio friendly and not too shallow. What a disappointment this album was.
- Simon Tagestam
El Perro Del Mar will be releasing a new three-song EP entitled "Do the dog" in the near future. Details soon.
Speaking of new stuff in the webstore, I finally got CDs from the good people at Combat Disc in stock. Not only are the Kellermans some of the nicest folks I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, but they're also amazing musicians. I'm sure a lot of you are already familiar with Rasmus and Tiger Lou (if not: shame on you), but there's more. I've posted tracks from Jenny Kellerman and her melancholy folksy act Dexter's Moon and also Las Puertas which features Rasmus with his wife Andrea, but now it's time for a song from Firefox AK - Andrea's solo act. Like a lot of her contemporaries such as El Perro Del Mar, Andrea plays alone with programmed backing tracks, but I find her sound to be a lot more driving and beat-heavy. No too much so, mind you, but there's definitely more of a techno influence going on. I dig it. And it seems I'm not the only one - her debut EP "What's that sound" got picked up by Razzia Records for wider release, so she's gotta be doing something right. Check out the title track whydoncha?
Speaking of new stuff in the webstore, I finally got CDs from the good people at Combat Disc in stock. Not only are the Kellermans some of the nicest folks I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, but they're also amazing musicians. I'm sure a lot of you are already familiar with Rasmus and Tiger Lou (if not: shame on you), but there's more. I've posted tracks from Jenny Kellerman and her melancholy folksy act Dexter's Moon and also Las Puertas which features Rasmus with his wife Andrea, but now it's time for a song from Firefox AK - Andrea's solo act. Like a lot of her contemporaries such as El Perro Del Mar, Andrea plays alone with programmed backing tracks, but I find her sound to be a lot more driving and beat-heavy. No too much so, mind you, but there's definitely more of a techno influence going on. I dig it. And it seems I'm not the only one - her debut EP "What's that sound" got picked up by Razzia Records for wider release, so she's gotta be doing something right. Check out the title track whydoncha?
Firefox AK - What's that sound
El Perro Del Mar will be playing two shows at CMJ in NYC next week:
09/14 - Upstairs at Pianos (Ludlow St.) at 7:30pm
09/17 - Upstairs at Pianos (Ludlow St.) at 6:00pm
Jens Lekman reports that he recorded a new DVD-EP this past weekend around Kullaberg, an inactive volcano and wildlife sanctuary on Sweden's southwestern coast. Songs recorded include "Your arms around me", "The rain has got to fall", and "Happy birthday to shame" along with covers of "O Caroline" by Matching Mole and "A little lost" by Arthur Russels. All material was recorded live and Sarah from El Perro Del Mar helped out with some vocals on a few songs. As to how/when this will be released, that's still undecided.
Today's new mp3 comes from El Perro Del Mar, the Dog of the Sea, err singer/songwriter Sarah Assbring. She's often associated with the current hip Swedish twee scene, a genre I often revile, so I was incredibly skeptical when I first heard her music. I downloaded a couple mp3s, listened in passing and promptly forgot about 'em. But then I made the fateful decision to check her performance at Umeå Open on a total whim. That's when it truly hit me that hers was a talent worthy of acknowledgment. She proves that a simple tune embellished with creative vocal arrangements and lush production are all you need to create pop gems. She utilizes the classic Phil Spector/Beach Boys blueprint - heavy stomping beats, loads of bells and timpani, tons of oohs and ahhs and beautifully layered melodies. There's a reason the formula has turned out so many quality hits - it works.
Two new mp3s from El Perro Del Mar:
01. It's all good
02. Dog
New pics of Jens Lekman, Mattias Alkberg BD, El Perro Del Mar, Convoj and Lo-Fi-Fnk at http://www.photohenrik.com/
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