Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Anna Järvinen
02. Lykke Li
03. Bob Hund
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Familjen
06. Syket
07. Me and My Army
08. Those Dancing Days
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Iron & Wine
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Sahara Hotnights will be releasing a new single called "Oh's" at the end of the month with a new self-titled album to follow in late May, their sixth album overall.
Excellent new tunage from Dungeon Acid, aka the solo project of Jean Louis Huhta from The Skull Defekts. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbtAjV9y8qw
The official video for the new Graveyard single and album title-track "Hisingen blues". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGBa8dVm6k
"Space" is the first single from Nutmeg's sophomore album "Basement riot", due out April 6 on 7" vinyl via with handling the digital side of things. Said tune will also be available here as a free download starting on March 30, but the exclusive b-side "Not ready yet (demo version)" will only be on the vinyl.
Those Dancing Days have been forced to cancel their US tour plans (including SXSW) due to Visa delays: http://www.thosedancingdays.com/news/2011/3/14/us-tour-dates-cancelled
Swedish noiserockers Traktor will be putting out a split 10" with Antigua & Barbuda in April via : http://atlasrec.wordpress.com/atl002/
They'll be touring together as well -- details at the aforementioned link.
PSL has the premiere of Gray Brigade's new video for "All tapes have been erased": http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/03/12/extra-extra-videopremiar-gray-brigade/
Norwegian act Now We've Got Members will be releasing a limited edition cassette in April via featuring two long tracks (one per side) and you can preview one half of it here: http://www.metronomiconaudio.net/archives/1019
Maia Hirasawa in Japan. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8SKpjvq2A
The best hip-hop act in Sweden right now? Not an official video (yet), but if you've been waiting to hear the new Ison & Fille single "Galen", here it is. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuSAB_MSIA0
reports that the upcoming Anstalt EP "Altamont Raceway" has been sent to press and will be available shortly, probably around the same time as the new Kvoteringen EP "Storfinansen" they are co-releasing with .
does the Q&A thing with We are the Storm: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/we-are-the-storm-2/
has announced that Swedish electro artist Emmon will release the new single "Distance" on March 23 with her new album, her third overall, to follow in May.
"Passageren" is the new single from Swedish psych/folk duo Siri Karlsson, the first sample of their forthcoming album "Gran fuego" which will be released on April 27 via .
And speaking of , the label also has a new single out today from The Bethlehem Beard Corporation called "Marcy Ave": http://soundcloud.com/florafauna/the-bethlehem-beard
Can't say that I dig it nearly as much as the Siri Karlsson (which is fantastic and highly recommended), but it's worth checking out.