Krazy Fiesta + Nils Bech - Drunk love
Check out the Krazy Fiesta/Nils Bech collaboration "Drunk love" over at Discobelle: http://www.discobelle.net/2010/07/09/drunk-love/
Country: Sweden
Champagne Riot - A friend of a friend
Champagne Riot are streaming a new track at myspace called "A friend of a friend" featuring guest vocals from Christina Roos (ex-Cat5): http://www.myspace.com/champagneriot
[ingenting] getting into fashion
Gaffa reports that [ingenting] is launching a clothing and poster collection which will be debuted at Pet Sounds Bar in Stockholm on July 14: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/41190 (in Swedish)
Collaborating artists include Emma Löfström, Rina Donnersmarck, Karin Rönnmark and Giedre Domzaite.
Otur - Up (Rimheden remix)
Otur is giving away the new Sophie Rimheden remix of her latest single "Up": http://www.oturmusic.com/?p=791
Robyn interview in Dummy
Dummy interviews Robyn: http://www.dummymag.com/features/2010/07/05/robyn-interview-yeah-always-/
Yamon Yamon - The darker place
As a drummer, the audio sync issues are especially frustrating to me, but I do like the simple video concept of a band playing in a circle in their practice space. Download the song plus an exclusive b-side here: http://yamonyamon.bandcamp.com/album/the-darker-place
Direct link for the video: http://vimeo.com/13157105
Sweden in The New Yorker
Sasha Frere-Jones on Robyn in The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2010/07/05/100705crmu_music_frerejones
From the same issue, though slightly more off-topic, here is "The Girl Who Fixed the Umlaut": http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/07/05/100705sh_shouts_ephron
Death Invocation to release "Funeral for a fuck"
Swedish cassette label ' next release will be "Funeral for a fuck" from Swedish act Funereality. Preview at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/reversefuck
Stumfilm on wax
The new Bob Hund EP "Stumfilm" is now available as a limited-edition 12": http://www.bob-hund.com/butik
Kenneth Ishak - Dancing on my own
Kenneth Ishak is the 2nd artist that I'm aware of (after The Animal Five) to cover Robyn's single "Dancing on my own" -- listen to an acoustic in-studio performance from NRK P3 (along with his single "You lived in a world of your own"): http://nrkp3.no/popsalongen/h%C3%B8r-kenneth-ihsak-spille-live/#more-1176
Iron Lamb 7" coverart posted
has posted the art for the upcoming Iron Lamb 7" "Peskycostal preaching": http://www.soulsellerrecords.com/
No word on a release date, but it was originally supposed to be out in June.
New Mr. Death EP coming in September
Swedish death metal act Mr. Death will unleash their new 6-song EP "Death suits you" on September 24 via and it will be available on both CD and 10" vinyl.
Dyno - New noise (video)
Kind of weird to watch this video without actually hearing Refused, but it does bridge the gap between Dyno and Closer. I dig it! Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UrEQGuOlSU
New Dungen album on the way, sample posted
The new Dungen album "Skit i allt" will be out in September. Hear the new tune "Marken låg stilla" at the band's website: http://www.dungen-music.com/index_e.html
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. CEO
02. Kent
03. Robyn
04. Familjen
05. Oskar Linnros
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Sambassadeur
08. Markus Krunegård
09. The National
10. Teenage Fanclub
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