jj live lets down Perez
Pitchfork weren't the only ones let down by jj's pitiful live performance at SXSW, Perez Hilton was also quite disappointed: http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/21/perez-hilton-sxsw-interview/
Country: Sweden
Sirius playlist week #12
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special post-SXSW extra-mellow episode:
01. TALK 1
02. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Lost & losing
03. Raison d'Étre - Withstand the fire
04. The Bear Quartet - Carry your weight
05. TALK 2
06. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
07. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Theme
08. Håkon Kornstad - Oslo
09. TALK 3
10. Patrik Andersson & Vegar Vårdal - Gråtaren
11. Folkvang - Myrmark
12. Hello Saferide - Arjeplog
13. David Åhlén - Great is thy faithfulness
14. TALK 4
15. Tsukimono - Gloomy Sunday
16. Hearts No Static - Happy holidays
17. Ted Gärdestad - Come give me love
18. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
02. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
03. Neo - Human frontier
04. Claes Lövgrens - Vi lever nu
05. Björn Skifs - Da capo
06. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
07. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
08. Sophie Zelmani - I'm the rain
09. Torgny Melin - Dansbandsnatt
10. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
11. Kent - Röd
12. Zekes - En sån natt
13. Nordman - Korsväg
14. Abramis Brama - Rubicon
15. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
16. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
17. Tomas Andersson Wij - Spår
18. Marulk - Marulk
19. Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
20. Dark Tranquillity - We are the void
Ludwig Böss no longer in Band of Horses
PSL reports that Swedish guitarist Ludwig Böss (Ray Wonder, a million other bands) has parted ways with American act Band of Horses: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/03/19/extra-extra-ludwig-boss-har-slutat-spela-med-band-of-horses/
Billie the Vision and the Dancers finish new album
Billie the Vision and the Dancers report that their new album "From burning hell to smile and laughter" is finished and will be sent off for pressing next week. They're also previewing new songs at myspace and will be swapping out tracks every 24 hours: http://www.myspace.com/billiethevisionandthedancers
The Silent Ballet reviews Anna von Hausswolff
The Silent Ballet reviews the new Anna von Hausswolff album "Track of time": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3202/Default.aspx
Iron Lamb - I don't like you
There's a new track from Iron Lamb streaming at myspace off their forthcoming split 7" with Mötorbreath: http://www.myspace.com/ironlambofficial
Devil's music, the Android app
Cellphone users with an Android-enabled phone can download a new app from PlusFourSix that will let you hear the new Teddybears album "Devil's music": http://www.plusfoursix.com/news/70
No idea if this is Sweden-only or what, but feel free to try it out and post a comment.
AC4 on tour
Old-man punkrockers AC4 are hitting the road in April:
04/07 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
04/08 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/09 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
04/10 - Schlachthof, Eisenac (GER)
04/11 - Cortina Bob, Berlin (GER)
04/12 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
04/13 - tba, Malmö (SWE)
04/14 - Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (SWE)
New music from The Universe
The Universe, the instrumental act that formed out of the remnants of Iisole, are streaming a bunch of new tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theuniverse_music
Pitchfork on the new jj album + live experience
Pitchfork reviews the new jj album "jj n° 3": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14045-jj-n-3/
Also, see the reaction to their live show at SXSW here: http://pitchfork.com/news/38222-sxsw-thu-broken-social-scene-jj-lets-wrestle-marina-and-the-diamonds/
The Amazing to release new album in April
has announced that The Amazing's sophomore album "Wait for a light to come" will be released on April 14 and will be available on both CD and vinyl, the latter in a limited run of 1000 copies.
Jonathan Johansson - Running up that hill (Kate Bush cover)
Check out Swedish artist Jonathan Johansson covering Kate Bush's classic "Running up that hill": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iKDI8TZwjQ
MP3: Sophie Zelmani - Ready
I don't expect any surprises from Sophie Zelmani anymore; she's settled into a comfortable groove at this point in her career, regularly releasing solid, yet unassuming albums. Her hushed delivery and minimalist, spacious arrangements suit her well though, so expect no complaints from me. Likewise, her delicacy is a pleasant contrast to the usual bombast I subject myself to. Unfortunately, however, there's no way for me to hear her again like I heard her the first time, so I'm less inclined to rant and rave, but I do look forward to each new release and as for her latest "I'm the rain", let me say this: long-time fans will be pleased, new listeners should be intrigued, the unconvinced will likely remain so. That's as good as I had hoped. More of the same is fine by me.
Sophie Zelmani - Ready
Lykke Li - Possibility (video)
Here's Lykke Li's new video for the song "Possibility", her contribution to the "Twilight" soundtrack: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid340480126?bctid=72096109001