Sambassadeur potential single preview
is offering a preview of a few new Sambassadeur songs off their forthcoming record "European": http://www.labrador.se/sambasingel/
One of these tracks will be selected as the next single.
Country: Sweden
Love Is All - Kungen
There's a new Love Is All track for download over at MBV: http://www.mbvmusic.com/2010/01/05/new-love-is-all-mp3-kungen/19879
The new album "Two-thousand and ten injuries" comes out March 23 via .
New jj album details
Tracklist details for the forthcoming jj album "jj nº 3" to be released via / on March 9: http://feizhutunes.tumblr.com/post/317099870
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. Håkan Hellström
02. Jens Lekman
03. Shout Out Louds
04. The Bear Quartet
05. El Perro del Mar
06. The Tough Alliance
07. Girls
08. Anna Ternheim
09. Sambassadeur
10. Kings of Convenience
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
Top songs of the 00's critical consensus?
Various Swedish journos list their top 10 songs of the 00s for Aftonbladet: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6372655.ab
And in case you missed it, "Heartbeats" by The Knife topped the Magasinet Novell poll of the decade's 100 best songs: http://nollnolltalet.se/
Pitchfork reviews The Tough Alliance remix EP
Pitchfork reviews the new "Prison break" remix EP from The Tough Alliance: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13772-prison-break-ep/
The Tiny wants support
The Tiny are looking for a support act to play with them at The Borderline in London on March 8: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=43267142&blogId=524781432
The Knife @ Soundcloud
The Knife now have an account on Soundcloud and will reportedly be posting new material very soon: http://soundcloud.com/theknife
Musik med Erik de Vahl, Hästpojken
PSL's live music series includes new segments from previous guests Erik de Vahl and Hästpojken.
Svarte Greiner/Lakes of Grass and Gold 7" in the works
Norwegian drone artist Svarte Greiner will be doing a split 7" with Sweden's Lakes of Grass and Gold (aka Erik Enocksson) on in the not-so-distant future.
Le Sport - Dreaming
Don't forget to grab the new Le Sport track posted on NYE: http://www.lesportmusic2.tk/
Presenting: Mackaper
Check out Swedish organ/drum duo Mackaper and the video for their new single "Tale of tales": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uPpqbm7Q98
If you're into retro Swedish psych ala Bo Hansson or Sagor & Swing, you'll probably dig this. Look for the album "When all is sad and dawn" to be released in February.
Nom de Guerre sign with Tapete
Nom de Guerre has signed with German label , home to fellow Swedish bands such as The Grand Opening and Lacrosse. Look for their new album "Love thy neighbor" to be released in March followed by a Euro tour in May.
New EP from David Åhlén
Swedish devotional artist David Åhlén has a new EP out called "All the way my saviour leads me" after his preacher father's favorite hymn, available either as a limited edition CD or a mp3 download: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=104141497&blogId=524639630
Like his recent album "We sprout in thy soil" (a personal 2009 favorite), this is very recommended.