Nikola Sarcevic confirms new solo record in Swedish
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic will release his new på Svenska solo album "Nikola & Fattiglapparna" on March 3 via his own label Stalemate Music. Expect samples online in January.
Country: Sweden
Mixtapes & Cellmates aim for Japan, UK, release new single
Mixtapes & Cellmates will have their latest album "Rox" released in Japan on December 16 via Quince Records and then in the UK on March 22 via One Little Indian. UK folks also get treated to the "Soon" single which will precede the album on January 25. And finally, in other news, the band will release the new domestic single "Soft eyes" on December 13, complete with video.
Musik med Kings of Convenience
PSL's latest live guests are Norwegian act Kings of Convenience: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/11/30/musik-med-kings-of-convenience/
Per Egland confirms new single, album
Per Egland will release the new single "Merkurius brinner" on December 2. His debut album "Slut dina ögon och dröm om" comes out February 17 via I Made This.
Mattias Alkberg - Jag är en antenn (Herr Terr remix)
Cult of Luna sideproject Herr Terr did a remix of "Jag är en antenn" by Mattias Alkberg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E999e5936DI
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. Kent
02. Hello Saferide
03. Local Natives
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Port O'Brien
07. Taken By Trees
08. Efterklang
09. Laakso
10. Phoenix
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/
David Åhlén, Rickard Jäverling and Jasper TX make Textura top 20
Swedish artists David Åhlén, Rickard Jäverling and Jasper TX are all in Textura's top 20 favorite albums of 2009 at 8, 17 and 18 respectively: http://www.textura.org/reviews/2009top10s.htm
The Genuine Fakes - All I want for Christmas
The Genuine Fakes are now offering their Christmas song for free download: http://music.thegenuinefakes.com/track/all-i-want-for-christmas
SVT visits Blänk at home
Lapland electro act Blänk has posted an interview with them from SVT on YouTube, complete with subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbuuZTaq9k
New The Mary Onettes to get UK, French release
The Mary Onettes' latest album "Islands" will receive a UK and French release on January 25. Expect tourdates in both territories to be announced soon.
Ikons album now streaming
The new Ikons album is now streaming at Service's website: http://www.srvc.se/
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Sofia Talvik - Snowy white river
Sofia Talvik has a new Christmas single for free download: http://www.sofiatalvik.com/download/snowy-white-river/
New Håkan Hellström in 2010?
Aftonbladet reports that Håkan Hellström will be back with a new album in 2010: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6214803.ab (in Swedish)
Warmer Climes Advent calendar
The Warmer Climes blog is doing an Advent calendar thing with Endiamonds and giving away a new song every day until Xmas: http://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2009/12/here.html