Dusted reviews the new Diskjokke album "Staying in": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4155
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Vassendgutane - Xo
02. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
03. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
04. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
05. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
08. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
09. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
10. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
11. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
12. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
13. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
14. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
15. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
16. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
17. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
18. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
19. Grand Island - Boys And Brutes
20. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
02. BWO - Pandemonium - The singles collection
03. Håkan Hellström - För sent för Edelweiss
04. In Flames - A sense of purpose
05. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
06. Millencolin - Machine 15
07. Ane Brun - Changing of the seasons
08. Amy Diamond - Music in motion
09. Linda Bengtzing - Vild & galen
10. Streaplers - Rakt av
11. Tingsek - Too many feelings at the same time
12. Pugh Rogefeldt - vinn hjärta vinn
14. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
15. Monica Zetterlund - Sakta vi gå genom stan - Det bästa med Monica
16. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me (new edition)
17. Veronica Maggio - och vinnaren är...
18. Takida - Bury the lies
19. Markus Krunegård - Markusevangeliet
20. Caracola - This is Caracola
A Perfect Friend, the duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and C-J Larsgården (see this week's mp3 posts), are looking for a new label to release their next album "Timber and modern ways": http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=73184671&blogID=381265370
Listen to songs from Johan Heltne and his forthcoming sophomore album "Vetenskapliga bevis för att Jesus lever": http://www.myspace.com/johanheltne
Very recommended, especially for fans of David Åhlén and/or The Tiny. It comes out May 26 via Raffaella.
Jeppe, Junior from Junior Senior, makes the Pitchfork Forkcast with a Fine Young Cannibals cover: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49996-jeppe-junior-from-junior-senior-johnny-come-home-fine-young-cannibals-cover-stream
MP3: Monkeystrikes - Tahonga take away
Cecilia Nordlund has been a prominent Swedish artist for a long time, dating back to the mid-90s and her bands Souls to Monkeystrikes in 2005 and (hopefully) her upcoming solo album. There's also that one song she did with Marit Bergman that ending up as sort of a minor international indie hit, but in leiu of new material to share, I'd rather focus on Monkeystikes. The band only released one record, but it's a great one. Songs such as opener "Tahonga take away" build on the heavier alt-rock sound of her previous act (think: Pixies, Breeders, etc.), tempering it with a more sophisticated lyrical approach. It's a busy song and they manage to fit a lot in these two short minutes. Surprisingly dynamic too- listen for the small nuances that differentiate the verses, taking it beyond the typical verse-chorus/soft-loud approach. Obviously, that aspect is still present, but it's less obvious/clichéd. Every time I hear this I think, "why don't I listen to Monkeystrikes more often?" So far the best answer I can come up with is that I'm a fool.
Monkeystrikes - Tahonga take away
Download the Dreams End remix of the latest My Darling You! single "Jump the train": http://www.luxxury.se/mp3/Jump%20the%20train%20(Dreams%20End%20remix).mp3
All About Jazz reviews the new Fire Room album "Broken music", an all-star collaboration featuring Ken Vandermark together with Norwegian artists Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) and Lasse Marhaug (electronics): http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28985
Swedish soft electronic act Plej has uploaded a couple new tracks from their forthcoming album "Home is where your heart was" to myspace: http://www.myspace.com/weareplej
End of All is going on an extended hiatus, citing "personal reasons" as the cause: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=107803375&blogID=380885395
Gbg-based avant/experimental label Kning Disk, one of my favorite labels both for their music and sense of design, has signed a new distro deal with Dotshop.
Metal Mind Productions will reissue the debut album "Penetralia" from Swedish death-metal legends Hypocrisy in a new expanded remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks. It will be available on May 12 in Europe, July 8 in the US. Said record was originally released way back in 1992 and immediately hailed as a classic of the genre.
Swedish screamo hardcore act Suis La Lune has posted their contribution to the upcoming Förmögenhet tribute on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/suislalune
In other news, the band recently recorded five new songs and are entertaining the notion of putting them on a 10", but nothing is settled yet.