Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
02. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
03. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
04. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
05. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
06. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
07. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
08. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
09. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
10. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Humane - Crucify (FIN)
12. Ana Johnsson - Don't cry for pain (SWE)
13. Madcon - Doo wop (NOR)
Swedish lo-fi electronic act Slagsmålsklubben has announced that their second full-length "Sagan Om Konungens Årsinkomst" will be released on October 28 in a fancy digipack. Tracklist:
01. Terror Flynn Ok Ok
02. Erd Ist Froh
03. Smart Drag Mr Christer
04. Djur Don't Love MIR Yet
05. Kom Igen Kommissarien
06. BIB
07. Rakade Ögonbryn Ska Det Vara
08. Grovhuggen Kepsgubbe
09. Spring För Livet Gottegris
10. I Hennes Majestäts Hemliga Hatt
11. Alfons Dolphins
12. 1888 Franklin
13. His Morning Promenade
View the cover art here: http://biphome.spray.se/hatahund/smk/album_stor.jpg
The group will also be playing two record release shows, one in Norrköping at Republik on October 28 and one at Othfors in Malmö the following day.
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
03. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
04. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
05. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
06. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
07. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
08. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
09. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
10. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
11. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte omo
12. The Haunted - Revolver
13. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
14. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
15. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
16. Europe - Start from the Dark
17. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
18. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
19. Blacknuss - Gold
20. Rebecka Törnqvist - Travel Like in Songs
After a two month break, Jaga Jazzist is back in the studio to wrap up their new album for an early 2005 release. They've now enlisted the help of producer Kåre Chr. Westrheim to finish tracking and to handle mixing. Kåre has worked with quite a few high profile Norwegian musicians including Gluecifer, Kaisers Orchestra and Odd Nordstoga. Check out pics from the sessions here: http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/sql/newslist.php/
Swedish hip-hop site Svenskunderjord has posted the mp3 for the Glaciuz The I.C.Y diss on Kashal-Tee: http://www.svenskunderjord.com/visaMP3.asp?id=50 (in Swedish)
The b-sides to that upcoming single "Holiday" from The Tough Alliance will be "Pole Position" and "Velocity Boy", TTA's answer to "Velocity Girl" by Primal Scream.
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (NY) Bergman Rock - "I'm A Crab"
02. (01) Le Tigre - "TKO/New Kicks"
03. (02) Phoenix - "You Can't Blame It On. (Anybody)"
04. (03) The Mo - "Howl In The Jungle"
05. (05) Baby Shambles - "Killamangiro"
06. (NY) Sahara Hotnights - "Who Do You Dance For?"
07. (17) Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
08. (NY) Ed Harcourt - "Born In The '70s"
09. (06) Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
10. (10) Deportees - "Not Tonight"
11. (11) Starmarket - "Cologne"
12. (12) The Solution - "My Mojo Ain't Workin No More"
13. (13) M.I.A. - "Galang"
14. (20) Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
15. (07) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
16. (09) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
17. (18) Mos Def - "Sex, Love & Money"
18. (19) U2 - "Vertigo"
19. (04) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
20. (NY) Embee - "Not Tonite"
Hot new tracks not in the top 20:
Beatnuts Feat. Akon - "Find Us"
Richard Reagh + Wwnb2 - "Color Of The Birds"
La Nana - "Kabanskij"
Leaving the chart:
(08) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
(14) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
(15) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
(16) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
Download two full-length mp3s from The Monolith Deathcult off of their upcoming album "The White Crematorium":
01. Seven months of suffering
02. Under the bloodcampaign
Look for it on January 24 from Karmageddon Media.
Europe will be filming a video for "Hero" today in Stockholm. The track is the group's second single from their much-heralded "comeback" album "Start from the Dark".
Chalksounds has announced the release dates for the debut albums from both The End Will Be Kicks and Ellis the Vacuumchild. TEWBK hits first on January 21 in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a release in Japan and the US soon after. Ellis comes out the next week on January 28 in the same territories and again, with US and Japan to follow.
The 21st Century Noise now has a streaming jukebox on their website where you preview the group's brand new album: http://www.the21stcenturynoise.com/
The brand new video for "Howl in the jungle" from The Mo is now online: http://www.recycled.se/videos/the_mo.htm
Check out the brand new mp3 today from Peter, Bjorn and John. The song is called "Far away, by my side" and is the first track from the group's brand new album "Falling out", out today via Planekonomi. The label has generously offered this exclusive prerelease sample for a limited time and I'll hopefully be posting even more tracks from the album in coming weeks. Needless to say, it sounds great and I'm eagerly awaiting my copy of the disc. Be sure to check it out.
The Mist and the Morning Dew has a new website address: http://www.tmatmd.com/