Oslo Grammofon giving away Monobird album
Oslo Grammofon is giving away Monobird's album "Christmas greeting me" as a free holiday download: http://www.oslogrammofon.com/
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.
P.Trash to release Glow Kit EP
P.Trash will be releasing a new 4-song 7" from upstart Danish punks Glow Kit. Expect a 2010 release?
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 Takeaway Show: Múm
There's a new episode of The Takeaway Show featuring Múm: http://www.blogotheque.net/Mum,5170
Kashmir - Mouthful of wasps (video)
Soundvenue has the premiere of the new Kashmir video "Mouthful of wasps": http://www.soundvenue.com/play/videoer/2009/11/30/premiere-kashmir-mouthful-of-wasps
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
Inventory adjustment!
The more stuff I get rid of in my ongoing clearance sale, the more old stock I discover -- many titles once labelled out of stock from artists such as Firefox AK, Hello Saferide, The Je Ne Sais Quoi, David & the Citizens, Vapnet, El Perro Del Mar and others are now being relisted, some of them at new, lower prices. But! Bear in mind that many of these are limited to one or maybe two copies each, so you better act fast if you want one: [click here]
Sir T & Larry D give away album for free
Danish rap producers Sir T & Larry D are giving away their new record "Any means necessary" as a free download: http://www.myspace.com/sirtlarryd
See the promo trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMS0Wx-Ge70
The Silent Ballet reviews Beneva vs. Clark Nova
The Silent Ballet reviews the new album "Dramadadatic" from Norwegian electronic act Beneva vs. Clark Nova: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2926/Default.aspx
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.
Black Light White Light offer EP for free download
Danish neo-psych/alt-rock act Black Light White Light are giving away digital copies of their new 7" EP in exchange for an email address: http://www.blacklightwhitelight.com/
The download will be available until the actual physical edition on white vinyl is released on December 14.