Pitchfork reviews Little Dragon
Pitchfork reviews the new Little Dragon record "Machine dreams": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13701-machine-dreams/
Taken By Trees in John Lewis advert
Taken By Trees is shilling for the UK-based department store chain John Lewis with her cover of Guns 'n' Roses' "Sweet child o' mine": http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/14/johnlewis-gunsnroses
Sirius playlist week #46
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Champagne Riot - THe champagne anthem
02. TALK 1
03. C.Aarmé - Bodybuilding
04. Mattias Alkberg - Andra känner
05. Asha Ali - The time is now
06. Karin Ström - Hon som älskade dig
07. TALK 2
08. Masquer - Bang bang
09. Mikkel Meyer - Tartar
10. Rising - Grail of bone
11. TALK 3
12. Sambassadeur - Days
13. Tortyr - Joag
14. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
15. Madamm - Lately I've been so blue
16. TALK 4
17. Taggarna Ut - The secretary
18. José González - In our nature
19. Moloken - Followers
20. Kitty & the K - Iamamf
21. Joel Alme - You will only get it once
22. TALK 5
23. The Movements - Going to your house
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Hiawata! - Suburbs
SellOut! Music is giving away the new Hiawata! single "Suburbs" as a free download, including the b-side: http://www.sellout-music.net/2009/11/new-hiawata-single-and-its-free.html
Musik med Parker Lewis
Live music at PSL with indie act Parker Lewis: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/11/13/musik-med-parker-lewis-2/
Debut Monty single next week
The new Monty (nee Montt Mardié) single "En till himmel" will be released on November 16 and features a guest appearance from rapper Lorentz of Lorentz and M. Sakarias.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Donkeyboy - Caugh in a Life
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
03. Jonas Fjeld feat Henning Kvitnes - Den Gamle Veien
04. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
05. Herborg Kråkevik - Kvar Ein Dag
06. Ole Ivars - Femten Ferske
07. Nilsen/Aalberg - Call Me a Dreamer
08. The Blacksheeps - Blacksheeps
09. Anne Nørdsti - Livet er nå
10. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
11. Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned
12. Malin - Malin
13. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
14. Diverse artister - Go'natt
15. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
16. Alf Prøysen - De kjente og kjære sangene
17. Kings Of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
18. Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
19. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
20. Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Kent - Röd
02. Jill Johnson - Music row ii
03. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
04. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
06. Larz Kristerz - Om du vill
07. Peter Jöback - East side stories
08. Nisse Hellberg - En modern man
09. Martin Stenmarck - Septemberland
10. Europe - Last look at Eden
11. Christer Sjögren - Schlagerminnen
12. Stefan Andersson - Skeppsråttan
13. Amy Diamond - Swings and roundabouts
14. Peter Lemarc - Klassiker
15. Takida - The darker instinct
16. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
17. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
18. Ebba Forsberg - Ta min vals: ebba forsberg sjunger Leonard Cohen
19. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
20. The Real Group - The real album
Johan Helte is done with his next album
Johan Heltne is finished with his new album "Sara". No word yet on how/when it will be released, but I'm looking forward to it.
Dag för Dag - Hands and knees (video)
The new Dag för Dag video "Hands and knees" is posted on their website: http://www.dagfordag.com/
Kashmir - Mouthful of wasps
The new Kashmir single "Mouthful of wasps" is now available as a paid download in high-quality FLAC format via the band's website: http://kashmir.dk/
Preview the full track at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eU70pDaNrE
Look for the band's as-yet-untitled sixth album to be released on February 1, 2010.
Aqua to release Christmas song
Danish pop act Aqua will be releasing a new edition of their greatest hits collection on November 16 featuring the new Holiday tune "Spin me a Christmas".
Alcoholic Faith Mission to the US, Japan
Danish act Alcoholic Faith Mission has signed international deals with Paper Garden Records/Team Love for North America and Quince Records in Japan. Look for the band's album "421 Wythe Avenue" to be released in both territories early next year and for the band to tour in support.
Jonna Lee - Something so quiet (video)
Here's the video for the new Jonna Lee single "Something so quiet": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF2ezQF-wUw
Entombed to tour South America
Swedish death metal legends Entombed are heading to South America for the first time ever:
11/19 - Circo Volador, Mexico City (MEX)
11/21 - Bar Orange, Armenia (COL)
11/22 - Teatro la mama, Bogotá (COL)
11/23 - Mao Bar, Lima (PER)
11/25 - Centro Comercial Mundial, La Paz (BOL)
11/27 - Club Cadilac, Santiago (CHL)
11/28 - El Huevo, Valparaíso, Valparaíso (CHL)
11/29 - Hangar, Sao Paulo (BRA)
Also check out myspace for European dates in December: http://www.myspace.com/serpentsaints