Norwegian hardcore act Silence the Foe have posted their entire discography online for free/donation download: http://silencethefoe.bandcamp.com/
The band is more or less on hiatus and has been for awhile, but are considering getting back together to do something new.
Pitchfork reviews Swedish indiepop act Lacrosse as well as the new album from The Lengends.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Bob Hund
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Mew
04. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Moneybrother
07. Deportees
08. Britta Persson
09. Broder Daniel
10. Hello Saferide
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Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Samtidigt Som - Vid min sida
02. TALK 1
03. Tortyr - Ingen anger
04. Tribulation - Beyond the horror
05. The Fine Arts Showcase - Lovesick
06. TALK 2 (Umeå Punk City set)
07. The Bombettes - Oh boy
08. Industri Royal - Location location location
09. Regulations - Different needs
10. Moloken - Followers
11. Inständg - Kött är mord
12. Knugen Faller - Jag vill inte vara med
13. The Rats - Everything is a trap
14. TALK 3
15. Elmo - Blind heart
16. Logh - Forest eyes (RBG version)
17. Shining - Plågoande O'Helga plågoande
18. TALK 4
19. NEI - City of gold
20. Svart - Honey, honey
21. Fare You Well - It's almost over
22. TALK 5
23. Samuraj Cities - 2 close 2 yr hrt
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.
Motorpsycho's new LP "Child of the future" is confirmed for an August 7 release via Rune Grammofon: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/motorpsycho/rlp-2088---motorpsycho_-child-of-the-future-_lp_
Empire Dogs oft-delayed new album, now called "Happy go lucky", finally has a confirmed release date of September 23. Samples at the band's website: http://www.empiredogs.com/
The latest Decibel Magazine has a feature on old-school death metal, a genre I dearly love, which features interview content with Swedish act Vanhelgd (and others): http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=314485
Pulverised Records is currently streaming Swedish death metal act My Own Grave's entire new album "Necrology" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords
Fenriz from Darkthrone made a thrash/death metal mix for Vice which they are offering for free download: http://www.viceland.com/music/2009/07/a-fist-in-the-face-of-god-fenriz-presents-trapped-under-vice-vol-i/
Tons of great cult acts there -- well worth checking out!
New reviews at The Silent Ballet of Icelandic act Sólstafir and Danish artist Antifilm.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Narum - Samma Hen Du fær
05. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
06. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
07. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
08. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
09. Röyksopp - Junior
10. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
11. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
12. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
13. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
14. Eriksen - De aller beste
15. BigBang - Edendale
16. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
17. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
18. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
19. Datarock - Red
20. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
Closing out the week's mp3s posts with one last release on National... Hägga & the Thieves from the North follow in much of the same folksy/indie/pop tradition as other similarly-named Swedish acts such Billie the Vision & the Dancers, Elias and the Wizzkids and so on, and as such, is full of cheery singalongs and joyful melodies. "The day awaits your choice" is their latest single and it's got a gentle samba rhythm, a pleasant understated charm and a crisp, well-balanced recording. A good 70s vibe too, especially in the way that the bass is mixed as the second loudest instrument behind the vocals. All in all, very nice. Like so nice I don't want to say anything negative because I'm afraid I'll hurt their feelings. So let's leave it at that!
Hägga & the Thieves from the North - The day awaits your choice
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
02. Tomas Ledin - 500 dagar om året
03. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
04. Rolandz - Efter regn kommer solsken
05. Smurfarna - Smurfparty 2
06. Blackjack - Summertime blues
07. Benny Andersson Band - Story of a heart
08. Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej
09. The Refreshments - A band's gotta do what a band's gotta do
10. Dead By April - Dead By April
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. The Poodles - Clash of the elements
13. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
14. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
15. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
16. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
17. Tingeling/Kapten Krok - Grotescos tingeling
18. Hans Edler with String Orchestra - Remember the sixties
19. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
20. Johan Palm - My antidote
Swedish rapper Porno has a new video for the track "Rush": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWTAxuD3Fo&fmt=18
JJ in the Pitchfork track reviews: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11369-ecstasy/
Also, Lake Heartbeat in the Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13106-mystery/