This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
05. Röyksopp - Junior
06. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
09. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
10. BigBang - Edendale
11. Teodor Tuff - Teodor Tuff
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
14. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
15. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
16. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
Swedish troubadour Thomas Denver Jonsson will be heading back to the UK in October; full dates soon.
National has announced the signing of two new bands: folk/pop act Skilla and noiserock titans NEI. Expect debut albums from both this fall, with the latter's "New agenda" already confirmed for release on September 16. NEI's debut single for the label "City of gold" comes out June 2 and can be previewed at myspace now: http://www.myspace.com/neitheband
Killing the Legacy gives a track-by-track rundown of the new album from Finnish metallic hardcore act Cold Inside: http://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2009/05/things-i-failed-to-tell-you.html
Swedish hip-hop act Advance Patrol made a new album completely in Spanish and are offering it for free download: http://globalgonza.com/2009/05/19/listen-to-the-new-album-and-download/
It's called "El futuro" and was produced by the Salazar Brothers (Latin Kings).
New music (and a new website) from Swedish rappers Ison & Fille on May 25: http://www.wonlove.se/
Guitarist Freddie Eugene (ex-Unleashed, Loud Pipes, Terra Firma, etc.) has a new stoner metal act together with fellow ex-Terra Firma bassist Izmo Ledderfejs called Atlantic Tide and they are currently seeking a label. Listen to two demo tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/atlantictide
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Dead By April - Dead By April
02. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
03. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
04. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
05. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
06. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
07. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
08. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
09. The Boppers - Vibrations
10. Innocent Rosie - Bad habit romance
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
13. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
14. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
15. Alcazar - Disco defenders
16. Alf Robertson - En flisa av granit
17. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
18. Promoe - Kråksången
19. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
20. Moneybrother - Real control
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It may not be the lost KBD bonzer you've been hoping for, but this reissue is still a solid example of mid-80s Swedish hardcore punk. Trojne keep it fast and furious for the three tracks on the A-side, keeping time with two-step beats and gruff shouts på Svenska. It's not quite the reckless abandon expressed by some of their beloved peers, but that's not necessarily a mark against them. I like it both ways. As for the flip, I detect a few metal crossover influences creeping in on both "Cell 37" and "Bakom galler", but the bulk of the material always remains raw and ripping even when they drift away from banging out pure power-chords. Hardly essential though that's hardly the point -- this is still a fun piece of history I'm glad to have in my collection and I'm sure everyone involved is just as stoked it's available again for new folks to discover.
- Avi Roig
Seattle radio station KEXP picked "Texas fox" by The Frequency in Stereo as their song of the day yesterday: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/05/20/song-of-the-day-the-low-frequency-in-stereo-texas-fox/
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