Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Anna Järvinen
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Camera Obscura
04. Bob Hund
05. Andreas Tilliander
06. Loney, Dear
07. Kent
08. The Fine Arts Showcase
09. Montt Mardié
10. Jens Lekman
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Finnish electronic artist Vladislav Delay has signed with the Leaf Label for the release of his next album. Details tba.
Scandipop interviews Alexander Bard from the Swedish pop act BWO: http://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=797
The new Interlace single "Nemesis" will be officially released as a digital download on May 12 via Memento Materia to coincide with the band's appearance at the Kinetik Festival in Montreal, Canada on May 14. Preview at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/interlace
Also on the way from Memento Materia is a series of four new EPs from EBM act Backlash, the first being a tribute to Ultravox entitled "Quiet men". Said EP will contain their cover of the title track as well as an extended remix version, a cover of the additional Ultravox track "Slow motion", plus the exclusive b-side "Lipstick". Look for it on May 25.
I had no idea: classic Swedish postpunk act Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons have enlisted Sara Wilson (First Floor Power) as their new bassist and are playing at Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm tomorrow, April 28. And it's free! Details: http://www.ollehuge.com/test/?p=228
New European dates for Finnish indiepop act Goodnight Monsters:
06/02 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/Cats On Fire
06/03 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER) w/Cats On Fire
06/04 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER) w/Cats On Fire
06/05 - Klub Drushba, Halle (GER) w/Cats On Fire
06/06 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER) w/Cats On Fire
06/07 - Havanna 8, Marburg (GER)
06/10 - Le Cri De La Mouette, Toulouse (FRA)
06/11 - Backstage, Paris (FRA)
06/12 - Stereo Wonderland, Cologne (GER)
New European dates for Truckfigters:
05/20 - Hafenklang Exil, Hamburg (GER)
05/21 - Museumskeller, Erfurt (GER)
05/22 - White Trash, Berlin (GER) w/Witchcraft, Graveyard
05/23 - De pit, Terneuzen(NL)
05/24 - Orkzbar, Groningen (NL)
05/25 - tba (FRA)
05/26 - Soap Box Club, Nancy (FRA)
05/27 - tba (CH)
05/29 - White Rabbit, Freiburg (GER)
05/30 - Kunstkeller, Fürth (GER)
05/31 - Kuke, Leoben (AUS)
06/01 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
06/05 - Groove Station, Dresden (GER)
06/06 - JZ Westwerk, Osnabrück (GER)
Soundvenue is streaming the new Troels Abrahamsen album "WHT": http://www.soundvenue.com/artist/therethere
Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes has decided to kill his solo aspirations: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=4263957&blogId=485825537
The Sounds are playing a "secret" show on April 30 in NYC. Go here to enter a ticket drawing: http://originalsignalrecordings.com/thesoundsparty/
Check out the new video for "We are kids" from Swedish indie act Lacrosse: http://vimeo.com/4032860
Norwegian act Hypertext is heading to the UK in June:
06/15 - 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff
06/16 - Oh Inverted World!, London
Swedish indiepop act Those Dancing Days are coming to the US for a few dates in May:
05/23 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
05/26 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
05/28 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
If you are interested in download the Spleen United/William Blakes cover of "Running up that hill" by Kate Bush, go here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=40065115&blogId=485732374
Indie Today interviews John ME (ex-Motorhomes): http://indietoday.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/interview-with-john-me/