New Thåström album next March
Thåström (Ebba Grön, Imperiet, Peace, Love & Pitbulls, etc.) will be releasing a new solo album on March 4, the 21st album of his 30+ year career. A Swedish tour will follow in mid-March: http://www.thastrom.se/nyheter.html
deLillos + Ida Maria = Flink
Download a sample of the new deLillos single "Flink", featuring guest vocals from Ida Maria: http://universalmusic.no/files/smakebits/flink.mp3
DeLillos' new album "Huskeglemme" will be out on February 2.
Norwegian top 20
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. D.D.E. - Frelsesarmeens juleplate
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
03. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
04. Solveig Slettahjell/Gustavsen - Natt i Betlehem
05. Vamp - St. Mandag
06. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Ole Ivars - Platina
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
10. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
11. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
12. Marit Larsen - The Chase
13. Oslo Gospel Choir - En stjerne skinner i natt
14. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
15. Grethe Kausland - Jazz My Way
16. Benedicte Adrian - Desember
17. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
18. Celine - Jul på Røros
19. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
20. The Margarets - Look For Love
Mad For It signs Square
Mad For It (Parker Lewis) is now working with Swedish ska/punk band Square and will be handling the release of their album "SQR lm 019" in Sweden. Read more about the group here: http://www.squareband.com/
Download a free EP from Swedish hardcore act Yirsinia
Via Skivkoll comes word that Swedish hardcore act Yirsinia has a new EP posted for free download: http://www.myspace.com/yersinia
RIYL Path of No Return, The Psyke Project or maybe Crowpath.
Free Xmas single from Cosy Recordings and The Garlands
Cosy Den/Cosy Recordings have a free download single posted from Swedish tweepop act The Garlands: http://www.smallstepforward.com/cosy/wordpress/?p=122
I'm not usually into twee, but I can recommend The Garlands as being great.
Swedish psychrock jammers The Spacious Mind (ft. Henrik Oja from Säkert!) will be support No Neck Blues Band at the Hint House in NYC on April 19, 2009.
Koloni Records has put out a new 12" single from Swedish techno act Boeoes Kaelstigen called "Tippola" featuring the new tracks "Transpole" and "Mimosa". Read more and preview: http://boeoeskaelstigen.co.uk/?p=98
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sanna, Shirley, Sonja - Our Christmas
02. Lasse Stefanz - Svängjul
03. Per Gessle - Party crasher
04. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
05. Amy Diamond - En helt ny Jul
06. Darin - Flashback
07. Lena + Orup - Dubbel
08. Ulf Lundell - Omaha
09. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
10. Vikingarna - Den sista dansen - Live från Arvika
11. Hans Alfredsson/Tage Danielsson/Lasse O'Månsson - Lindemans låda - Fullare än någonsin
12. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
13. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
14. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
15. Charlotte Perrelli - Rimfrostjul
16. Eldkvarn - Hunger Hotell
17. Markoolio - Jag är konst
18. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
19. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
20. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Communion
The video for Apoptygma Berzerk's new single "Apollo" is now streaming at myspace: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=48083799
Adult Crash will be putting out the debut 7" EP from Danish hardcore act Love Potion (ex-Death Token) in the near future. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lovepotionfuckyou