The new Kid Down single "I'll do (it for you)" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kiddown
Check out the video at Aftonbladet: http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article3263113.ab
Check out a video interview with Ane Brun at FaceCulture: http://www.faceculture.nl/artist.php?id=298
Danish indie act Mixtune for Cully has posted five new tracks from their forthcoming album "We know where the aircrafts hide" on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mixtuneforcully
It comes out October 6 via Good Tape Records and there will be a release show at Aros in Aarhus on October 10.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Hello Saferide
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Loney, Dear
05. Billie the Vision & The Dancers
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Kite
08. The Bear Quartet
09. Vapnet
10. Le Sport
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Baby Woodrose psych-/spacerock sideproject Dragontears has finished recording their sophomore album "Tambourine freak machine" and will release it on November 17 via Bad Afro records. Hear a sample tune at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/badafrorecords
MP3: Prince of Assyria - What ever you want
Following up today on a recommendation I received from Silverbullit guitarist Andreas Nilsson in his interview not too long ago. Kite, the band I ended up posting, is actually someone I was already familiar with (I've played their single "Ways to dance" on my radio show), but Prince of Assyria was an entirely new name to me, so of course I had to investigate. Not that I discovered much so far to be honest, but his music is quite good from what I can tell, even if it isn't the sort of thing I normally associate with Gbg-based label Kning Disk. Along with iDEAL, Komplott and Compunctio, Kning Disk is one of Sweden's best labels for exciting, forward-thinking music though Prince of Assyria sounds downright contemporary compared to some of their other artists, such as The Skull Defekts or even Erik Enocksson. This is pure pop balladeering, anchored by a deep, rich voice and an expansive arrangement. However, though it might not be avant-garde, it's still exciting. As always, good music is good music. Definitely looking forward to hearing more when the full-length album is ready this fall.
Prince of Assyria - What ever you want
Afasi & Filthy
Fläcken
P.O.P.E.
Afasi - the rapper - and Filthy - the producer - have been slumming it on the Swedish hip-hop scene for a few good years, releasing mixtapes, remix CDs, albums etc. I've been aware of them, but they haven't properly caught my attention until now. I've gone back to their previous material to see if I missed something, but even though they've done some great stuff in the past (Filthy's produced some amazing stuff), nothing is as good as "Fläcken". It's hip-hop with Swedish lyrics, but it's got the very appealing mix of "serious" (or "conscious") lyrics together with banging beats (there are also a few slower songs on the album). I really, really love this record, it's one of the best albums of 2008 and maybe the best Swedish rap album ever. A few months ago I convinced an American friend, who speaks no Swedish, to buy the album and he loves it, so don't let the fact that you might not understand what they rap about scare you! I heard or read somewhere someone calling Afasi & Filthy Sweden's Lil' Wayne - it might not be the best description, but they definitely have something of the charm and flow that Weezy's got (although the song "Fläcken" reminds me a lot of Devin the Dude's six year old "Doobie ashtray").
- Simon Tagestam
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
02. Drifters - Tycker om dig - Svängiga låtar från förr
03. The Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four
04. Jeremias Session Band - Trastland
05. Takida - Bury the lies
06. Backyard Babies - Backyard Babies
07. Rongedal - Rongedal
08. Flamingokvintetten - Bästa!
09. Lisa Miskovsky - Last year's songs - Greatest hits
10. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
11. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
12. The Refreshments - Jukebox - Refreshing classics
13. Ola - Good enough - The feelgood edition
14. Lasse Stefanz - Rallarsväng
15. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings
16. Abalone Dots - Traveler
17. Miss Li - Best of 061122-071122
18. Patrik Isaksson - 10 år en snäll mans bekännelser
19. Brolle - Ett hjärta som glöder som en gång brann
20. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
The video for the excellent new Hello Saferide single "Anna" is streaming at MSN: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt=sv-se
Very recommended, of course. It will supposedly make its way to YouTube by Monday.
Cult Norwegian black-metal act Orcustus is supposedly done with their first (and last) album "Transdimensional holocaust" and will have it released via Southern Lord some time in the next six months.
Norwegian drummer extraordinaire Paal-Nilssen Love will be quite busy this fall, touring extensively with The Thing, Atomic, as a duo with Peter Brötzmann and more: http://www.paalnilssen-love.com/livedates.php
Live music at PSL with Hello Saferide featuring a song from the new album: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/09/05/musik-med-hello-saferide/
Tapes, the Finnish indiepop band of Tigerbombs member Jukka Salminen, will release their sophomore album "Aloha!" on September 24. More info and tourdates: http://www.myspace.com/tapesrapesapes
Scandinavian metal acts Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow the Sun are touring the US in February with US act Warbringer: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11379