Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Anna Järvinen
02. Lykke Li
03. Bob Hund
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Familjen
06. Syket
07. Me and My Army
08. Those Dancing Days
09. Håkan Hellström
10. Iron & Wine
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The Silent Ballet praises the latest Deaf Center album "Owl splinters": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3973/Default.aspx
Sahara Hotnights will be releasing a new single called "Oh's" at the end of the month with a new self-titled album to follow in late May, their sixth album overall.
New music from Denmark's The Psyke Project, showing off a track from the forthcoming record "Ebola" with a significantly more streamlined sound. I'm not so sure about the goofy texts they're flashing on the screen, but these dudes are most def at the top of the genre.
Excellent new tunage from Dungeon Acid, aka the solo project of Jean Louis Huhta from The Skull Defekts. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbtAjV9y8qw
The official video for the new Graveyard single and album title-track "Hisingen blues". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGBa8dVm6k
"Space" is the first single from Nutmeg's sophomore album "Basement riot", due out April 6 on 7" vinyl via with handling the digital side of things. Said tune will also be available here as a free download starting on March 30, but the exclusive b-side "Not ready yet (demo version)" will only be on the vinyl.
Pitchfork reviews the new Sin Fang (nee Sin Fang Bous) album "Summer echoes": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15204-summer-echoes/
Susanne Sundfør will be touring Europe in May, including a number of dates supporting fellow Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl: http://groenland.com/en/2011/03/susanne-sundf%C3%B8r-supporting-thomas-dybdahl/
Preview a track from recent signing Sandra Kolstad: http://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/listen-to-fire-burn-blood-flow-by-sandra-kolstad/
Those Dancing Days have been forced to cancel their US tour plans (including SXSW) due to Visa delays: http://www.thosedancingdays.com/news/2011/3/14/us-tour-dates-cancelled
Stream the new Joensuu 1685 split with Brad Laner, now out digitally via : http://splendour.no/post/3853568272
The official release for the 12" vinyl will be April 16, aka Record Store Day.
Swedish noiserockers Traktor will be putting out a split 10" with Antigua & Barbuda in April via : http://atlasrec.wordpress.com/atl002/
They'll be touring together as well -- details at the aforementioned link.
PSL has the premiere of Gray Brigade's new video for "All tapes have been erased": http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/03/12/extra-extra-videopremiar-gray-brigade/
Check out Alcoholic Faith Mission performing for Finnish live music site Off the Record: http://offtherecord.fi/alcoholic-faith-mission-den/