PopMatters reviews Espen Eriksen Trio

PopMatters reviews Espen Eriksen Trio's "You had me at goodbye": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/131111-espen-eriksen-trio-you-had-me-at-goodbye/

Imperial State Electric/Bloodlights to tour, release split 7"

Imperial State Electric and Bloodlights, two overrated rock acts featuring members from bands that used to be good, will be touring together in November and Soulseller Records will be putting out a split 7" with the two bands. I'm not sure what Bloodlights is doing, but ISE is covering "Castaway" by Greg Kihn. Dates at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/imperialstateelectric

New Lykke Li single soon

The new Lykke Li single "Get some" will be posted as a free download on October 25 and will also be available on 7" vinyl b/w exclusive track "Paris blue". As for her next full-length, expect something in early 2011.

Serena-Maneesh - D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D. (video)

Stereogum has the premiere of Serena-Maneesh's new video "D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D.": http://stereogum.com/536802/serena-maneesh-d-i-w-s-w-t-t-d-video-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

Efterklang launches Efterkids to promote music education

Danish act Efterklang has launched a new project called "Efterkids" to promote music education in public schools: http://www.efterkids.com/
Head to the site to see the band "performing" with six students from New York's Special Music School and to download materials to recreate the experience yourself (in your own classroom).

Pixie Carnation now mixing

Excellent Malmö-based indie act Pixie Carnation reports that they have finished recording their debut full-length and are now currently mixing/mastering at Svenska Grammofon with Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm (TSOOL). There's no confirmed title or label yet, but the album will contain 11 tracks, including 4 re-recorded versions of songs from the group's "Fresh poems" EP, and it should be out sometime early next year.

Rising 7" tracks posted for preview

Danish heavies Rising are now streaming two brand new tracks at myspace off their forthcoming 7", due out November 29 via Red Tape: http://www.myspace.com/risingdk
In other news, the band's self-titled debut EP will be getting a much-needed 12" vinyl release on November 29 as well, via German label Pain of Mind in an edition of 500 copies, 150 on white.

Nervous Nellie - Ol' Seminole (video)

Check out a new video from Swedish indie/folk act Nervous Nellie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBOWrK7JBOk
The band's new album "Why dawn is called mourning" will be released on October 15.

You Say France & I Whistle - OMG (video)

A new video from Swedish indiepop act You Say France & I Whistle, off their upcoming digital EP "Angry boy". Download another new song from the band here: http://www.yousayfrance.com/audio_light.html

Johan G Winther solo dates, updated

Updated solo dates for Johan Gustavsson/Johan G Winther/Tsukimono touring in support of Peter Broderick:

10/12 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
10/13 - Sint Elisabeth Church, Gent (BEL)
10/16 - St Giles, London (UK)
10/18 - St Mary Church, Brighton (UK)
10/19 - Academy, Manchester (UK)
10/20 - Pavillion, Cork (EIR)
10/21 - Harmonic Series @ Workman's Club, Dublin (EIR)
10/22 - Cube, Bristol (UK)
10/23 - South Street Arts Centre, Reading (UK)
10/27 - Bad Bonn, Düdingen (CH)
10/28 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)

Real Ones - Yaya

Hear a brand new song from Norwegian pop/folk act Real Ones: http://soundcloud.com/bpopmentometer/yaya

Sirius playlist week #41

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. The Scrags - In the devil's hands
02. TALK 1
03. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Desolate view
04. Johnossi - Roscoe
05. Kimono - Tomorrow
06. TALK 2
07. Fun - Here comes the ugly man
08. Kite - Hexx
09. Mother of the Forest - Bränna broar
10. Mother of the Forest - Vid berget
11. TALK 3
12. Non Tiq - QUiet
13. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
14. Enslaved - Raidho
15. TALK 4
16. Säkert! - Riot
17. Kristofer Åström - Devil
18. Sweatmaster - Calling Satan, let me in
19. Mercyful Fate - Black funeral
20. TALK 5
21. Lighthouse Project - Lust for lie

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Röyksopp - Senior
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
03. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
04. Jan Garbarek/The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Novum
05. Skambankt - Søvnløs
06. A-ha - 25
07. Bjørn Johan Muri - Airwaves
08. Contrazt - Ser på verden
09. Vestlandsfanden - Livets Glade Plommer
10. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
11. Major Parkinson - Songs from a solitary home
12. The Respatexans - Hellbilly Heaven
13. Diverse artister - Go'natt
14. Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge
15. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
16. Harrys Gym - What was ours can't be yours
17. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
19. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
20. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Larz-Kristerz - Små ord av guld
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
03. Caroline af Ugglas - Vad var det jag sa
04. Streaplers - Jubileums show - Live på Liseberg
05. Säkert! - Facit
06. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
07. Magnus Carlsson - Pop galaxy
08. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
09. Kent - En plats i solen
10. Kristian Anttila - Svenska tjejer
11. Pernilla Andersson - Ö
12. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
13. Ola - Ola
14. Anne-Lie Rydé - Dans på rosor
15. Darin - Lovekiller
16. Drifters - Stanna hos mig
17. Carl Johan Vallgren - Nattbok
18. Takida - The darker instinct - Platinum edition
19. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
20. Johnossi - Mavericks

Klubbland #7: Anna von Hausswolff

A new episode of Klubbland, this time with singer/songwriter Anna von Hausswolff: http://klubbland.se/2010/10/08/07-anna-von-hausswolff/