New Found Land - The bell

Stream the title track from New Found Land's upcoming record "The bell": http://soundcloud.com/fixerecords/the-bell

Sirius playlist week #39

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

01. Simian Ghost - Beat on the brat
02. TALK 1
03. End of All - Folkhemmet
04. In These Woods - Bear
05. The Bells - Outside
06. Britta Persson - Some girls some boys
07. TALK 2
08. Kråkesølv - Nordavind mot varme kinn
09. Tomas Halberstad - The pendulum swings again
10. WhoMadeWho - Left hand of the boxser
11. TALK 3
12. Säkert! - Köttet är svagt
13. Next Life - Battle tactics
14. Kaka - Candyman
15. The Fine Arts Showcase - Spanish kerosene
16. TALK 4
17. Kimono - Black
18. Axe - Up against common sense
19. NNDC - Mouthful of diamonds
20. Slöa Knivar - Anticimex
21. Enforcer - Take me to hell
22. TALK 5
23. Ikons - Imperiet

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.

Lefsetz likes Choir of Young Believers

Bob Lefsetz of industry mailing list The Lefsetz Letter got stoked on Danish act Choir of Young Believers: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2010/09/25/hollow-talk-by-choir-of-young-believers/

Greencoats LP coming via Tomt this fall

Tomt Recordings has announced that The Greencoats will be releasing their debut full-length CD/LP "A blend of silk & satin" this coming fall.

Testbild! + Louis Philippe = The Ocean Tango

Check out The Ocean Tango, a collaboration between Swedish experimental pop act Testbild! and Frenchman Louis Philippe: http://oceantango.bandcamp.com/
The CD version of the album won't be available until November, but it looks like the files are all available now. And as far as vinyl goes, they are requesting feedback to weigh demand.

Shining to film live DVD

Shining's upcoming show at Rockefeller in Olso on November 3 (with support from Killl) will be filmed for an eventual DVD release.

Cloudberry to release 7" from Oh! Custer

Cloudberry Records will be releasing new 7" from Swedish indiepop act Oh! Custer in November: http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian 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. Säkert! - Facit
02. Ola - Ola
03. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
04. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
05. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
06. Kent - En plats i solen
07. Anne-Lie Rydé - Dans på rosor
08. Pernilla Andersson - Ö
09. Darin - Lovekiller
10. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
11. Drifters - Stanna hos mig
12. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. The Bear Quartet - Monty Python
15. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
16. Stefan Sundström - 5 dagar i Augusti
17. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
18. Britta Persson - Current affair medium rare
19. Takida - The darker instinct
20. Eric Saade - Masquerade

MP3: Menfolk - Skeletons

Do you like Menfolk? Want a copy of their latest LP "Beast one/man nil"? I'm holding a single copy for resale and will part with it for $20 ppd (in the US, slightly more for foreigners). And as you can see from the pic, it includes a Dropcard for a full album download too. Email mailorder@itsatrap.com to hook it up.
Further enticement below, my current favorite track from the album.

Menfolk - Skeletons

Andreas Gidlund Quartet now on Hoob

Hoob Records has signed the Andreas Gidlund Quartet and will be releasing the group's fourth album "Made in Göteborg" on October 13.

Our Park - Longing for Miss Print

Download a new track from Swedish jazz/folk/rock/surf act Our Park: http://www.ourpark.se/missprint.html

Streets of Mars to Adore Music

Adore Music has signed Streets of Mars and will be releasing their debut single "Breathe in breathe out" on September 29. Preview at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/streetsofmars

Pintandwefall tour diary

Pintandwefall have posted a tour diary from their recent trip to Germany: http://www.pintandwefall.com/ingermany.htm

Masquer working with Per Egland

Masquer has enlisted Per Egland to produce their upcoming full-length debut which they hope to complete this fall.