Norrland label has confirmed that besides the new Bedroom Eyes album due out in August, they'll also be putting out a new album from Penniless (their 5th), a debut EP from Popterror and also a single from the band The Blues. Beyond that, Amber Oak's debut album is still in the pipeline as well, but apparently there's no confirmed date on that one yet.
Finnish act Underwater Sleeping Society celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band this year and have a new animated video for the song "Accidents" to help commemorate it: http://www.vimeo.com/13643583
Look for a new free digital EP from the band in a week or so as well.
Britta Persson is Swedish cell service Comviq's artist of the month for August: http://www.comviq.se/britta_start.html
Check out the link for free download of the new track "Big fuss".
The video for the title track of the new album, out now via . Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7kdRTVA-8w
Säkert!'s brand new single "Fredrik" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/razziarecords
PopMatters reviews the latest Kent album "En plats i solen": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/128541-kent-en-plats-i-solen/
Still Single lauds the self-titled LP from Danish noiserockers/post-punks The City Kill: http://still-single.tumblr.com/post/890474897/the-city-kill-s-t-lp-redtape
Icelandic post-rockers For A Minor Reflection are back two years after the release of their debut "Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft..." Their second collective effort is called "Höldum í átt að óreiðu" (Icelandic for "Heading towards chaos"), and was produced by Scott Hackwith, also known for his work with The Ramones. FaMR now also have got a new drummer, Andri Freyr Þorgeirsson. It's a Trap! correspondent Vasilis Panagiotopoulos recently caught up with guitarist/keyboardist Guðfinnur Sveinsson in Reykjavík to discuss the new developments. (Íslenski Barinn was packed, so apologies for the bad sound quality)
Norwegian act Djerv (ex-Animal Alpha) have announced that their debut release will be the 3-track "Headstone EP", due out August 3 via their own label . The material was originally recorded as a demo, but is being released now to tide over fans until the eventual full-length which will be released in February/March 2011.
Icelandic act Seabear is coming to the US for a short tour this fall:
10/16 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
10/18 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
10/19 - Kilby Court , Salt Lake City, UT
10/22 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/23 - Mississippi Studios , Portland, OR
10/25 - Independent, San Francisco. CA
10/26 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/27 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
It's been three long years since we've heard anything new from the great Finnish powerpop act Lemonator, but finally there's a new single streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lemonatortheband
Expect a new full-length album in September.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Jens Lekman
02. Kent
03. The Bear Quartet
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Håkan Hellström
06. Familjen
07. The Concretes
08. Robyn
09. Anna Ternheim
10. Tiger Lou
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Swedish electro duo Kite have confirmed that they will be following up their previous two EPs with... yet another EP. And with the extremely imaginative title of "III". Regardless, I'm excited to hear it -- they're a great act.
Finnish act Pintandwefall are keeping a studio diary as they record their 3rd album: http://www.pintandwefall.com/
Sweden-focused experimental label is relaunching as with a series of white label 12"s focusing on "interesting and exploratory sounds from Sweden and somehow-related lands from this fair planet." First up: a split pairing the excellent Ljudbilden & Piloten alongside Vidderna, another Malmö-based act. More details and preview samples here: http://www.nosordo.com/