This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Timoteij - Längtan
02. The Ark - In full regalia
03. Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the grave
04. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
05. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
06. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
07. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
08. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
09. Johnossi - Mavericks
10. Ola Magnell - Rolös
11. Familjen - Mänskligheten
12. Rolandz - Jajamen
13. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
14. Play - Under my skin
15. Jill Johnson - Music row II
16. Brutus - Brutus
17. The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme
18. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
19. Mojje - Att leka i finrummet
20. Crashdïet - Generation wild

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Familjen
02. The National
03. Jonathan Johansson
04. The Radio Dept.
05. The Concretes
06. Beach House
07. Anna von Hausswolff
08. Robyn
09. Johnossi
10. Kent

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Sirius playlist week #17

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

01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit

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 Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Mary Onettes
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Hello Saferide
07. Bob Hund
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. Kent
10. Jónsi

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MP3: Familjen - När planeterna stannat

Familjen with guitars? Sounds to me like someone's been hanging out with Kent a little too much. Aside from that quibble though, it's as solid as anything else he's done and I'm looking forward to hearing the upcoming album.

Familjen - När planeterna stannat

Sirius playlist week #11

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

01. Laakso - Worst case scenario
02. TALK 1
03. Du Pacque - Walk straight
04. Pascal - Tutti frutti
05. Nirvana 2002 - The awakening of...
06. Lapko - I shot the sheriff
07. TALK 2
08. The Floor is Made of Lava - The bigger picture
09. No Balls - Guilt blocker
10. Obliteration - Styxerian path (into darkness)
11. Next Life - Anti matter
12. TALK 3
13. Ikons - Imperiet
14. The Skull Defekts - Habit
15. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
16. TALK 4
17. Meleeh - Sun and moon
18. Kite - I give you the morning
19. Ef - 401 Lwa
20. TALK 5

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.

Sirius playlist week #10

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

01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
03. Elephant9 - Fugi fønix
04. Yosei - The raven
05. TALK 2
06. The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus
07. Hortlax Cobra - Smoke
08. Sonic Ritual - Early graves
09. Meleeh - Vowbreaker
10. TALK 3
11. Khoma - From the hands of sinners
12. The Ark - Echo chamber
13. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
14. Fun - Slonko
15. TALK 4
16. Degrees - Can't walk thru this alone
17. jj - Let go
18. Bruket - Polisen lägger pussel
19. Dreamboy - Pay attention
20. TALK 5
21. Moto Boy - IF you your bed could cry

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.

Familjen - När planeterna stannat

The brand new Familjen single "När planeterna stannat" is out now and can be previewed/purchased at Klicktrack: http://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/familjen/nr-planeterna-stannat/1
Also be sure to check out Familjen's brand new website: http://www.familj-en.com/

New Familjen single has a title

Adrian Recordings has revealed that the new Familjen single will be called "När planeterna stannat".

Hybris 2010

New releases in works from Swedish label Hybris:

Elias & the Wizzkids – Just do it! (March 1)
Monty – 2010 (March 7)
Familjen – tba (spring)
Far & son - Ett hjärta av brons (fall)
Hell On Wheels – tba (fall)

Interview: Cecilia Klingspor

Kent confirms new album, single

The new Kent album "Röd", their 8th overall, will be released on November 6 and will be available in a seemingly ridiculous limited 4CD set in addition to the long, solitary disc that proves you are but a mere fair-weather fan. As for what each CD will contain, it hasn't been revealed yet and I'm not sure I even want to know, but the first single "Töntarna" comes out October 14 (it was released digitally last night) and will include a Familjen remix.

Sirius playlist week #35

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

01. Elmo - Blind heart
02. TALK 1
03. Moritz von Oswald Trio - Pattern 3
04. Carpet People - All that ails must pass
05. Fronda - Andas
06. TALK 2
07. Siena Root - Time will tell
08. Cortex - No connections
09. Kornstad - Oslo
10. TALK 3
11. The Silent Section - In snow forever
12. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
13. Band in Box - B33
14. TALK 4
15. The Bear Quartet - Northern

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.

Festival report: Emmaboda 2009

Familjen - Huvudet i sanden (live video)

Check out live footage of Familjen performing at Malmöfestivalen with visuals provided by Johan Söderberg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW0ZU1aVU2o
The camera work isn't dynamic at all, but the overall presentation is very, very cool. Also be sure to peep the more videos in the sidebar for other tracks.