IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Faråker - Lycklig död / Zombiekärlek

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:05:36 -0700

Two new morbid tunes from Swedish indiepop act Faråker; I much prefer the 2nd track "Zombiekärlek", but both are quite nice and well worth a listen.

Faråker - Paparazzi du

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:02:51 -0700

Yet again, a nice new indiepop number from Faråker.

Faråker - Allt som är skit

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:27:11 -0800

Swedish pop artist Faråker continues to post new tracks as he finishes them and this latest tune is a fine piano-based number.

Faråker - Stå på tå

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:07:00 -0800

Still digging back through my pre-holiday emails, here's a nice little pop tune from an artist named Faråker.

Top tens for 2010: Absolut Noise

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:28:36 -0800

Thirteen newcomers -- ranked by alphabetical order -- that have not released an album yet, but are goddamn brilliant if you ask me. Don't know if they are my "favourite newcomers" since I might have forgotten some very good ones. Anyway, let's focus on these 13, it will bring us luck. Most of them are still unsigned. Most of them are ignored by the Swedish music press yet, but trust me, this is gonna change when their debut album will be out. Hopefully in 2011!

Amanda Bergman
She used to be called "Hajen", then she changed her name. Now she is called "Idiot Wind". She might change again, who cares: she remains the most interesting voice in Sweden.

Du Pacque
I admit I cannot be objective anymore: it's been more than four years since I spread the word around: "the Du Pacque debut album" will be huuuuuge (see my 2009 top ten list for It's a Trap... and even the 2008 one!)

Faråker
When they will not be totally unknown anymore, everybody will love them.

Love is a Burning Thing
The only Swedish band that can make me tolerate the 1980s influence. And their song "Dancer on a chair" is one of the best song to play before to party.

Hjärtat
Did you know the Pixies' sons live in Sweden?

Riddarna
The translation of "rock n' roll" in Swedish? "Riddarna"! I bet their debut will be one of the best Swedish record in 2011.

Ruset
A new electro act. Weird, unexpected, amazing. No one else sounds like Ruset.

Sibling Sense
There are several "grunge" new bands in Sweden. This one is the best.

Tennis Bafra
Half-wankers, half-Kurt Cobain.

Terrible Feelings
My favourite young Swedish punk band. They remind me The Distillers.

We Are the Storm
Usually, a new band does not feature that many members (six!). Usually, a new band does not find their proper sound that fast. Usually, a new band does not make two huge hits ("Danmark" and "I woke up to the bells") before it releases its debut album. Eventually, Broder Daniel have found their dauphins.

You & Me George
A romantic band with romantic songs. They are brand new, but I'm pretty sure they are gonna become a really really great band.

You Say France & I Whistle
Pop hits makers.

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Absolut Noise is a France-based blog devoted to Swedish music.
http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/

Sirius playlist week #38

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:25:13 -0700

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

01. The Radio Dept. - The new improved hypocrisy
02. TALK 2
03. Slidin' Slim - Right wing blues
04. Faråker - Den sista fajten (via är på väg)
05. We Live in Trenches - Male damage
06. Kite - If there's an if in us
07. TALK 3
08. First Love, Last Rites - Slow wind
09. Tomas Halberstad - Add to all noise
10. Last Days of April - America
11. TALK 4
12. C.Aarmé - Golden retriever
13. Far from Tellus - Norwegian fairytale mix
14. Bäddat för Trubbel - Kungen heter Jandek
15. Vidderna - Villfarelser
16. TALK 4
17. Rasmus Kellerman - The 24th
18. Mindy Misty - Inertia
19. Regulations - In the shadow of the mall
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Silent film

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.