This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
03. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
04. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
05. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
06. Dia Psalma - Djupa skogen
07. Ola - Good enough
08. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
09. José González - In our nature
10. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
11. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
12. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
14. Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone with you
15. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
16. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
17. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
18. Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...
19. September - Dancing shoes
20. BWO - Fabricator

Moneybrother - Mount PleasureMoneybrother
Mount Pleasure
Burning Heart Records

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Much more impressive than Moneybrother's latest album is Anders Wedin's constant output of new material (this is Moneybrother's fourth album since 2003). The quality of his songs might vary, but even at his lowest, Wedin's never really that bad, his worse is quite medium. This is why I'm not too bothered about "Mount Pleasure" not being as solid as Moneybrother's first two albums. It's a predictable collection of songs, and, except the first single ("Just another summer"), there aren't too many songs that I'd miss if this album was forever erased from the history of music (harsh, I know). As we'd come to except by now, it's a lot of songs sounding like Bruce Springsteen, Thin Lizzy and a few that could have been done by Monster (Wedin's band before Moneybrother). Let's hope that Moneybrother will release a new album not too far away from now, and that it'll be both fresh and absolutely amazing, "Mount Pleasure" is just about too "meh" for me and my dear ears.
- Simon Tagestam

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
02. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
03. Ola - Good enough
04. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
05. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
06. Crashdïet - the unattractive revolution
07. Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone with you
08. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
09. José González - In our nature
10. The Poodles - Sweet trade
11. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
12. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
14. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
15. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
16. BWO - Fabricator
17. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
18. September - Dancing shoes
19. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
20. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
02. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
03. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
04. José González - In our nature
05. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
06. September - Dancing shoes
07. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
08. BWO - Fabricator
09. The Poodles - Sweet trade
10. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
11. Mange Schmidt - Känslan kommer tillbaks
12. Arch Enemy - Rise of the tyrant
14. Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone with you
15. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
16. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
17. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
18. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
19. Danny - Heart beats
20. Markoolio - Värsta plattan

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
02. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
03. BWO - Fabricator
04. The Poodles - Sweet trade
05. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
06. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
07. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
08. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
09. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
10. Danny - Heart beats
11. Markoolio - Värsta plattan
12. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
14. Per Gessle - En händig man
15. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
16. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
17. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
18. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
19. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
20. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed

FWIW, the Swedish chart site Hitlistan is now called SverigeTopplistan.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
02. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
03. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
04. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
05. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
06. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
07. Per Gessle - En händig man
08. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
09. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
10. Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around
11. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
12. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
14. Danny - Heart beats
15. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
16. Torsson - Det fjärde bästa bandet i Lund
17. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
18. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
19. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
20. Mustasch - Latest version of the truth

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Shout Out Louds
03. José González
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. Belle and Sebastian
06. Interpol
07. Moneybrother
08. The Knife
09. The Radio Dept.
10. The Bear Quartet

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
02. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
03. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
04. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
05. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
06. Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around
07. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
08. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
09. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
10. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
11. Per Gessle - En händig man
12. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
14. Magnus Carlsson - Live forever - The album
15. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
16. Torsson - Det fjärde bästa bandet i Lund
17. Lars Demian - Välkommen hit
18. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
19. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
20. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
02. Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around
03. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
04. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
05. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
06. Torsson - Det fjärde bästa bandet i Lund
07. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
08. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
09. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
10. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
11. Per Gessle - En händig man
12. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
14. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
15. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
16. Lars Demian - Välkommen hit
17. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
18. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
19. Magnus Carlsson - Live forever - The album
20. Alice Babs med Jan Johansson & Georg Riedels Ork. - Illusion

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
02. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
03. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner
04. Per Gessle - En händig man
05. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
06. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
07. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
08. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
09. Lars Demian - Välkommen hit
10. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
11. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
12. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
14. Calaisa - Calaisa
15. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
16. Povel Ramel - De bästa av Povels mångsidor
17. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
18. Sarah Dawn Finer - A finer dawn
19. Sofia karlsson - Visor från vinden
20. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkalland

New updated European tourdates for Moneybrother:

09/25 - Vega (small hall), Köpenhamn (DK)
09/26 - Kamp, Bielefeld (DE)
09/27 - Kleine Elserhalle, München (DE)
09/28 - WUK, Wien (AT)
09/30 - Abart, Zürich (CH)
10/01 - Prime Club, Köln (DE)
10/02 - Starclub, Dresden (DE)
10/03 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (DE)
10/04 - Grünspan, Hamburg (DE)
10/07 - Cirkus, Stockholm (SWE)
10/13 - USF - Verftet, Bergen (NO)
10/14 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NO)
10/16 - UKA-07, Trondheim (NO)
10/18 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
10/19 - Kåren, Halmstad (SWE)
10/20 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
10/25 - Hörnet, Västerås (SWE)
10/26 - Konsert & Kongress (Garden), Linköping (SWE)
10/27 - Älvan, Avesta (SWE)
10/31 - Katalin, Uppsala (SWE)
11/01 - Spegeln, Gävle (SWE)
11/02 - Popup på Folkets hus (Idun), Umeå (SWE)
11/03 - Harrys Pub & Restaurang, Falun (SWE)
11/08 - Trädgår'n, Göteborg (SWE)
11/09 - Palace, Kalmar (SWE)
11/10 - Statt, Karlskoga (SWE)
11/15 - Torsdagsklubben på Conventum (Club 700), Örebro (SWE)
11/16 - Nöjesfabriken (Stora scenen), Karlstad (SWE)
11/17 - Valhall, Skövde (SWE)
11/23 - Stadshuset (Spegelsalen), Sundsvall (SWE)
11/24 - O'learys, Östersund (SWE)

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Belle and Sebastian
03. Interpol
04. Shout Out Louds
05. Moneybrother
06. Rilo Kiley
07. Kent
08. Sufjan Stevens
09. Feist
10. José González

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The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Laakso - Worst case scenario
02. TALK 1
03. Superfamily - I want my money back
04. The Bear Quartet - Ask me don't axe me
05. Ståålfågel - Små gröna män
06. TALK 2
07. Printer - Satisfaction (radio edit)
08. NEI - New morning
09. Paper - Out of it into it
10. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
11. TALK 3
12. Sweatmaster - Animal
13. Bloodbath - Buried by the dead
14. Moneybrother - Guess who's gonna get some tonight
15. TALK 4
16. The Perishers - Victorious
17. The Skull Defekts - Unholy drums are singing
18. Hell On Wheels - Alexander
19. TALK 5
20. Karin Ström - Ordlös
21. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
22. Scraps of Tape - How your heart gets thrown
23. TALK 6
24. Brainbombs - Stinking memory
25. M:40 - Brännmärkt
26. Logh - Bring on the ether
27. TALK 7
28. CS Nielsen - Happy
29. Amorphis - Weaving the incantation
30. Juvelen - Hanna
31. TALK 8
32. Killerchaps - Equally dumb
33. Dinosau - Derr lady
34. Knugen Faller - Inte som ni
35. TALK 9
36. The Kissaway Trail - La la song
37. Pg.Lost - Yes I am
38. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Marry me
39. TALK 10
40. Don Juan Dracula - Take me home

MP3: Moneybrother - Just another summer

Moneybrother's third album "Mount pleasure" is the last in his contract for Burning Heart and it sure feels like it. Not in the sense that it feels like a conclusive kiss-off, rather that it's a ragtag collection of mediocre, b-side quality tracks. Nothing says "contractual obligation" quite like that except maybe a live album or a "greatest hits" comp. Unlike a lot of people I know, I fully admit to being a fan of Moneybrother's last proper full-length "To die alone" and was looking forward to this one. I didn't have sky-high expectations, but I really thought it would be better. Today's mp3, the lead track "Just another summer" is one of the few standouts. As usual, it's got Anders Wendin doing his best Springsteen impression with a bit of a Clash-style breakdown thrown in for good measure. It's fine, but it's nothing we haven't heard from him many times before. It's certainly not enough to convert the skeptical, much less a proper big summer single as I'm sure was intended. Maybe next time?

Moneybrother - Just another summer

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