This week's top tracks for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. Kent - Dom Som Försvann
02. Kent - Vi Mot Världen
03. Sigur Rós - Gong
04. Kent - Månadens Erbjudande
05. Kate Bush - King of the Mountain
06. I'm from Barcelona - treehouse
07. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
08. Animal Collective - Grass
09. Kent - Flen/Paris
10. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
11. Sigur Rós - Svo Hljótt
12. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Loop duplicate my heart
13. Hello Saferide - Nothing Like You (When You're Gone)
14. My Morning Jacket - Off The Record
15. Babyshambles - Fuck Forever
16. The Decemberists - Of Angels and Angles
17. My Morning Jacket - What A Wonderful Man
18. My Morning Jacket - Anytime
19. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Marry me
20. Sigur Rós - Glósóli

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Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
#3
Labrador

SKWBN's first album is a bit mellower and, to a certain extend, a more experimental affair than their previous two EPs (#1 and #2). Fortunately, it still has that Jens Lekman / Beat Happening / Jonathan Richman feel to it (quirky instrumentation and quirky lyrics where there's no shame in rhyming 'pretty' with 'Tom Petty'). This seems to be a style that tons of Swedish kids are trying to emulate at the moment (a bit like what the Strokes did to the American and British scene, but in a much smaller context, of course), but not a lot of them do it as well as SKWBN, Lekman or El Perro Del Mar (although Agent Simple and Montt Mardié are looking very promising). SKWBN haven't forgotten how to write hits either (e.g. "Noodles"), and this is in fact a very strong album that deserves all the attention it can possible get, from you, you, and you.
- Simon Tagestam

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. Darin - Darin
04. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
05. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
06. Laleh - Laleh
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
09. Thomas Andersson Wij - Thomas Andersson Wij
10. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
11. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
12. Emilia De Poret - A Lifetime in a Moment
13. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
14. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
15. Kent - Du & jag Döden
16. Robyn - Robyn
17. Musikal - Mamma Mia
18. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to Memphis
19. Tom Levin - Me, My Band that I älskar
20. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - #3

Norwegian dreamy pop act The Lionheart Brothers have updated their website witht the video for "Time river floaty" as well as various mp3s from their most recent album "White angel black apple": http://www.thelionheartbrothers.com/media.php

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (02) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (07) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
04. (03) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
05. (04) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
06. (NY) Tiger Lou - "The Loyal"
07. (06) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
08. (NY) CDOASS - "A Fair Resort"
09. (09) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (NY) Princess Superstar - "My Machine"
11. (14) Pharrell - "Can I Have It Like That (med Gwen Stefani)"
12. (10) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
13. (11) Alf - "Sött/salt"
14. (12) Weeping Willows - "I'm Gonna Let Love Find Me"
15. (15) Audio Bullys - "I'm In Love"
16. (05) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
17. (NY) System of a Down - "Question"
18. (NY) Paris - "Captain Morgan"
19. (NY) Lil' Kim - "Lighters Up"
20. (08) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"

Leaving the chart: Franz Ferdinand, Jem, Panthers, Stars, Tegan and Sara and Turbonegro.

This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. The Cardigans
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Sigur Rós
04. Broken Social Scene
05. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
06. Franz Ferdinand
07. Mew
08. Hello Saferide
09. Death Cab for Cutie

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This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (02) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (08) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
04. (13) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
05. (03) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
06. (07) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
07. (05) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
08. (06) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"
09. (09) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (04) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
11. (14) Alf - "Sött/salt"
12. (ÅT) Weeping Willows - "I'm Gonna Let Love Find Me"
13. (17) Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
14. (NY) Pharell - "Can I Have It Like That" (w/Gwen Stefani)
15. (NY) Audio Bully's - "I'm in Love"
16. (ÅT) Turbonegro - "City of Satan"
17. (ÅT) Panthers - "Thanks for the Simulacra"
18. (11) Jem - "Just a Ride"
19. (12) Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
20. (NY) Tegan and Sara - "Speak Low"

Leaving the chart: Embassy, The Greatest Hits, Hello Saferide, Randy, The Legends and They Live By Night.

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (NY) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (NY) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (01) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
04. (05) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
05. (NY) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
06. (NY) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"
07. (04) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
08. (02) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
09. (08) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (ÅT) Embassy - "Some Indulgence"
11. (09) Jem  - "Just a Ride"
12. (06) Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
13. (NY) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
14. (NY) Alf - "Söttsalt"
15. (NY) Randy - "Razorblade"
16. (07) The Greatest Hits - "Give it to Me Baby (med Jesse)"
17. (NY) Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
18. (10) Hello Saferide - "If I don't Write This Song, Somehone I Love Will Die"
19. (13) They Live by Night - "Truth or Dare"
20. (14) The Legends - "He Knows the Sun"

Download the new Suburban Kids with Biblical Names single "Loop duplicate my heart": http://www.labrador.se/mp3/skwbn-loop_duplicate_my_heart.mp3
The new album "#3" comes out October 12 via Labrador and you can hear some more samples here: http://www.labrador.se/

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Acid House Kings - Tonight is Forever
02. (04) Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
03. (05) Weeping Willows - I´m Gonna Let Love Find Me
04. (NY) Röyksopp - What Else Is There?
05. (NY) Kanye West - Gold Digger
06. (08) Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
07. (03) The Greatest Hits feat. Jesse - Give It To Me Baby
08. (NY) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Loop Duplicate My Heart
09. (12) Jem - Just A Ride
10. (14) Hello Saferide - If I Don´t Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die
11. (16) Cat5 - Sexy
12. (NY) Turbonegro - City Of Satan
13. (02) They Live By Night - Truth Or Dare
14. (18) The Legends - He Knows the Sun
15. (06) The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer
16. (NY) Panthers - Thanks for the Simulacra
17. (07) MS Dynamite - Judgement Day
18. (20) Maximo Park - Going Missing
19. (NY) Mattias Alkberg BD - Ragnar
20. (NY) Her Space Holiday - A Match Made in Texas

Leaving the chart: Tegan and Sara, Panthers, Lethal Bizzle, Jack Johnson, Embassy, Lucknow Pact and The Cribs.

Sambassadeur, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, Labrador, Apparat Organ Quartet and Cartridge are heading out on the road together on what's being called the "Skandinaviskt Tour". It's not 100% confirmed yet, but here's the plan so far:

11/12 - tba
11/13 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER)
11/14 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
11/16 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
11/17 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
11/18 - tba
11/19 - tba

More info (eventually): http://www.skandinaviskt.com/

Suburban Kids with Biblical Names have a blog: http://skwbn.blogspot.com/
Their full-length album "#3" comes out October 12.

Festival report: Emmaboda Festival 05

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (06) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
03. (04) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
04. (18) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
05. (11) Timbuktu - "Det Löser Sig"
06. (05) Queens of the Stone Age - "In my head"
07. (15) Foo Fighters - "Best of you"
08. (07) White Stripes - "Blue orchid"
09. (08) Turbonegro - "High On The Crime"
10. (02) Eels - "Hey Man (Now You´re Really Living)"
11. (NY) Doktor Kosmos - "När Min Pojke Går På Stan"
12. (13) Turin Brakes - "Fishing for a dream"
13. (12) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Hazel Ridge"
14. (19) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Funeral Face"
15. (NY) Sambassadeur - "New Moon"
16. (NY) Juliette & The Licks - "You´re Speaking My Language"
17. (17) The Lost Patrol - "Golden Times"
18. (NY) Svenska Akademin - "Du Vill Så Du Kan"
19. (16) New Order - "Jetstream"
20. (20) Daft Punk - "Technologic"

Leaving the chart: Hal, Thievery Corporation, The Tough Alliance and Maximo Park.

Springfactory
s/t
Bedroom Records

This is Peter Gunnarson from the magnificent Suburban Kids With Biblical Names and his (girl?)friend Lina Cullemark making some pleasant and melodic songs together. It's all nice and summery, and of course, very twee. I'm looking forward to see Springfactory perform their jolly songs live, preferably outdoors in the afternoon with the sun out, and my girl on one side and some cool raspberry beers on the other side.
- Simon Tagestam

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (05) Eels - "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
03. (08) Hal - "Play the Hits"
04. (NY) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
05. (NY) Queens of the Stone Age - "In My Head"
06. (01) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
07. (10) The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
08. (11) Turbonegro - "High on the Crime"
09. (12) Thievery Corporation - "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
10. (03) The Tough Alliance - "Keep it Pure"
11. (NY) Timbuktu - "Det löser sig"
12. (04) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Hazel Ridge"
13. (15) Turin Brakes - "Fishing for a Dream"
14. (ÅT) Maxïmo Park - "Graffiti"
15. (NY) Foo Fighters - "Best of You"
16. (NY) New Order - "Jetstream"
17. (NY) The Lost Patrol - "Golden Times"
18. (NY) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
19. (06) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Funeral Face"
20. (NY) Daft Punk - "Techologic"

Leaving the chart: Prominent, Kent, The Rakes, Håkan Hellström, The Kills, The House of Love, Looptroop, Hello Saferide and Audio Bullys.