Artist: The Cardigans

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This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Darin - Step up (SWE)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
05. Andreas Johnson - Show me xxxx (SWE)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
08. Brandon - Mentally fit (FIN)
09. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
10. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)

Challengers:
11. The Rasmus - Sail away (FIN)
12. Kometfabriken - Snedsteg (FIN)
13. Jim Stärk - Morning song (NOR)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
02. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
03. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you
04. Nanne - Alltid på väg
05. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
06. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
07. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
08. Darin - Darin
09. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
10. Laleh - Laleh
11. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
12. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
13. Embassy - Tacking
14. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar
15. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
16. Rikard Wolff - Allt du kan önska! det bästa från: Rikard Wolff
17. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
18. Grönwalls - En på miljonen
19. September - In Orbit
20. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad

Brothers Demand has posted samples from every track on their new album "A cod in lipstick": http://www.streamroadmusic.se/

This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
03. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
04. Mew - Special (DK)
05. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
06. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
07. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
08. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
09. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)
10. Darin - Step up (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Brandon - Mentally fit (FIN)
12. Andreas Johnson - Show me xxxx (SWE)
13. moi Caprice - my girl you blush (DK)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
04. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
08. Darin - Darin
09. Rikard Wolff - Allt du kan önska! det bästa från: Rikard Wolff
10. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar
11. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
12. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
14. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
15. September - In Orbit
16. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
17. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
18. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
19. Gemini - Det bästa med karin och anders glenmark
20. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Rounder Records has licensed Nicolai Dunger's most recent album "Here's my song..." for US release. Look for it around late February. In other news, Nicolai will contribute a cover of the song "Det gåtfulla folket" for the upcoming Olle Adolphson tribute album "Dubbeltrubbel", due out December 14 via EMI.

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

01. Death Cab for Cutie
02. Kent
03. Hello Saferide
04. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
05. The Cardigans
06. I'm from Barcelona
07. Franz Ferdinand
08. The Shins
09. The Arcade Fire
10. Coldplay
11. Jens Lekman
12. Iron & Wine
13. Laakso
14. The Decemberists
15. Bloc Party
16. Tiger Lou
17. Architecture in Helsinki
18. The Strokes
19. David Fridlund
20. Sigur Rós

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This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
05. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)
10. Carpark North - Best day (DK)

Challengers:
11. Emmi - Can full of joy (FIN)
12. Darin - Step up (SWE)
13. Outlandish - Look into my eyes (DK)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
02. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
03. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
04. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar
08. Darin - Darin
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
11. Rikard Wolff - Allt du kan önska! det bästa från: Rikard Wolff
12. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
13. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
14. ABBA - ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits - JTM
15. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
16. September - In Orbit
17. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
18. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
19. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
20. Weeping Willows - Singles Again

Starting today and for the next 12 weeks, Hanif will be posting a new demo track for free download. Each mp3 will only be available for that week, so keep checking back to make sure you get every one: http://www.hanif.nu/demos.htm

This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
05. Mew - Special (DK)
06. Technicolour - Nowhere to go (FIN)
07. Steen1 - Carosol Kid (FIN)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
10. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
12. Carpark North - Best day (DK)
13. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
02. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
03. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
04. Nanne - Alltid på väg
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Darin - Darin
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
09. ABBA - ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits - JTM
10. September - In Orbit
11. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
12. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
13. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
14. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
15. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
16. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
17. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
18. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
19. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader (sjunger Dan Andersson)
20. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender

Hybris has posted new videos from Montt Mardié and Like Honey on their website: http://www.hybrism.com/video.php

The Perishers are in the studio in Malmö with producer Per Sunding (The Ark, The Cardigans) working on their third album.

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

01. The Decemberists
02. Franz Ferdinand
03. Sigur Rós
04. Broken Social Scene
05. Interpol
06. The Cardigans
07. Kent
08. Sufjan Stevens
09. Death Cab for Cutie

Top tracks:

01. Håkan Hellström - Ge mig arsenik
02. I'm from Barcelona - Treehouse
03. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
04. The Decemberists - Leslie Anne Levine
05. Animal Collective - Grass
06. I'm from Barcelona - The Painter
07. The Mopeds - Refused Demo Land
08. Animal Collective - Did You See the Words
09. Randy - Better Than Art

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The Cardigans
Super extra gravity
Stockholm Records/Universal

When promo copies of "Super extra gravity" began making the rounds, some early reviews proclaimed it to be a complete departure from the band's last effort, the outstanding "Long gone before daylight". Stellar new single "I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer" does have a sense of urgency missing from "Daylight", and drummer Bengt Lagerberg does get more chances for his sticks to fly this time around. And yes, erstwhile producer Tore Johansson is back in the fold, speeding up tempos where he gets the chance. But don't be fooled. "Super extra gravity" is not a departure--it relies on the same talents and overall improvements in the band's sound evident after the long post-"Gran turismo" hiatus. Nina Persson's voice now has a warm, natural feel and range not heard on the icy "Gran turismo" or the lighthearted but flat "Life". Her improvement as a lyricist continues, especially on "Don't blame your daughter (Diamonds)", an ode to personal responsibility: "Don't blame your daughter/that's just sentimental/Don't blame your mom/for all that you've done wrong/Your daddy's not guilty/you came out a little faulty/and the factory closed." Like its predecessor, "Super extra gravity" features stripped-down instrumentation (guitars, bass, organ, drums) augmented by strings at opportune moments, but eschews the heavy synth sound of "Gran turismo" and the cutesy touches (bassoon, recorder, etc.) of the early albums. Songs like "Overload" and "Holy love" would fit right in on "Daylight". Unlike "Daylight", though, this one does run out of steam towards the end. "In the round" and "Good morning Joan" are forgettable, making this a very good album that's not quite as consistent as the one before it. If you get a chance, check out the woozy bonus track "Slow", the closest thing to Cardigans psychedelia I've heard yet.
- Matthew W. Smith

This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
03. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
04. Mew - Special (DK)
05. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
06. Steen1 - Carosol Kid (FIN)
07. Technicolour - Nowhere to go (FIN)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. HIM - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)
10. Alice in Videoland - Cut the crap (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Nightwish - Sleeping sun (FIN)
12. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
13. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. ABBA - ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits - JTM
08. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
09. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
10. Darin - Darin
11. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
12. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
13. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
14. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader (sjunger Dan Andersson)
15. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
16. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
17. Emilia De Poret - A Lifetime in a Moment
18. Carola - Störst av allt
19. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
20. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad

The Margarets will go into the studio next week to record a cover of Roy Orbison's "Pretty woman" for use in director Hans Petter Moland's new film "Gynmaslærer Pedersen". The film is set to premiere in February.

Quoteth IAT contributor Jason Christie:

Either way it is immaterial when we put "Mopeds + Review" in the same bracket - you see, you'll know The Mopeds are no upstarts. It can be said they’re a well respected non-Stockholm band. They feature majestic trombonist and everyone's favourite producer/horn player Jens Lindgård (Bob Hund, The Cardigans, Eggstone, Tom Jones, Roxette, Ulf Lundell, St. Etienne, and many more. More recently you have heard them play with the band David & the Citizens and Damn!). Just Google "Jens Lindgård" for a long list of credits. The new disc, what's the deal?
No bloody idea. Have not listened!
Let's guess. The lazy taglines have them alongside fellow Pågs Brainpool and Eggstone, but we know The Mopeds will have gone all McFly on us instead! Mopeds parked up outside the US embassy of radio pop, MTV indie but then with attention to detail "Fortissimo" won't be knocked. They occupy peer status – check that list up above again.
"Fortissimo" will be fast, it'll be furious, it'll mess with your days and fill your nights. That's if you are done with first and second albums "The hills are alive with the sound of mopeds" or "The land of the three" - because without listening, rest assured the review will read positive. There are some things you can rely on.

Couldn't have said it much better myself, and I've actually heard the damn thing. Download a choice track from "Fortissimo" over on the right.