It's a Trap! Scandinavian music journal

Starmarket live @ Gamla Ugglan, Stockholm (video)

The past is alive! PS, I'd much rather see a Starmarket reunion than those other dudes from Umeå.

New album from Satan Takes a Holiday in March

Satan Takes a Holiday will be releasing a new album on March 9 called "Who do you voodoo?". Catch a quick teaser clip at their website: http://satantakesaholiday.com/

2012 Manifest Award winners

Here are the winners of the 2012 Manifest award, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy:

Folk/Ballad: Siri Karlsson - Gran Fuego (Flora & Fauna)
Experimental: Hanna Hartman - H ^ 2 (Komplott)
Punk: Obnoxious Youth - The Eternal Void (Adult Crash)
Dance: Jonsson/Alter - Samlad årsproduktion (Kontra-Musik)
Hardrock: Opeth - Heritage (Roadrunner)
Rhythm: Simone Moreno - Planetas (Soul Dog Records)
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Ane Brun - It All Start With One (Balloon Ranger Recordings)
Rock: Pascal/Mattias Alkberg - Allt det här (Novoton)
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson - Snick Snack (Moserobie)
Hip-Hop: Mofeta & Jerre - Briljanter & Smaragder (Pumpa Records)
Synth: Necro Facility - Wintermute (Progress Productions)
Pop: Azure Blue - Rule of thirds (Hybris)
Best live act: This is Head (Adrian Recordings)
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best lyrics: Philip Ekström - Det Vackra Livet (Labrador)
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best composer: Maria Lindén - I Break Horses (Bella Union)
Manifest Prize for best indie: Popkollo

Miike Snow - Paddling out (video)

A new video from director Andreas Nilsson is almost always worth checking out. Not nearly as dark as a lot of his other work, but far more crowd-pleasingly entertaining.

Nordic by Nature - 2 years of good taste

Berlin-based Scandinavian clubnight Nordic By Nature has posted a new mixtape for free download to celebrate their 2-year anniversary: http://soundcloud.com/nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-2-years-of-1

The Goner - Sun on stone/Illumination

"Sun on stone" b/w "Illumination", a brand new two-track single from IAT faves The Goner. More of an anxious rock sound than their earlier folk/drone work, but very cool all the same.

Nightsatan - Outro

Finnish John Carpenter-worshipping synth-rockers Nightsatan finally did the inevitable and recorded a movie soundtrack. Listen to the theme from "Outro" here: http://soundcloud.com/solinarecords/nightsatan-outro

Elefantkvinnan - Contemporary worldly music

An audio retrospective of Elefantkvinnan, the 2005-2009 label curated by Viktor Sjöberg (V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Jens Lekman) and Gustav Rosengren (Kalligrammofon).

Henric de la Cour - My machine (video)

PSL Has the premiere of Henric de la Cour's new vogue-heavy video "My machine": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/03/premiar-henric-de-la-cour-my-machine/

I Used To Be A Sparrow - Innocent vigilant ordinary (video)

Watch I Used to be a Sparrow, the duo of Dick Pettersson (In These Woods) and Italian expat Andrea Caccese (Songs For The Sleepwalkers), cover an old tune by Appleseed Cast. Look for the band's debut album "Luke" to be released in April via Paper Wings Records.