PSL's newest correspondent does the live music thing for the video blog site with her band Säkert!: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/20/musik-med-sakert-4/
Very recommended, naturally. Also at PSL today, a new video from Min Stora Sorg and another live session with De Montevert.
Grande Roses went into the studio (Second Home?) with producer Henrik Oja (Säkert!) this past weekend to begin work on their debut full-length. Needless to say, I am greatly looking forward to the end result.
The latest video from Säkert!, available in both English and Swedish.
Yet another live video of the always-wonderful Säkert! performing for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/12/19/musik-med-sakert-3/
Having finally heard "Säkert! på engelska", it's no wonder that Annika Norlin was reluctant to translate her work to English. This is wordy, complicated stuff and while she did a more than admirable job making it work, it's still kinda messy at times, much like the emotional content of the material. Fitting, I suppose, though perhaps not quite as poetic as the original. Still, even less-than-stellar Annika is far, far better than most, whether it's with Säkert! or Hello Saferide or whatever else she sets her mind to, and I'm sure that all of us with lackluster Svenska skills are more than glad she took the time to bother.
Via PSL, check out Annika Norlin (Säkert!/Hello Saferide) covering Deportees at their releasefest in Umeå: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/11/15/extra-extra-sakert-tolkar-deportees/
At long last, the video for "Can I", the debut single from Säkert!'s long-awaited "På engelska" album. Awesome. More on the "Can I" project here: https://cani.saekert.com/
The long awaited Säkert! album in English will be called "På engelska" (obviously!) and will mostly feature translated versions of songs from their most recent album "Facit" as well as two from the self-titled debut. It will be released on August 29 via at home in Sweden with a North American release coming via and in Benelux via . Read more: https://cani.saekert.com/about
More here, including a sample tune and a invitation to participate in a video project: https://cani.saekert.com/
As promised, the new episode of Klubbland with Säkert! is now online: https://klubbland.se/2011/04/15/30-sakert-2/
Watch Säkert! cover The Radio Dept.'s "Heaven's on fire" for Klubbland: https://klubbland.se/2011/04/13/sakert-tolkar-radio-dept/
The full Säkert! episode goes up on Friday.
Gimme Indie recorded Säkert!'s performance at Umeå Open this past weekend and has the show posted for on-demand listening: https://www.gimmeindie.se/live/konsert/sakert
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Andreas Mattsson
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Kent
04. Syket
05. Säkert!
06. The Radio Dept.
07. The Bear Quartet
08. Bright Eyes
09. Veronica Maggio
10. Lykke Li
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Familjen
03. Bright Eyes
04. Veronica Maggio
05. Those Dancing Days
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Cut Copy
08. Säkert!
09. James Blake
10. Broder Daniel
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Firefox AK
02. The Bear Quartet
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Kent
05. Veronica Maggio
06. Cut Copy
07. Lykke Li
08. Säkert!
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Britta Persson
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Finally, a sample of Säkert! på engelska, and one of my favorites from the latest album to boot: https://sakert.blogspot.com/2011/02/weak-is-flesh.html
Expect the English version of "Facit" to be released this summer.