Tag: News
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Europe - Last look at Eden
02. Takida - The darker instinct
03. Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
04. Drifters - Ljudet av ditt hjärta
05. Scotts - Längtan
06. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
07. [ingenting] - Tomhet, idel tomhet
08. Raised Fist - Veil of ignorance
09. Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
10. Erik Hassle - Hassle
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. The Bear Quartet - 89
13. Hans Edler with String Orchestra - Remember the sixties
14. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
15. Taken By Trees - East of Eden
16. Magnus Carlson - Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
17. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
18. Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej
19. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
20. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
"Ja Ja Ja" is the name of a new Nordic showcase clubnight in London to be held monthly at The Lexington. Read more here for details on dates and how to submit your own band for consideration: https://www.sonicbids.com/jajaja
The first one will be held on Friday, September 25.
Here's the new Raised Fist video "Friends and traitors": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hez7bGbutBs
Preview the title track from the upcoming Adjagas album "Mánu Rávdnji", due out October 5 via TrustMe: https://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/adjagas-med-nytt-album/
The Swedish blog Prejka has a track from This Is Head off their recent 7" posted for free download: https://prejka.se/?p=548
Dusted reviews the new Múm record "Sing along to songs you don't know": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5257
Swedish pop-punk act the High Hats have a new video for "Where the shadows know my name": https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=63271438
Check out Turboweekend's brand new video for the song "Holiday": https://www.dr.dk/pirattv/klip/turboweekend-holiday/
Mando Diao will be released a 2CD+DVD collection of 38 b-side tracks and a live video of them performing acoustic at Svenska Grammofon Studios on October 7 under the title "The malevolence of Mando Diao - The EMI b-sides 2002-2007".
Friendship Bracelet has a new song from Lisa Milberg (The Concretes) posted for free download: https://www.friendshipbracelet.us/2009/09/its-what-you-want-and-its-what-i-want.html
Swedish psych/prog/hardrock label Transubstans Records has announced some new releases:
09/30 - Änglabarn - s/t
10/14 - Carpet Knights - According to life
10/21 - First Band From Outer Space - The guitar is mightier than the gun
Hit up their website for more details, cover art, etc: https://www.transubstans.com/
Upcoming releases on the way from Luxury:
10/14 - Anton Kristiansson - Lilla London (mp3)
10/21 - Makthaverskan - s/t CD
11/11 - Almedal - tba CD
Nov/Dec - My Darling You! - Flaming dread 7"
The Deportees' new video for "When they come" is streaming at Aftonbladet: https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article5810239.ab
PopMatters reviews the new album "24/7" from Icelandic act GusGus: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111079-gusgus-247/
Swedish crustpunks Avskum are heading to Japan in December:
12/02 - 2000V, Tokyo
12/03 - K2, Tsuyama
12/04 - Tiny 7, Nagoya
12/05 - King Cobra, Osaka
12/06 - Moon Step, Tokyo