My Swedish Susceptibility
I have quite the thing for Swedish music. I'll pretty much listen to anything at least once if the band is from Sweden.
It's more than that, though. Swedish music makes me feel good. A number of my favorite bands are from there: Moonbabies, Loney Dear, Shout Out Louds, Bjorn Kleinhenz, Pelle Carlberg, The Radio Dept., Teddybears . . . the list is long, as you can see.
Lately I've come across several new bands that I really like and the one basic thing they have in common (besides great music) is that they're all from Sweden.
The Sweet Serenades--"Mona Lee" mp3 off Balcony Cigarettes (buy) I think this is my favorite of the bunch. I love the oohs and ahhs, the catch in his voice, and the image of a hurricane coming down. All he wants to do is to make her smile but she's not making it easy for him.
Modern Caveman--"Johnnywise" mp3 off Johnnywise (buy) I love the way this one starts. It's very rock 'n roll with power guitar chords. I like their name, too, although there are four of them, so I'm not sure why they don't call themselves the Modern Cavemen.
Adam Heldring--"OK, Goodbye" mp3 off Metro EP (buy) This is the kind of Swedish pop music that you don't have to feel guilty about loving at first listen. It's catchy and hook-filled yet it's got just enough edge to keep you wondering exactly where it's going next, and I really like that.
Liechtenstein--"Roses in the Park" mp3 off Survival Strategies in a Modern World (buy) I know, it's a little weird that a Swedish band is called Liechtenstein, but I love the album title, plus it's an all-woman band, so I'm cool with whatever they want to call themselves.
I haven't heard any of these bands, I'm not in touch with the Swedish music
scene like I should be. I'm constantly amazed that a relatively small
country churns out such great music.
i got all of these in my inbox within the past two months, so you're not
too far out of the loop!
Sweden churns out a lot of good music. They have some of the most advanced
social policies in the world, including promotion of the arts. Maybe that's
why so are so many great bands from there. Or maybe it's just something in
the water!
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