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| From | Popsicle Recordings <orders@popsiclerecordings.com> |
| Subject | Swedish Pop in 2008? |
| Date | Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:46:14 -0500 |
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Funny you should ask..I just put this together for a blog in New York:
Luke Jackson¹s Top Ten Independent Scandinavian Pop Releases Of 2008 (in no
particular order):
Orphan Songs: Orphan Songs (Pennybags)
Sweden¹s Carl-Otto Johansson reflects on the break-up of his former band
Eyedrop by assembling the ³Orphan Songs² the break-up left behind.
http://www.myspace.com/orphansongs
Artisokka: Seabed (Azulejo Records)
This Finnish band weave elements of jazz, lounge and pop folk into their
delicate songs. Quite otherworldly.
http://www.myspace.com/artisokkanet
Twin Piloda: Brother Jona (Twin Piloda Records)
The third album from Sweden¹s Måns Wieslander is sublime collection of pop
songs, realized by producer Ola Frick of the Moonbabies.
http://www.myspace.com/twinpiloda
Vibeke Saugestad: The World Famous Hat Trick (Pop Detective Records)
Oslo¹s first lady of power pop goes indie (with back-up from The Yum Yums)
and delivers the bubblegum record of the year.
http://www.myspace.com/vibekesaugestadmusic
Private Jets: Jet Sounds (Sparkplug Records)
Stockholm¹s Private Jets took six years to follow up their debut EP with an
album that Beach Boys and Jellyfish fans will love.
http://www.myspace.com/privatejetsmusic
Labrador: Caleidoscope Aeroplane (Divine Records)
Copenhagen¹s Flemming Borby is the bastard lovechild of Marianne Faithfull
and Serge Gainsbourg. Or so he says.
http://www.myspace.com/labradormusic
Rhys Marsh And The Autumn Ghost: The Fragile State Of Inbetween (Better
Place Recordings)
Pieced together in studios around the world, this Norwegian released the
dreamiest slice of progressive pop I¹ve heard in ages.
http://www.myspace.com/rhysmarsh
Billie The Vision & The Dancers: I Used to Wander These Streets (Love Will
Pay The Bills)
The fourth album in as many years from the adorable seven-piece from Malmö
with the cross-dressing frontman.
http://www.myspace.com/billiethevisionandthedancers
Frank Hammersland: So Easily Distracted (Kong Tiki Records)
Popium¹s prolific frontman got a little country on his new solo album and I
couldn¹t be happier.
http://www.myspace.com/frankhammersland
Moi Caprice: We Had Faces Then (Glorious Records)
Denmark¹s Moi Caprice just released their fourth album. I¹m still getting
into it.
http://www.myspace.com/moicaprice
Happy listening!
Luke
www.myspace.com/luke_jackson
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