TAG: Sweden

Mar18

jj – jj n° 3 (Review)

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jj n° 3

Released by Secretly Canadian/Sincerely Yours


Sweden’s latest indie buzz band, jj, veer toward the electronica-tinged pop sounds of their countrypeople—think Robyn, The Knife, Air France—on sophomore record jj n° 3, proving there’s no need to ditch a profitable formula. But jj’s elusive, publicity-eschewing band members Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander, know the secret to a steady output of bright, shiny records is not-so-happy underpinnings, bringing a sense of humanity to what, on the surface, can come across as lullaby music.

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Dec24

Miike Snow “Silvia” (Video)

As the year winds down, breakout act Miike Snow drops the video for the upcoming single, “Silvia.” It seems like a you-broke-my-heart-and-dragged-me-through-the-dirt pronouncement that unites the men in the cult of Silvia together for a massive bonfire in a post-apocalyptic land. I love the convergence of the music with the visuals, and as much as the song glimmers and picks up pace, the video emphasizes the song’s restraint and expectation of getting over the ordeal. Cue my favorite line: “have fun breaking my will.”

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Dec07

Live Review – Little Dragon @ El Rey

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Leave it to Japanese-Swedish singer Yukimi Nagano to captivate a full-house of Angeleno hipsters with her brand of organic electro-pop. During Little Dragon’s gig at the El Rey Theatre on Friday evening, the audience had reason to be enraptured.

With two full-lengths to its name, Little Dragon is Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Kallgren Walsh (bass), and Hakan Wirenstrand (keyboards) with Ms. Nagano. The sold-out show was a confirmation of the Gothenberg-based band’s swelling fan-base and break-through year. The quartet challenges those who wish to pigeonhole their sound, and just last week our readers nominated them as Rock Artist of the Year in the Readers Poll.

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