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that's good the fey video not withstanding
how about Hello Saferide?
I like this game!
Sally Shapiro
Nice they do English pop really well and now french!
he's something in swedish!
Well, I'll be...
Säkert! is Hello Saferide (see above) aka Annika Norlin.
She is rather good.
well they're at least live in sweden
Nice use of "ruddy"!
Mmmm
This, I like. Lots. Off to search for.
The album's good
they're a scotio-scandnavian combo.
Lisa o Piu
Is the name of the artist as the top of the thread. I think she is on My Space and the album
When This Was the Future
is on spotify
http://open.spotify.com/album/52LPn9qm4H7SqV7Voe6k4E
One of the best things I've heard this year
Dark and chillsome folk
Frida Hyvönen
I rate Frida Hyvönen highly, particularly her latest album "Silence is Wild".
In this YouTube clip she's backstage at a gig in New York, with her chums Marit Bergman and Jennie Abrahamsson. Suddenly, they break into an impromptu acapella version of Frida's song "Birds" while Frida sorts our her hairdo.
Nice harmonies. In fact, very nice all round.
Don't forget Stina...
Those Dancing Days
From a suburb of Stockholm. their album In Our Space Hero Suits is highly recommended in ChaileyJem towers and on Spotify if you want to give it a sample. but here's their 1st single ( i think).
If you're really keen
on Swedish indiepop; male and female then the astonishing Swedesplease http://www.swedesplease.net/ is a great place to start. I think its actually compiled by some bloke from Illinois.
yep thumbs up for swedesplease
he also does denmark and norway!
Nice
link
Swedish Sisters
Baskery...
They used to be Slaptones
The Models
Sahara Hotnights
Pernilla Andersson
Anna Ternheim
Anna Ternheim - What Have I Done
Nina Ramsby
Monica Zetterlund - Trubbel (Trouble)
Lovely thread topic
But hey, let's not forget their meatballs:
point of order
what sex is the "Chef" and always throught he was swiss!
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Chef
still a bloke !
His sex
is incidental. I was celebrating Swedish meatballs man! One of the few things you can find on the shelves in IKEA without fail AND fit into the car without fits of apoplectic rage.
Jenny Wilson - The Wooden Chair
Oh did I mention that the guy playing piano
plays in this great Swedish beat combo...?
I don´t think you did...
And speaking of which, have you heard Hederos & Hellberg?
Yep, indeed...
and as we are playing this game have you checked out Hellberg's fantastic new album as White Moose "Out of the Frying Pan Into the Woods? It is brilliant!
No, but I´ve seen them live in a basement.
Really small and really loud and really sweaty.
Wow!
I think it's his best album since the Nymphet Noodlers days.
The Knife - Bird (from their first album)
Sorry...couldn't resist
but they have worked with the wonderful Nina too:
Here they are joined by my favourite Nicolai Dunger
and he worked with TSOOL on his album This Cloud Is Learning.
One of my all time favourite songs...
Mouth organ action
How about this, Mr Retro?
My dream line-up!
Nina rocks!
I'd be absolutely
bricking myself playing that song in front of Plant, Page and Jones!
Highly enjoyable
Although I think a certain Mr Page took some convincing - (possibly by the gentleman on his right)
Top post Ola!
I love a bit of Nina... that song really works when a woman sings it too... takes the objectionable 'cock' out of the 'rock' if you see what I mean. I'm not a Led Zep fan, too much testosterone for me, but man she sings that like she means it. Great!
I haven´t got anything against Cardigans
but she always sings much more relaxed, sexy and, well, more confident sounding with others (A Camp for example).
Lykke Li
I'll see your Lykke Li and raise you Bon Iver
A little surprised at how far down the thread I had to get to find Lykke Li. Maybe the selection criteria weren't entirely musical.
or maybe people
don't like Lykki Li as much as you do. Always left me cold I'm afraid.
Britta Persson
Oh Laura
Not keen on these...
The Sounds
kids band really but Maja is certainly not shy...
One more than great Nina from Sweden
and with Ane Brun on this rather splendid little piece of lift music:
Komeda
with Lena Karlsson
Fans might be pleased to see this rare live clip:
Rebecka Tornqvist - If I Loved You
great voice - amazing song
Something new
It probably doesn't need saying
but I'll say it anyway. This thread is a prime example of why this blog is so good when it comes to disovering music. I suspect from comments he's made on other threads that sheev has stumbled across Ms.Piu on Spotify but that's beside the point. His discovery is shared on here with a thread that provides an interesting theme and less than 24 hours later I've got umpteen more acts to go listen to at my leisure. Added to that is the bonus that many if not all of them are pleasing on the eye as well.
That comment does not extent to TSOOL mind.
Ouch!
I had to throw in some beard action to get people's minds back on the music!
Everything I read about Sweden
Paints it as a sort of demi-paradise of good schools, excellent health services, clean streets & polite people. Is the downside scores of beatiful women making lovely music? Ta for the above, all, & especially Sheev for his entry - truly beautiful.
It's the way
she sings "We're going to play the most wonderful music you've ever heard" that makes me quiver like jelly. How can such an arrogant statement sound like such an inclusive and welcoming proposition? It's as if she's said it as an afterthought. Captivating.
I have looked at lots of these videos.
I have heard lots of lovely music.
It has been performed by lots of lovely Swedish ladies.
I have thought about this for a bit.
So now I'm off for a quick wank.
Will someone let me know if the FPO's coming back?
Sometimes, lenny
I just think you are the funniest man on the planet!
(Only sometimes, mind)
:-)
Highthangkew.
Biddly-boom.
And, indeed, tish.
© M. Ellen circa 1991
Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans
The old woman talking is Monica Z 35 years later. She was Bill Evans favourite singer.
Super
- not to mention - duper
I only knew a few of these artists previously - so lots to listen to and discover. Many thanks to one and all.
Spending time in the company of Swedish girls as the nights draw in - could be worse ways to spend time I guess
Here's another discovery - Laleh
Oh Sheev, what went wrong?
Your taste used to be impeccable.
I´ll give you a band not featuring any girls, but I believe they have something of a cult following in England. I hope it´s true, they deserve it. They are really great live too.
Oh Ola - Laleh - a no-no?
think maybe you're right about her -
do quite like the song above - but listened to her a bit more in the office as I was reading some interminable report and thought it would be good background - but found her a bit earnest and irritating - bit like the report really
Sorry - see below
Sarah Pergament Nyberg?
Only heard this a couple of times - but I like it
I have no idea what she's singing about - but it sounds good. Neat video too.
May i nominate the worst ?
This is so awful you might need to lie down for while.
I lived in Sweden in the mid 80's and i could tell you a few stor........