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Observing Sweden’s Elusive Deer Tracks
We have had the opportunity to study, observe, and even interview the elusive creatures of Swedish synthpop known as The Deer Tracks. When we photographed them, we found...
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“Lazarus”, A Love Story from The Deer Tracks
If you were to count how many times a week we posted new music from Sweden, you'd feel just as inspired as we do whenever we get hit with another tune from a Swede....
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Sebastian Mikael: Jetsetter, Street Crooner, Swedish Heartthrob
Sebastian Mikael fought long and hard for our Artist of the Week slot, and the honor is beyond deserved. The Swede, who moved to the states for music school and is...
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Sebastian Mikael’s Newjack Swing
Name: Sebastian Mikael
Where he’s From: Gothenburg, Sweden
When He Started: 2010
Genre: Pop soul
Most Similar: Daley, Miguel
Sounds Like: Collegiate...
interview
Jens Lekman: The Old Soul with the Boyish Face
One of the more lovable characters to come out of Gothenburg, Sweden is Jens Lekman, a decade-long industry veteran who has garnered comparisons to Belle & Sebastian due...
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Graveyard: Swedish For Hard Rock And Beer
Name: Graveyard
Where They're From: Gothenburg, Sweden
When They Started: 2006
Genre: Doom metal with a soupcon of Creedence
Most Similar: Kadavar, Glorior...
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Watch Little Dragon Rock Out in a Cape Town Township
The whole "live acoustic video shot in a cool location on nice DSRL camera" thing has been blowing up in music-land over the last few years, but few do it better than...
interview
A Few Words with Swedish Soul Newcomer, Miriam Bryant
Miriam Bryant appeared as if from nowhere with wizened, dramatic, soul-grit voice you would never guess stems from a 21-year-old Gothenburg girl. (Well, Sweden is always...
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Miriam Bryant: The Find from Gothenburg
Name: Miriam Bryant
Where They’re From: Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre: Soul pop
When They Started: 2012
Most Like: Adele
Sounds Like: A rainy day with a hint...
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Miriam Bryant — “Finders Keepers”
Miriam Bryant, an emerging English Swede pop singer, stakes her claim in the game with “Finders Keepers.” Cast in black and white, Bryant provides a syrupy swarm of...
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Little Dragon Premiering New Single Tonight During ‘The Daily Show’
If you get Comedy Central, tune into The Daily Show tonight at 11:22 pm EST for a premiere of the new Little Dragon music video, "Sunshine," as part of a promotion for...
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Be in Little Dragon’s Documentary!
Sweden's Little Dragon has had quite the epic journey skyward since they formed in 1996, and now you can be in the limelight with them. If you happen to have a video...
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Little Dragon Drown The (Exclusive) Crowd With Happiness
Absolut and Forwar:d's Encore! Sessions bills itself as "the most exclusive concert series in America," and I'd be making jokes right now (is there an exclusivity index...
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Clean Bandit’s Vibrato-Flavored Dance Pop Does SBTRKT
The line between blatant rip-off and tribute is a fiiiiine one. When I heard Dalston collective Clean Bandit's version of SBTRKT's "Wildfire," for the first 30 seconds I...
Interview
Little Dragon: The Nerds Who Found Each Other
Most people lose touch with their high school friends, but when Swedish electropop foursome Little Dragon met in music school, the sparks flew permanently. Through 15...
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10 Unimaginable International Collaborations That Really Happened In 2011
Collaboration is a kind of magic. Two distinct creative worlds coexist for a moment, providing a glimpse into a new artistic possibilities. And how much cooler is it...
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DJ Shadow — “Scale It Back” feat. Little Dragon
DJ Shadow's fourth album The Less You Know The Better came off the presses with lukewarm reception, but the legendary dabbler's quaint new video for "Scale It Back" just...
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ceo — “Ave Maria”
Sweden's resident enigma ceo has managed out-creep himself.
The whispery solo artist Eric Berglund released a Balearic dream pop ode to tennis vixen Maria Sharapova....
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Little Dragon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg: Swedish Electro-Soul Magic
These melancholy electro Swedes know how to please a crowd: by bumping up their studio album with house beats, and killing it with synth versions of 90s gems like...
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Little Dragon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
If you're purist about your favorite bands, it can be hit or miss when a live set strays from a group's recordings.
In the case of the typically heady, melancholy,...