ABBA MY AR$E! SWEDEN: A PLAYLIST
February 08, 2010,
Written by Euan Mackay
The second in a series of location based playlists takes us from Scotland across the North Sea to Sweden.
Sweden is renowned for having a ridiculously attractive population, giving the world (semi-stylish) flat pack furniture, and boxy but safe cars in the shape of Volvos. That much, I think is agreed. What has been more a bone of contention was their musical exports... Until relatively recently the Swedish musical outgoings were pretty dubious to say the least. ABBA, Ace of Base and Roxette... hmm... Of course things picked up in the 90s with The Cardigans, The Hives and Soundtrack of Our Lives hitting the airwaves.
Since then the Swedish music scene has gone from strength to strength...
Below is a playlist of 25 tracks from new(ish) Swedish artists for you to enjoy.
What have I missed out on?
Like it? Then download a copy of it for yourself right here. (Beware, it's a pretty huge file).
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2 responses so far...
Elle Wagner
lots of love for this! moving to sweden in a couple of weeks, think I'll listen to this on the plane ride over.
thanks x
- Elle
Raffs
Swedish music is hemsk! :)
danny - 02/09/10
That's a cool interview with some genuine sounding dudes. The quotes attributed to them at the top are genius! [view article]
danny - 01/09/10
This is so good, you need to stream this shit. My review of it will be up soon..! [view article]
elaine - 01/09/10
I ask for a round two against the pills! I liked how the pill ladies are on screen during the bridge portion of the song. I guess nothing can stop us music lovers from hearing music. :) [view article]
elaine - 01/09/10
Thanks for sharing! I really like the use of the tom toms and the harmonics on the guitar. Nice touches. It adds more dimension when appropriate. [view article]
wil - 01/09/10
frickin love this band! [view article]