Monday, August 25, 2008

Swedish Pop

i've noticed a phenomenon of interesting pop music coming out of sweden lately, and i know i'm not the only one.  it seems they must have a pretty good scene going over there, and i thought i'd showcase some of the groups/artists i've heard.  luckily for my purposes here, many also have interesting music videos, so here's what i found on youtube:

Jens Lekman - You are the Light


The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love


Acid House Kings - That's Because You Drive Me
(there are several videos like this on youtube that are apparently from a sing-along karaoke dvd)


Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
this is a commercial for sony bravia and it's where i first heard his music.  it's a really good commercial.


Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to Leave it

Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
i'm sure you've already heard this a million times and may or may not be mad at me for getting it stuck in your head again


pretty good stuff, huh?  at the very least their accents are funny/endearing.

1 comment:

Aaron said...

have you checked out lykke li