Here’s a couple of songs from Albin Larslin och Den Arktiska Expeditionen’s album “Äventyren” (“The Adventures”) which was releas this Autumn. We recognise them from last year’s singles and you can’t miss the youthful energy that pours out from the record, and which vibes of Håkan Hellström, Rymdimperiet and wild indie pop in a euforic mix.

Albin Larslin och Den Arktiska Expeditionens site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Soundcloud

In October The Chrysler released the album “Hands Across the Sea”, which is their fourth album and their first one in six year, though it is the first album I hear with them. The band was started in 2001 by Pelle Lindroth and Anders Rudström, who today form a sextet toghether with the other members Nya Sampan, Martin Sörbom, Peppe Rudström and the productive, especially this year, Henrik von Euler. The record is quite a pleasant acqaintance with a sound that comes with both a retro flavour as well as an indie-roughness from today. Americana and country inspired pop with overall strong, melodic songs is my closest description, and with a variation where I’m reminded of the melancholic sixties as well as Dylan in the seventies. Here are two songs.

The Chrysler on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara

Now I’m going to play some music from the Swedish-Irish duo Tenonsaw. They recently released “Avenging Angels E​.​P.”, an EP that feels much more accessible than their earlier works. There’s still an experimental, sometimes minimalistic approach and these odd chord sequences, but with a clear focus on carrying the lyrics and Salt’s vocals. The result is a set of pop songs with a unique sound and ambience, desolately beautiful and songs that grow each time I listen. Here are two of them.

Tenonsaws site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Rara – on Bandcamp

Fou De Toi

It’s hard to keep up with an ever increasing stream of new Swedish music to my inbox. I’m trying to find ways to be more efficient, and one way is to present releases in a post like this, as a collection of releases, so I thought that I should try it out and see how it works. I hope you like it. Well, here’s a collection of new singles, and it came out with a pop theme as well.

Fou De Toi – “Fall Out”

The pop chorus masters Fou De Toi was contacted in the beginning of this year by the producer Ronald Blood (Shout Out Louds, Mando Diao et. al.). Apparently he had seen them live and liked what he heard. They had a meeting, decided to collaborate and then during a weekend in April they reunited in Ronald’s studio to work with some Fou De Toi songs. This song, “Fall Out” is a first result of this session, and if I read between the lines you’ll probably get to hear more songs soon.

Fou De Toi’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud

Cajsa Siik – “The Fix”

“The Fix” is Cajsa Siik’s first single since the album debut “Plastic House” last year. It’s also the first peek at her upcoming album, an album which currently goes under the project name “Contra”. “The Fix is a conversation I had once with myself about escapism as a way of freedom”, Cajsa writes about the song.

Cajsa Siiks site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara

Skuggväsen – “Kärleksdöden”

Behind this melodramatic song title “Kärleksdöden” (“The death of love”) we find a band that call themselves Skuggväsen. Well, I don’t really know if it’s a band as the info is quite scarce. It’s a synth pop song in Swedish and besides the electronic background and the nice synth lines there’s also a vibe of classic Swedish pop.

Skuggväsen on Tumblr – on Soundcloud

I Don’t Speak French – “Let It Go”

Recently I wrote about I Don’t Speak French’s debut single “We Are the People“. This week they released the follow-up “Let It Go” where they continue to explore their a bit unique indie sound with falsetto vocals, smooth bass lines and a bit restrained but groovy arrangement. I like the feeling of unpredictability in their songs, of where the song is going next.

I Don’t Speak French on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara

Kid Wave is a band based in London, but led by two musicians from Norrköping. So far they’ve released a couple of singles, the latest one being this pop single, “Shelley”, which with an airy sound and layered guitars hints at good old surf pop, but in a more relaxed tempo, like if the surfing board got to heavy and they decided to chill out on the beach instead.

Kid Wave’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara – on Soundcloud