Better late than never. A few things have changed since I handed my top 20 list in to Consequence Of Sound, change in these sort of lists is a natural thing over time. But this is fairly accurate, valid and lasting. Ranking your darlings ain’t the easiest thing you know… I can’t tell for sure, [...]

1. Nordpolen - På Nordpolen

2. Jonathan Johansson - En Hand I Himlen

3. The Knife - Silent Shout

4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

5. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala

6. Glasvegas - Glasvegas

7. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime

8. Justice - Cross

9. Burial - Untrue

10. Asa - Asa

11. Björk - Vespertine

12. Arcade Fire [...]

Well the post title pretty much says it all. It’s clear now. The decision has been made. På Nordpolen by Nordpolen was the best album of 2008. Without any doubt. I guess it’s slightly easier for me to relate to Pelle Hellström than the Glasgow-an quartet whose tremendous debut album I initally announced as the [...]

This year’s summer compilation is a mixtape comprising 24 tracks by Swedish artists and bands where each track represents one hour of a typical Swedish summer day. I did not mean to patronize or canonize my own country’s music and culture - but with a risk of coming across as, dare I say nationalistic, this [...]

Tracklist
1. Turn Back Time (3:13) <— <3
2. Under The Pavement, Under The Beach (3:31)
3. Will You Talk (If I Listen) (3:51)
4. When They Come (4:47)
5. When I Feel Too Free (3:32)
6. Tell It To Me Like You Told It To Them (5:16) <— <3
7. Back To Nature (3:40)
8. Wherever I Lay My Head Tonight (5:56)
9. [...]

Another great way to kick-start the summer is to download Fredrick Carlsson’s new mix. There’s a whole bunch of cool tracks on there, including the infamous Aeroplane remix, his own original tune Crystal Boy and also his remixes of Thieves Like Us, Jonathan Johansson and They Live By Night. You can download the JJ remix [...]

There’s not much to do if you’re seeking to improve on Jonathan Johansson’s En Hand I Himlen. but Fredrick Carlsson is the man who might just come at least close to making it. By putting one foot in the spacey dancefloor grave, he twists Johansson’s airily fresh a-hand-in-the-sky theme and thusly creates one of the [...]

This will be a new recurring feature every Wednesday. The title pretty much says it all. So lean back and enjoy!
The Phantom Band - Crocodile
Empire Of The Sun - Without You
K’naan - Fatima
Moto Boy - U
Aphex Twin - 08 (Lichen)

The Tough Alliance - Make It Happen

Jonathan Johansson - Högsta Taket, Högsta Våningen
Asa - 360°
Nordpolen - [...]