1. Coralcola - Heath Ledger

2. Marit Bergman - I Will Always Be Your Soldier

3. Nordpolen - Skimret

4. Säkert! - Allt Som Är Ditt

5. Florence Valentin - Mitt Allt

6. Glasvegas - Geraldine

7. Alaska In Winter - The Homeless And The Hummingbirds

8. Jack Peñate - So Near

9. Asa - Fire On The Mountain

10. Arcade Fire - Wake [...]

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 [...]

Compiling and translating the lyrics from Nordpolen’s debut album proved to be a lot harder than when I did the same thing for Avner’s debut album. The dense layered sound and overwhelming production muffles the singing a bit on På Nordpolen and there are some parts that I just can’t hear at all what he’s [...]

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 [...]

Avner is probably the most interesting artist to sprout in Sweden right now. When his debut single, Bed För Mig, appeared late in April, I was a tad bit hesitant towards the snobbery that he first portrayed in the music and the simplistically luxurious music video. But after all, I knew that Sincerely Yours was [...]

A sky photo of a small part of my hometown: Sigtuna
I got a sudden urge last evening to go out biking. The time was around 19:10 and I knew it would be light outside at least for a couple of more hours. Now, I live in a small town - a really small town. For [...]

Yepyep. Many consider me The Swedish Lemur but the truth is I’m actually 75% Finnish, although I speak none of that rappakalja. So I’ll be heading over there, to the very middle of the land of the lakes this weekend. I’ll be home Monday but I’ll make sure to schedule a few posts in which [...]

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 - [...]

Sometimes this is enough on a downers day.
Nordpolen - Har Inte Tid