Sweden, in the last decade, has become somewhat known for off-kilter pop music. From indie-electro-pop darlings The Knife through to the current day stylings of Robyn and Lykke Li, the Swedes have a talent for taking the standard, swirling it around a little and popping it out a little left of its original centre. Into [...]
Archive for June, 2009
First Listen: Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Review)
Posted in album review, sarah blasko, tagged all i want, as day follows night, no turning back, sarah blasko on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dusting Off: The Cardigans – Long Gone Before Daylight
Posted in album review, dusting off, tagged a camp, cardigans, colonia, covers ep, long gone before daylight, nina persson, swedish music on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Often remembered as the album where Nina Persson changed her blonde ‘Lovefool’ locks winter brown, 2003’s Long Gone Before Daylight is also remembered as The Cardigans’ “contemplative” album. While not a radical departure from their earlier pop efforts, it was however an album with slight shades of folk or country – all, however, polished under [...]
Quick Shot: The Woodlands – Summerland
Posted in quick shots, tagged holly throsby, she and him, woodlands on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Woodlands are a husband and wife duo from Portland, Oregon. Alleged long nights at wooden desks and pillow forts resulted in the delightful folky ditty “Summerland”. Think Holly Throsby meets She and Him. Or envision bouncy cups of tea running through fields of flowers. We like.
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Music Video Wednesday: Sarah Blasko
Posted in video fun, tagged all i want, as day follows night, new album, sarah blasko on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Blasko is a perennial favourite here at Le Dark Cafe of Daze. Her first two albums are amongst some of the best released by an Australian artist this side of the millennium. These two clips are from her upcoming album As Day Follows Night (stay tuned for a review soon).
All I Want
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First Listen: Genevieve Maynard and the Tallboys – The Hollow Way
Posted in album review, tagged genevieve maynard on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A brief review of Genevieve Maynard’s latest album, The Hollow Way.
