I’m into the new track from Rebecca & Fiona, whose “Luminary Ones” took over my favorite Swedish radio stream this fall/winter.  “Bullets” is more of the same catchy, dreamy Euro synth pop – not a big departure from their first single, but I don’t care.  Fun fun.

Do it:

Rebecca & Fiona – “Bullets”

Rebecca & Fiona – “Bullets (House Edit)”

Get “Bullets” on iTunes

Visit Rebecca & Fiona at their site or Facebook

So into this new Syket song.  It’s 90s shoegaze from an airtight time capsule.  Syket’s from northern Sweden but could easily pass for a Manchester band.  “Let It Heal” is the first single from their new EP Fish Band which features a remix mastered by Studio‘s Dan Lissvik.

Syket – “Let It Heal”

Visit Syket on MySpace or Facebook

Get Fish Band on Amazon, Rough Trade (vinyl) or Nickars (vinyl)

Want a new song from an earthier, darker Lykke Li?  I’m using “earthy” to mean that Nina sings with a lower register, a warmer tone, and without the Lolita affectation.  The production of “Play the World” easily falls into the Youth Novels milieu but doesn’t feel dated, perhaps because it keeps the percussion of the former but swirls around more haunting vocals around it.

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London/Stockholm trio Little Majorette started out as pro songwriters but have recently ventured to the front of the house.  “Bit the Bullet” is their cute first single.  It’s got some ska infusion but I like it anyway.

Their second single “London” mixes a bit of trip hopped mod accompaniment with minimal arrangements, with a catchy, hummable melody you’d expect from Stockholm.

Little Majorette put out an EP this spring and are now working on a debut album.

Little Majorette – “London”

Little Majorette – “Bite the Bullet (Le Prix Remix)”

Visit Little Majorette on MySpace

Remix via Discobelle

This is my song for the weekend. I love this track but won’t play it while driving b/c I don’t wanna end up making out w/ my car.

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Here’s a track for the stupid fun I’m planning for the weekend.  Hope you have a similar agenda!

St. John’s Dance is like a Swedish hip hop supergroup consisting of Stor, Adam Tensta, Eboi & Dida.  Check it out if you’re into Madskillz and Maskinen.

St. John’s Dance – “The Plot”

St. John’s Dance – “The Plot (Swiss Chriss RMX)”

Get The Plot EP at iTunes

Remix via Deftjams

Hey, check it out, I’m writing my first prog house post.  It’s about the Axwell remix of Adrian Lux’s “Teenage Crime,” itself a house track.

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ceo is the new solo project from The Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund.  “Come With Me” is the first single from the forthcoming ceo album, White Magic, which comes out late June on Modular.  Sounds less aggressive than TTA but just as catchy.

ceo – “Come With Me”

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I love Brit pop from Sweden.  Bye Bye Bicycle’s “Northpole” sounds somewhere between The Smiths and New Order – shit, I bet that would have been the most clichéd way to describe bands around that time had there been blogging then.  “Northpole” resides in the upbeat, catchy area of that overlap.  This single comes from their debut album Compass, out on Bonjour Recordings.

Bye Bye Bicycle – “Northpole”

Visit Bye Bye Bicycle on their site or MySpace

Get Northpole at iTunes or Amazon

Familjen is one of the artists – Swedish, of course – that I kind of cover on this blog.  I’m into the music and relate to the one bro studio set up.  I’ve been proud when the album artwork for Mänskligheten started making the rounds in design/art/Kanye blogs in the last few days but sad to see it paired without enthusiasm for the tunes.  Not cool.  Mänskligheten is a legit album.

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