This compilation is about a week late, and I apologize for that. The first week of July always tends to move quickly. But as
When The xx won the Mercury Prize in 2010, the UK knew they had a winner. When “Shelter” became a pivotal track to feature
Oriel Joans give listeners what they expect from Swedish pop: infectiously light key progressions, trickly acoustics, and gorgeous melodies that evolve from folk-tinged whispers
September’s compilation is massive… I don’t know where to start. These twenty tracks from the past month, ranging in every style from soothing folk
An Argument with Myself illustrates the many moods of Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman, who has a savvy for both somber ballads and infectious summertime
One cold New York City night in January 2009, I found myself in the back room of the Bowery Poetry Club, encircled by the
My anticipation for Magenta Skycode’s second album, Relief, has been building for years now. The Finnish group was one of the first featured artists
I am interested to see what this decade brings to Swedish pop music. One would be hesitant to call the ’00s a moment of
When looking back to our high school days, many of us can likely remember reading Thoreau’s Walden. Even those turned off by the primary
There are only a handful of songwriters who can make the genuine transition from somber melancholy to irrepressible rage with success. It is an
