Lots of great music from this country. Which Swedish music artists are your favorites?

Europe

PatrickS77 said:

Europe

Agree with this one!

Robyn

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Lykke Li

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The Knife

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Roxette, they continue to still record cool albums especially the new one!

Ace of Base!

Only ABBA and Robyn.

number one and light years ahead of the rest:

The Stonefunkers

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...onefunkers

some of their best stuff is not on youtube, however here're a few samples, even includes a cover of "Baby I'm a star"

Two come to mind.

Meshuggah...



...Sublevels & Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion



Dirty Loops...



...Circus & Baby (Original album coming soon)




Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

The Cardigans

The Soundtrack of Our Lives - though I haven't listened to them in a very long time, I do remember liking Behind the Music a lot.

I've only heard one album by Dungen, and it's been years since I've listened to it but I remember really, really liking it. I picked up that album after Anxiety raved about them a few timese here if I remember correctly.

Yngwie's Swedish, right? He had a track titled "I am a Viking" and that has to be one of the most perfectly unironic Spinal Tap-invoking heavy metal song names ever. It's 25 years later and that still makes me giggle, so he deserves an honour roll mention.

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damosuzuki said:

The Cardigans

The Soundtrack of Our Lives - though I haven't listened to them in a very long time, I do remember liking Behind the Music a lot.

I never got into the Cardigans for no good reason at all. They seem tailor-made for me and yet... I should at least invest in a greatest hits comp.

I used to have the Behind the Music album. I loved the song "Sister Surround", but eventually sold the disc because nothing much else grabbed me.

Ten years later, "Sister Surround" still sounds great. Sometimes I sell albums that don't immediately click a little too hastily.

My wife loves Lykke Li.

sexton said:

damosuzuki said:

The Cardigans

The Soundtrack of Our Lives - though I haven't listened to them in a very long time, I do remember liking Behind the Music a lot.

I never got into the Cardigans for no good reason at all. They seem tailor-made for me and yet... I should at least invest in a greatest hits comp.

I used to have the Behind the Music album. I loved the song "Sister Surround", but eventually sold the disc because nothing much else grabbed me.

There are three or four other tracks I really like on that record (behind the music), but yeah, that song is definitely the highlight. Instant Repeater '99 was a big favourite of mine as well.

Europe and Yngwie Malmsteen

ZombieKitten said:

Trazan & Banarne

Seriously?
I love ABBA and Christian Walz and Veronica Maggio.
My cousin is dancer for Mimi Oh so I gotta mention her
I used to listen a lot to Fläskkvartetten but I'm burnt out on them now

Those girls who clap their hands and percussively use empty creme fraiche containers are pretty good!

I think you have sent me at least links to all of these.

It's cool to see many people know artists like Veronica Maggio & Lykke Lii, but sweden has more succesful music producers than artists. To the person who mentioned Yngwie , yes he's swedish... Roligt att se att många uppskattar svensk musik lol.

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GoldDolphin said:

It's cool to see many people know artists like Veronica Maggio & Lykke Lii, but sweden has more succesful music producers than artists.

Opolopo w/Amalia...

...Life's A Dance & Welcome To Me


Music for adventurous listeners

tA
Tribal Records

ZombieKitten said:

How could I forget Val and the Bitches and Neon Romeoz!!!

There is a band called Val and the Bitches? I love Sweden!

theAudience said:

Two come to mind.

Meshuggah...


...Sublevels & Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion

Now that's what im talking about. Meshuggah's the shit.

Here's some more swedish bands that i like.

At The Gates

Entombed

Candlemass

Opeth

Arch Enemy

and last but not least. ABBA.

I met Robyn and got her autograph during her first album

I like Ace of Base and Roxette

Lykke Li backed by a Swedish indie supergroup:

The band:

Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds)

Bebban Stenborg (Shout Out Louds)

Daniel Värjö (The Concretes)

Lars Skoglund (Laakso)

Mikael Svensson (Hjálmar)

Robyn Carlsson

ABBA followed by Roxette and Ace of Base. I also enjoyed listening to the debut album of Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton which is pretty good.

I almost forgot, I like Little Dragon a lot too!

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ZombieKitten said:

How could I forget Val and the Bitches and Neon Romeoz!!!

^^ This.