Artist: Hello Saferide
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Something must have happened in Sweden around the time artists like Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!), Frida Hyvönen and Britta Persson were young. Even as my musical tastes led me further from the introspective narratives of singer/songwriters from the United States and Britain, I've never been able to 'outgrow' many the female artists that populate the Scandinavian music scene. Many of these songstresses effortlessly combine the poppy with the shadowy, the quirky with the straight-forward, all without straining, overburdening, or warping the overall structure of their compositions. Britta Persson's "Kill Hollywood me" is no exception. The album kicks alive with "Cliffhanger" and its progression from guitars that feel as though they should lead into a huge 70s rock ballad, through wonderfully playful piano notes, and eventually to a bittersweet chorus, its chord progression never jarring the listener, though not unfolding in the way we've become accustomed to pop songs developing. All of the tracks on here are equally interesting to watch evolve in their idiosyncratic, sometimes eccentric, schemes; "Enter and leave" and "Happy hour" being my favorites. If you know what Britta Persson is about, then "Kill Hollywood me" is an organic continuation of her earlier work. If you don't, this album isn't a bad place to start.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
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This debut album by Dreamboy (from Stockholm, Sweden) is very impressive, and it received quite good reviews in Sweden and I think they've started to receive some good airplay lately. The album starts out brilliantly - all the best tracks are on the first half of the album, the songs on the second half are like weak imitations of what came before. If I had this album on vinyl, you would be able to come to my house in a few years and eat directly from the b-side, that's how great the difference is. Anyway, Dreamboy have that quirky American-sounding indie pop sound going, and a lot of the songs sound very much like Niccokick (especially the first two) and there's a bit of Shout Out Louds and Weezer in there as well. They've also managed to get a duet with the currently most sought-after duet partner in Sweden – Annika Norlin (Säkert!/Hello Saferide) on "Stockholm, we've got a problem" which is a great song about... Stockholm, but like some of the other songs, it contains some "clever" lyrical references that kind of bug me. That's a minor criticism though, this is an album well worth buying if you're after some well made and quite varied melodic indie rock that packs a punch!
- Simon Tagestam
Discobelle has Anna Järvinen and Annika Norlin (Säkert!/Hello Saferide) performing a Swedish-language cover of Robyn's "With every heartbeat": http://www.discobelle.net/2007/12/27/varje-hjartslag/
The playlist for this week's radio show, an all-winter theme:
01. Ricochets - Cold outside
02. TALK 1
03. Shining - Winterreise
04. Britta Persson - Winter tour
05. Svenson - In the snow
06. Weeping Willows - Christmas in prison
07. TALK 2
08. The Tiny - No money (for X-mas)
09. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Blikktztunddonner
10. The Knife - Reindeer
11. TALK 3
12. Hello Saferide - iPod X-mas
13. January Jaunt - Stuck in glaziers
14. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
15. TALK 4
16. Sällskapet - Nordlicht
17. E.S.T. - Strange place for snow
18. Sort Mel - Det grønne flesket
19. Notre Dame - A scrooge tale
20. TALK 5
21. Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - Winter moment
22. Syster Lycklig - Bilden till snöstorm
23. The Book of Daniel - 3rd of December
24. TALK 6
25. Samuraj Cities - Cold feet
26. Amandine - Silver bells
27. Logcabin - View of frost
28. Silverbullit - Winter coat
29. TALK 7
30. In Flames - December flower
31. Viktor Sjöberg - On a winters day
32. The Bear Quartet - Blizzard
33. TALK 8
34. Brick - Gray day
35. Laakso - Merry Christmas
36. Strayfolk - Another year before the mast
37. TALK 9
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We are nominated under the category "Media (Obsessive) > Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio)".
The Peter Jöback and Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!) duet "Han är med mej nu" is streaming on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/peterjoback
If you were thinking about ordering a copy of Hello Saferide's "Introducing..." on 12" vinyl, better do it soon - less than 10 copies are left and I'm not sure if it'll get repressed.
Listen to Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide/Säkert!) play a cover of Generalens visa"" by Cornelis Vreeswijk: http://webbtv.dn.se/index.aspx?id=2990&mediaType=sound&mediaFile=external-link
The track appears on a new tribute album which you can read more about here: http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=714692 (in Swedish)
Finally here, in-stock and ready to ship:
Laakso - Västerbron & vampires
Jonna Lee - 10 pieces, 10 bruises
Miss Li - Songs of a rag doll
I also have restocks of Hello Saferide, September and Miss Li, so get on it if you want 'em because there's a good chance I might not get more copies until next year. Also, consider the sale I'm currently running - the more you buy, the more you save.
Preview a bit of a new Hello Saferide song in this clip from her recent trip to Brazil: http://www.musicadebolso.com.br/videos/volume10/index.html#video2
Also check the page for additional clips from Brazilian tourmates Maia Hirasawa and Suburban Kids with Biblical Names.
Want more info about all those Swedish artists (Hello Saferide, Maia Hirasawa, SKwBN, etc.) heading to Brazil? Go here: http://www.invasaosueca.com.br/
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When Anna Ternheim stretches she doesn't go all that far. Still, this five-song EP is a nice twist on the melancholy tranquil folky singer-songwriter piano-based songs that comprise her first two records. The instrumentation is different here, and the sound more spacious and experimental, though still instantly recognizable as her's. Perhaps most refreshing are the lyrics which, as the EP's title implies, go beyond her standard forlorn and defiant love songs toward the mentally ill without the in-your-face humor of, say, Hello Saferide's "High school stalker". "I refuse to believe you've left me / 'cause you'll never leave / nor stop loving me / 'cause I would hurt you beyond belief" she sings with the sweetest tones, setting up an intruiging (if disturbing) juxtaposition. At the end of the day, though, it's still Anna Ternheim all the way, not in the least bit dangerous. But if you like easy going, very pretty, and relaxing mellow songs, you'll enjoy it, and if you don't, you won't. I do.
- Nancy Baym
Annika Norlin is looking for locals to help guide her when Hello Saferide comes to Brazil: http://www.hellosaferide.com/?p=253
Check out video footage of Säkert! covering "2006" (på Svenska) by Hello Saferide at Way Out West: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb-yw630wmI
Britta Persson
Dreamboy
Anna Ternheim
