Robyn will be doing a string of US dates supporting Coldplay this summer:
06/22 - American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
06/23 - American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
06/25 - Toyota Center, Houston, TX
06/26 - Toyota Center, Houston, TX
06/28 - St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
06/29 - American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
07/02 - Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
07/03 - Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
07/05 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
07/06 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
07/08 - Verizon Center, Washington, DC
07/09 - Verizon Center, Washington, DC
The nominees for the 2012 Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best Album: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Deportees - Islands & Shores Ison & Fille - För Evigt Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Artist: Deportees Lykke Li Melissa Horn Swedish House Mafia Veronica Maggio
Best Electronic/Dance: Adrian Lux - Boy / Alive Avicii - Levels/Fade Into Darkness Little Dragon - Ritual Union Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man Swedish House Mafia - Save The World/Antidote
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Adam Tensta - Scared Of The Dark Alexis Weak - Till Minne Av Ison & Fille - För Evigt Movits! - Ut Ur Min Skalle Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues Hammerfall - Infected In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Opeth - Heritage The Haunted - Unseen
Best Jazz: Freddie Wadling - With A License To Kill Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger - Cornelis Vs Riedel Magnus Öström - Thread Of Life Nils Landgren - The Moon, The Stars And You Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Anna Järvinen - Anna Själv Tredje Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Lykke Li, Björn Yttling & Rick Nowels - Wounded Rhymes Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels Den Svenska Björnstammen - Vart Jag Mig I Världen Vänder Eric Amarillo - Om Sanningen Ska Fram (Vill Du Ligga Med Mig?) Eric Saade - Popular Petter & September - Baksmälla September - Mikrofonkåt Swedish House Mafia - Save The World Timbuktu - Resten Av Ditt Liv Tove Styrke - White Light Moment Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)" Magnus Renfors - Peter Jöback, Filmen Till Albumet "Livet, Kärleken Och Döden - La Vie, L'amour, La Mort" Max Vitali - Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" Slobodan Zivic - Kriget "Submission" Ted Malmros/Gustaf Von Arbin - Peter Bjorn And John "Gimme Some"
Best Newcomer: Adrian Lux Aleks Den Svenska Björnstammen Newkid Rebecca & Fiona
Best Pop: Ane Brun - It All Starts With One Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Christian Walz Johan Eckeborn Masse Salazar Shellback Tobias Fröberg
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores Eldkvarn - De Berömdas Aveny Kebnekajse - Idioten Me And My Army - Thank God For Sending Demons
Samling - När Mullret Dövar Våra Öron Blir Vi Rädda
Best International Success: Avicii Little Dragon Lykke Li Opeth Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Mauro Scocco - Musik För Nyskilda Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii Deportees Erato Looptroop Rockers Veronica Maggio
SVT will be premiering a new comprehensive on Swedish popstar Robyn on April 16, which I can only hope will eventually receive a broader/subtitled release eventually.
Seven of the ten tracks on "Awesomeness" (a retooling of Swingfly's 2009 album) have already been released as singles, so the album plays like a greatest hits collection. This is party music through and through -- a fusion of hip-hop, pop and rock. It's all pretty ridiculous, but that's part of the charm of Swingfly's sometimes goofy, always endearing persona. Anybody who uses the boast "hot like a fresh baked bun" is clearly not taking himself too seriously. As expected, the first half is the strongest, barreling out of the gate with four major pop hits, including most recent single "Me and my drum" (of the "fresh baked bun" fame). But the second half is no slouch either, highlighted by a pair of older singles (2006's "Something's got me started" remains deliriously fun and fresh four years on). It's a singular sound, but one that's surprisingly versatile. Things even get pensive on album closer "Let you go", with its spare, atmospheric electronics. Recommended for fans of Robyn and Teddybears (both of which Swingfly has worked with in the past). - Nick James
Swingfly
