The Tough Alliance
New waves
Sincerely Yours
There are currently more electro duos in Sweden than dog owners, but in my opinion, TTA have always been the leaders of this new movement (whereas The Embassy are the founding fathers). Records like their latest EP make me homesick of Sweden. I want to enter a café, go to a club, be at a gig when the band's not playing, turn on the radio, sit in a park, and hear these songs. I can't wait until a future warm summer day at a festival when I'll be sitting in the grass, drinking beer, and listening to "25 years and runnin'" coming out of some dodgy cassette player. I wasn't too sad when TTA left their former label Service, since I assumed they'd continue to write killer tunes. This EP proves that I was right not to worry.
- Simon Tagestam