DK7
Disarmed
Output Recordings
One thing bothers me about this one - it's hard to admit, even to myself, to dig ANYTHING sounding like Depeche Mode. With that said, I was kinda skeptical about this one throughout the first listens. DK7 consists of maverick producers Mark O'Sullivan and Jesper Dahlbäck, and it seems like the golden hands of Dahlbäck have proven themselves yet again. This is the best electronic album from Sweden since... well, for quite some time anyway. So please, don't mind the similarity to the Kings Of Boredom, put on the should-be-hit-single "Where's the fun" and dance the night away. Oh, it's kinda cool that a couple of Swedes (well, Irish O'Sullivan counts as half a Swede) got signed by top top label Output.
- Johanna Smith