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I make no secret of my appreciation for children's music. "Bamses dunder hits!" still gets regular airplay in my house and no, I have no children of my own and my dogs hate singing and dancing so it's definitely not for their benefit. Naturally, when I heard about the new Bröderna Lindren record "Vuxen barnmusik!" ("Children's music for adults!"), I knew I needed to have it. Factor in the all-star cast of guest vocalists (Kristofer Åström, Ebbot Lundberg and Asha Ali, to name a few) and a backing band featuring drummer Fredrik Sandsten from The Soundtrack of Our Lives and I. If you're of a certain age (an adult?), you'll probably feel the same as it harkens back to the kind of songs I/we grew up on on Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, The muppet Show and so on: classic rock/pop that's happy and easygoing with plenty of opportunities for singalongs. Now, as for the track I've selected today, it features mattias Alkberg from The Bear Quartet/mABD and is one of the more balladesque numbers. Not only is it one of the best vocal performances I've heard from him in awhile, it's also about dogs (more or less), so I'm all about it. Enjoy!
Bröderna Lindgren - En hund som jag (ft. Mattias Alkberg)
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If you've seen the TV miniseries, this soundtrack is the perfect companion piece. If not, your appreciation depends on how much you can get down with retro rock that aims to recreate the sounds of the late 60s/early 70s. As to any complaints that the music here seems all too familiar, especially the full-band material, that's because it's supposed to. Creating something fresh and original is besides the point - this is a retro piece, plain and simple. The music is composed to fit the era and it is remarkably successful at doing just that. However, what's even better are the interstitial/instrumental pieces. Again, the sound is engineered to fit the setting/time period of the film, but the music is allowed more room to breath. These are the tracks that make the record shine, as they are far more evocative and atmospheric, as opposed to purely being set pieces, written solely to move the plot forward.
All in all, The Soundtrack of Our Lives guitarist mattias Bärjed must be commended for excelling at doing exactly what was needed to make this work. It does lose something when divorced from its visual counterpart, but it's not a deal-breaker. Now, as to my criticism of the show, well let's just say that this soundtrack is by far one of the best things about it and leave it at that.
- Avi Roig
Norwegian rockers Pirate Love have confirmed that their full-length debut "Black vodoun space blues" will be released on February 4 via Kong Tiki Records.
Thomas Denver Jonsson's most recent album "The lake acts like an ocean" will get a UK release on February 25 via Shellshock.
Kalligrammofon has a new, super-limited split CDR featuring Swedish electronic artists Kopia and The Field: mmofon.com/main.php?artist=6" target="_blank">https://www.kalligrammofon.com/main.php?artist=6
Samples of Ef's forthcoming album "I am responsible" are now streaming at myspace: myspace.com/ef" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/ef
It comes out January 19 via And the Sound.
Rumors are circulating that Laakso is considering an entry into the next melodifestivalen.
The various folks behind musikbyrån have posted all their top album picks for the year: musikbyran.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://musikbyran.blogspot.com/
The Kahvi Collective has a new live release from Lackluster posted for free download as part of their Christmas Week series: https://www.kahvi.org/165.php
Kristofer Åström is now booked by 2fortheroad in Europe and will be heading out on the road in April next year.
Mattias Bärjed