
Saturday was the National Day of Sweden. While our distant Scandinavian neighbors celebrated thousands of miles away, we took the weekend to discover some great new Swedish acts and will be sharing our findings throughout the week. Fantasikrig has been on my repeat radar for several weeks now. I was lucky enough to get my hands on their debut EP, Behjärtansvärd , and became an instant fan of their acoustic indie pop. Nils, Louise, Hanna, Andreas, Anna and Simon may record entirely in Swedish, but nothing feels lost in translation about their sunny lullabies [...]
We're not the only ones commemorating a birthday this week; Göteborg-based booker/show promoter Parapluie turned 3 and celebrated by throwing themselves a party and Jonas Lyckander also took the time to answer a few questions as part of our ongoing Gbg Spotlight Series. So it was your birthday this week - how was the celebration? We had a great night at Pusterviksbaren in Gothenburg! The Deer Tracks , Jonathan Johansson (just signed for Hybris) and We Are Soldiers We Have Guns gave us [...]