Longer-term readers may remember me raving (on & on) about The Sweptaways Show a couple of years ago. Well, did you know that ver Sweptaways made videos for all twelve tracks on the album (which featured guest appearances from the likes of Jens Lekman, Robyn & Pelle Almqvist from The Hives)? Because they did. And you can watch all twelve right here. Go on, treat yerself! It is Sunday, after all. Download The Sweptaways Show
Hello again! I trust you had an at least bearable Christmas and New Year. Mine was so diverting I managed to forget I had a blog to run. Speaking of which, let's get this thing cranked into life again, shall we? The Sweptaways returned last month with their own inimitable take on Oh My Darling Clementine "supported by" Swedish fruit juice purveyors Brämhults, who it seems have a tradition of getting different acts to interpret the song on their behalf at this time every year (well, they've done it for the past two years at least). [...]
One great song, three superior versions. But which is your favourite? I'll probably get lynched for this but I'm quite partial to the Tracey Ullman version myself. Probably only because that's the one I grew up with, mind. *dives for cover* Mildly Interesting Pop Fact : (courtesy of Davy in this guestbook entry ): Stiff Records overdubbed Tracey Ullman's vocal onto Kirsty MacColl's original backing track for that record. The hi-pitched 'Baby!' half way through is Kirsty (uncredited). [...]
Bit of a Christmas treat for you today, with what are probably my favourite two festive songs from the past decade. Absolute gems the pair of them. If you hear any better Christmas-themed numbers in the next couple of weeks, then please do let me know. (I shan't believe you but let me know anyway!) The Sweptaways and Marit Bergman - Christmas Party mp3 The Sweptaways and Magnus Carlson - Cry Cry Christmas mp3
Welcome folks, to another Daily Rind Newsletter! We're bursting at the seams this week when it comes to free tracks, but first let's take a look at our Featured Artists. First up we've got soul legend Lee Fields, with his incredible Truth & Soul debut, My World. Grab the lead leak "Love Comes and [...]
Kate Bush is one of those trail-blazing artists that are so often cited as influence, and yet never properly investigated by me. And then on this fateful night, I was bored enough to make a routine check of Youtube, and decided to view her video for Wuthering Heights . Oh my, it was a revelation. I had heard that she has a reputation for being kooky before, but after viewing that, I know she's a total cuckoo! (in a good way, of course). That video was so amazingly shot and choreographed that it's still refreshing [...]
Swedish popnaut Robyn has assisted her countrywomen the Sweptaways with "I've Got Your Man," a boastful song about snatching away a mate that was originally performed by Lady Saw. You'd think that my love for Robyn and her Max Headroomish styling in this clip-not to mention the similarly boastful Annie track "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me," which came out a year ago-would result in me thinking this track was pretty great. But instead, I came away from it shaking my head; the song was catchy enough, sure, but the whole girl-group-gone-gang aesthetic given off by the song's sentiment and [...]
Δεν τρελαίνομαι ακριβώς για χορωδίες, εκτός αν τις χρησιμοποιούν για μια καλύτερη ενορχήστρωση. Το a capella δε, μου θυμίζει σχολείο και εξετάσεις. Οι τριάντα τρελιάρες Sweptaways όμως από τη Στοκχόλμη είναι η ιδανική συνοδεία για ένα εξωτικό κοκτέιλ χωρίς αλκοόλ, σερβιρισμένο από τον αγαπημένο Jens Lekman . Βγάζουν και δίσκο (όχι στην εκκλησία) με τις διάφορες συνεργασίες τους, τραγουδάνε και τα "Ανεμοδαρμένα Ύψη" της Κέητ Μπους σε γυμναστήριο... Χρωματιστά φτερά και πούπουλα γα να έρθει επιτέλους αυτό το καλοκαίρι!
Friday Fix: Four videos from The Sweptaway Show
Via Sneakmove , a video for the song Happiness Will Be My Revenge by The Sweptaways and Jens Lekman : I definitely agree with You Tube commenter ' Bernoulli85 ' who says "Dammit Jens, get on my iPod. I'm not asking you." Nothing dark here, this is pure unadulterated glee (club). Eat your heart out Sound of Music Sing-a-long.: The Sweptaways ( so many of them !) are a little choral, a little streetcorner A capella doo-wop. Their album [...]
There's just something about Jens Lekman that we in Post-Rockistland can't get enough of. "Happiness Will Be My Revenge" was written, recorded, and mixed by Jens, and can be found on The Sweptaways Show, from Sweden's The Sweptaways. The album consists of artists taking the vocal lead while The Sweptaways accompany with full female chorus. [...]
I don't know anything about this collaboration between The Sweptaways and Jens Lekman , but all I know is that I just watched this video a couple of minutes ago and I absolutely love this song. The video is quite clever as well, but this has to be one of the catchiest songs I've heard this month. Seriously, this song kills . Apparently, it's off the new album The Sweptaways Show , which came out earlier this week in Scandinavia only. [...]
Últimamente se han puesto de moda los coros de chicas y chicos que reinterpretan canciones populares, algunas veces con buen tino, algunas veces con resultados simplemente horribles. Personalmente ese tipo de expresión musical me aburré después de la segunda canción, sin embargo, hay veces en que esta clase de experimentos llaman la atención, sobre todo si los coros se hacen acompañar de nombres reconocidos. Y éste es precisamente el caso de The Sweptaways , un grupo de 30 chicas suecas que acaban de estrenar su nueva producción The Sweptaways show , [...]
Swedish pop master Jens Lekman , with his endearing voice and lovely lyrics has teamed up with The Sweptaways (whom I know nothing about) to record the new track "Happiness Will Be My Revenge." Existing only in video form for the time being, the song is exactly what any long time fan of Jens has come to expect. Lyrics like "I'm not gonna cry no tears" and "Don't you ever regret that kiss" are still made someone hopeful and happy with the upbeat and eclectic music. The song begins and ends with a choir of [...]
The Sweptaways no es propiamente una banda, sino 30 mujeres dedicadas a convertir canciones clásicas de pop en piezas para coro. Las chicas, siempre ataviadas de acuerdo a un -colorido- tema, han grabado The Sweptaways Show , un disco de colaboraciones con varias personalidades del pop sueco, entre ellos, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist ( The Hives ) , Robyn , Björn Olsson, Simone Rubi , Asha Ali , Nina Ramsby , Moneybrother y Jens Lekman . [...]
Another big thanks to Bryant Heath for giving us the heads up on this new video/single from The Sweptaways and Jens Lekman that apparently debuted last week (to little blogosphere awareness). Not to be outmatched as the weirdest Swede in music , here we have "Happiness Will Be My Revenge" and its accompanying video which appears to show a pair of marginally debaucherous teens who just can't sit still. I don't really know what The Sweptaways is, but I do know that they just released an [...]
The Sweptaways Show is out now! Download it here for a piffling £8.00. Or, if you're a bit strapped for cash, you can always download Happiness Will Be My Revenge on its own for 80p. Really, though, I'd get the whole album if I were you. It is bloomin' ace.
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