Video: Caotico & Tove Styrke - Brains Out

Synthpop is something of a cottage industry in Sweden, probably in part because of the country’s history as a center for disco production in the 70s and 80s. Think ABBA.  Sally Shapiro , Juvelen , Pacific! and Robyn have kept the Swedes on the electro map in recent years with their well-crafted, vocal-oriented synth music. Newcomers Caotico , a trio out of Stockholm, do this tradition proud with their ridiculously catchy debut album, Sunrise Confessions . Caotico is imposingly good electropop, complete with infectious melodies, tight song structures, [...]

"The air was filled with the scent of dumb lovers" Sorry about the lack of post yesterday. It was my Book Launch Author Event, so it was a very busy (but fun!) day. But now I'm back with a song. A SONG, all in caps. It's that good. This is the kind of single I listen to and I just wanna run to the nearest rooftop and proclaim its brilliance. This reminds me of the Swedish alt pop music I fell so deeply in love with all those years ago. It's just brilliant. Half of that [...]

Yay, everyone's back to school/university/work but I'm sure some of you forgot to load their iPods with good tunes. Here are some suggestions you might like and others you might not. The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love? How I forgot to post about that song earlier is beyond me. AMAZING. In my top 5 of the year for sure. [...]

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The new Caotico single with Tove Styrke getting down and dirty. Can't say that I actually like the song, but it seems like this and the new Aqua single indicate a new era of filthiness in Scandinavian pop.