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Sweden

Today’s Vegetable:
I Killed A Party Again

October 26, 2009

Let us now praise Jens Lekman, the ease with which he shares his personality, and his delightful (and occasionally sweetly awkward) way with words.
Keep up with him on the smalltalk section of his website.
Jens Lekman – Black Cab from Maple Leaves

http://www.jenslekman.com
Also, please to be checking out this (unfortunately unembeddable arrrrgh) Jens-and-thumb-piano version of “Black Cab” [...]

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Today’s Vegetable:
Fønky

September 17, 2009

Today’s Vegetable is brought to you be the letter Skweee.
If, unlike me, you’re a fan of the endless march of subgenre, category, and pigeonholes that don’t actually have pigeons in them, then I bet you love electronic music and metal. Either way,  you probably spend a lot of time in Scandinavia (that is, when you’re [...]

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Work Full Time To Shake The Doubts

March 26, 2009

Spring weather — time for some TTA, possibly the most perplexing and inspiring sun-pop act of the millennium.
You’re all worth something special!
The Tough Alliance – Something Special from A New Chance

http://www.thetoughalliance.com

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This Place Is Amazing

November 10, 2008

Today is the day I finally relax my grip on warm days and give over to the increasing chill.
No, tomorrow.
Air France – Collapsing At Your Doorstep from No Way Down

http://www.myspace.com/theairfrance

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I Like The Way Tears Fit My Cheek

September 4, 2008

There’s been a lot of high-quality poppity pop pop ladies these last few years, and I appreciate the way that they aren’t content to just throw one style at you per album. (AOP?)
Lykke Li played around the U.S. recently earlier this year and left a trail of gurgling happy reviews in her wake, so next [...]

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I Send Back Out-Of-Office Auto-Replies

October 9, 2007

Jens Lekman is Swedish and great. You might love him right away, or maybe his earnestness and English will bother you until you learn to love him. Just let Jens into your heart.
He uses a lot of samples, sometimes in ways that don’t sound like samples. There’s a good interview here where he [...]

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My Great Velocity

September 4, 2007

I’ve listened to this album countless times, but since I was usually so “Chewing Gum” focused, I wasn’t listening enough to the other songs. So up until a few days ago, I wasn’t fully aware of the deep, solid, soft-rock groove that is No Easy Love.
Annie – No Easy Love from Anniemal

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Happy Happy Friday Happy

June 29, 2007

This Loney, Dear song is my current go-to happy song. It goes and goes and goes and pow.
Loney, Dear – I Am John from Loney, Noir

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