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playlist: svenska indie pop
It is a universally acknowledged fact that every music journalist wants to be a DJ. With that in mind, here’s this week’s playlist: Svenska Indie Pop. A tribute to Snotty.
- # music
- # spotify
- # playlist
- # montt mardie
- # jens lekman
- # 1969
- # abba
- # alpaca sports
- # the sweet serenades
- # Sally Shapiro
- # le prix
- # Det Vackra Livet
- # the deer tracks
- # iamamiwhoami
- # club 8
- # i break horses
- # pallers
- # the bridal shop
- # sportsman
- # Taken By Trees
- # air france
- # detekivbyran
- # sweden
- # svenska
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A sold-out house greeted Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck at their first ever Los Angeles show on Wednesday night. The Swedish duo—who perform as I Break Horses—were rolling through town in support of last year’s excellent debut Hearts. Despite a late set that led some to joke the gig was being renamed “I Break Curfew” (credit for that bon mot goes to fellow Under the Radar scribe Stephen Humphries) the band did not disappoint. (via I Break Horses The Echo, Echo Park, CA | Under The Radar)
:.. I Break Horses: Hearts (I Kill Love/Cooperative Music/Downtown) | Under The Radar ..:
Swedish duo I Break Horses (Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck) take their cues from shoegaze greats, at times sounding like the younger siblings of Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Ride. But far from a promising, yet diminutive relative—simply aping their older family members’ accomplishments—the band owns their influences on every track of their impressive debut album.
