Scandi music authority Ja Ja Ja hosted it’s first ever festival at London’s Roundhouse this weekend. A stellar roster of up and coming Scandinavian buzzbands filled up this ultra cool venue.
For someone like me, I was a little bit of a kid in a candy shop. Highlights were:
Postiljonen (Sweden)
Sin Fang (Iceland)
Truls (Norway)
NONONO (Sweden)
Gentle yet dark folk. Check out here.
Zara Larsson has become one of Sweden’s biggest pop stars, with a worldwide invasion almost inevitable. This new single is very Beyonce, without being over-the-top. Nice.
Labyrint have been around since 2007, and they make these infectious reggae records which, although in Swedish, are great listens.
Words can’t describe how much I love PSL. It’s just a random, yet very current Swedish music blog which is well worth a check. A lot of our tastes seem to cross over, which is a rare thing for me to see in another site, so I just have to share this playlist they’ve compiled.
On paper, this new track from Gnučči isn’t the sort of sound I would enjoy, but I do. I think it’s because you just can’t tell if this lady is serious or joking with herself most of the time, and that’s a special attraction!
Danish electro pop wizz Birk Storm gets the remix treatment from Wyatt Heap.
You could be mistaken for thinking this came out of a Hot Chip album, but it’s brilliantly executed Danish electropop. Check out here.
Veronica Maggio goes all Daft Punk with this remix from Wagner (who happens to be one half of Danish pop due ColorKaleido).
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Maggio, she’s a Swedish pop institution who’s interestingly never released an album in English.
I’ve made no secret of how much I admire Erik Hassle. Despite a less than successful launch in the UK a few years back, he’s still going strong. This is a new track from his upcoming second album.
One of my favourite Scandi bands of the year have had a great remix treatment by Gabriel Gassi.
This is one of those tracks that’s a little bit of a game-changer. Too subtle to just be pop, too eclectic to just be electro, and too inviting to just be indie. Check out here.
