With their sights set high above Mother Earth and beyond the Milky Way, Swedish indie collective KÅRP is breaking down barriers with their astounding new single, "Kuiper Belt." This gorgeous and delicate electronic masterpiece is the most impressive release to date from this rising star collective. Anna-Maria Lundberg's majestic vocals cosmically float above the gently pulsing synths and melody that drive "Kuiper Belt" to its anthemic, soaring chorus. The band takes its inspi

In this post, we take a virtual visit to Sweden, the Nordic land of lagom (just right), the birthplace of IKEA, Volvo, Spotify and ABBA, and a hot spot for some of the best new indie, pop and electronic music on the planet. In the US, it's often just the big name Swedish bands that many people hear, but there's SO much more that doesn't always find its way to the ears of the masses. To help remedy that, and to spread the word a bit, we take a look at new singles from four Swe

On this last day of 2018, the anonymous electronic music collective Stockholm Noir releases its debut album DIV. To be precise (according to the album's press release), it's been 619 days since their first appearance and a series of 13 single releases that all started with "Hopeless Dreams" in April 2017. While Stockholm Noir has frequently been noted as presenting a darker side of electronic music, the overall theme and feel of DIV undoubtedly elevates that assessment to a

Swedish four-piece "death disco" outfit KÅRP returns with the release of their new single "Devotion" - a haunting, yet beautifully melodic electronic track that gives a nod to the paranormal - in particular, with the song's mysterious and somewhat rattling teaser video. Consisting of members Tobias Müller, Jonas Källstrand, Anna-Maria Lundberg, and Anders Simonsson, the band has already released three noteworthy singles ("Freak Smile", "Therapist^2" and "She 3/4") that have

The anonymous Swedish electronic collective Stockholm Noir releases its newest single, "Fear." With their music originating from Swedish-based music, publishing and production company The Kennel, very little is known about the composition of this breakthrough electronic collective, other than their trail of impressive, playlist-topping singles, that began with "Hopeless Dreams" in April 2017. With "Fear", I love the way this track gradually transforms from its gentle, hauntin

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, KÅRP (pronounced 'KORP') is a new underground, electronic band consisting of vocalist Anna-Maria Lundberg and members of Swedish bands Hagaliden and Teenman. After the success of their first two singles ("Therapist^2" and "She 3/4"), the band released their most recent single "Freak Smile" earlier this year. One listen to this dreamy, pulsing electronic gem was all I needed to become immediately hooked on this brilliant song. Anna-Marie's stro

Swedish siblings Henrik and Tom Ljungqvist, have been working with music throughout their whole life, but only recently teamed up to create their incredible new two-man band, JUNG. The duo's most recent single, "This Could Be the End of It", is a tune that's been gleefully bouncing around in my headphones and playlists over the past several weeks - one of catchiest and most impressive three minute listens I've heard this year. With influences ranging from Bon Iver and Coldpla

A few months have elapsed since we last heard new music from Swedish indie/electronic project Stockholm Noir. I first fell in love with their fresh, electronic sound and array of stunning vocal performances going back one year to their breakthrough debut single, "Hopeless Dreams." The band's captivating and euphoric single "Boy Like A Girl (feat. Ofelia)" easily landed in SoundThread Music Blog's Top 20 Songs of 2017. The 'black shadow of electronic music' returns with two ne

While browsing through my Instagram feed, I stumbled on a short soundclip in a post from Swedish electronic artist and producer Familjen (Johan T Karlsson) which introduced Need for Speed, a band he'd been working with on their debut single "c/o" (i.e., "in care of"). The bold, analog-sounding synths, upbeat tempo and smooth, droning, echoing vocals immediately caught my attention. Wow! The overall atmosphere is reminiscent of late 80's/early 90's dark pop, synth and industri

We first wrote about Swedish indie pop duo Kastrup (a.k.a. Timmie Strandberg and Puppe Westberg) a few months ago as they released their epic, ultra-melodic single "You and I." As the band prepares for the upcoming May release of their new In Search of Us EP, we have the pleasure of being treated to another outstanding new single, "Lucas", that will appear on the duo's new EP. With a gentle, pulsing intro of echoing keyboards and background vocals, "Lucas" gradually builds to