Last week I went over Sambassadeur and I just figured why not make another post about some more Swedish Indie bands. I will try to keep it short and just give some examples of the bands’ music so I don’t bore you to death.
Acid House Kings
This four piece band has been around since the early 90′s and are now signed to Labrador Records. The Acid House Kings are pretty much your happy, jolly, jangly, indie sound, but they have shown signs that they can move from that and produce some nice soft indie tunes. Their last album, Sing Along With Acid House Kings, had a bonus karaoke DVD consisting of the instrumental of all their songs off the album. Here are some examples from the DVD.
Club 8
Club 8 has two members. One of them being Johan Angergård, who’s also in Acid House Kings, and also female vocalist Karolina Komstedt. They have a really laid back sound, which makes you think of lazy weekends lounging around. Their third self entitled album, Club 8, has a trip-hop influence and they kind of remind me of a chilled out Saint Etienne. Even though their roots are in the indie sound, they’re not afraid to take a chance and experiment a bit. Have a listen.
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The Radio Dept.
You might of heard this band if you saw or bought the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola’s film Marie Antoinette. I did neither, so I guess I was late to the party. I should of at least checked out the soundtrack more considering Sofia has good taste in music. I just couldn’t get over the trailer when I heard “Ceremony” being played over Kirsten Dunst. For some reason it just rubbed me the wrong way.
Sorry, back to the topic of The Radio Dept. Their sound is closer to shoegazing, but mixed with indie pop. This could be a good thing in my opinion. Not too heavy sounding, but not too happy bubble gum pop either. Of course I’m guilty of liking both ends of the spectrum.
I hope that I was able to introduce you to some more Swedish Indie bands, and if you are interested, make sure to check out Labrador Records. Most of the bands that I mentioned are signed under Labrador and they have plenty more bands to choose from.
