Robert Svensson - Young Enough (ft. Markus Krunegard)

"You've got me on the phone but I'm not gonna reminisce"

I really wanted to post a track off of Lil' Chris's (semi) new album that came out yesterday, but so far I haven't found anywhere to buy the thing outside of the UK! So instead I'm going to post this song by Robert Svensson. On his new album, Svensson's got some poppier tracks than this one, but I chose Young Enough because it's a duet with Markus Krunegard from Laakso. Laakso are one of my favorite bands (and created my favorite album of 2007) so that's the reason why I was drawn to this track in the first place. As far as the song goes, it's definitely got that Swedish indie sound to it. It's the kind of music that you're either going to love or hate depending on whether you like Swedish indie rock. I do, even though I don't listen to it as often as I probably should.

Robert Svensson - Young Enough (ft. Markus Krunegard) (zshare)

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Flashback Friday: The Monitors - Singing In The 80's



"What will we be singing in the 80's?"

Alarmingly, posts are just disappearing left and right on this blog now! I think it's a legal thing, though I wish they'd just delete the link rather than the entire post because I'd love to give these artists some exposure.

Anyway, for today's flashback, I've got a massive tune for you. It's from Australian poppers The Monitors, which I know next to nothing about. It really doesn't matter, though, because this song is amazing. It's like Alphabeat and the Buggles rolled into one with a super singalong chorus and perfect verses to boot. I mean, just look at the opening line: "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry the night disco died." I promise, you will be singing this immediately after you hear it! As for the video, it's pure, glorious, 80's cheese. If anyone's got the album, I would love to hear it (if there ever even was an album released).

The Monitors - Singing In The 80's (zshare)

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. No idea where to buy it, though!)

Karatkorn - The Distance In A Romance

"Not prepared for the violence, the silence"

Karatkorn make amazing Scandinavian dance-pop, the type that I'd think sites like Popjustice would just drool over. Yet I haven't heard anything about them beyond this site. This is the third time I've posted about these guys and I think it's time they got a break out there in blogland. Days in itself should be enough to do it, but that song's a bit old now so it's time for a newer on. The Distance In A Romance is very Kylie-esque, much like most of the duo's work. It's a big shiny dance-pop track with female vocals that sound like the same singer from Days, though there's not really any way to be sure because there's so little information out there about these guys.

Karatkorn - The Distance In A Romance (zshare)

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