LOVE IS ALL - Kungen

More news from Gothenburg, Sweden. Love Is All's third album Two Thousand and Ten Injuries is out March 23rd on Polyvinyl. A US tour kicks off in late March, including a show at Knitting Factory Brooklyn with Beach Fossils and The Beets. New video for "Kungen" below and get the mp3 here.

New JJ Video - Let Go

JJ - Let Go [mp3 via Secretly Canadian]

JJ's new disc nº 3, the follow-up to last year's stunning nº 2, comes out March 9th on Secretly Canadian. The Swedish duo are touring the US with The XX in March. The first video from the new album is for the previously leaked track "Let Go".

LITTLE DRAGON - Machine Dreams + "Blinking Pigs" mp3

Gothenburg, Sweden's pop-electronic band Little Dragon are set to release their sophomore LP Machine Dreams on October 20th. The album marks the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2007 debut. Check out the new track "Blinking Pigs" below.

Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs (mp3)

AIR FRANCE - No Way Down ep

Everyone's going gaga over Air France, the latest export from the seemingly warm and tropical city of Gothenburg, Sweden. Running along the same path as fellow Swedes The Honeydrips and The Tough Alliance, Air France make contemporary disco pop, ripe with spliced-up samples and lush atmospherics. Check out the track "Collapsing at Your Doorstep"...


A digital download of the No Way Down ep is available for five bucks and some change at Sincerely Yours, a Swedish label you should be keeping an eye on if you like the nostalgic synth-pop sound of the eighties.

PACIFIC! - Reveries

Pacific! are yet another exciting new act from Gothenburg, Sweden who make airy, romantic synth-pop. Their new album Reveries is released tomorrow as an import via Dolores Recordings. The new single "Number One" comes with a fantastic animated video, directed by Stephane Manel. Check it all out below.

You can purchase Reveries here.

Number One by pacific!

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THE TOUGH ALLIANCE - 'A New Chance'

The Tough Alliance have been under my radar for a while now, but I've never managed to post about them. They are a male duo from Gothenburg, Sweeden who make irresistable retro synth-pop. Their latest album A New Chance was released last year through Sincerely Yours/Summer Lovers Unlimited. Read Pitchfork's glowing review.

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The Tough Alliance - A New Chance (music video)