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Meet Us At The Nobel Square

2006.03.28

— Music

Like several bloggers before me, I was first introduced to I’m From Barcelona by Annika Norlin’s journal (Hello Saferide). Don’t try to find any common point between this collective made up or more than ten Swedes (’cause yes, they’re from Sweden even though they wish they were from Barcelona) and the amazing singer-songwriter Hello Saferide (who is on heavy rotation on my iPod at the moment… and will probably remain one of my favourites of the year). I’m From Barcelona are sometimes compared to the Swedish version of the Arcade Fire, anyway their music is “an amazing, sweaty orgy of fun”, even more ecstatic than the Canadians’. If ever you’re slightly depressed on a rainy day and need some great pop moments to make your day, listen to I’m From Barcelona (you can stream the tracks here or download them from here). And don’t forget to have a look at this funny video, too. You won’t regret it, believe me.

Inspired by Annika again, I discovered another fantastic swedish band, Billie The Vision And The Dancers. This is from their official website and says it all: “Billie the vision may at the first impression look like one more pop band without worrying, that appeal more than one generation. But if you go just a little bit deeper you find that it’s not always joy, happiness and dancing they want to express. Billie is not a person, more like a quality that the band want to encourage other people to find inside of themselves. It’s about not being afraid of being naive, pretentious or corny, to be proud of what you are and have the guts to say “Meet us there at the Nobel Square if you wanna change the world with us”. ” You can download their 2 LPs, “The World According To Pablo” and “I Was So Unpopular In School and Now They’re Giving Me This Beautiful Bicycle”, free, from their website.

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