Dedicate a Song

I have this thing that i do, every day, sometimes many times per day... I dedicate songs to people in my life. No one knows this because i do it silently in my head. Its my secret. Sometimes its long and emotional dedications with reasons and feelings and sometimes its short ones, just because a song reminds me of someone special. I do it on the bus with my ipod, when i do my dishes or at night when im about to sleep. Who do you want to dedicate a song to?

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Today i dedicate this song to Jeroen. You are my light!

You are the light [Jens Lekman cover performed by a guy called Dimitri]

Nina Kinert x 3

Here comes some videos with Nina, a few of the great songs from the new album plus the song from the Saab commercial. Truly great!

Combat Lover


Beast


Through Your Eyes

Nina Kinert

Earlier i have mentioned Nina Kinert as Ane Bruns friend and sidekick, and that is true. What is also true is that Nina doesn't need to be someones sidekick, she shines brightly on her own. On Sunday night me and my friends went to see Ane Brun for the second time in 6 months, and of course Nina was there. She was the supporting act in the beginning and totally blew me away with her new songs. With an impressively well rehearsed band including two (sometimes three) brilliant drummer/percussionists it was pure joy to see them live.

Nina made her breakthrough with her song Through Your Eyes in a Saab commercial but has been making music for years before that. Even though Nina is young (24) and beautiful as a dream, she has proved to be more than a pretty face. The latest album is very good and sometimes really impressive, it sticks out in a crowd of Swedish female vocalists this year. Do yourself a favor and look her up when you have the chance, it might be the best thing you've done this week :)

"I have released three albums. My third one is called PETS&FRIENDS. I play music. I write songs. I'm a musician ::: But i'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her. Just like Julia Roberts."
Nina (on Myspace)

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Check out her Myspace and Official Website for more information!
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New Album Delayed

One of the highest ranked search words on this blog is The Radio Dept - Clinging to a scheme, so i can only imagine that many of you are eagerly waiting for the new album to come out. According to Labrador Records its not finished yet, so they dont have a release date for it, but it cant be that far away... I hope.

Enjoy these videos for the time being, and i hope i will be able to give you good news shortly!

The Worst Taste in Music


This Past Week


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Also check out the Labrador website for other interesting releases!
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Christian Kjellvander Video Bonanza!

I found a lot of great videos from Christian Kjellvander on Youtube, so here they come. A great video bonanza! Dont miss the video made in a car with only Christian and a guitar or the cover performed together with Anna Järvinen!

Homeward Rolling Soldier


Roaring 40's [feat Nina Persson]


Poppies and Peonies


When The Mourning Comes


Not Forever [Popsicle cover duet with Anna Järvinen]

Christian Kjellvander

Im taking a break from life and its worries and dig into Christian Kjellvander. He is like balsam för själen [conditioner for the soul] with his soft Americana-inspired songs. He opened my eyes when i saw him live for the first time, sometime after he released his first solo album Songs From a Two-Room Chapel in 2002.

In interviews its often mentioned that Christan grew up in the US and moved back as a teenager, which also gives him the special American sound [and a great accent]. Wherever it comes from, its good, sometimes its even brilliant. When i saw him at a festival this summer it struck me that he has always been a high-quality artist, both live and on his albums.

On the latest album I Saw Her From Here/I Saw Here From Her his wife contributes with vocals, which i think gives it a new dimension. Another great match with a female voice is the duet Roaring 40's with Cardigans Nina Persson.

Except for the four solo albums, Christan has also been making music with the band Loosegoats and his brother Gustaf in Songs of Soil. Make sure to check them all out, im pretty sure you will enjoy it.

Picture / Press picture

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Check out Christians website, and make sure that you read this interview with him [use Google translate] its a nice one.
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Jazz på Svenska

This morning i wake up and feel an urge to listen to jazz. I dont know very much about it (im a bit out of my genre here...) but i still want to mention two of the greatest Swedish jazz personalities here on the blog. Jan Johansson is famous for is double album Jazz in Russian & Jazz in Swedish.

Monica Zetterlund has been a great role model for many of our female vocalists in Sweden today and has recorded many albums over the years. Monica was also an actress and performed in many movie and TV productions over the years. One of the most famous one is The Emigrants who is a Swedish classic.

Jan Johansson


Monica Zetterlund


Monica performing Jan Johansson


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If you are fans of jazz you should look up these people further, you start by Wiki-it: Monica Zetterlund, Jan Johansson
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