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Monthly Club 8 Fanboy Post

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You know the drill folks, especially if you’ve been following along on the site since 2024, as Swedish outfit Club 8 have been slowly dropping a single every month, resulting in an album’s worth of material at the end of each year. Thus far, they’ve been on a pretty solid roll again, though their latest number has a bit more sonic drift, which I think suits the vocals perfectly. The percussive element hits like this echo, kind of celebrating the reverberation of everything behind the voice, and all of it leaving this vastness that just swallows you whole as you sink into the pop sensibility. Another month, another hit.

Egentid Release Sail On EP

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Swedish outfit Egentid release their new Sail On EP today, and it’s a special bit of pastoral folk that seems perfectly fitting for the raining morning. The songs on the EP are filled with gentle harmonies and arrangements that carry light instrumentation into sweeping emotions. I got caught on the track below, with really high vocal tones on the chorus that completely had me wrapped up; the light acoustic strum also fits the mold for easing your way into the morning. It’s going to be a long weekend, so immerse yourself in the lightness ready to wrap you up in its stunning warmth. The whole of the EP can be streamed HERE.

Weatherday Shares Ripped Apart by Hands

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Despite the song title offering up a grotesque image, the new Weatherday track offers a more intimate glimpse at the songwriting from the Swedish project. For the most part, the song is dominated by a heavy strum, which feels like it’s done so passionately that you can imagine blood dripping down the body of the guitar; there’s something to it that reminds me of the early Bright Eyes stuff where everything felt primal, as if there was no other option but to let it out into the world. Subtly, a sly little bit of electronics bubble, building towards the chorus, offering this softened charm that seduces the listener. This wonderful new tune appears on Hornet Disaster, dropping on March 19th via Top Shelf.

Club 8 Remind Us None of This Will Matter When You Are Dead

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Another month, and of course, another Club 8 song; I’m hoping they’re sticking with the goal of one new track a month, as there’s never a bad time for this Swedish pop outfit to drop a tune. This one was really rad from the beginning, hitting with more of a driving energy that caught me off guard for a moment; I could hear a similarity to the urgency that the Ravenonettes bring to some of their pieces, which gives a more rock n’ roll feel throughout. Now, that doesn’t mean it’s not going to have that sugary center, as you’ll hear that employed here too, and boy does the mixture of the two styles feel seamless and sweet. See you next month Club 8 (I hope)!

Car Day Shares About That

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You know I love a joyous little synthpop number if it’s dropping in my inbox from Sweden, like the latest from Car Day. This one immediately reminded me of our friends in Letting Up Despite Great Faults; it carries that same balance between soft pillow talk and aggressive dance groove. I think the soaring of the notes wins out on this one, letting the melody kind of carry the track to the edges, waiting as the synth stabs allow themselves to add the slightest little exclamation mark. It’s a nice little weekend palate cleanser, setting you for a week of great new tunes!

They Owe Us Share All on Red

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Over the last several months, They Owe Us has been cranking out the singles from over in Sweden, and we’ve got a great new ditty for you to try on. Songwriter Kristoffer has been working in studios for years, but says a sort of recent moment of clarity led to some changes in his approach, and you can hear that paying dividends on this track. There’s an immediacy from the moment the guitars ring out upon pressing play; the track borders on an almost jangling routine, but then opens into this brooding warmth. As the chorus comes there’s a muted punch that pushes the tune into a bolder period, taking the softness into a more direct push. Give it a go.

Circling Back on King Husky

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Our friends over in Sweden have been keeping us abreast of the new music from King Husky, but I’ll be honest that this one got unfairly stuck in the bottom of the inbox. I’m aiming to rectify that this morning, with a brief shout out for the light-hearted spirit of the songwriting. There’s a sense of longing to the tune and its lyrical content, with the narrator of the track kindly looking upon a friend/lover’s mother…and it seems a sincere reflection rather than a joke one of my teenage students might tell. The chorus is sublime, with Frokedal’s backing vocals adding the most gentle of textures to the track. Enjoy.

Marble Raft Release Marble Halls

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We return you to our regularly scheduled coverage of Swedish indiepop on Mondays, greeting you with the newest pop number from Marble Raft. This tune’s a rolling number, so to speak, kind of rolling over the pop hills, hitting high notes, then rolling down into more expansive synthpop. The interchanging vocal work, while melodious, almost adds another texture, crafting these sonic nuances that hang in the air as the next vocalist takes their spot. Me? I love the lower note work, drawing on. my love for the darker side of pop bops. This track appears on Dear Infrastructure, which will drop in February.

Club 8 Return with ooo

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I’m not entirely sure if this is their new strategy or if Club 8 are just chock full of fun ideas that they can’t help themselves, but I do know that they’re continuing with last year’s approach of a new hit every month. If the rhythmic pulse on this tune doesn’t do the trick, you can immerse yourself in the dancing guitar line that hangs about too, with both doing a great job hooking the listener. While I love the softness of the verse, there’s a switch in the vocals at the last bit of the tune that really cemented this jam for my ears. Time will tell what this year holds for the Swedes, but another tune never hurts!

The Heart of the Sun Share So Many Secrets to Reveal

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While we’re overly consumed by our lists in the States, things seem to carry on as usual over in Sweden where The Heart of the Sun has just shared another entrancing electronic number. When I first clicked on the jam, I fully expected it to dive into a traditional post-punk trope, but it avoids that, moving into a more atmospheric wash of industrial-tinged electro-pop. Vocals are mostly operating as samples, so you’ve really got to immerse yourself in the pulse of the tune, and as it unfolds you get to soak up a little bit of the beat and indulge in your pop tendencies.

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