Club 8

After genre hopping for about fifteen years, Swedish indie duo Club 8 reached a pretty sweet stint with bossa nova and dance. With a voice that's airy, elegant and still full of sass, lead vocalist Karolina Komstedt makes the new record full of cutting guitar solos and full throttle Brazilian dance rhythms sound dressed down for a casual night out. With their repertoire continuing to unfold, the new album The People's Record will be no obstacle to their energetic and refined expansion of musical output.

Club 8 - Western Hospitality

The Tallest Man on Earth

Swedish artist Kristian Matsson, better known as the Tallest Man on Earth, is back with a new album, this time critically acclaimed and exemplifying serious maturity in the singer/songwriter. The Wild Hunt surely includes some of this year's most compelling folk music. And with good reason. Matsson's gruff vocals meet crafty finger-picking and vigorous strumming. In "King of Spain", a lively pace reminiscent of galloping hordes provide foundation for sassily romantic and pensive lyrics. It's far from a narrative but as the Tallest Man digs deeper into his languished fantasy he projects a song of earnest and daring.

The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain