Good dog!

Ikea and Henrik Larsson?

No, there is in fact more to Sweden than thes etwo fine exports. We can now add Labrador, self proclaimed best purveyors of pop music in the world, to that illustrious list.

But you might be thinking, 'whoah there, Johnny Big-Balls. That's quite a boast.' And, yeah, it is quite a big statement to call yourselves the best in the world, but you know what, they're not far off.

First up, let's take a look at [ingenting]. I must say that these guys are pretty brave to only sing in Swedish because ut's not exactly the route to stardom, especially since the biggest markets are anglophone. But, despite not knowing what they're on about, they still make some good music, especially with the booming 'Halleluja.'

Then we have 'The Mary Onettes,' described as the missing link between 'A-ha' and 'The Jesus and Mary Chain,' so I'm guessing that's where they took the 'mary' from in their name. I'm going to throw another name in the mix too, 'The Smiths,' especially on the track 'Void.' All in all, nice sounds!

Radio Dept have already been covered elsewhere recently so I'll leave them be, but they are good too, and incidentally playing at Emmabodafestivalen, which I might have to mosy in over too, if not for them then for the Ed Banger party in the woods, and it's only £60-odd which is dirt cheap.

And once more, for old times sake, 'The Sound of Arrows' and their quite ridiculously amazing song, and video, 'Into the Clouds.' Now, that is what pop music should sound like, end of!

Crumbs of Glory

Helloo! Welcome to this magnif-erous new year and what better way to start the year than with the Popjustice single of 2009, a dreamy, magical and truly epic pop song from Swedish group, The Sound of Arrows. Just to give you an idea of how much I love it, I bought it on the 13 December 2009, a little late I know, and have already listened to it 156 times according to my iTunes and I'm still nowhere near to being sick of it! I just can't find anything wrong with this song.

And to send you on your way into the sunset, here is a small wish list of things I'd like to see in 2010, in no particular order:

1. Daft Punk tour
2. Justice tour and new album
3. More tracks from Arcade Eden
4. Lots more top notch real alternative rock and shoegaze
5. Bacon sauce, giving everything that great bacon flavour!

Bises xx