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Club 8 | Self-Titled LP | Album Review

Andy Fenstermaker
April 12, 2023May 13, 2023

Club 8‘s self-titled LP is essentially quintessential Swedish indie pop of the early 2000s. The band was formed in 1995 by Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård, both of whom had previously been in the Swedish indie pop band Poprace. Their self-titled album, Club 8, was released in 2001 predominantly on Labrador Records in their home country on vinyl and CD, but received worldwide release on CD through a variety of other labels.

Club 8 Releases “Så Underbart Va Livet”, First New Tune of 2019

Andy Fenstermaker
October 14, 2019May 4, 2023

On “SÃ¥ Underbart Va Livet”, their first new material of 2019, the Swedish duo Club 8 continue with softly ambient melodies similar to what they gave us on their previous LP, Golden Island (2018).

Formative: The Prelude to a Musical Autobiography

Andy Fenstermaker
March 2, 2017May 2, 2023

This is the introduction of my new Formative series in which I recount, somewhat autobiographically, how an artist or band… Read More »Formative: The Prelude to a Musical Autobiography

A Sneak Peek at The Legends’ Forthcoming Nightshift LP

Andy Fenstermaker
February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

I feel like “Cash” has been a long time coming for Swedish artist The Legends. As I’ve noted on several… Read More »A Sneak Peek at The Legends’ Forthcoming Nightshift LP

Club 8: Pleasure (Album Review)

Andy Fenstermaker
December 13, 2015February 4, 2022

Club 8 embarks on yet another journey with their new (and 9th) LP, Pleasure. A slight departure from 2013’s Above… Read More »Club 8: Pleasure (Album Review)

Best Album of 2015 So Far: Eternal Death’s New Self-Titled LP

Andy Fenstermaker
February 28, 2015May 13, 2023

I see quite a contradiction here. Elin Berlin is the face behind Swedish blog Youth Knows No Pain. In it, for the most part, she seems to maintain a sunny and bright disposition. But things aren’t always as they seem; by night she records under the moniker Eternal Death, a meditative project with Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Club 8, The Legends).

Andy Fenstermaker
July 1, 2011June 29, 2011

pallers

Listening to Pallers‘ new track “Come Rain, Come Sunshine”, I heard something familiar: the voice of Johan AngergÃ¥rd. To be perfectly honest, I had forgotten about his involvement in the band’s early single, Humdrum. What I do recall from that early single is light electronic dance music with trance-like beats and pop-like hooks. “Come Rain, Come Sunshine” fits that memory perfectly. Read More »Pallers: Come Rain, Come Sunshine (MP3)

The Legends: Over And Over [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
July 15, 2009May 13, 2023

On his fourth album under the guise The Legends, Johan Angergård surprises yet again. After three albums that each take the group in a different direction, it has become standard to expect no less from the next release, and thus it was on Over And Over.