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Acid House Kings Music Sounds Better with You Vinyl

Acid House Kings | Music Sounds Better With You | Album Review

Andy Fenstermaker
May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

I’ve covered Acid House Kings close to ad nauseam at this point, and as I have a handful more releases, it’s going to continue a little bit longer. Prior to Music Sounds Better With You, I looked at the three LPs that preceded it. This, technically, is the band’s fifth–their debut LP is the sole one not on vinyl or in my collection. I’ve also covered a handful of singles. So let’s dig in…

Acid House Kings & The Bartlebees Split 7-inch Single

Acid House Kings / The Bartlebees | Split 7-Inch Review

Andy Fenstermaker
May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

This unique little 7-inch single is one of two singles the Swedish indie pop band Acid House Kings released in 1992 along with their first album, Pop, Look & Listen. I’m not entirely sure which came first, this split or their Play Pop! EP, which was also released as a 7-inch. This is the lone split I’ve found from one of my favorite Swedish bands, and it pairs their early sounds with the equally twee band out of Germany, The Bartlebees. This is a co-release bewteen Cornflakes Zoo and Alienor Records.

Acid House Kings | Play Pop! EP | Vinyl Review

Andy Fenstermaker
April 17, 2023May 13, 2023

The Acid House Kings‘ Play Pop! EP is an early example of the Swedish indie pop band’s distinctive blend of melodic guitar pop and electronic dance music influences influences that were somewhat signature to their early years. The EP was released on 7-inch vinyl in 1992 by Marsh-Marigold Records, and it features four catchy and upbeat yet inherently lo-fi tracks.

The Radio Dept You're Looking At My Guy Vinyl

The Radio Dept. | You’re Lookin’ At My Guy | 7-Inch Single Review

Andy Fenstermaker
April 3, 2023April 1, 2023

I’ve covered Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. a few times already, and that coverage is going to continue for a bit as I still have a number of their releases in my collection. This time, I’m taking a look at their 7” single from 2020 for “You’re Lookin’ at My Guy” backed with “Could You Be the One.”

Advantage Acid House Kings 2012 Vinyl Reissue

Andy Fenstermaker
April 7, 2022May 4, 2023

I originally stumbled across Acid House Kings in about 2005 after joining the KZUU staff during grad school. At the… Read More »Advantage Acid House Kings 2012 Vinyl Reissue

The Radio Dept I Don't Need Love I've Got My Band Vinyl

The Radio Dept. State “I Don’t Need Love, I’ve Got My Band”

Andy Fenstermaker
November 10, 2019April 16, 2023

“I Don’t Need Love, I’ve Got My Band” sees Swedish band The Radio Dept. reissuing a compilation of two early EPs on their new label Just So Records.

4 Minutes of Jens Lekman Dancing in “How We Met, The Long Version”

Andy Fenstermaker
March 13, 2017

Today, Swedish pop artist Jens Lekman released a video for his song “How We Met, The Long Version” off his… Read More »4 Minutes of Jens Lekman Dancing in “How We Met, The Long Version”

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).