The fine folks over at Labrador Records recently sent over a new talent discovery out of Sweden, namely Amanda Mair. Only 15 years old (now 16) from an island outside Stockholm, Amanda didn’t have any official record...

The sound of Uppsala, Sweden’s cult-beloved Jeniferever is often described in epic terms: majestic, soaring, atmospheric, careening, sweeping. This is the second free track from their third album, titled Silesia, to...

Jeniferever are from Uppsala, Sweden and produce ambient indie rock/post-rock, sometimes compared to groups like The Appleseed Cast and Sigur Rós. Their name is derived from a 1989 Smashing Pumpkins song of the same...

A teaser for the new solo album from Tobias Borelius of Emerald Park Tobias Borelius from Emerald Park (Malmö, Sweden) has recorded a solo album with Swedish lyrics. “Du känner mig för väl, farväl” (“You know...

A Christmas offering from Stockholm’s Pallers. “While working on our debut-album we decided to celebrate you all by recording this winter greeting. “This is to say “We think about you, we will meet...

The Radio Dept. is an indie pop band from Lund, Sweden signed to Labrador Records. The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a...

First Aid Kit are a Swedish (indie/folk) duo composed of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, whose close vocal harmonies and woodsy, folk-influenced songwriting take influence from the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna...

Today’s featured track by AIR FRANCE is from PEACE, the first music atlas in the net, coproduced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya. By making a donation you can download the full mp3 compilation, with...

Labrador released the single “The Kiss” by Sweden’s most blissed-out duo, Pallers, on May 26. A track said to be influenced by a DJ-set by Tobi Neumann in Ibiza which offers an unrivaled blend of hypnotic...

Sweden’s THE MARY ONETTES just recently released their brand new single – “The Night Before The Funeral”. The songs pick up where the album ended; epic soundscapes and big orchestral arrangements, but...

Pop Cycle was recorded during the two most miserable winter months of the year in Stockholm with legendary Swedish producer Jari Haapalainen (Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, The Concretes). The ultimate result is a musically...

Some 80’s tinged electro-pop on the Daily Dose today. Taken from the EP “Pt.III” released May 10th on af-music as a limited edition CD or Download In the darkest woods in Sweden there’s a small...

When fans lined up to see the sold-out Bon Iver performances at New York City’s Town Hall in late 2008, few of them went with any expectations of the opening act. But the audience that night, and on every other night of...

Formed back in 2000 through a one-year experimental journey in a remotely located studio in the forested south, Sweden’s SURROUNDED has continued to embrace and nurture their combination of dense instrumentation,...

A man once said: “To say that you know what Francis is about without having experienced it face to face is like saying that you’ve had sexual intercourse when you actually only have seen porn”. The area of...

From the album Phi on Fuzzorama Records, Truckfighters’ second full length album. Truckfighters are from Örebro in Sweden. When Truckfighters were formed back in the days of 2000 they had a bunch of musical...

If you haven’t already been acquainted, MOONBABIES is a Swedish duo formed in 1997 by core members Ola Frick (Vocals, Guitar and misc. Instruments) and Carina Johansson (Vocals & Keys). Their earliest efforts...

Swedish group Sambassadeur are just putting the finishing touch to their upcoming album “European”, which looks to have a February release date on the Labrador label. Upon sending over the single, Labrador...

Swedish duo The Sweet Serenades have now released their album Balcony Cigarettes Band Members are Martin Nordvall -vocals and rhythm guitar & Mathias Näslund – lead guitar. Other instruments played by [their]...

‘Danish Daycare’ is the solo project by Daniel Jonsson from Malmo, who has achieved quite a lot during his musical career besides being a solo performer. Between 2001-2005 Daniel played Keyboards for...

Angelholm, Sweden’s SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE will be releasing their full length The Devil On Nobel Street, follow up to critically acclaimed debut With Blood On My Hands, on Burning Heart Records this late Summer. In the...

Ground Mower is an unsigned Swedish Metal band consisting of: Magnus Arnar (lead vocals), Richard Bång (percussion and drums), Tomas Marklund (bass, backing vocals), Snobben (guitar) and Joakim Hedestedt (keyboards). Ground...

From the self-titled EP of this 5 piece band from Malmö in Sweden Welcome to the band that was founded on the top floor of Sweden’s tallest building – Turning Torso! In the late 2005 Andreas and Hans met at the...

Today marks the first anniversary of the restructuring of the Daily Dose music blog here at IR, helmed by Stuart Morrison (UK) and Charles Stepczyk (US) – 365 tracks in a row hand picked from submissions and from...

One half of the Swedish duo formerly known as The Lovekevins, now The LK, singer-songwriter Fredrik Hultin is branching out on a solo endeavor to win the hearts of kittens and people alike. His debut album, titled The...

Based out of Stockholm, Sweden, The Charade easily blend their influences from one song to another, paying homage to 60s girl groups, Motown and the warm feelings of early 70s hits from The Carpenters to Burt Bacharach...

While combing for music through the do-it-yourself online DJ website, Blip.FM I came across a great artist recommended by sudaca70, a fellow site user who is from Argentina. Several tracks were blipped (or streamed) that...

More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide is the new release from the Stockholm Sweden band headed by vocalist Annika Norlin. Hello Saferide has put forth several releases in the past few years since 2004, each one...

Emerald Park was formed in Malmö, Sweden as Emerald in 2001 Band Members Tobias Borelius Martina Johansson Frans af Schmidt Mats Andreasson Mikael Eskilsson Istanbul is from a 2008 compilation called “25”...

Marching Band is an indie rock duo based in Linköping, Sweden. The band just finished recording their upcoming release “Spark Large” with Adam Lasus, renowned indie rock producer of such artists as Clap Your...

The LK is an experimental pop outfit from Malmo, Sweden. Pouring musique concrète-style collages of sound into iconic pop arrangements, they craft their own kind of playful, elegant “micro-jangle” using equal...

The startling, romantic voice of singer Ana Laan was born in Madrid and matured in Stockholm, Sweden. The daughter of a Spanish professor of literature and an American mother, Ana was raised in a home where learning was...