I used to think that Sweden produces only horrible pop groups like Roxette or Ace of Base. But I have to admit: I was wrong. In the 90’s Sweden had a couple of good indie bands (The Cardigans, Atomic Swing, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Broder Daniel, etc.). After the breakthrough of the Hives, there have been even more good indie bands and artists coming from Sweden.

Dungen, The Sounds, Concretes, Hellacopters, The Knife, Love is All, Moneybrother, and Shout Out Louds are all making fresh and exciting new music. And, of course, where would we be without Jens Lekman? Allmusic credited him as “one of the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s”.

My personal swedish favourite is a band with a lovely name: Peter Bjorn and John. I heard their song “Teen Love” on the radio and I immediately fell in love. Somehow “Teen Love” catches perfectly the feeling when you’re young, alone and the hope that there’s someone out there. They have just released a new single “Young Folks” in Scandinavia, it’s from their upcoming third album. You can hear the song and watch the video on MySpace.