And I thought the Swedes could only make watches

[Sovereign]

Guess I was WRONG!

Don't have a clue on lyrics but that beat is kickin!

 

[bolly]

yep it's got a good beat for sure but the intro sounds very familiar!

 

[mhardy6647]

they make some pretty good cameras...

 

[jayk]

Guess I was WRONG!

Don't have a clue on lyrics but that beat is kickin!

re watches; did you mean the swiss?

 

[Tuco]

in regards to Swedish quality,

Husqvarna reigns supreme, from rifles to sewing machines,

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Another good swedish band to check out is the Knife.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VLnLs_-Ez4

 

[Sir.Byrd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sewd37tx0W8

And Fever Ray

 

[wadeus]

Also check out Dungen if you like sixties style psychedelic pop. I went through a week where I had to listen to "Stadsvandringar" every morning before work... the production is real good...

 

[pmsummer]

Ane Brun, The Crashlanders, Rusk, Unni Lovlid, Solveig Slettahjell, Slow Motion Quintet...

Some are Norwegians in Sweden.

 

[shrinkboy]

peter bjorn and john....

i have a Knife performance dvd that is positively mind blowing...my mind is blown just thinking about it, right now

 

[WhiteSE]

they make some wicked battle axes also!!!

 

[Ausjoe]

Nice stuff Sovereign. I enjoyed the knife also Sir Byrd.

 

[Dynacophil]

and not to forget http://www.teddybearssthlm.com/
short TS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYLvEVncq_o

 

[Sovereign]

I knew I could count on you guys to come up with some great music links... Thanks!

 

[wadeus]

One more link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lazcRyy1jN8

Dungen...

Can't wait to check out the others everyone posted

BTW loved the song posted by Sovereign...

 

[Brian]

Swedes; watches? Hasselblad? Something in the picture looks wrong. I'd prefer a Swiss watch and Swiss Hasselblad, thank you. However, you can give me a Volvo or SAAB any day.

 

[walkandtalk]

Swedish band: Komeda

Check out Komeda.

"The group is named in honour of the late jazz musician Krzysztof Komeda. The band started in 1991 as a pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. Forming as a quartet, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Henrik Andersson (in 1994 replaced by Mattias Norlander), bassist Marcus Holmberg and Holmberg's brother Jonas on drums. During 2001 the band was reduced to a trio with the departure of Norlander.
Komeda provided the score music for the animated film Pettson och Findus - Kattonauten (2000). They have also recorded under the name Projektor 7, adding music to silent movies." - from Wikipedia


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI6GW4RSzrU

"It's Alright Baby" video on YouTube

Also:

Whale

"The group was formed by Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg (more recently known as Cia Soro), and Gordon Cyrus. The band enjoyed some success, particularly in the European market. Their first single, 1993's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" achieved critical acclaim, heavy spins in the Euro dance club scene, saturation airplay on MTV[1] and reached the top 10 in Denmark and Norway, Top 30 in Holland and Austria, top 40 in Sweden,[2] and #24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3] It also reached #46 on the British singles chart in 1994 then was reissued in 1995, reaching #15.[4]

Their debut album, We Care reached #42 on the British charts[4] but failed to yield another hit like "Slobo Babe" (although "Do Ya" did chart in Britain, reaching #53[4]) and after opening for Blur on a North American tour, Cyrus left the band to form his own hip-hop record company. After a lengthy hiatus, new members Jorgen Wall (drums), Jon Jefferson Klingberg (second guitar), and Heikki Kiviaho (bass) joined in time to record their follow-up, 1998's All Disco Dance Must End in Broken Bones. Recorded in Chicago and London, the album was produced and engineered by Chris Potter (the Verve) and Brad Wood (Veruca Salt, Placebo) and reached #42 on the British charts.[4] An extensive U.S. tour with Tricky followed soon after the album's release." - from Wikipedia


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwujYHLJay4

"Pay For Me" video on YouTube