Look, I know all you indie kids would rather I posted a softie like Jens Lekman or some kind of retro rock like Soundtrack Of Our Lives or The Caesars or The Hives or somesuch. But I’m going to tell you right now: the best Swedish album I ever heard — and maybe one of my Top Twenty ever — is I Centrum by Bo Kaspers Orkester, 1998 winner of the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy for Best Album, whatever that is. I’d command you to get this album, but it runs $150 on Amazon and that just wouldn’t be fair. But you should try.
Bo Kaspers Orkester – Semester.mp3
Like BKO, Esborn Svensson Trio (which mostly works under the acronym EST), is a piano trio, but of a completely different stripe: jazz tinged with electronica and pop. One of Europe’s most popular acts, they haven’t quite made the leap over here yet. Their catalogue is definitely worth checking out if you dig Brad Mehldau, Christopher O’Riley, The Bad Plus and other cats like that.
E.S.T. (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) – Seven Days Of Falling.mp3
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