Monday, April 23, 2007

Swell Swedish Sweethearts

So Sweden. My Mecca. Land of meatballs, that muppet chef, and fish. Oh yeah, and
CRAZY
AWESOME
POP MUSIC!!!!

I'll make this entry brief and to the point.
I love Sweden.
If I continue with this music blog, you can expect lots and lots of delicious Swedish music. Oh yes darlings. Lots.

Now three of my favorite Swedish bands are Strip Squad, Let's Be Honeys, and the Lovekevins...

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Strip Squad is this band that has a ton of fun, perverted lyrics. They are so much fun and I like to listen to them when I'm in a cheerful mood. Pretty much everyone I've introduced them to has ended up (sometimes begrudgingly) liking them. I'm not quite sure if the music itself is arousing but the subject matter of their songs is geared towards sex, masturbation, and kinkiness. What's not to love, right?



Strip Squad- UnreliableNarrator.mp3


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Let's Be Honeys is a very sweet twee group...basically they're just this fun cheerful indie group that never fails to make me smile. My favorite song of theirs, Pop Love, is one that always makes me smile and bob my head in shameless twee joy.



Let's Be Honeys- PopLove.mp3


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The Lovekevins are probably the most well-known when compared to the aforementioned bands. They are another band that I'm almost certain will make you smile. They just released a CD, "Vs the Snow" and it is quite lovely. If you are unfamiliar with any of these bands and a fan of simple indie pop I wholeheartedly encourage you guys to check them out. Cos healthy, happy music is supercool and stuff.



The Lovekevins- soviet[1].se.mp3



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I hope you enjoy those songs! If you like what you've heard I recommend checking out these artists last.fm accounts:

http://www.last.fm/music/the+lovekevins
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http://www.last.fm/music/Let%27s+Be+Honeys

http://www.last.fm/music/Strip+Squad


In fact, all of these artists have FREE mp3s available on last.fm. Lots and lots of free music. Hooray!

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Hello!

Okay! This is my first post! How exciting! Anyway I've wanted a music blog for quite some time but before I've been too lazy. Now, however, is an opportune moment to make one for I am sleep-deprived and in a weird mood.

I don't know what type of music I will be posting here. I have a lot of different tastes, from twee pop to hip-hop. I know most music blogs have themes...I guess the theme of this blog will be "Whatever Laura Fancies". Which, I suppose, isn't a theme at all.

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Dario G- Sunchyme.mp3


Now I first heard this song in church....I am not, by any means, a religious person. I have nothing against people who are religious, I just am not super religious or anything myself. But my nonna insisted upon my getting confirmed, so my senior year of high school I finally acquiesced and decided to just go through with it. One good thing that came out of that experience was finding out about Dario G...they were playing "inspirational" videos and this was one of them. I INSTANTLY fell in love with both the song and the video. This is some great stuff! Like...I know the quality for the video isn't super good but this song is so rad and beautiful and I hope you all enjoy it. It's the type of song that makes my blood feel electric, just more alive.