Nov 17th, 2008 · A spectacular live recording of Neil Young performing in 1968, made just before the release of his very first solo album, is about to be made available for the first time ever. Sugar Mountain won't be out until December, but we've got the title track for you here as a sneak preview. We've also got an exclusive preview of new music from Sweden's Loney, Dear. The new album, Dear John, is due out in January, but you can hear the track "Airport Surroundings" now.
Keywords: mountains · music · John · Sweden · Preview · 1968 · album · Neil Young · neil · spectacular · Loney · emDear
Oct 27th, 2008 · Sweden has been producing some of the best pop music of the past decade. On our latest mix we've got new music from singer Lykke Li (pronounced Leaky-Lee), and the sprawling, 30-member group I'm From Barcelona. Also on the show: the British band Wild Beasts with their oddly titled new song "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants;" the wildly strange and wonderful Sparks; twin sisters and the former drummer for Secret Machines form the band School of Seven Bells; and the influential Elephant 6 Orchestra reunites for a magical and historic live performance.
Keywords: British · historian · music · Strange · Singer · Swedish · Sweden · songs · exotic · orchestras · magic · creatures
Oct 19th, 2008 · When asked about Swedish pop music, one might pick out names like the sweetly whimsical Jens Lekman or the playful chamber pop outfit I'm From Barcelona. But on Na Na Ni, the debut album from experimental sextet Fredrik, the band from Malmo, Sweden shows that its country's musical output is capable of offering up even more.
Keywords: country · music · chamber · Swedish · Sweden · album · Jens Lekman · whimsical · sextet · From Barcelona · Fredrik · emNa
Oct 13th, 2008 · The U.S. Government plans to buy stock in struggling banks to help end the financial crisis. The plan sounds similar to something financial experts saw in Sweden.
Keywords: financial · crisis · Sweden · stockholder
Oct 6th, 2008 · More European governments are following Germany's lead by offering blanket deposit guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Sweden became the latest to act.
Keywords: European · Europe · Investor · financial · crisis · Germany · guaranteed · Sweden · frantic · blankets · saver · deposited
Aug 8th, 2008 · Sweden is known as an eco-friendly country — except when it comes to people's preference for big cars with gas-guzzling engines. In order to meet carbon dioxide emissions standards set by the European Union, Sweden is requiring motorists to learn to drive with greater care toward fuel efficiency.
Keywords: country · European Union · engines · emissions · eco · Sweden · carbon · dioxide · Efficiency · motorists · guzzling
Jun 3rd, 2008 · Teitur is a musician from a tiny island near Sweden. His sound? Folky pop is delivered with a twist of melancholy. Music journalist Christian Bordal has a review of Teitur's new album, The Singer.
Keywords: music · Singer · Sweden · Island · album · dreamy · melancholy · Christian Bordal · Teitur · folky
May 30th, 2008 · Sweden hosted an international conference on rebuilding Iraq on Thursday. Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on foreign countries to forgive Iraq's debts. Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group talks about the meeting.
Keywords: Iraq · national · countries · foreign · debt · rebuilding · Sweden · International Crisis Group · forgiveness · al Maliki · Prime Minister Nouri · Joost Hiltermann
