The Sweet Serenades

At first listen of the Sweet Serenades's First Taste EP (2007) you might be a little confused, thinking you didn't put the Arcade Fire or the Counting Crows in. No, you didn't. The music of the Sweet Serenades is a mesh of energetic sound and gutsy lyrics reminiscent of Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Although not as strong as glockenspiel rockers The Boy Least Likely To (new album hopefully coming this summer), the glockenspiel in "I Can Never Die" signals catchy lyrics that leave you feeling empowered and ballsy. You should definitely check out "Coming Closer", too.

Considering the recent onslaught of what I call "the Swedish Invasion" of really good indie music (led by Jens Lekman, El Perro del Mar, The Perishers and most recently Lykke Li), the Sweet Serenades are on their way to becoming the next Swedes to rock your ears. Their debut album should be released on Leon Records in September 2008. In the meantime check out these songs and buy their First Taste EP.

MP3
01 I Can Never Die from First Taste EP (iTunes, CDBaby)
02 First Taste of Trouble from First Taste EP (iTunes, CDBaby)
03 Coming Closer from First Taste EP (iTunes, CDBaby)

Sites
Official site
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