Well damn it, how do those Northern countries make so much good stuff?

 

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Edited January 25, 201114 yr by tonyttt31

I find danish and especially swedish music really good. I guess, many scandi-bands are inspired alot by british music which is basically why I love many of them. But oh god, The pop artists - besides Robyn - are usually horrendus.- at least in Denmark. Don't know much about norwegian and finnish music. Norway is pretty much nothing but heavy-mega-extreme-ultra-death metal.. I know Finland has a lot of those bands too. But I do know Magenta Skycode which I entered in the BJ and absolutely love it. Maybe SKOB can add some great finnish bands for you? :)

 

Some of my favorite danish bands:

 

VETO - Duck, Hush and be Still

 

TURBOWEEKEND - Now

 

Kill Screen Music - The Sand Is Washing Us Away

 

Agnes Obel-Riverside

 

The Rumour Said Fire - The Balcony

 

he William Blakes - Caves and Light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpe4uRceI44

Edited January 25, 201114 yr by Thomsen

Sorry but Finland is not a part of Scandinavia :D

 

Anyway...Swedish indeed are very good in making pop music and also singer-songwriter stuff.. The Knife, Lykke Li. Norway has produced some amazing electropop, Annie for example.

 

Some Finnish ones:

 

Villa Nah

 

Disco Ensemble

 

Rubik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCNlkFLq7wk

 

Magenta Skycode

 

Sister Flo

 

All these are sort of universal indie stuff. If you wish to hear something that can be labeled as Finnish (language, musical style etc) just let me know.

 

To answer your question, the best thing about Finnish music is that it's so dark in here that the melancholy comes naturally.. And if we're talking about bands like Magenta Skycode it's a great thing. But we have no talent in making pop music whatsoever because we don't have the cultural history of successful pop acts. This is the country of rock.

Edited January 25, 201114 yr by SKOB

Sorry but Finland is not a part of Scandinavia :D

 

Doh. -_- You're right. But sometimes you are and sometimes your're not. Never figured it out... :/

Edited January 25, 201114 yr by Thomsen

Norway gave us A-ha....

 

 

Robyn aswell SKOB ;) :wub:

 

Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Denmark - Nordic Nations

Norway, Sweden, Denmark - Scandinavia, btw.

From what little I know, Sweden has quite a healthy and varied music scene. How many countries could have produced a pop group as successful as Abba and still have a band who describe themselves as "the pioneers of melodic death metal" (In Flames) scoring #1 albums regularly?

Kent :wub:

Norway: Röyksopp, Biosphere, Apoptygma Berzerk, Bel Canto, Anneli Drecker, Annie, a-ha, Kate Havnevik, diskJokke, Kings of Convenience

 

Sweden: The Knife, Fever Ray, Robyn, Lykke Li, The Field, Little Dragon, Solar Fields, Sally Shapiro, Emmon, The Radio Dept., Roxette, Kent, Kleerup, The Sounds, The Cardigans, Ace of Base, Miike Snow, Thermostatic

 

Denmark: Trentemøller, Mew, The Raveonettes, Blue Foundation, Junior Senior

 

(I know all these artists)

Edited January 25, 201114 yr by alin

The amount of swedish balearic pop bands is frightening. jj, ceo/The Tough Alliance, Nordpolen, Air France, Days, The Embassy, The Bridal Shop, The Radio Dept., Kalle J, Studio, The Honeydrips, AVNER, Gentle Touch, Lake Heartbeat, Korallreven, Boat Club, Pallers, The Sound Of Arrows, Fibes Oh Fibes. I could go on?

Edited January 25, 201114 yr by Harve

I live for Swedish music, and not just the cheesy pop side but a number of the acts mentioned by alin and Harve, and the Northern Swedish electro/dance scene, such as;

 

Norway have Susanne Sundfør, who is absolutely amazing and probably one of my favourite Nordic artists. Her album is on iTunes - I strongly recommend it! :D

 

Katzenjammer are also Norwegian, and are on-par with Susanne Sundfør. Also available on iTunes. :) Gåte too, but they're more folky metal.

 

Sweden has so many good artists, I don't even know where to begin! :/ If you like the more jazzy pop, you should listen to Veronica Maggio.

 

Denmark have the likes of Nephew, Stoffer og Maskinen and Trentemøller.

 

The Faroe Islands have Valravn, who are great!

I live for Swedish music, and not just the cheesy pop side but a number of the acts mentioned by alin and Harve, and the Northern Swedish electro/dance scene, such as;

 

Aaaaaaah i love this track :wub:

 

The Nordic nations rarely put a foot wrong musically, they are the best places for music right now with the UK and US charts being so bleh and full of tracks that sound the same or are complete $h!te.

Norway have Susanne Sundfør, who is absolutely amazing and probably one of my favourite Nordic artists. Her album is on iTunes - I strongly recommend it! :D

Just listened one of her singles: I like her voice.

Denmark :wub: Was obsessed with this nation's music last year! Holbek, Stoffer & Maskinen, Nephew, Rasmus Seebach, De Eneste To, Hej Matematik, Annika Aakjær, Magtens Korridorer, Sukkerchok, Anna David, etc.

 

Iceland - Rökkurró, Ólafur Arnalds, Valgeir Sigurðsson, etc.

 

Faroe Islands - Valravn, Eivør Pálsdóttir

 

Sweden - Säkert!, Kent, Kendal Johansson, jj, Robyn, etc.

 

:wub:

Bjork, Sigur Ros, Mew

I can feel a compilation coming on.....

The amount of swedish balearic pop bands is frightening. jj, ceo/The Tough Alliance, Nordpolen, Air France, Days, The Embassy, The Bridal Shop, The Radio Dept., Kalle J, Studio, The Honeydrips, AVNER, Gentle Touch, Lake Heartbeat, Korallreven, Boat Club, Pallers, The Sound Of Arrows, Fibes Oh Fibes. I could go on?

 

Didn't know Air France are Swedish

 

Also Those Dancing Days, Jenny Wilson and Elin Sigvardsson.. All lovely.

 

 

There really is some great music from the Nordic Nations. I like the following:

 

Norway - Röyksopp, Flunk, Kate Havnevik, Anja Garbarek, a-Ha

 

Sweden - Lykke Li, Koop, The Knife, Fever Ray, The Cardigans

 

Denmark - Mew, Blue Foundation

 

Iceland - Björk, The Sugarcubes, KUKL, Sigur Rós, múm, Emilíana Torrini, Pornopop, Bang Gang

 

Finland - Nightwish

 

I might have forgotten something, but anyways..

 

I must add another great Swedish singer to the list, Tove Styrke. She was a contestant on Swedish Idol 2009 but ended up in third place. Last year, Tove released the excellent self-titled debut album. In my opinion it's the second best pop album of 2010 (after "Body Talk" by Robyn). So, if you like some good electropop music, check her music. On a side note, Tove is by far the best looking Swedish singer. :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/qEKtj.jpg

 

 

"High and Low" music video:

 

 

 

"White Light Moment" live (her best song):

 

 

 

"Million Pieces" live:

 

Edited April 26, 201114 yr by alin