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The Line of Best Fit: If you thought Scandinavian pop was all about dreamy vocals and expansive hazy synths then you clearly havent been paying close attention. Over the past six months Nordic music has found its fire: from the girl power inspired anthems of Denmarks MØ to the harsh revolutionary beats of Mad Decent-signed Ellinor Olovsdotter (aka Elliphant), 2014 is the year pop got its bombast back. Of course, we saw that coming - but what we didnt see was Tove Styrke.
The Stockholm resident rose to the top after appearing on Swedish Idol back in 2009, but after the rushed release of her eponymous debut album all seemed to go quiet so quickly that we werent sure if she would ever resurface; that was until she was up close and personal, smacking us around the face with the loud, brash, bratty sounds of her first material in three years. Lauren Down
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by Sarah Anne Smith, Lauren Down, Daniel Sheppard, Orlagh Bailey, and Guuz Hoogaerts via Electronic music | The Guardian
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