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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Paul MacInnes

Music Weekly: Swedish music special

Goddag and hej!

Yes, those are the only words we know in Swedish, but boy do they serve as an effective introduction to our special Swedish edition of Music Weekly.

It's a celebration of the country that brought us some of the toppest pop in the world over the past four decades - well, that and Roxette - and it includes the following elements:

Our studio guests are the Sounds, a punky-poppy outfit who are big in the States and on the rise over here. They talk about going international, singing in English, and buying subsidised French horns.

Then there's Robyn, the Swedish pop sensation who's kind of like a cross between Gwen Stefani, Amy Winehouse and, well, Betty Boo. She tells our producer Ben Green to go away in a particularly florid piece of Swedish.

Plus, we review the latest new tracks in Sweden and digest the Swedish music news. The mystery tune is something to do with Phil Spector though, sorry about that.

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