I just received an email that brought the work of artist/graphic designer Mikael Kangas to my attention.   I was particularly drawn to this series entitled “Patter of Mind”, a limited edition series for MFA exhibition at Konstack, Stockholm. A few of his commercial clients include H&M, Audi, Sony Ericsson, and IKEA.

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Little Dragon : Never Never

Little Dragon‘s sophomore album, ‘Machine Dreams,’ is the best girly, poppy, pretty, synthy, dreamy, tender, longing, haunting, swirling, moody, boundary-pushing, toe-tapping, infectious, and cool record to come out of Sweden since Lykke Li’s ‘Youth Novels.’

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Those Dancing Days : Those Dancing Days

Fresh out of High School, Those Dancing Girls bring it with their fresh and fizzy pop. You can definitely feel the youth in the Swedish girl groups tempo and spirit, it makes me want to jump up and dance! This track came out awhile ago on a self-released 5-track EP in Sweden before being signed by Wichita and coming out with their full album titled “In Our Space Hero Suits”. Listen and enjoy!

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