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i think we all can agree that 2009 has been a great year for music.
ok. here it is. my list over the best albums of 2009:
01. joshua james – build me this
02. tim brantley – goldtop heights
03. joe purdy – last clock on the wall
04. robert francis – before nightfall
05. lucero – 1372 overton park
06. anton björkenvall – travel
07. jr richards – a beautiful end
08. 16 frames – where it ends
09. the danmwells – one last century
10. peter bradley adams – traces
11. sister hazel – release
12. will hoge – the wreckage
13. pearl jam – backspacer
14. andrew hoover – chances, stances and romances
15. miike snow – miike snow
16. pete yorn – back and forth
17. kris kristofferson – closer to the bone
18. ingrid michaelson – everybody
19. ari hest – twelve mondays
20. kate walsh – light and dark
song of the year:
ryan star – last train home
and just for the fun of it, here’s a bonus: the best album you did not hear this year:
jack savoretti – harder than easy.
i have no idea why i haven’t written anything about the swedish music that we have. check the videos below for a showcase of some of my favorite swedish artists:
we’ll start with christian kjellvander. he’s probably my favorite. mr kjellvander has been in bands such as loosegoats and songs of soil as well as released amazing solo albums. his song “two souls” is the one i’ve been listening to the most lately, check it out.
and just to show how talented he is, here’s the same song stripped down.
moving on to a guy that i discovered recently, thanks to my friend over at la cienega; anton björkenvall. out of nowhere (kiruna) comes this guy and blows me away:
pretty amazing.
someone that you might have heard of outside of sweden is kristofer åström. singer in the band fireside. i, however, prefer his solo albums. here are a couple of songs:
all lovers hell
the wild (with britta persson)
poor young man’s heart
another kristoffer (although with two “f”s) is kristoffer hedberg. another amazing artist from my country:
nyanser av grått
an artist that i listened a lot to a couple of years ago is tomas andersson wij. he’s probably the one who writes the best lyrics in sweden.
tommy och hans mamma
well, i think that’s it for now. it’s past midnight here in sweden and i’m off to bed. i’ll continue with more swedish artists in the future.
later
i think i might have to revise my nomination for the most beautiful song in the world. again, it’s mister william fitzsimmons who delivers. a song from his album goodnight. i honestly get goosebumps every time i listen to this song. the song is called mend your heart. it’s one of those songs that you play over and over and over again without ever growing tired of it.
william fitzsimmons – mend your heart
by the way, william is finally coming to sweden!! i have tickets. i’m happy! can’t wait until november.
this is an artist i just found by chance the other day, but damn is he good. a singer/songwriter with strong melodies and a great voice. take a listen and decide yourself. the voice actually reminds me a little bit of swedish artist daniel lemma, that is always a nice thing. i can also hear some amos lee in his voice, and a little bit of ken block of sister hazel as well. very nice music.
here’s the title track from the album heartsteady.
david mcmillin – heartsteady
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