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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Fredrik - 1986 + Black Fur

Posted 10/14/2008 11:39 AM by Samuel Duke

Tags: pop, folk, indie, Samuel Duke

Sweden’s Fredrik are drenched in optimism and so their music is some beautiful blue and green avant-folk watercolor stuff for weary folk. Seriously, it feels like this music was specifically written to make its listeners feel better: major chord plucking on acoustics and mandolins, some ballad snare rolls and a melody that would be appropriate at a campfire or assembly. Riffing on the air-sucking pop of Jens Lekman and Sufjan Stevens but with some fleshy orchestration thrown in from well-connected friends in the Swedish avant-pop underground, Fredrik began as a side-project for The LK’s Fredrik and Lindfelt and has since spiraled into a six-strong troupe of well-wishers and do-gooders. Their US debut Na Na Ni hits shelves on the 28th through The Kora, from which “1986” (available exclusively here) and “Black Fur” have been drawn. Take two with water.

Sounds like: Lykke Li, Tim Williams, Shout Out Louds

Exclusive Download: Fredrik - 1986

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