Top 30 of 2011 - so far - place 25-21

25. Battles - Futura

Really cool song that it´s impossible to not get up and move your feet to.



24. Cat´s eyes - Cat´s eyes

The Drumming Cat likes cats. And of course the cat´s eyes too.



23. Smith Westerns - Weekend

One of the earliest godd releases of the year. And it still sounds great. Timeless music.



22. Jenny Wilson - Work

One of my personal favourite acts. On her latest album "Blazing" she has made new versions of her songs from the previous album "Hardships" plus a couple of new songs. "Work" is a cover of a Bob Marley song and one of the new great soul and gospel-inspired tracks on her latest album.



21. Peter, Bjorn & John - Second Chance

Peter, Bjorn and John continues to deliver new hits and this is certainly no exception.



/ The Drumming Cat

New Swedish indie!

Lycke Li is probably causing most buzz on internet at the moment, but there is much more to Swedish music then her this spring.

Two bands which I highly recommend are releasing new albums, called Syket and Det Vackra livet. Det vackra livet is The Mary Onettes singing in Swedish!

To brilliant Swedish ladies are also back with new albums later this spring. Those are Jenny Wilson and Anna Järvinen.

Hip hop + Indie = True

My favourite radio show P3Pop was last Monday about the influence of Hip Hop, Soul and modern Rnb on indie in recent years, Swedish indie in particular, including Peter Morén and the brilliant Jenny Wilson. Even if you cant speak Swedish, listen to the music and read the songs listing, available if you click on "musiken i programmet". Scroll down to find the show from last Monday.



/ The Drumming Cat

El Perro Del Mar worthy winner

At yesterday´s annual Manifestgala, organized by independent record companies in Sweden, one of my personal favourites El perro del Mar won the award for best pop. In my mind a worthy and I consider her album "Love Is not pop" the best Swedish album of 2009. Listening to that album you almost feel like you are floating in the sky (and this time its a wonderful experience, despite my fear of heights). Another favourite, Jenny Wilson was nominated for best live act, but Fever Ray won it. Jenny Wilson´s album "Hardships" is also worth mentioning.

Both of them were the two best concert experiences for me last summer and both of them are on tour: El perro Del Mar will soon appear in several cities in North America while Jenny Wilson stays at home in Europe.

/The Drumming Cat