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Love and Affection (surely a loving tribute to the late Real McCoy) really is JUST THE TICKET
24 Hours is a real SOTY contender for me. it's ageing like FINE WINE (not the Kylie song). I can't think of a stronger uptempo/more exuberant banger that's come out this year, except perhaps Please. I proper love Here Comes the Night too now, happily.
excellent job on feeding the gays, Miss Carlsson.
ameraal darling I knew you'd love it!i held off listening in fear of being disappointed (after being unwittingly exposed to some negativity in this thread ) but this is fantastic and, a few minor lyrical qualms aside, i couldn't have wanted anything more.
(apart from a vinyl!)
agnesagnesagnes.
50. Agnes – Magic Still Exists
The Swedish pop star’s long-delayed fifth album embodies the platonic ideal of pop disco, steeped in Gaga (invigoratingly stern vocals about freeing one’s mind and body), Abba (piano stomps and trills), Donna Summer (the thumping 24 Hours) and Queen (melodramatic balladry). It transcends pastiche on the strength of her songwriting (you could swap almost anything here on to Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia) and the going-for-broke intensity of it all.
How would we tell if anyone was picking up on her? Even something getting a niche bit of support these days is rarely enough to actually get it in the charts, just cos of the sheer numbers of casual streamers. I'd genuinely only really expect stuff like sold out gig dates (if she ever does any here) to be a sign of much penetration here.Wow!
And still no one is picking up on her here? She really does feel like she should “do a Robyn”.
How would we tell if anyone was picking up on her? Even something getting a niche bit of support these days is rarely enough to actually get it in the charts, just cos of the sheer numbers of casual streamers. I'd genuinely only really expect stuff like sold out gig dates (if she ever does any here) to be a sign of much penetration here.
I mean is there even any real sign of her making any impact in Sweden or anywhere else?
Looks like it peaked at #38 but still went platinum. Here Comes The Night got to #84 and the other singles haven't charted. The album had one week at #32. All from Wikipedia where the album doesn't even have its own page, and her own page hasn't been updated with the release of it.Fingers Crossed was a genuine hit in Sweden, albeit in a weird, non- chart way (!)
Looks like it peaked at #38 but still went platinum. Here Comes The Night got to #84 and the other singles haven't charted. The album had one week at #32. All from Wikipedia where the album doesn't even have its own page, and her own page hasn't been updated with the release of it.
It's a tremendous album, but I'm not sensing MUCH interest.
Does anyone know exactly why she loathed Melodifestivalen so much the first time around? It really feels like it'd be immensely helpful to have that sort of platform just to get her back to proper consolidated prominence in Sweden again, given as things stand this is going to be her worst performing album in the homeland to date while also being her most critically acclaimed...