Swedish indie-pop Club 8 is made up of melodist Karolina Komstedt and multi-instrumentalist Johan Angergård - who also runs Labrador Records.
The best pop tracks from Sweden stand out for their melodies. In an interview with Lunapark6, Angergård expressed how the band strived to make every note, every little sound, as emotional as possible. Not to be confused with Emo, rather, melodies that resonate with the heart - similar to how tuned strings resonate with wood. Komstedt's melodies target that area where all of our smiles and tears come from.
Whatever You Want is the A-side off their 2007 Labrador release of The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming. Which serves as a prime example of the melody-driven vibe that the band took the time to develop at Summersound Studios.
Angergård noted that 80s-era UK bands were influential, including The Smiths, The Orchids and The Field Mice. Also, in the studio, he played all of the musical instruments except the trombone and the brass.
profile @ myspace
mp3 @ icyicy.com (whatever you want - club 8)
mp3 @ icyicy.com (heaven - club 8)
video @ youtube (hope for winter - club 8)
video @ youtube (i guess i was wrong - club 8)
video @ youtube (love in december - club 8)
video @ youtube (missing you - club 8)
video @ youtube (saturday night engine - club 8)
video @ youtube (she lives by the water - club 8)
video @ youtube (we're simple minds without motion - club 8)
video @ youtube (whatever you want - club 8)
video @ youtube (you and me - club 8)
feed @ hypem.com
discography @ amazon
review @ pitchforkmedia.com (the boy who couldn't stop dreaming)
review @ pitchforkmedia.com (whatever you want)
interview @ lunapark6.com (johan angergård)
interview @ deathrockstar.info (karolina komstedt)
home page @ icyicy.com
label @ labrador.se
encyclopedia @ wikipedia
