Swedish pop clearly has pedigree. Abba, Robyn, Roxette. Must be something to do with that midwinter darkness and shimmery summer light. Extremes bring out the best in that time-honoured musical contradiction of joyous melody / heartbreaking lyrics. The Mary Onettes hail from the small town of Jonkoping and have clearly spent month upon winter month hunkering down with their Cure, Bunnymen and Roses records. The result is this lovely piece of dreamy synth and strings indie, a rumination on true love and getting older and, rather like one-album wonders, British band The Upper Room, more than the sum of its obvious 80s influences. A song specifically designed to get you through the night.
Once I Was Pretty by The Mary Onettes - listen on Spotify here.
From: Islands (2010)
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