Lido Pimient and Pete Doherty among the best album of the week
Every week, DN’s music critic Mattias Dahlström, Kajsa Haidl, Matilda Källén, Sara Martinsson, Johanna Paulsson, Frida Söderqvist, Po Tidholm and Gabriel Zetterström vote on the week’s ten best albums.
The album top contains discs released over the past two months, and need not be reviewed in DN. Last week’s location in brackets.
1. Viagra boys
Coat. « ViaGr Aboys »
(Shrimptech) (1)
With love and more musical experiments, the 10th anniversary group makes a fun course change.
2. Jenny Hval
Experimental pop. « Iris Silver Mist »
(4ad/Playground) (2)
Elegant and complex when the Norwegian musician explores scents and memories based on a perfume.
3. Lido Pimient
Crossover. « La Belleza »
(Anti/playground) (new)
The electronic pop artist reaches new listening groups when using choir and symphony orchestra.
4. Pete Doherty
Folk rock. « Felt Better Alive »
(Strap originals) (new)
The fifth record in an underrated solo catalog from the Libertines singer, about the quiet life in the French countryside.
5. Maria Somerville
Experimental. « Lusters »
(4ad/Playground) (3)
The Irish musician revives Shoegaze and makes it something rolling soft and dreamy.
6. Hanna Järver
Pop. « Absolute Romance »
(Hanna Järver) (6)
Järver’s lyrics glitter as she sings about God and the day after-anxiety in closing « smiley ».
7. Pinkpantheress
Pop. « Fancy that »
(Pantheress/Warner) (8)
British pop phenomena’s short sequel to The debut is restless and reference packed.
8. Yung Lean
Pop. « Jonathan »
(World Affairs/Awal) (7)
Puts the hip jump on the shelf and makes an exciting style change, where hit songs are dressed in LO-Fi productions.
9. Teodor Wolgers
Show/people. « Episode in the chapel of the Viken »
(PIA/Border) (new)
Teodor Wolgers interprets Grandfather Beppe’s collection of poems and Annika Norlin contributes with the now-feeling.
10. Emma-Jean Thackray
Jazz. « Weirdo »
(Brownswood/Border) (5)
The multi -instrumentalist sends bottle mail from the depression. Fascinating projects from one of contemporary artists.
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