With the recent international success of artists such as Shout Out Louds, The Cardigans, The Hives and The Knife, Sweden is finally able to step out of the 70s shadows and prove to the world that they have more to offer musically than just ABBA. And if that list of artists wasn't impressive enough then try adding Lo-Fi-Fnk to it; the latest forward offensive in Sweden's mission to take over the music world. From Stockholm (where else?), Leo Drougge and August Hellsing, a.k.a. Lo-Fi-Fnk, have been doing their thing since meeting in high school five years ago. After the obligatory trial period of playing in shoe-box clubs to three people with a bunch of faulty equipment, Lo-Fi-Fnk have finally settled on a sound and delivered their first LP on London-based label Moshi Moshi. Boylife is a delectable mix of luscious electro-pop and retro-rave sounds straight of 1992. Produced by the guys themselves, tracks like City and Wake Up capture the enormous sound of warehouse rave while Adore and Heartache are sleek, electro-fused dancefloor gems. Boylife is one of the most impressive and likeable debut records of this year and more proof, if any was needed, that the Swedes are well on the way to becoming masters of the universe.
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