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- Artist(s): Karolina Komstedt, Johan Angergård
- Summary: The eighth release for the Swedish indie-pop duo Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård includes samples of sounds from Russian field recordings, children's choirs, erotic movies, and construction sites.
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- Record Label: Labrador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Swedish Pop/Rock
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Jul 29, 2013Club 8 exist in their own bubble and continue to make music for themselves. You can’t fault them for that, on the contrary, they deserve your deeper respect for it.
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May 22, 2013This stop on the journey is pretty magical.
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May 23, 2013It's all done well enough to make for for Club 8's best album since 2007's The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming, and a sure bet to become someone's favorite.
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May 22, 2013Tender but bold and with an array of melodies that strike straight at the heart, it has all the ingredients of a classic Swedish pop album.
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May 22, 2013Above the City is generally a fascinating journey that finds Club 8 continuing to push its peculiar pop sound forwards.
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May 22, 2013Above the City also sounds worryingly familiar in places, sometimes brazenly so. Yet where it shines it radiates “Pop Deluxe”, even if it’s not always Club 8’s “Pop Deluxe”.
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May 22, 2013The interludes and instrumentals only serve to interrupt the flow of the record, and it becomes clear the album is a bit of a mixed bag.
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