23 Dec 2024
Music
Music News

Introducing Madeleine Grace

Stockholm-based Swedish-Congolese songwriter and performer Madeleine Grace is preparing for the release of her first EP later this year. We asked her to tell more about her music. Madeleine Grace has been singing several years with the Oslo-based Two Yearz, but premiered as a solo artist in late 2017. Her vocals have been compared to […]

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Festivals Music News

It’s Melodifestivalen time! Your guide to Heat 1

Melodifestivalen is upon us, so it’s time to get updated on who’s competing on Sweden’s larger-than-life qualifications for the Eurovision Song Contest. The 28-song, 6-week extravaganza is by far the most ambitious set-up any country has for Eurovision, and it has borne fruit over the years making Sweden maybe the biggest success story in recent […]

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Culture Music News

Introducing Remington Maxwell

Remington Maxwell is an American artist currently based in Stockholm. She has recently released her first single Cotton Candy, which introduces us to her great sound – so we wanted to hear more about her background. Remington grew up in a creative household, her mother being a visual artist and makeup artist, and father a […]

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Friday Playlist Music

Ida Bang & The Blue Tears + more Swedish music to discover

We decided to delve into some more rootsy and organic Swedish music for you, and bring you a bunch of artists worth checking out when it comes to blues, folk and other more retro sounds. First off, we would like to direct your attention to Ida Bang & The Blue Tears, a Stockholm band fronted […]

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Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s All-Swedish Party Playlist

Are you looking for some fresh new Swedish music for your bangin’ party playlist? Look no further, because we have put together an all-Swedish playlist of some great tunes that will surely get your feet moving in no time. First up we have the mysterious Swedish production team ON1Y, who have teamed up with the […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday: Marlene Oak keeps on longing

Stockholm-based singer-songwriter Marlene Oak has released a new single called Come Home ahead of her upcoming EP. Growing up just outside Stockholm, Marlene Oak turned to music as her escape. In her teenage years she used to busk in Gamla Stan, and that is actually where she was first discovered by a passer-by. She has gone […]

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Music New Music Friday News

YLC’s New Music Picks

  It’s once again time to bring out some fresh new Swedish music to grace your playlists, so here are a few of our picks from recent releases we think you should check out. So have a listen and get to know these artists. Let’s start off with the newly founded Stockholm pop group Edora, […]

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Music News

Smith & Thell @ Bar Brooklyn

Our favorite folk pop duo Smith & Thell ended their Swedish tour with an emotional gig at Bar Brooklyn in Stockholm, and of course we were there. Maria Jane Smith and Victor Thell have been churning out one perfectly crafted folk pop tune after another since their Hippie Van that came out in 2014 – […]

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Community Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s Stockholm Christmas Playlist 2018

It’s high time to bring out the Christmas tunes, so we give you the latest edition of our ultimate Stockholm Christmas playlist with some pretty excellent Swedish artists who have all put their wonderful voices on some sweet Christmas tunes. This year’s Christmas playlist has to start off with YLC favorite Janice, who has come out with a soulful […]

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Featured Music News

Janice brought Pure Emotion to Fasching

Music is at its best when it comes from the heart and Janice is one of those artists who has really poured her emotions into her music. The settings at legendary Stockholm jazz club Fasching really amplified all those feelings even further. The audience was able to get very close, so things were about as […]

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