Moopy ARTIST OF THE WEEK (10.10.11) - THE CARDIGANS

This thread has inspired me to re-assess Super Extra Gravity. I bought it on the day of release and then wrote it off as a poor man's Long Gone Before Daylight after far too few plays. Needless to say, after listening again that was a far too hasty judgement and songs like Don't Blame Your Daughter and Good Morning Joan are right up there with the best of their work.
 
I remember being a bit reluctant with Super Extra Gravity too at the start because I read a lot of poor reviews, but I think it is a wonderful album too.
 
So I've been listening to Long Day Before Daylight and I can definitely hear the Sheryl Crow comparisons, but I have to say I prefer Sheryl's voice (but that might be because of familiarity than anything else).

I haven't heard anything close to the utter joy that is "Communication" but I'll give it another go
 
Why did no one tell me before that cute Magnus has released a solo album ten years ago. *downloads* Any song recommendations?
 
The band have taken over a Facebook page formerly run by a fan. They posted some new photos from their gig yesterday:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cardigans/12070995427

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Krust said:
Why did no one tell me before that cute Magnus has released a solo album ten years ago. *downloads* Any song recommendations?
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The Magnus album is really good. I love it...though I haven't played it in an AGE.

I'm also TOTALLY in love with him. When I met him, I had a TOTAL giggly schoolgirl moment, which he ENTIRELY clocked and so gave me a kiss and threw his arms around me for the inevitable photos. He was an ENTIRELY lovely man...
 
I love the early St Et-esque stuff like Carnival and Sick and Tired. Though not into them all otherwise really... I could happily live without hearing the overplayed "Lovefool" ever again.

That said, I need to check that ALL TIME MOOPY CLASSIC album, the one with "For What It's Worth"(?), that's what got Nicky Wire to get them on the Manics track.
 
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How on EARTH is their early stuff like Saint Etienne? If ANYTHING, the ET ripped off the Cardigans with the Scandinavian recorded "Good Humor" but THAT'S ABOUT IT
 
I wish they'd get back together. I could do with some DELIGHTFULLY NORDIC MISERABLISM
 
I dunno, I guess if the gigs go well enough...? Or have they already said that it's a no-no? On a similar note, I saw that Sterelab's reunion is a "live return" with a reissue programme ie pretty much the same as this)
 
I preordered the LGBD vinyl. Thanks for the info @Sheena !

Long Gone Before Daylight is my top 5 overall albums too. It's a beautifully crafted album. You can pick any song and enjoy it as it is, but as an album it's a cohesive body of work as well. Almost any song could have been a single.
 


Are Moopy's ARTIST OF THE WEEK (10.10.11) recording NEW MATERIAL? :o
 
Oh imagine the whole album played start to finish.

HOW WONDERFULLY GLOOMY
 
I'm so mad that I missed them touring Gran Turismo in full a few years back :angry:
 
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