Pelle Carlberg
Pelle Carlberg is a Swedish indie pop singer/songwriter who is accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Henrik Nilsson. He is signed to Twentyseven Records in the United States and Labrador in Sweden. Carlberg grew up in Uppsala, Sweden, and beginning in 1988 played in a string of bands. After studying English at the University of Stockholm, he put together Edson while working at an office job in the late '90s. The band offered a few recorded efforts until Carlberg, looking for more creative freedom, went solo. He completed two albums: Everything. Now! (Oct...[more]
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This former lead singer of Edson, is back with a brilliant new album. It's full of his characteristic sharp, wry humor & heartfelt folk-pop. Carlberg writes equally catchy & intimate pop songs w/ an ease rarely seen since Belle & Sebastian's early years
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The Lilac Time is English pop moving to Rio de Janeiro and bringing along a seductively light breeze of Swedish melancholia. Pelle has managed to write his finest melodies to this date and his lyrics are so full of exact everyday observations and wry humor it's close to deadpan.
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On his solo debut, former Edson lead singer Pelle Carlberg doesn't move far from his former band's template: quiet, often percussion-free, and usually acoustic, these 11 songs balance between Nick Drake starkness and twee pop ornamentation. The latter songs, which feature sunshiny trumpets, handclaps, and la-la-la backing vocals, tend to be melodically stronger, but Carlberg seems to prefer the former, judging by the distribution of same throughout this 11-track album. The problem is that {$C [ read more ]
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