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Shout Out Louds In Concert

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Live in Concert

Shout Out Louds In Concert

The Swedish pop band Shout Out Louds and the Queens, N.Y., pop group Freelance Whales make utterly infectious music. Hear both bands recorded live in concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

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Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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Having worked together for a decade, the Swedish indie-pop band goes lighter on its recent Optica.

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First Listen: Shout Out Louds, 'Optica'

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First Listen

First Listen: Shout Out Louds, 'Optica'

Particularly in its first half, Optica plays like a marvelous '80s mixtape, albeit one with modern production values and a good deal of subtlety. In all their sweet and sunny glory, the Swedish pop band's songs invariably chime and shine.

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Review

Song Of The Day

Finding a Cure? 'Leave It' to Shout Out Louds

Shout Out Louds' "Tonight I Have to Leave It" opens like an homage to The Cure's "In Between Days," with rolling toms and acoustic-guitar strums alternating between two chords. That singer Adam Olenius sounds like The Cure's Robert Smith is no slam against his band's own, unfussy brilliance.

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Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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World Cafe

Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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This Swedish indie-pop band's latest album, Work, features a surprisingly raw, stripped-down sound, but it's still full of catchy pop. The group visits World Cafe for an interview and live performance.

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Shout Out Louds: Perfectly Pensive

A gorgeous acoustic ballad, "Four by Four" highlights Shout Out Louds' soaring, intertwining vocal harmonies. Christian Haag hide caption

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Song Of The Day

Shout Out Louds: Perfectly Pensive

Shout Out Louds' Work is a lovely collection of streamlined indie-rock, delicate orchestral pop and intimate fireside balladry. The album's clear highlight, "Four by Four," is a gorgeous acoustic ballad highlighting the soaring, intertwining vocal harmonies of Adam Olenius and Bebban Stenborg.

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SXSW 2008: Shout Out Louds

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SXSW 2008: Shout Out Louds

With its cheery melodies, coy vocals, and bedroom-dance-party rhythms, the Swedish indie-pop quintet finds more infectious joy in its music than the Cure's Robert Smith ever did.

Shout Out Louds in Concert at SXSW 3/13/08

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World Cafe

Shout Out Louds: Joyous and Energetic

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A Swedish indie-pop band, The Shout Out Louds made its debut in 2002 with Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. The group infuses its sound with a tinge of '80s synth-pop, embellished with strings and xylophones. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

The Shout Out Louds in Studio on World Cafe 12/20/07

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All Songs Considered

The Mars Volta, Shout Out Louds, Stephen Malkmus

Music from a found diary: The Mars Volta; Progressive rock classic from Gentle Giant; Stockholm pop from Shout Out Louds New instrumental electronica from Moby; Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and more.

The Mars Volta, Shout Out Louds, Stephen Malkmus

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