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9 Songs We Love On This Insane Release Day

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All Songs Considered

9 Songs We Love On This Insane Release Day

April 21, 2017 • You know what? We give up. Here's a rundown of new singles we're loving today, from Omar Souleyman to Faith Evans' Biggie Smalls duet to Dua Lipa's new synth-pop jam with Miguel.

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Live in Concert

Shout Out Louds In Concert

May 2, 2010 • 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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World Cafe

Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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August 9, 2013 • Having worked together for a decade, the Swedish indie-pop band goes lighter on its recent Optica.

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First Listen

First Listen: Shout Out Louds, 'Optica'

February 17, 2013 • 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

November 30, 2007 • 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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World Cafe

Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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June 18, 2010 • 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.

Shout Out Louds On World Cafe

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Review

Song Of The Day

Shout Out Louds: Perfectly Pensive

June 4, 2010 • 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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Video Sessions

SXSW 2008: Shout Out Louds

March 13, 2008 • 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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December 20, 2007 • 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

April 20, 2005 • 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.

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