A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More

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Upper left: Fredrik Hultin and Ola Lindefelt of the Swedish band Fredrik; upper right: Elin Kastlander of the band jj; bottom: The Besnard Lakes.

On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got two bands from Sweden that make gorgeous, otherworldly music: The duo known as jj has a warm and wistful new CD called No. 3, featuring the seductive voice of Elin Kastlander, while the band Fredrik has a mesmerizing new concept album called Trilogi. We're featuring selections from both on the program, along with new music from The Besnard Lakes, Surfer Blood, Midlake, singer-songwriter Josiah Wolf and a group called The Hotrats covering a classic from Pink Floyd.

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A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More

A Pink Floyd Cover From The Hotrats, Sounds From Sweden, Surfer Blood And More

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jj

• Song: And Now
• from jj nº 3

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Fredrik

• Song: Ner
• from Trilogi

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The Besnard Lakes

• Song: And This is What We Call Progress
• from Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night

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Surfer Blood

• Song: Twin Peaks
• from Astro Coast

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Midlake

• Song: Core of Nature
• from The Courage of Others

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Josiah Wolf

• Song: The Trailer And The Truck
• from Jet Lag

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The Hotrats

• Song: Bike (Pink Floyd Cover)
• from Turn Ons