Spinning Words

I think I promised this post quite a while ago so here it is: Swedish music that I came across while in Sweden. Before getting there I already knew some Swedish bands and some of them were and still are a regular in my playlist. I am not going to take things chronologically because that would mean I’d have to write a lengthy review for some bands/albums that are now a constant in my listening habits, but before doing that I have to improve my Swedish a bit more… or find the very well hidden lyrics.

So I am going to go to a very important event that I was a part of: IF Stockholm Open. During this very wonderful (OMG can’t believe I’ve been there, so happy, thank you all again) event I cam across SHM – One (Your Name) mostly because it was the opening track for some matches. Catchy tune and the excitement of the tennis and here is one song that got stuck in my head.

The same event got me listening to Zara Larsson’s “Uncover”. I still have no idea if this track made it across borders all the way to Romania but it sure made its way on my iPod for quite a lengthy while. And it brings back some really nice memories. While listening to it at the event I had no idea who played it, nor did it ever struck me to ask but my habit of listening to the radio soon solved this mystery so here is another catchy tune to check out:

The road from Eriksövägen till Garnisonen was not counted in minutes but in tracks. Also, the time slipping away from the first Swedish lesson to the first exam was also measured in red… or better said in Kent’s “Röd”. Tipped on Kent by a very nice miss, I came across this album randomly choosing it from Youtube and it was love at first audition. There isn’t a song on it that doesn’t remind me of a sunset in the woods, a busy street, a subway station or Swedish grammar. The preparation for the exam in October was soundtracked by this band… which I would have loved to see live but missed my chance… for now. I guess each song on the album was obsessing me at a certain point and even now when I am listening to them on my way to work I still discover something new every now and then. Of course Kent are not the only Swedish band that helped me study for my Swedish exams but that is another story. There’s more to write about Swedish music than this but for now I’ll stop right here. Give these tracks a chance, they are worth it!

Summer time means, among other things, lots of concerts in the great outdoors. These outdoors can be in the middle of town squares, on the beach, outside on the field, by a forest or in a hot parking lot behind the building you are working in.

First stop for me this Summer was Thirty Seconds To Mars. I almost didn’t make it to this concert but in the end I was there to see them. I knew that their concerts were spectacular and that they are known to sound good live, they are not on the list of artists that I listen to on a regular basis but their songs end up in my playlist quite often.

I must say that the organization was ok up to one point where there are always problems: the extremely long lines for the coupons for the drinks and the shorter but still quite long lines that you had to battle to enjoy a cold beverage. However nothing mattered after the concert started.

Being the concert of a mainstream band meant that there was a wide range of people in the crowd and I swear some really didn’t belong at a rock concert. But I’ll stop with being mean right here, at least for some good minutes they were listening to some really good music. In the end nothing mattered: I have no idea when the concert reached its end. It was a back-and-forth journey between music and Jared Leto acting like a clown or, most of the times, a very charismatic and charming front man.

I sure hope more great bands make Bucharest and Romania a permanent and constant stop in their touring. The Romanian crowd is still pretty keen to see artists perform live under their eyes.