This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #TheLastFive. These are the last tracks I listened to yesterday, all by Tages, one of the top Swedish pop groups of the 1960s:

Tages: Like A Woman (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8x4FJZLb8w

Tages: Fantasy Island (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRim-OJjfA

Tages: To Be Free (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bf6t6IW_3M

Tages: I Read You Like An Open Book (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt-hykCS1sU

Tages: Halcyon Days (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7Ws7VN7z8

#music #tages #1960s #swedishpop #psychedelia

Released today 10 years ago:

🇸🇪 Melissa Horn "Jag går nu" – 2015

A quietly aching portrait of loss and longing wirh soft guitars, hushed vocals, and delicate stories...

#singerSongwriter #acoustic #pop #swedishpop #folkpop #melancholy #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

Lovefool - The Cardigans

https://video.liberta.vip/w/pcbAeL19vAGmZoxWP5gcne

My #MondayCovers pick for today is an amazingly good 1967 Swedish cover version of a recent soul hit, originally recorded by Darrell Banks:

The Slam Creepers: Open the Door to Your Heart (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVcBZ0hkrqk

The lead vocalist on this record is Björn Skifs, who later went on to score a #1 US hit ("Hooked On a Feeling") as the leader of Blue Swede.

#music #soulmusic #swedishpop #björnskifs #slamcreepers #darrellbanks

Released today 12 years ago:

🇸🇪 Melissa Horn "Om du vill vara med mig" – 2013

A tender and melancholic journey through love, longing, and fragile intimacy. Melissa Horn’s acoustic minimalism draws you in, letting every word and silence linger with emotional weight...

#singersongwriter #swedishpop #acoustic #folkpop #melancholicmusic #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

Released today 6 years ago:

🇸🇪 Melissa Horn "Konstgjord andning" – 2019

Quiet, intimate songs where soft vocals and fingerpicked guitar carry reflective storytelling. Subtle strings and restrained arrangements let the melodies breathe, inviting slow listening and a calm room...

#singersongwriter #swedishpop #folkpop #acoustic #melancholicpop #nordicmusic #lyricdriven #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

🇸🇪 Melissa Horn "Långa Nätter" – 2008

Tender, intimate Swedish singer songwriter debut with hushed vocals, delicate acoustic guitars, and quietly devastating storytelling. Perfect for late nights and reflective moods...

#singersongwriter #swedishpop #acoustic #folkpop #scandinavianmusic #melancholicpop #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

🇸🇪 Håkan Hellström "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" - 2000

A debut bursting with heart and chaos. Drawing from British indie pop, classic soul, and Swedish singer-songwriter tradition, the album paints a romantic, restless portrait of youth in Gothenburg.

#HåkanHellström #SwedishPop #IndiePop #DebutAlbum #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinningvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

Exactly how I feel. Onwards to 2025.

Norlin is, of course, incapable of writing a bad song. But, fuck me, does she have to be this good? My heart can't take it, it really can't.

https://youtu.be/yUzANMuTvqQ

#AnnikaNorlin #JonasTeglund #GottNyttÅr #HelloSaferide #Indiepop #Indie #Alternative #SwedishPop #SwedishIndie