Romance is never wholly dead in the world of pop and its lingering side effects rarely fail to bite and sting. This Swedish indie pop four-piece navigate this emotional minefield on their fourth album.
Caroline Landahl’s vocals are more tender than tough so there’s a melancholy strain throughout as she sings dreamily of broken hearts and broken promises.
Angel Cupid challenges any belief that true love never dies by rhyming ‘cupid’ with fucking stupid”. The lead single, This Guy? , keeps things enigmatic in a tale of an unidentified interloper.
The eleven three to four minute tracks have strong melodies but no obvious hooks. It is therefore an album which glides purposefully and pleasantly without really having any songs that make one sit up and take notice.
