Lost in Translation
Swedish band Dungen released one of my favorite albums of 2004. They did a small tour of the U.S., although they didn't get a whole lot of play, because they sing in, well, Swedish. According to an interview with Pitchfork, lyrics are really important to frontman Gustav Ejstes, and he's singing stuff that's really personal and important to him. I guess that's to bad for me, because part of what I find so appealing about Dungen is that their music sounds like psychedelic gibberish.
But whatever this means to you, there's more of it on the way, as P'fork is reporting Dungen's latest album (as yet untitled) is due out in the States on Kemado Records May 1.
-- Emily Hulme, www.amNY.com
